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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-28002›CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control 25100-25259›ARTICLE 10.5. The Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016 25215-25215.75

§ 25215.15

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead-acid battery at a solid waste facility or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marine waters.

(b) A person may dispose of a lead-acid battery at either of the following locations:

(1) A facility, including a facility located at a solid waste facility, established and operated for the purpose of recycling, or providing for the eventual recycling of, lead-acid batteries.

(2) A dealer pursuant to Section 25215.2.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 666, Sec. 1. (AB 2153) Effective September 26, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 25215.75.)

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