§ 149-m-54

149-M:54 Limitations on the Use of Elemental Mercury. – As of the effective date of this section, no person shall sell or provide elemental mercury to another person in this state without providing a material safety data sheet, as defined in 42 U.S.C. section 11049, and requiring the purchaser or recipient to sign a statement that the purchaser: I. Will use the mercury only for medical, dental amalgam dispose-caps, research, or manufacturing purposes; II. Understands that mercury is toxic and that the purchaser will store, use, and otherwise handle and dispose of it in accordance with state and federal law; and III. Will not place or allow anyone under the purchaser's control to place the mercury or cause the mercury to be placed in solid waste for disposal or in a wastewater disposal system. Source. 2000, 278:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2007, 105:3, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.