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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-23 > Chapter-23-24-9 > 23-24-9-8SECTION 23-24.9-8
§ 23-24.9-8 Labeling required for certainproducts. – (a) Mercury-added products. (1) Effective January 1, 2006, amanufacturer may not sell at retail in this state or to a retailer in thisstate, and a retailer may not knowingly sell, a mercury-added product unlessthe item is labeled pursuant to this subsection. The label must clearly informthe purchaser or consumer that mercury is present in the item and that the itemmay not be disposed of or placed in waste stream destined for disposal untilthe mercury is removed or reused, recycled or otherwise managed to ensure thatit does not become part of solid waste or wastewater. Manufacturers shall affixto mercury-added products labels that conform to the requirements of thissubsection.
(2) The department shall adopt rules to establish standardsfor affixing labels to the product and product package. The rules shall beconsistent with labeling programs in other states and provide for approval ofalternative compliance plans by the department. The manufacturer of amercury-added product is in compliance with the requirements of this subsectionif the manufacturer is in compliance with the labeling requirements of anotherstate. This subsection does not apply to mercury-added button cell batteriesand products whose only mercury component is a mercury button cell battery or amercury added lamp.
(b) Mercury-added lamps: large use applications. (1) Aperson who sells mercury-added lamps to the owner or manager of an industrial,commercial or office building or to any person who replaces or removes fromservice outdoor lamps that contain mercury shall clearly inform the purchaserin writing on the invoice for the lamps or in a separate document that thelamps contain mercury, a hazardous substance that is regulated by federal andstate law, and that they may not be placed in solid waste destined fordisposal. Retail establishments that incidentally sell mercury-added lamps tothe specified purchasers are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
(2) A person who contracts with the owner or manager of anindustrial, commercial or office building or with a person responsible foroutdoor lighting to remove from service mercury-added lamps shall clearlyinform in writing the person for whom the work is being done that the lampsbeing removed from service contain mercury and what the contractor'sarrangements are for the management of the mercury in the removed lamps.
