Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7159
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7159
- Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. See
- Lamp: means an electric lamp, including mercury-containing lamps, incandescent lamps, halogen lamps, and light-emitting diode lamps. See
- Manufacturer: means a person who:
- Retailer: means a person who sells a mercury-containing lamp to a person in the State through any means, including a sales outlet, a catalogue, the telephone, the Internet, or any electronic means. See
- sale: means any transfer for consideration of title or of the right to use by lease or sales contract a mercury-containing lamp to a person in the State of Vermont. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 7159. Mercury content standards
(a) Mercury content standards for lamps. Beginning January 1, 2013, a mercury-containing lamp sold in this State shall satisfy the mercury-content standard for lamps set by California.
(b) Rulemaking; implementation. The Agency of Natural Resources may adopt rules to implement the requirements of this chapter, including exemptions from the mercury content standards established under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Certificate of compliance.
(1) Beginning April 1, 2013, the Secretary may request a manufacturer of a lamp or lamps to submit a certification, supported by technical information, that the manufacturer’s lamp or lamps that are sold or offered for sale in the State comply with the standard established under subsection (a) of this section. A manufacturer shall submit a certificate of compliance within 30 days of the Secretary’s request. If a manufacturer fails to provide a requested certification within 30 days of the request, the manufacturer shall be prohibited from selling lamps or offering lamps for sale in the State.
(2) Upon request of a retailer or other person selling a manufacturer’s lamps, a manufacturer shall provide a certification that the manufacturer’s lamp or lamps comply with the standard established under subsection (a) of this section. A manufacturer shall provide a certificate of compliance within 30 days of the retailer’s request. The certification must specify that the lamp or lamps are not prohibited from sale in the State. If a manufacturer fails to provide a certification under this subdivision (c)(2), the manufacturer shall be prohibited from selling lamps or offering lamps for sale in the State. (Added 2011, No. 36, § 2, eff. May 19, 2011.)