Document ID: General_Provisions_Article_9._§_130A-309.70._ Landfilling_and_incineration_of_lead-acid_batteries_prohibited;_delivery_for_recycling.

Chapter Section: § 130A-309.70.  Landfilling and incineration of lead-acid batteries prohibited; delivery for recycling. (a)	No person shall knowingly place or dispose of a used lead-acid battery in a landfill, incinerator, or in any waste-to-energy facility.  Any person may deliver a lead-acid battery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, or to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under this Chapter or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (b)	No battery retailer shall knowingly place or dispose of a used lead-acid battery in a landfill, incinerator, or waste-to-energy facility. Any battery retailer may deliver a used lead-acid battery 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 recycling facility authorized under this Chapter or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (c)	Any person who knowingly places or disposes of a lead-acid battery in violation of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per violation.  Each battery improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation. The clear proceeds of civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2. (1991, c. 375, s. 2; 1998-215, s. 56.)

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Subchapter: {"article_title": "Article 9.", "section_title": "§ 130A-309.70.  Landfilling and incineration of lead-acid batteries prohibited; delivery for recycling.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Section Title: {"article_title": "Article 9.", "section_title": "§ 130A-309.70.  Landfilling and incineration of lead-acid batteries prohibited; delivery for recycling.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Document Type: {"article_title": "Article 9.", "section_title": "§ 130A-309.70.  Landfilling and incineration of lead-acid batteries prohibited; delivery for recycling.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}