75-10-1508. Wholesaler collection sites. (1) A wholesaler with a physical location in Montana shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.

Terms Used In Montana Code 75-10-1508

  • Manufacturer: means a business concern that owns or owned the name brand of a mercury-added thermostat sold in this state. See Montana Code 75-10-1503
  • Mercury-added thermostat: means a product or device that uses a mercury switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment in residential, commercial, industrial, or other buildings. See Montana Code 75-10-1503
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Thermostat: means a product or device that uses a switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings. See Montana Code 75-10-1503
  • Wholesaler: means a person engaged in the distribution and wholesale selling of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components to contractors who install heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components and whose total wholesale sales account for 80% or more of total sales. See Montana Code 75-10-1503

(2)A wholesaler that distributes thermostats by mail to buyers in the state shall include with the sale of the thermostat a website address and a toll-free telephone number with instructions on obtaining a prepaid mail-in label that a consumer may use to send an out-of-service mercury-added thermostat to a collection location.

(3)A wholesaler shall distribute to its customers the educational and outreach materials developed by a manufacturer pursuant to 75-10-1505.