CHAPTER 17. RESTRICTIONS ON BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY

IC 13-20-17

    

Chapter 17. Restrictions on Batteries Containing Mercury

IC 13-20-17-1

Sale of intentionally introduced alkaline-manganese battery

    

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an alkaline-manganese
button cell battery if each button cell does not have more than
twenty-five (25) milligrams of mercury.

    (b) A person may not:

        (1) sell;

        (2) offer for sale; or

        (3) offer for promotional purposes;

an alkaline-manganese battery that contains mercury that was
intentionally introduced if the battery was manufactured after
December 31, 1995.

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

IC 13-20-17-2

Sale of intentionally introduced zinc-carbon battery

    

Sec. 2. A person may not:

        (1) sell;

        (2) offer for sale; or

        (3) offer for promotional purposes;

a zinc-carbon battery that contains mercury that was intentionally
introduced if the battery was manufactured after December 31, 1995.

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

IC 13-20-17-3

Sale of intentionally introduced button-cell, mercuric-oxide battery

    

Sec. 3. A person may not:

        (1) sell;

        (2) offer for sale; or

        (3) offer for promotional purposes;

a button cell, mercuric-oxide battery if the battery was manufactured
after December 31, 1995.

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

IC 13-20-17-4

Sale of mercuric-oxide battery

    

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a button cell,
mercuric-oxide battery.

    (b) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional
purposes a mercuric-oxide battery if the battery was manufactured
after December 31, 1995, unless the person does all of the following:

        (1) Identifies a collection site that meets all government
standards and at which a used mercuric-oxide battery may be
recycled or properly disposed.

        (2) Informs each of the person's purchasers of mercuric-oxide
batteries of the collection site identified in subdivision (1).

        (3) Informs each of the person's purchasers of mercuric-oxide

batteries of a telephone number that the purchaser may call to
get information about returning the mercuric-oxide battery for
recycling or proper disposal.

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

IC 13-20-17-5

Violations

    

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a
Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.