Can you buy a catalytic converter in Mississippi?

SafeYard has gathered the Mississippi statute citations but has not yet finished verifying the walk-in purchase rules, so this page does not give a yes/no answer. Read the linked statute and confirm with your state recycler association before buying.

What Mississippi laws govern catalytic converter and scrap metal purchases?

http://www.sos.ms.gov/Regulation-Enforcement/Pages/Scrap-; Miss. Code Ann. Title 97, Chapter 17, Section 71; § 97-17-71 to § 97-17-71.2 Secretary of State · Metal.aspx Scrap Metal Rules: http://www.sos.ms.gov/Regulation-Enforcement/Documents/Scrap%20Metal%20Rules.pdf. (Sourced from the ReMA / ISRI State Metals Theft Law Database; verification of the operational rules is pending.)

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Mississippi Catalytic Converter Purchase Rules

Statute citations for buying catalytic converters in Mississippi: recordkeeping, seller eligibility, and penalties. Verification of the operational rules is pending; sourced from the ReMA / ISRI database.

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We've gathered the statute citations for Mississippi, but we have not independently verified the walk-in catalytic-converter purchase rules. Read the linked statute, contact your state recycler association, or request that we verify Mississippi next.

What we know so far

Statute citations and recent amendments extracted from the ReMA / ISRI State Metals Theft Law Database. Start here for your own review.

http://www.sos.ms.gov/Regulation-Enforcement/Pages/Scrap-
Miss. Code Ann. Title 97, Chapter 17, Section 71; § 97-17-71 to § 97-17-71.2 Secretary of State · Metal.aspx Scrap Metal Rules: http://www.sos.ms.gov/Regulation-Enforcement/Documents/Scrap%20Metal%20Rules.pdf

Recent amendments

2014 HB 585: effective July 1, 2014
2016 SB 2649: effective July 1, 2016
2021 HB 277: effective July 1, 2021
2022 SB 2545: effective July 1, 2022

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Sourced fromReMA / ISRI State Metals Theft Law Database·Ingested 2026-05-26

Common questions

Can you buy a catalytic converter in Mississippi?: SafeYard has gathered the Mississippi statute citations but has not yet finished verifying the walk-in purchase rules, so this page does not give a yes/no answer. Read the linked statute and confirm with your state recycler association before buying.
What Mississippi laws govern catalytic converter and scrap metal purchases?: http://www.sos.ms.gov/Regulation-Enforcement/Pages/Scrap-; Miss. Code Ann. Title 97, Chapter 17, Section 71; § 97-17-71 to § 97-17-71.2 Secretary of State · Metal.aspx Scrap Metal Rules: http://www.sos.ms.gov/Regulation-Enforcement/Documents/Scrap%20Metal%20Rules.pdf. (Sourced from the ReMA / ISRI State Metals Theft Law Database; verification of the operational rules is pending.)