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Mississippi Code Title 17. Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities § 17-17-431

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in the state shall:

(a) Accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers; and

(b) Post written notice which must be at least eight and one-half inches (8- 1/2 ″) by eleven inches (11″) in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language:

(i) “IT IS ILLEGAL TO DISCARD A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY OR OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERY”;

(ii) “RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES”; and

(iii) “STATE LAW REQUIRES U.S. TO ACCEPT USED MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES OR OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW BATTERIES PURCHASED.”

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