2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control
Section 23-60.1-3 - Reduction of mercury content in alkaline batteries.
§ 23-60.1-3 Reduction of mercury content in alkaline batteries. – No alkaline-manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1992, shall be distributed, offered for sale, or sold, if it contains more than 0.025 percent (.025%) mercury by weight; provided, however, that for any alkaline-manganese battery resembling a button or coin in size and shape, the limitation shall be twenty-five (25) milligrams of mercury.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1.)
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