2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 324 - 338 Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection
Chapter 325E Regulation of Trade Practices
Section 325E.115 LEAD ACID BATTERIES; COLLECTION FOR RECYCLING.

325E.115 LEAD ACID BATTERIES; COLLECTION FOR RECYCLING.
Subdivision 1. Surcharge; collection; notice. (a) A person selling lead acid batteries at retail
or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in this state shall:
(1) accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid batteries from customers;
(2) charge a fee of $5 per battery sold unless the customer returns a used battery to the
retailer; and
(3) post written notice in accordance with section 325E.1151.
(b) Any person selling lead acid batteries at wholesale or offering lead acid batteries for sale
at wholesale must accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid batteries from customers.
Subd. 2. Compliance; management. The Division of Weights and Measures in the
Department of Commerce shall enforce compliance of subdivision 1 as provided in section
239.54. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall inform persons governed by
subdivision 1 of requirements for managing lead acid batteries.
History: 1987 c 186 s 15; 1987 c 348 s 38; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 21; 1991 c 337 s 58;
1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 73