100.27 Dry cell batteries containing mercury.
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100.27 Dry cell batteries containing mercury.
(1)Definitions. In this section:
(a)“Alkaline manganese battery” means a battery with a manganese dioxide electrode and an alkaline electrolyte.
(b)“Alkaline manganese button cell battery” means an alkaline manganese battery that resembles a button in size and shape.
(c)“Mercuric oxide battery” means a battery with a mercuric oxide electrode.
(d)“Mercuric oxide button cell battery” means a mercuric oxide battery that resembles a button in size and shape.
(dg)“Zinc air battery” means a battery with a zinc anode, an alkaline electrolyte, and a cathode that is capable of catalyzing oxygen when present.
(dr)“Zinc air button cell battery” means a zinc air battery that resembles a button in size and shape.
(e)“Zinc carbon battery” means a battery with a manganese dioxide electrode, a zinc electrode and an electrolyte that is not alkaline.
(2)Alkaline manganese batteries.
(a)No person may sell or offer for sale an alkaline manganese battery that is manufactured after January 1, 1996, except for an alkaline manganese button cell battery, unless the manufacturer has certified to the department that the alkaline manganese battery contains no mercury that was intentionally introduced.
(b)No person may sell or offer for sale an alkaline manganese button cell battery that is manufactured after January 1, 1996, unless the manufacturer has certified to the department that the alkaline manganese button cell battery contains no more than 25 milligrams of mercury.
(3)Zinc carbon batteries. No person may sell or offer for sale a zinc carbon battery that is manufactured after July 1, 1994, unless the manufacturer has certified to the department that the zinc carbon battery contains no mercury that was intentionally introduced.