2006 New York Code - Records.

 
    §  69-g.  Records.  1.  Such  scrap  processor  shall  record (i) each
  purchase of any pig or pigs of metal, bronze or brass castings or  parts
  thereof,  sprues  or  gates  or parts thereof, utility wire or brass car
  journals, or of metal beer kegs, and (ii) each purchase of  iron,  steel
  and/or  nonferrous  scrap  for  a  price  of  fifty dollars or more, and
  preserve such record for a period of three  years;  which  record  shall
  show  the  date  of  purchase,  name of seller, his residence address by
  street, number, city, village or town, or by such  description  as  will
  reasonably  locate  the seller, the type and quantity of either purchase
  (i) or (ii); and the scrap processor  shall  cause  such  record  to  be
  signed  by  the seller or his agent. It shall be unlawful for any seller
  to refuse to  furnish  such  information  or  to  furnish  incorrect  or
  incomplete information.
    2.  Such  records  shall  be  available  for  inspection by the police
  department of the state or the municipality in which  the  establishment
  is located.