Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 21h - Solid Waste Facilities
Section 6g - Purchase of Elemental Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mercury-Added Equipment and Materials by Schools

Section 6G. No school in the commonwealth shall purchase for use in a primary or secondary classroom elemental mercury, mercury compounds or mercury-added instructional equipment and materials, except measuring devices and thermometers for which no adequate nonmercury substitute exists that are used in school laboratories. This section shall not apply to the sale of mercury-added lamps or those products whose only mercury-added component is a mercury-added lamp or lamps.

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