{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-60.1-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-60.1-3","heading":"Reduction of mercury content in alkaline batteries.","body":"No alkaline-manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1992, shall be distributed, offered for sale, or sold, if it contains more than 0.025 percent (.025%) mercury by weight; provided, however, that for any alkaline-manganese battery resembling a button or coin in size and shape, the limitation shall be twenty-five (25) milligrams of mercury.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 60.1 Dry Cell Battery Control"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-60.1/23-60.1-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:09Z","sha256":"293d199fa9f7d88c838b0be205c6324ca1ea7d97b05cb498dc186c8723a4eb7f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-60.1-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-60.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}