Tennessee § 68-211-608 - Automobile batteries — Incineration or disposal — Lead-acid batteries — Trade-ins on retail sales.
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§ 68-211-608. Automobile batteries — Incineration or disposal — Lead-acid batteries — Trade-ins on retail sales.
It is illegal for any incinerator or landfill in the state of Tennessee to accept automobile batteries for incineration or disposal. When a retailer sells lead-acid batteries, the retailer shall accept used lead-acid batteries as trade-in batteries. 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 . Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 31, parts 1-9 were transferred to title 68, ch. 211, parts 1-9, respectively, in 1992. See the parallel reference table in § 68-211-101 for the former and new section locations.
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