(1) Employee means an employee of a scrap metal business who is a person who appears on the payroll records of the business as an employee and for whom Social Security, withholding tax, and all deductions required by law have been made.

(2) Agent, other than an authorized agent of the department of licensing, means a person who presents written authorization from the business bearing the business's official title (i.e., logo, letterhead, etc.).

(3) Department means the department of licensing of the state of Washington.

(4) Director means the director of the department of licensing of the state of Washington.

(5) Normal business hours - Processors and recyclers only. For purposes of inspection of a licensee's licensed premises and records, business hours must be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except for weekends and holidays, unless otherwise posted. Business hours must be posted at the licensee's place of business. This business hour requirement does not apply to suppliers.

(6) Scrap metal - As used in this chapter, scrap metal means any used metal, as defined in chapter 19.290 RCW, that is no longer useful as it was intended to be used in its original manufactured form, or that is commonly aggregated for sale based on its intrinsic value to be converted into another form and diverted from the waste stream for recycling purposes.

(7) Common carrier means any person who undertakes to transport property for the general public by motor vehicle for compensation as outlined in chapter 81.80 RCW. For the purposes of this chapter, common carriers licensed under the provisions of chapter 81.80 RCW are exempt from the scrap metal licensing requirements when transporting scrap metal for hire.