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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15020

Mercury in Batteries

Known as the Dry Cell Battery Management Act

The act spans §§ 15000–15029 (27 sections).

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 817, Sec. 3

No person shall sell any dry cell battery manufactured on and after January 1, 1994, for household use in which the mercury content, by weight, exceeds the following limits:

(a) In an alkaline battery, 0.025 percent.

(b) In a carbon-zinc battery, 0.0 percent intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.