224.50 -410 Disposal of lead acid batteries. (1) No person shall knowingly: (a) Dispose of lead acid batteries by placing them in mixed solid waste; (b) Accept lead acid batteries for disposal in a landfill or an incinerator; or (c) Discard or abandon a lead acid battery in any manner except as allowed by subsection (2) of this sectio n. (2) Proper disposal of lead acid batteries shall mean delivery to: (a) A retail seller of new lead acid batteries; (b) A person who sells lead acid batteries at wholesale; (c) A permitted secondary lead smelter; (d) A facility which will recycle the bat teries by extracting the lead and chemical components for reuse; or (e) A collection center which delivers to a smelter or a recycling facility. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. Formerly codified as KRS 224.2502.
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