Health and Safety Code section 25215.15

(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead-acid battery at a solid waste facility or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marine waters.

(b)

A person may dispose of a lead-acid battery at either of the following locations:

(1)

A facility, including a facility located at a solid waste facility, established and operated for the purpose of recycling, or providing for the eventual recycling of, lead-acid batteries.

(2)

A dealer pursuant to Section 25215.2.

Source: Section 25215.15, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=25215.­15.­ (updated Sep. 26, 2016; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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