{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-115a.932","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 115A.932","heading":"MERCURY PROHIBITION.","body":"Subdivision 1. Prohibitions and recycling requirements.\n(a) A person may not place mercury or a mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section 116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:\n(1) in solid waste; or\n(2) in a wastewater disposal system.\n(b) A person may not knowingly place mercury or a mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section 116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:\n(1) in a solid waste processing facility; or\n(2) in a solid waste disposal facility.\n(c) A fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamp must be recycled by delivery of the lamp to a lamp recycling facility, as defined in section 116.93, subdivision 1, or to a facility that collects and stores lamps for the purpose of delivering them to a lamp recycling facility, including, but not limited to, a household hazardous waste collection or recycling facility, retailer take-back and utility provider program sites, or other sites designated by an electric utility under section 216B.241, subdivisions 2 and 4.\nSubd. 2. Enforcement.\n(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a violation of subdivision 1 is subject to enforcement under sections 115.071 and 116.072.\n(b) A violation of subdivision 1 by a generator of household hazardous waste, as defined in section 115A.96, is not subject to enforcement under section 115.071, subdivision 3.\n(c) An administrative penalty imposed under section 116.072 for a violation of subdivision 1 by a generator of household hazardous waste, as defined in section 115A.96, may not exceed $700.","path":["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT","SPECIFIC SOLID WASTE MATERIALS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.932","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:31Z","sha256":"0cf407a28d2d777645ecab43b8bf838ccc316568355f7a0dbca351707e17ef0b","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-115a.931","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-115a.935"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}