Health & Saf. Code, § 25215.15 · Article 10.5. The Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016
Health & Saf. Code, § 25215.15
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead-acid battery at a solid waste facility or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marine waters.
(b) A person may dispose of a lead-acid battery at either of the following locations:
(1) A facility, including a facility located at a solid waste facility, established and operated for the purpose of recycling, or providing for the eventual recycling of, lead-acid batteries.
(2) A dealer pursuant to Section 25215.2.
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History
Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 666, Sec. 1. (AB 2153) Effective September 26, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 25215.75.
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