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
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 3 - Financial Assistance to Public Bodies
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 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 6h - Disclosure Requirements for Mercury-Added Formulated Product Manufacturers
Section 6j - Sale of Mercury-Added Products; Collection Plan; Mercury-Added Lamps
Section 6k - Labeling Requirements for Mercury-Added Products
Section 6l - Collection of Mercury-Added Products by Solid Waste Collectors