Section 25214.8.12 Of Article 10.2.2. Mercury Thermostat Collection Act Of 2008 From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 10.2.2.
25214.8.12
. (a) (1) A manufacturer shall establish and maintain a
program for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats in compliance
with this article.
(2) A manufacturer may establish a collection and recycling
program for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats individually or
collectively with other manufacturers.
(3) A manufacturer, or a group of manufacturers operating a
program collectively, may contract with a retailer for in-store or
out-of-store collection of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.
(b) (1) A person shall not sell or offer for sale in this state a
thermostat that is produced by a manufacturer that is not in
compliance with this article.
(2) The sales prohibition in paragraph (1) shall be effective on
the 120th day after the notice described in subdivision (c) listing a
manufacturer is posted on the department's Internet Web site and
shall remain in effect until the manufacturer is no longer listed on
the department's Internet Web site.
(c) On July 1, 2009, and on January 1 and July 1 annually
thereafter, the department shall post a notice on its Internet Web
site listing manufacturers that are not in compliance with this
article.
(d) A wholesaler or a retailer that distributes or sells
mercury-added thermostats shall monitor the department's Internet Web
site to determine if the sale of a manufacturer's thermostats is in
compliance with this section.