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DIVISION 10.4. RANGELAND, GRAZING LAND, AND GRASSLAND PROTECTION ACT 10330-10344›CHAPTER 4. Mercury in Batteries 15020-15024

§ 15020

California Public Resources Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

No person shall sell any dry cell battery manufactured on and after January 1, 1994, for household use in which the mercury content, by weight, exceeds the following limits:

(a) In an alkaline battery, 0.025 percent.

(b) In a carbon-zinc battery, 0.0 percent intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 817, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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