2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 137 - MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY (§§ 14301 - 14336)
Subchapter III - MANAGEMENT OF BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY (§§ 14331 - 14336)
Section 14335 - Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 137 - MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY SUBCHAPTER III - MANAGEMENT OF BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY Sec. 14335 - Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries |
| Contains | section 14335 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-142, title II, §206, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1336. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 110 Stat. 1336 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 104-142 |
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On or after May 13, 1996, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes a mercuric-oxide battery for use in the United States unless the battery manufacturer, or the importer of such a battery—
(1) identifies a collection site in the United States that has all required Federal, State, and local government approvals, to which persons may send used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal;
(2) informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-oxide batteries of the collection site identified under paragraph (1); and
(3) informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-oxide batteries of a telephone number that the purchaser may call to get information about sending mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal.
(b) Application of sectionThis section does not apply to a sale or offer of a mercuric-oxide button cell battery.
(Pub. L. 104–142, title II, §206, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1336.)
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