Section 149-M:34 – Prohibition; Schedule for Removal of Intentional and Incidental Amounts.
149-M:34 Prohibition; Schedule for Removal of Intentional and Incidental Amounts. – The schedule for removal of lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium in any package or packaging component shall be as follows: I. No package or packaging component shall be offered for sale or for promotional purposes by its manufacturer or distributor in the […]
Section 149-M:35 – Exemptions.
149-M:35 Exemptions. – I. All packages and packaging components shall be subject to this subdivision, except the following: (a) Those packages or packaging components with a code indicating that the date of manufacture was prior to April 27, 1990. (b) Those packages or packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium have […]
Section 149-M:36 – Certificate of Compliance.
149-M:36 Certificate of Compliance. – I. A certificate of compliance stating that a package or packaging component is in compliance with the requirements of this subdivision shall be furnished by its manufacturer or supplier to its purchaser. If compliance is achieved under RSA 149-M:34, the certificate shall state the specific basis upon which the […]
Section 149-M:37 – Rulemaking.
149-M:37 Rulemaking. – The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Procedures for petitions for exemption pursuant to RSA 149-M:35, including renewals of exemptions. II. Procedures for certificates of compliance pursuant to RSA 149-M:36. III. A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under RSA 149-M:38, VI. IV. Procedures […]
Section 149-M:38 – Enforcement.
149-M:38 Enforcement. – I. The commissioner may issue an order to any person in violation of this subdivision, any rule adopted under this subdivision or any condition in any exemption granted under this subdivision to comply with the subdivision, the rule or condition, and may require such remedial measures as may be necessary. II. […]
Section 149-M:39 – Public Access.
149-M:39 Public Access. – Any member of the public may request a certificate of compliance from a manufacturer or supplier of packaging or of a packaging component. The request shall be in writing and shall specifically state the packaging component or package information requested. A copy of the written request shall be provided to […]
Section 149-M:40 – Severability.
149-M:40 Severability. – If any provision of this subdivision or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the subdivision which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this subdivision are […]
Section 149-M:41 – Declaration of Policy.
149-M:41 Declaration of Policy. – In recognition of the potential for harm to both public health and the environment which can result from an unlined solid waste landfill that has not been properly closed or from a municipal incinerator without adequate emissions controls, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state […]
Section 149-M:27 – Refuse Reduction.
149-M:27 Refuse Reduction. – I. If the department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health, it may issue an order suspending all or any part of this section during such emergency. II. No wet-cell batteries shall be disposed of in a solid waste landfill facility or composting facility […]
Section 149-M:28 – Restrictions on Battery Sales and Disposal; Exemptions.
149-M:28 Restrictions on Battery Sales and Disposal; Exemptions. – I. (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b), no person shall sell or offer for sale in New Hampshire an alkaline manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1993, which battery contains more than 0.025 percent mercury by weight of the battery. (b) No […]