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8-10-301. Sale of certain batteries prohibited — Disposal requirements — Definitions.
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8-10-301. Sale of certain batteries prohibited — Disposal requirements — Definitions.
(a) Alkaline manganese batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, shall not be sold in this state if the alkaline manganese battery contains any intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials, except, however, that the limitation on mercury content in alkaline manganese button cells shall be twenty-five milligrams (25 mg) of mercury per button cell.
(b) Zinc carbon batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1994, shall not be sold in this state if the zinc carbon battery contains any intentionally introduced mercury.
(c)(1) It shall be illegal to sell consumer mercuric oxide button cell batteries in this state on or after January 1, 1994.
(2) As used in this subsection, “consumer mercuric oxide button cell batteries” means batteries which contain mercuric oxide electrodes, resemble buttons in size and shape, and are used in consumer products such as hearing aids.
(d)(1)(A) On or after January 1, 1994, no person shall dispose of mercuric oxide batteries in municipal solid waste or in medical waste.
(B) Mercuric oxide batteries are subject to disposal or recycling under the provisions of or pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq.
(2) As used in this subsection, “mercuric oxide batteries” means batteries containing mercuric oxide electrodes, except that consumer mercuric oxide button cell batteries are excluded from the definition.
(e) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may promulgate, modify, or repeal rules as necessary or appropriate to implement or effectuate the purpose and intent of this section.
(f) Any p
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-10-301
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8-10-301. Sale of certain batteries prohibited — Disposal requirements — Definitions.
(a) Alkaline manganese batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, shall not be sold in this state if the alkaline manganese battery contains any intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials, except, however, that the limitation on mercury content in alkaline manganese button cells shall be twenty-five milligrams (25 mg) of mercury per button cell.
(b) Zinc carbon batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1994, shall not be sold in this state if the zinc carbon battery contains any intentionally introduced mercury.
(c)(1) It shall be illegal to sell consumer mercuric oxide button cell batteries in this state on or after January 1, 1994.
(2) As used in this subsection, “consumer mercuric oxide button cell batteries” means batteries which contain mercuric oxide electrodes, resemble buttons in size and shape, and are used in consumer products such as hearing aids.
(d)(1)(A) On or after January 1, 1994, no person shall dispose of mercuric oxide batteries in municipal solid waste or in medical waste.
(B) Mercuric oxide batteries are subject to disposal or recycling under the provisions of or pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq.
(2) As used in this subsection, “mercuric oxide batteries” means batteries containing mercuric oxide electrodes, except that consumer mercuric oxide button cell batteries are excluded from the definition.
(e) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may promulgate, modify, or repeal rules as necessary or appropriate to implement or effectuate the purpose and intent of this section.
(f) Any person violating any provision of this section or of any rule or order issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in § 8-6-204.
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8-6-204. Criminal, civil, and administrative penalties.
(a)Criminal Penalties.
(1)(A) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter, who commits any unlawful act under this subchapter, or who violates any rule or order of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission or the Division of Environmental Quality shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Arkansas law, upon conviction that person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or subject to both such fine and imprisonment. For the purpose of fines only, each day or part of a day during which the violation is continued or repeated shall constitute a separate offense.
(2)(A) It shall be illegal for a person to:
(i) Violate any provision of this subchapter, commit any unlawful act under this subchapter, or violate any rule or order of the commission or division, and leave the state or remove his or her person from the jurisdiction of this state;
(ii) Through the course of activities prohibited by this section, purposely, knowingly, or recklessly cause pollution of the waters or air of the state in a manner not otherwise permitted by law and thereby create a substantial likelihood of adversely affecting human health, animal or plant life, or property; or
(iii) Purposely or knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any document required to be maintained under this chapter, or falsify, tamper with, or render inaccurate any monitoring device, testing method, or record required to be maintained under this chapter.
(B)(i) A person who violates this subdivision (a)(2) shall be guilty of a felony.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provisions
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-6-204
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
8-7-201. Title.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-7-201
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