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Health and Safety Code § 25215.65

ARTICLE 10.5. The Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 25215.65Official source ↗Ask about this

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

On and after July 1, 2017, a manufacturer shall place a recycling symbol consistent with the requirements of Section 103(b)(1) of the Federal Mercury Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act, Pub. L. No. 104-142 (1996) (42 U.S.C. 14301(b)(1)) and either “Pb” or the words “lead,” “return,” and “recycle” on all replacement lead-acid batteries sold in California. For purposes of this section, an entity that engages another party to manufacture batteries on its behalf shall be deemed the manufacturer.