{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-35-11-509","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 35-11-509","heading":"Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibited.","body":"(a) No person shall place a used lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to an automotive battery retailer or wholesaler, to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of Wyoming, or to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the environmental protection agency.\n(b) No automotive battery retailer shall dispose of a used lead acid battery except by delivery to the agent of a battery wholesaler, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the environmental protection agency, to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of Wyoming or to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the environmental protection agency.\n(c) Each battery improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation.\n(d) Each violation of this section is a misdemeanor subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).","path":["TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 11 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","ARTICLE 5 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"4b83f2e1c8e0b08f966e163a97d99727da00232fbb702db6669b2acfaaab3ac4","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-35-11-508","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-35-11-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}