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      Sec. 22a-622. Restrictions on sale or distribution of elemental mercury to a dental practitioner. No person shall offer for sale, distribute for promotional purposes or provide elemental mercury to a dental practitioner without providing a Material Safety Data Sheet, as defined in 42 USC 11049. On and after July 1, 2003, such dental practitioner shall (1) use the mercury only for dental purposes; (2) store, use and otherwise handle exposure to such mercury in accordance with the accepted guidelines of the American Dental Association, state and federal law and any applicable best management practices adopted by the state; and (3) dispose of the elemental mercury in accordance with state and federal law.

      (P.A. 02-90, S. 11.)

      History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002.