§ 30:2575 — Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products

§2575. Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products
A. On and after July 1, 2007, no mercury-added novelty shall be offered for final sale
or use or distributed for promotional purposes in Louisiana. Manufacturers that produce and
sell mercury-added novelties shall notify retailers about the provisions of this product ban
and how to dispose of the remaining inventory properly. Novelties for which the only added
mercury comes from a removable mercury-added lamp or mercury-added button cell battery
are exempt from this Subsection if the manufacturer of the mercury-added lamp or mercury-added button cell battery has complied with the applicable provisions of R.S. 30:2574, 2577,
2578, 2579, and 2581.
B. On and after January 1, 2007, no person shall sell or supply mercury fever
thermometers to consumers and patients, except by prescription. The manufacturers of
mercury fever thermometers shall, in addition to providing notice of mercury content and
instructions on proper disposal, supply clear instructions on the careful handling of the
thermometer to avoid breakage and on proper cleanup should a breakage occur. Mercury
fever thermometer manufacturers shall also comply with R.S. 30:2574, 2576, 2577, 2579,
and 2581.
C. On and after January 1, 2007, no school in Louisiana shall use or purchase for use
in a primary or secondary classroom, bulk elemental or chemical mercury or mercury
compounds. Manufacturers that produce and sell such materials shall notify retailers about
the provisions of this ban and how to dispose of the remaining inventory properly. Other
mercury-added products that are used by schools are not subject to this prohibition.
D. On and after July 1, 2007, no mercury dairy or natural gas manometers shall be
offered for final sale or use or distributed for promotional purposes in Louisiana.
Manufacturers that produce and sell mercury dairy or natural gas manometers shall notify
retailers about the provisions of this product ban and how to dispose of the remaining
inventory properly. The Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with the
Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Department of Conservation and Energy,
shall examine the feasibility of implementing a collection and replacement program for dairy
and natural gas manometers, respectively, including technical and monetary assistance to
operations that once contained mercury manometers.

Legislative History

Acts 2006, No. 126, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.