{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-309.70","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.70","heading":"Landfilling and incineration of lead-acid batteries prohibited; delivery for recycling.","body":"(a)\tNo person shall knowingly place or dispose of a used lead-acid battery in a landfill, incinerator, or in any waste-to-energy facility. Any person may deliver a lead-acid battery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, or to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under this Chapter or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.\n(b)\tNo battery retailer shall knowingly place or dispose of a used lead-acid battery in a landfill, incinerator, or waste-to-energy facility. Any battery retailer may deliver a used lead-acid battery to the agent of a battery wholesaler or a secondary lead smelter, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under this Chapter or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.\n(c)\tAny person who knowingly places or disposes of a lead-acid battery in violation of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per violation. Each battery improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation.\nThe clear proceeds of civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2. (1991, c. 375, s. 2; 1998-215, s. 56.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 9. Solid Waste Management.","Part 2C. Lead-Acid Batteries."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-309.70.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"c1d5bf897285df151a885f9af6b546ea77e45c873e1eae30eb5e81138ea5971c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-309.69","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-309.71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}