Pub. Resources Code, § 15020 · Chapter 4. Mercury in Batteries

Pub. Resources Code, § 15020

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

No person shall sell any dry cell battery manufactured on and after January 1, 1994, for household use in which the mercury content, by weight, exceeds the following limits:

(a) In an alkaline battery, 0.025 percent.

(b) In a carbon-zinc battery, 0.0 percent intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 817, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC&sectionNum=15020.
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