§ 7101. Legislative findings The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment and poses a serious threat to humans, particularly young children and the developing fetus, and wildlife. (2) Recent EPA research concludes that 16 percent of American women of childbearing age have […]
§ 7102. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. (2) “Elemental mercury” means the chemical symbol Hg. Elemental Hg is a silvery-white liquid (at room temperature) with an atomic number of 80 and an atomic mass of 200.57. (3) “Fabricated mercury-added product” means a product that consists […]
§ 7103. Multistate clearinghouse The Agency is authorized to participate in the establishment and implementation of a regional, multistate clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the requirements of this chapter, to coordinate State review of manufacturer notification under section 7104 of this title, applications for alternative product labeling under section 7106 of this title, exemption […]
§ 7104. Notification (a) Effective July 1, 2006, no mercury-added product may be offered for final sale, sold at a final sale, or distributed in Vermont, unless the manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group gives prior notification in writing to the Agency or the multistate clearinghouse described in section 7103 of this chapter, as […]
§ 7105. Restrictions on the sale and use of certain mercury-added products (a) Novelties. After July 1, 2006, no mercury-added novelty may be offered for sale, sold at final sale, or distributed in Vermont. This ban on sale or distribution shall not apply to a novelty incorporating one or more button cell batteries, or one […]
§ 7106. Labeling of mercury-added products (a) No mercury-added product may be offered for final sale, sold at a final sale, or distributed in Vermont after July 1, 2007, unless both the product and its packaging are labeled in accordance with this section. This requirement also may be met by compliance with the terms of […]
§ 7107. Discarded mercury-added products (a) Management of discarded mercury-added products. After July 1, 2007, discarded mercury-added products, except for mercury-added button cell batteries, products containing mercury-added button cell batteries as their only mercury-added components, and photographic film shall be managed as provided in this section. (1) Disposal ban. No person shall knowingly dispose of […]
§ 7109. Mercury in schools After July 1, 2006, no school in Vermont may use, or purchase for use, in a primary or secondary nonvocational education program, any of the following: elemental mercury, chemicals containing mercury or mercury compounds, or mercury-added measuring devices. Other mercury-added products that are used by schools are not subject to […]
§ 7110. Mercury-added products used in dental procedures (a) Dental amalgam, a formulated mercury-added product, shall not be regulated by any other sections of this chapter. (b) Vermont dental offices and vocational dental education programs shall use and instruct on the use of best management practices to minimize the presence of elemental mercury, unused amalgam, […]
§ 7111. Hospital mercury reduction plan By July 1, 2006, each hospital in Vermont shall submit a mercury reduction plan to the Agency, consistent with guidance provided by the Agency. The plan will cover all patient care sites owned or operated by the hospital. The plan shall identify and quantify mercury use and disposal related […]
§ 7112. Public education and outreach (a) The Agency and the Department of Health, in concert with other relevant State agencies, may implement a comprehensive public education, outreach, and assistance program for households, hazardous waste generators, municipalities, and solid waste management districts, small businesses, health care facilities, scrap metal facilities, dismantlers, institutions, schools, and other […]
§ 7114. Mercury planning (a) The Agency shall develop a plan and identify the necessary resources to accomplish the plan that would provide the necessary data to answer the following questions concerning mercury contamination of fish: (1) Are fish contaminant levels changing with time and in response to management actions? (2) Is there a baseline […]
§ 7115. Rulemaking The Secretary of Natural Resources is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. (Added 2005, No. 13, § 1.)
§ 7116. Mercury-containing thermostats (a) Manufacturer responsibility. Each thermostat manufacturer that has offered for final sale, sold at final sale, or has distributed mercury-containing thermostats in Vermont shall, individually or collectively: (1) Not later than October 1, 2008 submit a plan to the Agency for approval that describes a collection and financial incentive program for […]
