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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15020 — Mercury in Batteries
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15020
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Public Resources Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1994-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
No person shall sell any dry cell battery manufactured on and after January 1, 1994, for household use in which the mercury content, by weight, exceeds the following limits:
Citator
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15020 — Mercury in Batteries is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
No person shall sell any dry cell battery manufactured on and after January 1, 1994, for household use in which the mercury content, by weight, exceeds the following limits:
(a) In an alkaline battery, 0.025 percent.
(b) In a carbon-zinc battery, 0.0 percent intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials.