Sec. 361.451. LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. (a) No person may place a used lead-acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste nor discard or otherwise dispose of a lead-acid battery except by delivery to:
(1) a battery retailer or wholesaler;
(2) a secondary lead smelter; or
(3) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) No battery retailer shall dispose of a used lead-acid battery except by delivery to:
(1) a battery wholesaler or a secondary lead smelter, or an agent thereof;
(2) a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter; or
(3) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(c) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 60(b)(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 60(b)(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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