{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-211-608","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-211-608","heading":"Automobile batteries - Incineration or disposal - Lead-acid batteries - Trade-ins on retail sales","body":"(a) It is illegal for any incinerator or landfill in the state of Tennessee to accept automobile batteries for incineration or disposal. (b) (1) When a retailer sells lead-acid batteries, the retailer shall accept used lead-acid batteries as trade-in batteries. (2) For the purposes of this subsection (b), \"retailer\" does not include a person who sells articles of personal property of which a lead-acid battery is a component part. Acts 1989, ch. 250, § 8; 1991, ch. 451, § 37; T.C.A., § 68-31-608.\n(a) It is illegal for any incinerator or landfill in the state of Tennessee to accept automobile batteries for incineration or disposal.\n(b) (1) When a retailer sells lead-acid batteries, the retailer shall accept used lead-acid batteries as trade-in batteries. (2) For the purposes of this subsection (b), \"retailer\" does not include a person who sells articles of personal property of which a lead-acid battery is a component part.\n(1) When a retailer sells lead-acid batteries, the retailer shall accept used lead-acid batteries as trade-in batteries.\n(2) For the purposes of this subsection (b), \"retailer\" does not include a person who sells articles of personal property of which a lead-acid battery is a component part.","path":["TN Code","Title 68","Chapter 211"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"82b09ebeb927c2d22975c7b424ffecac56f0ad7c98513812636b9e2a07c422b1","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-211-607","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-211-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}