Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title XI. NATURAL RESOURCES |
Chapter 455B. JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
Section 455B.804. Prohibition and proper management of mercury-added vehicle switches.
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1. Prior to delivery to a scrap recycling facility, a person who sells, gives, or otherwise conveys ownership of an end-of-life vehicle to the scrap recycling facility for recycling shall remove all mercury-added switches from such end-of-life vehicle unless the mercury-added switch is inaccessible due to significant damage to the end-of-life vehicle in the area where the mercury-added switch is located.
2. A person shall not represent that mercury-added switches have been removed from a vehicle or vehicle hulk being sold, given, or otherwise conveyed for recycling if that person has not removed such mercury-added switches or arranged with another person to remove such switches.
For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see