17-17-429 - Disposal of lead acid batteries. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 17-17-429. Disposal of lead acid batteries.
 

(1)  No person may place a lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, or to a permitted secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state. 

(2)  No battery retailer shall dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to the agent of a battery wholesaler or a permitted secondary lead smelter, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a permitted secondary lead smelter or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1991, ch. 531, § 15, eff from and after July 1, 1991.