LD 1892
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"Covered electronic device" does not include an automobile, a
household appliance, a large piece of commercial or industrial
equipment, such as commercial medical equipment, that contains
a cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel
display or similar video display device that is contained
within, and is not separate from, the larger piece of
equipment, or other medical devices as that term is defined
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 
D.__"Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures and
sells, by any means, including, but not limited to,
transactions conducted through sales outlets, catalogs or
the Internet, a covered electronic device under its own
brand or sells a covered electronic device produced by other
suppliers under its own brand and label.

 
E.__"Municipal collection site" means a municipally owned
solid waste transfer station or recycling center, including
a facility owned by a consortium of municipalities or a
facility that is under contract with a municipality or
consortium of municipalities to provide solid waste
management services.

 
F.__"Office" means the Executive Department, State Planning
Office.

 
G.__"Orphan waste" means a covered electronic device, the
manufacturer of which can not be identified or is no longer
in business and has no successor in interest.

 
H.__"Recycling" means the use of materials contained in
previously manufactured goods as feedstock for new products,
but not for energy recovery or energy generation by means of
combustion.

 
I.__"Recycling and dismantling facility" means a business
that processes covered electronic devices for reuse and
recycling.

 
J.__"Retailer" means a person who sells a covered electronic
device in the State to a consumer.__"Retailer" includes, but
is not limited to, a manufacturer of a covered electronic
device who sells directly to a consumer through any means,
including, but not limited to, transactions conducted
through sales outlets, catalogs or the Internet, or any
similar electronic means, but not including wholesale
transactions with a distributor or other retailer.

 
K.__"Television" means a covered electronic device that is a
cathode ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to


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