LD 1058
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Page 1 of 2 An Act To Regulate the Use of Batteries Containing Mercury LD 1058 Title Page
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Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §1661-C, sub-§9 is enacted to read:

 
9.__Novelties.__After January 1, 2007, a person may not sell
or offer to sell or distribute for promotional purposes a novelty
that contains a battery that contains mercury in the State.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill bans, after January 1, 2007, the sale in this State
of novelties that contain batteries that contain mercury, such as
light-up games, cards and adornments. In addition, this bill
bans the disposal, after January 1, 2007, of button cell
batteries in landfills and incinerators and requires that such
batteries be packaged with information regarding proper disposal.


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