2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 35 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality
Article 5 - Solid Waste Management
Section 35-11-509 - Lead Acid Batteries; Land Disposal Prohibited.
35-11-509. Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibited.
(a) No person shall place a used lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to an automotive battery retailer or wholesaler, to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of Wyoming, or to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the environmental protection agency.
(b) No automotive battery retailer shall dispose of a used lead acid battery except by delivery to the agent of a battery wholesaler, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the environmental protection agency, to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of Wyoming or to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the environmental protection agency.
(c) Each battery improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation.
(d) Each violation of this section is a misdemeanor subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
