13. a. No solid waste facility in this State shall knowingly accept for disposal any truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing a visible quantity of used mercuric oxide batteries, used nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries or used sealed lead rechargeable batteries at any time.
b. The owner or operator of a solid waste facility may refuse to accept for disposal any truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing a visible quantity of used mercuric oxide batteries or used rechargeable batteries.