§ 23-24.10-7. Sales and labor prohibitions.
(a) A manufacturer not in compliance with all financial and other requirements of this chapter is prohibited from offering a covered electronic product for sale in this state.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any retailer and/or manufacturer to offer for sale in this state a new covered electronic product from a manufacturer that is not in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The department shall maintain a list of all manufacturers in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and post the list on an Internet website. Retailers of products in or into the state shall consult the list prior to selling covered electronic products in this state. A retailer shall be considered to have complied with this responsibility if, on the date that the product was ordered from the manufacturer or its agent, the manufacturer was listed as being in compliance on the aforementioned website. All manufacturers will be considered in compliance with the purposes of this section until the department publishes the first requirements of this chapter for the listing.
(c) It shall be unlawful for facilities that recycle covered electronic products, including all downstream recycling operations, to use prison labor to recycle covered electronic products.
History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 105, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 126, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-24.10 - Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act
Section 23-24.10-1. - Purpose.
Section 23-24.10-2. - Findings.
Section 23-24.10-3. - Definitions.
Section 23-24.10-4. - Scope of products covered.
Section 23-24.10-5. - Disposal ban.
Section 23-24.10-6. - Manufacturer individual financial responsibility.
Section 23-24.10-7. - Sales and labor prohibitions.
Section 23-24.10-8. - Labeling and registration requirements.
Section 23-24.10-9. - Manufacturer responsibility.
Section 23-24.10-10. - Retailer responsibility.
Section 23-24.10-10.1. - Collector and recycler responsibility.
Section 23-24.10-11. - Rhode Island resource recovery corporation responsibility.
Section 23-24.10-12. - Department responsibility.
Section 23-24.10-13. - State procurement.
Section 23-24.10-14. - Multistate implementation.
Section 23-24.10-15. - Limitations.