Texas Health and Safety Code 361.452 – Collection for Recycling
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 361.452
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
A person selling lead-acid batteries at retail or offering lead-acid batteries for retail sale in this state shall:
(1) accept from each customer, if offered, at least one but not more than three lead-acid batteries for recycling; and
(2) post written notice, which must be at least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, containing the universal recycling symbol and the following language:
(A) “It is illegal to discard or improperly dispose of a motor-vehicle battery or other lead-acid battery.”;
(B) “Recycle your used batteries.”; and
(C) “State law requires us to accept used motor-vehicle batteries or other lead-acid batteries for recycling.”