Section 6E. (a) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute a mercury switch or mercury relay, individually or as a product component. This prohibition shall not apply if the mercury switch or mercury relay is a component in a larger product in use before May 1, 2009, there is no mercury-free alternative available for the component and 1 of the following applies:
(1) the larger product is used in manufacturing; or
(2) the switch or relay is integrated and not physically separate from other components of the larger product.
(b) This section shall not apply to the sale of a mercury switch or a mercury relay if the use of the switch or relay is a federal requirement.
(c) This section shall not apply to the sale of a mercury switch or a mercury relay which is integrated as a component of a larger product that has been refurbished for resale and which was originally manufactured before the effective date of this act.
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