Michigan Laws 324.17102 – Disposal of lead acid battery
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(1) A person other than a retailer, distributor, or manufacturer shall not dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to 1 of the following:
(a) A retailer.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.17102
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Distributor: means a person who sells batteries to retailers in this state. See Michigan Laws 324.17101
- Lead acid battery: means a storage battery, that is used to start an internal combustion engine or as the principal electrical power source for a vehicle, in which the electrodes are grids of lead containing lead oxides that change in composition during charging and discharging, and the electrolyte is dilute sulfuric acid. See Michigan Laws 324.17101
- Manufacturer: means a person who produces batteries for sale in this state. See Michigan Laws 324.17101
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Retailer: means a person who sells or offers to sell batteries to consumers within this state. See Michigan Laws 324.17101
(b) A distributor.
(c) A manufacturer.
(d) A collection, recycling, or smelting facility approved by the department.
(2) A retailer shall not dispose of used lead acid batteries except by delivery to 1 of the following:
(a) A distributor or his or her authorized agent.
(b) A collection, recycling, or smelting facility approved by the department.
(c) A manufacturer.
(3) A distributor shall dispose of lead acid batteries by delivery to a manufacturer or to a collection, recycling, or smelting facility approved by the department.
(4) A manufacturer shall dispose of lead acid batteries by delivery to a recycling or smelting facility approved by the department.