Minnesota § 115A.932 MERCURY PROHIBITION

Minnesota Statutes

§ 115A.932 — MERCURY PROHIBITION

Minnesota § 115A.932

PartENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Ch. 115AWASTE MANAGEMENT

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Minn. Stat. § 115A.932 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Prohibitions and recycling requirements.

(a)A person may not place mercury or a mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:

(1)in solid waste; or

(2)in a wastewater disposal system.

(b)A person may not knowingly place mercury or a mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:

(1)in a solid waste processing facility; or

(2)in a solid waste disposal facility.

(c)A fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamp must be recycled by delivery of the lamp to a lamp recycling facility, as defined in section116.93, subdivision 1, or to a facility that collects and

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Subdivision 1.Prohibitions and recycling requirements.
(a) A person may not place mercury or a mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:
(1) in solid waste; or
(2) in a wastewater disposal system.
(b) A person may not knowingly place mercury or a mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:
(1) in a solid waste processing facility; or
(2) in a solid waste disposal facility.
(c) A fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamp must be recycled by delivery of the lamp to a lamp recycling facility, as defined in section116.93, subdivision 1, or to a facility that collects and stores lamps for the purpose of delivering them to a lamp recycling facility, including, but not limited to, a household hazardous waste collection or recycling facility, retailer take-back and utility provider program sites, or other sites designated by an electric utility under section216B.241, subdivisions 2and 4.

Subd. 2.Enforcement.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a violation of subdivision 1 is subject to enforcement under sections115.071and116.072.
(b) A violation of subdivision 1 by a generator of household hazardous waste, as defined in section115A.96, is not subject to enforcement under section115.071, subdivision 3.
(c) An administrative penalty imposed under section116.072for a violation of subdivision 1 by a generator of household hazardous waste, as defined in section115A.96, may not exceed $700.