California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008

  • Section 25214.8.10.
    This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective...
  • Section 25214.8.11.
    For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Manufacturer” means a business concern that owns or owned a name brand of mercury-added thermostats sold...
  • Section 25214.8.12.
    (a) (1) A manufacturer shall establish and maintain a program for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats in compliance with this article.(2) A manufacturer may establish a collection and recycling program...
  • Section 25214.8.13.
    Each manufacturer shall individually, or collectively with other manufacturers, do all of the following:(a) Collect, handle, and arrange for the appropriate management of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats...
  • Section 25214.8.14.
    (a) A wholesaler that has a physical location in the state shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.(b) A retailer or wholesaler that distributes...
  • Section 25214.8.15.
    A contractor who installs heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components and who removes a mercury-added thermostat shall handle the thermostat in accordance with the regulations adopted...
  • Section 25214.8.16.
    A person who demolishes a building shall remove any mercury-added thermostats from the building prior to demolition in accordance with all applicable regulations adopted pursuant...
  • Section 25214.8.17.
    (a) The department may order a manufacturer, or a group of manufacturers operating a program, to revise its program and to undertake actions to comply with...
  • Section 25214.8.18.
    On or before March 1, 2009, a manufacturer, or a group of manufacturers operating a program, shall present to the department a survey plan and...
  • Section 25214.8.20.
    It is the intent of this article to provide for the collection and recycling of the maximum feasible number of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.(Added by Stats....

Last modified: October 22, 2018