Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2575 – Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2575
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Manufacturer: means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, combination, or joint venture which produces a mercury-added product or an importer or domestic distributor of a mercury-added product produced in a foreign country. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2573
- Mercury fever thermometer: means a mercury-added product that is used for measuring body temperature. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2573
- Mercury-added novelty: means a mercury-added product intended mainly for personal or household enjoyment or adornment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2573
- Person: means any individual, municipality, public or private corporation, partnership, firm, the United States Government, and any agent or subdivision thereof or any other juridical person, which shall include, but not be limited to, trusts, joint stock companies, associations, the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state of Louisiana, commissions, and interstate bodies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
A. On and after July 1, 2007, no mercury-added novelty shall be offered for final sale or use or distributed for promotional purposes in Louisiana. Manufacturers that produce and sell mercury-added novelties shall notify retailers about the provisions of this product ban and how to dispose of the remaining inventory properly. Novelties for which the only added mercury comes from a removable mercury-added lamp or mercury-added button cell battery are exempt from this Subsection if the manufacturer of the mercury-added lamp or mercury-added button cell battery has complied with the applicable provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 30:2574, 2577, 2578, 2579, and 2581.
B. On and after January 1, 2007, no person shall sell or supply mercury fever thermometers to consumers and patients, except by prescription. The manufacturers of mercury fever thermometers shall, in addition to providing notice of mercury content and instructions on proper disposal, supply clear instructions on the careful handling of the thermometer to avoid breakage and on proper cleanup should a breakage occur. Mercury fever thermometer manufacturers shall also comply with La. Rev. Stat. 30:2574, 2576, 2577, 2579, and 2581.
C. On and after January 1, 2007, no school in Louisiana shall use or purchase for use in a primary or secondary classroom, bulk elemental or chemical mercury or mercury compounds. Manufacturers that produce and sell such materials shall notify retailers about the provisions of this ban and how to dispose of the remaining inventory properly. Other mercury-added products that are used by schools are not subject to this prohibition.
D. On and after July 1, 2007, no mercury dairy or natural gas manometers shall be offered for final sale or use or distributed for promotional purposes in Louisiana. Manufacturers that produce and sell mercury dairy or natural gas manometers shall notify retailers about the provisions of this product ban and how to dispose of the remaining inventory properly. The Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, shall examine the feasibility of implementing a collection and replacement program for dairy and natural gas manometers, respectively, including technical and monetary assistance to operations that once contained mercury manometers.
Acts 2006, No. 126, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.