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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345722</law_id><section_number>10.1-1425.3</section_number><catch_line>Inspection of battery retailers; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="14">Virginia Waste Management Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="4" identifier="3.1">Lead Acid Batteries</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall produce, print, and distribute the notices required by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Collection of lead acid batteries for recycling" href="/10.1-1425.2/">10.1-1425.2</a> to all places in the Commonwealth where lead acid batteries are offered for sale at retail. In performing its duties under this section, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may inspect any place, building, or premises subject to the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Collection of lead acid batteries for recycling" href="/10.1-1425.2/">10.1-1425.2</a>. Authorized employees of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> warnings to <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who fail to comply with the provisions of this article. Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> found guilty of failing to post the notice required under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Collection of lead acid batteries for recycling" href="/10.1-1425.2/">10.1-1425.2</a> after receiving a warning to do so pursuant to this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.</p></section></text><history>1990, c. 520.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
