Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 21h - Solid Waste Facilities
Section 6d - Sale of Mercury-Added Thermostats and Other Mercury-Added Products

Section 6D. (a) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute a mercury-added thermostat in the commonwealth.
(b) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute in the commonwealth the following mercury-added products:
(1) barometers;
(2) esophageal dilators, bourgie tubes or gastrointestinal tubes;
(3) flow meters;
(4) hydrometers;
(5) hygrometers or psychrometers;
(6) manometers;
(7) pyrometers;
(8) sphygmomanometers; or
(9) basal thermometers.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply: (i) to the sale of mercury-added products if the use of the product is a federal requirement; (ii) to the sale of thermometers if they are determined to be medically necessary by a licensed physician or are ordered by prescription, or (iii) to the sale of mercury-added antique barometers, including antique barometers with attached mercury thermometers, if the barometer was manufactured prior to 1955.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 21h - Solid Waste Facilities

Section 1 - Legislative Determination and Declaration of Purpose

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Financial Assistance to Public Bodies

Section 4 - Discovery and Assessment of Solid Waste Pollution; Liability for Costs; Adjudicatory Hearings; Judicial Review

Section 5 - Testing and Control of Hazardous Emissions From Refuse Burning Facilities

Section 6 - Acid Gas Scrubbers

Section 6a - Implementation of Imerc Standards by Department

Section 6b - Notification of Mercury-Added Products Offered for Final Sale, Use or Distribution in Commonwealth

Section 6c - Restrictions on Use and Sale of Mercury-Added Vehicle Switches; Plan for Removal and Recycling of Mercury-Added Components in End-of-Life Vehicles

Section 6d - Sale of Mercury-Added Thermostats and Other Mercury-Added Products

Section 6e - Sale or Distribution of Mercury Switch or Mercury Relay; Exceptions

Section 6f - Exemptions From Prohibitions in Secs. 6d and 6e; Applications; Fees

Section 6g - Purchase of Elemental Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mercury-Added Equipment and Materials by Schools

Section 6h - Disclosure Requirements for Mercury-Added Formulated Product Manufacturers

Section 6i - Disposal of Mercury-Added Products; Education Program; Discharge of Mercury Into Water; Scrap Recycling of Multi-Component Products Containing Mercury

Section 6j - Sale of Mercury-Added Products; Collection Plan; Mercury-Added Lamps

Section 6j1/2 - Sale of Mercury-Added Thermostats; Removal of and Delivery to Collection Site for Recycling; Annual Report

Section 6k - Labeling Requirements for Mercury-Added Products

Section 6l - Collection of Mercury-Added Products by Solid Waste Collectors

Section 6m - Preference for Purchase of Products Not Containing Mercury by State Procurement Officer, University System and Agencies

Section 6n - Rules and Regulations

Section 7 - Composting Programs