17-17-431 - Duties of retail sellers of lead acid batteries. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 17-17-431. Duties of retail sellers of lead acid batteries.
 

A person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in the state shall: 
 

(a) Accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers; and 

(b) Post written notice which must be at least eight and one-half inches (8-1/2") by eleven inches (11") in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language: 

(i) "IT IS ILLEGAL TO DISCARD A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY OR OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERY"; 

(ii) "RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES"; and 

(iii) "STATE LAW REQUIRES U.S. TO ACCEPT USED MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES OR OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW BATTERIES PURCHASED." 
 

Sources: Laws,  1991, ch. 531, § 16, eff from and after July 1, 1991.