Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-24.9 - Mercury Reduction and Education Act

Section 23-24.9-1. - Short title. - § 23-24.9-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 23-24.9-2. - Findings. - § 23-24.9-2. Findings. The general assembly has found and hereby...

Section 23-24.9-2.1. - Oversight and systems planning. - § 23-24.9-2.1. Oversight and systems planning. (a) The general assembly...

Section 23-24.9-3. - Definitions. - § 23-24.9-3. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1)...

Section 23-24.9-4. - Interstate clearinghouse. - § 23-24.9-4. Interstate clearinghouse. The department is authorized to participate...

Section 23-24.9-5. - Notification. - § 23-24.9-5. Notification. (a) No later than January 1, 2002,...

Section 23-24.9-6. - Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products. - § 23-24.9-6. Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products....

Section 23-24.9-7. - Phase-out and exemptions. - § 23-24.9-7. Phase-out and exemptions. (a) No mercury-added product shall...

Section 23-24.9-8. - Labeling required for certain products. - § 23-24.9-8. Labeling required for certain products. (a) Mercury-added products....

Section 23-24.9-9. - Disposal ban. - § 23-24.9-9. Disposal ban. (a) Except as otherwise provided for...

Section 23-24.9-9.1. - Legislative findings. - § 23-24.9-9.1. Legislative findings. (a) The general assembly further finds:...

Section 23-24.9-9.2. - Best management practices. - § 23-24.9-9.2. Best management practices. Rhode Island dental offices and...

Section 23-24.9-9.3. - Amalgam separators. - § 23-24.9-9.3. Amalgam separators. No later than July 1, 2008,...

Section 23-24.9-9.4. - Exemptions. - § 23-24.9-9.4. Exemptions. The following categories of dental offices are...

Section 23-24.9-10. - Collection of mercury-added products. - § 23-24.9-10. Collection of mercury-added products. (a) After January 1,...

Section 23-24.9-10.1. - Resource recovery corporation option. - § 23-24.9-10.1. Resource recovery corporation option. The department and the...

Section 23-24.9-10.2. - Mercury-containing thermostats. - § 23-24.9-10.2. Mercury-containing thermostats. (a) Manufacturer responsibility. Each thermostat manufacturer...

Section 23-24.9-10.3. - Sunset provisions. - § 23-24.9-10.3. Sunset provisions. The department shall review the provisions...

Section 23-24.9-11. - Disclosure for mercury-added formulated products — Healthcare facilities. - § 23-24.9-11. Disclosure for mercury-added formulated products — Healthcare facilities....

Section 23-24.9-12. - Limitations on the use of elemental mercury. - § 23-24.9-12. Limitations on the use of elemental mercury. After...

Section 23-24.9-13. - Existing inventories. - § 23-24.9-13. Existing inventories. Those mercury-added products with a code...

Section 23-24.9-14. - Public education and outreach. - § 23-24.9-14. Public education and outreach. (a) The director shall...

Section 23-24.9-15. - State procurement preferences for low or nonmercury-added products. - § 23-24.9-15. State procurement preferences for low or nonmercury-added products....

Section 23-24.9-16. - Violations. - § 23-24.9-16. Violations. Effective July 1, 2005, a violation of...

Section 23-24.9-17. - State review. - § 23-24.9-17. State review. The department shall, in consultation with...

Section 23-24.9-18. - Application to products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). - § 23-24.9-18. Application to products regulated by the Food and...

Section 23-24.9-19. - Mercury advisory working group. - § 23-24.9-19. Mercury advisory working group. The department of environmental...

Section 23-24.9-20. - Regulations. - § 23-24.9-20. Regulations. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations...

Section 23-24.9-20.1. - Effective dates for implementation. - § 23-24.9-20.1. Effective dates for implementation. Notwithstanding the effective date...

Section 23-24.9-21. - Severability and construction. - § 23-24.9-21. Severability and construction. The provisions of this chapter...