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As used in this article, the term “lead acid battery” shall mean any wet cell battery.\n\nB\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any battery retailer to dispose of a used lead acid battery except by delivery to (i) the agent of a battery wholesaler or a secondary lead smelter, (ii) a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter, or (iii) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this Commonwealth or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.\n\nC\n\nAny person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 520 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1373189,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345700,"identifier":"10.1-1425.1","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.1\/10.1-1425.1","url":"\/10.1-1425.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.1\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.1\/10.1-1425.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibited; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to place a used lead acid battery<\/span> in mixed municipal solid waste<\/span> or to discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid battery<\/span> except by delivery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, or to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. As used in this article, the term “lead acid battery<\/span>” shall mean any wet cell battery. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any battery retailer to dispose of a used lead acid battery<\/span> except by delivery to (i) the agent of a battery wholesaler or a secondary lead smelter, (ii) a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter, or (iii) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person<\/span> found guilty of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. Each battery improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEAD ACID BATTERIES; LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED; PENALTY (\u00a7 10.1-1425.1)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to place a used lead acid battery in\nmixed municipal solid waste or to discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid\nbattery except by delivery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, or to a\nsecondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized\nunder the laws of this Commonwealth or by the United States Environmental\nProtection Agency. As used in this article, the term “lead acid\nbattery” shall mean any wet cell battery.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful for any battery retailer to dispose of a used lead acid\nbattery except by delivery to (i) the agent of a battery wholesaler or a\nsecondary lead smelter, (ii) a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary\nlead smelter, or (iii) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the\nlaws of this Commonwealth or by the United States Environmental Protection\nAgency.\n\nC. Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be punished by a\nfine of not more than fifty dollars. Each battery improperly disposed of shall\nconstitute a separate violation.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 520.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}