2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
RS 30:2580 - Disposal ban and proper management of mercury in scrap metal facilities

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 30:2580 (2018)

§2580. Disposal ban and proper management of mercury in scrap metal facilities

A. On and after January 1, 2007, mercury shall not be discharged to water, wastewater treatment, and wastewater disposal systems except when it is done in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements.

B. No person shall crush a motor vehicle unless the person has made a reasonable effort to remove or verify that the mercury contained within convenience lighting switches and antilock braking system components have been removed. Obtaining a certification by a duly authorized representative of the person delivering the scrap that the mercury contained within convenience lighting switches and antilock braking system components required to be removed have been removed and are not included with the scrap delivered, and conducting a visual inspection as practicable of the scrap delivered shall constitute verification that the mercury contained within convenience lighting switches and antilock braking system components have been removed.

C. No person shall shred an appliance unless the person has made a reasonable effort to remove or verify that the component mercury-added products have been removed. Obtaining a certification by a duly authorized representative of the person delivering the scrap that mercury-added products required to be removed have been removed and are not included with the scrap delivered and conducting a visual inspection as practicable of the scrap delivered shall constitute verification that all of the component mercury-added products have been removed.

Acts 2006, No. 126, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.

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