(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead acid battery at a solid waste facility, or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marine waters.
(b) A person may dispose of a lead acid battery at any of the following locations:
(1) A facility established and operated for the purpose of recycling, or providing for the eventual recycling of, lead acid batteries, including a facility located at a solid waste facility.
(2) An establishment which is a dealer pursuant to Section 25215.3.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1989.