{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"15020","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 15020","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12.2. PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOXIC METALS [15000. - 15029.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-12.2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Mercury in Batteries [15020. - 15024.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-12.2/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 817, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>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:</p><p>(a) In an alkaline battery, 0.025 percent.</p><p>(b) In a carbon-zinc battery, 0.0 percent intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/mercury-in-batteries-15020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}