42 USC § 14335 - Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s14335"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 14335 - Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "14335"
section_name: "Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries"
chapter_number: 137
chapter_name: "MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MANAGEMENT OF BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–142, title II, § 206, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1336.)"
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# § 14335. Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries

**(a)** **Prohibition** On or after May 13, 1996, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes a mercuric-oxide battery for use in the United States unless the battery manufacturer, or the importer of such a battery—

**(1)** identifies a collection site in the United States that has all required Federal, State, and local government approvals, to which persons may send used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal;

**(2)** informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-oxide batteries of the collection site identified under paragraph (1); and

**(3)** informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-oxide batteries of a telephone number that the purchaser may call to get information about sending mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal.

**(b)** **Application of section** This section does not apply to a sale or offer of a mercuric-oxide button cell battery.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–142, title II, § 206, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1336.)