MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 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, Sec. 15, eff from and after July 1, 1991.


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