{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-14335","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 14335","heading":"Limitations on sale of other mercuric-oxide batteries","body":"(a) ProhibitionOn or after May 13, 1996, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes a mercuric-oxide battery for use in the United States unless the battery manufacturer, or the importer of such a battery—(1) identifies a collection site in the United States that has all required Federal, State, and local government approvals, to which persons may send used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal; (2) informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-oxide batteries of the collection site identified under paragraph (1); and (3) informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-oxide batteries of a telephone number that the purchaser may call to get information about sending mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal. (b) Application of sectionThis section does not apply to a sale or offer of a mercuric-oxide button cell battery.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 137—MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"94c9aee9615d12b4ea58e1322a8b3aadab38140b403f09682e51f913448c90d1","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-14334","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-14336"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}