Georgia § 12-8-28 - Lead acid vehicle batteries.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 12-8-28 — Lead acid vehicle batteries., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-8-28. Lead acid vehicle batteries.
After January 1, 1991, no person may place a used lead acid vehicle battery in mixed municipal solid waste or discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid vehicle battery except by delivery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recovered materials processing facility that accepts lead acid vehicle batteries. After January 1, 1991, no battery retailer shall dispose of a used lead acid vehicle battery except by delivery 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 recovered materials processing facility that accepts lead acid vehicle batteries. After January 1, 1991, any person selling lead acid vehicle batteries at retail or offering lead acid vehicle batteries for retail sale in this state shall: Accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid vehicle batteries from customers for recycling; and Post written notice, which must be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language: "IT IS ILLEGAL TO PUT A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY IN THE GARBAGE. RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES. STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO ACCEPT MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING." After January 1, 1991, any person selling lead acid vehicle batteries at wholesale or offering lead acid vehicle batteries for sale at wholesale must accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid vehicle batteries from customers. (Code 1981, § 12-8-28 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1.)
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