Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.14 — Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.14
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) A wholesaler that distributes new thermostats and that has a physical location in the state shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.14 — Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021 is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A wholesaler that distributes new thermostats and that has a physical location in the state shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.
(b) A retailer or wholesaler that distributes new thermostats by mail to buyers in the state shall include with the sale of the new thermostat, an internet website address and a toll-free telephone number with instructions on obtaining a prepaid mail-in label that a consumer may use to send an out-of-service mercury-added thermostat to a collection location.
(c) A wholesaler that distributes new thermostats shall distribute the educational and outreach materials developed by the qualified third party pursuant to Section 25214.8.11.5 to the wholesaler’s customers.