§7101 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS

July 1, 2005

§7102 DEFINITIONS

July 1, 2005

§7103 MULTISTATE CLEARINGHOUSE

July 1, 2005

§7104 NOTIFICATION
Must be filed for products to be SOLD in the state after:

July 1, 2006

§7105 RESTRICTION ON THE SALE AND USE OF CERTAIN MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS

Products cannot be SOLD after:

(a) Novelties - No restrictions on novelty products with button cell batteries or mercury-added lamps

July 1, 2006

(b) Thermometers and thermostats- No exemption allowed

July 1, 2006

(c) Dairy Manometers- No exemption allowed

January 1, 2006

(d) Elemental Mercury - Certain exceptions

July 1, 2006

(e) Instruments, Measuring Devices and Neon Signs
Cannot be SOLD in the state unless sale approved under exemption process **

January 1, 2007

(f) Mercury switches and relays
Cannot be SOLD in the state unless sale approved under exemption process **

January 1, 2007

(g) Exclusion for existing equipment

In use prior to January 1, 2007

(h) **Exemption application deadline for switches, relays and measuring devices.

March 1, 2006

§7106 LABELING OF MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS

• Button cell batteries exempted
• Label product, component & package
• Labels - legible, 10 point font, clearly visible, durable
• Prior-to-purchase visible label

Products SOLD after
July 1, 2007

(Replaces 10 V.S.A. chapter 159 §6621d)

Alternative Labeling (h) - Only if strict compliance of standard labeling cannot be met. Submit request prior to labeling plan to obtain alternative approval number to include on certified labeling plan form.

• Alternatives approved for FONT size less than 10 point font prior to July 1, 2005 will remain in effect until July 1, 2015.

Specific Product Labeling (i)

• Large appliances (1) - product and component label
• New motor vehicles (2) - door post label only
• Products with non-replaceable lamps (3)(A) used for specific purposes - product and care & use manual
• Products with LCD screens less than 7" in diameter (3)(B) - care and use manual only
• Products with replaceable lamps (3)(C) - product, package, component, care and use manual or product instructions, if any, and on housing if any

Products SOLD after
July 1, 2007

• Labeling of flashlights or portable lanterns (4)

July 1, 2009

• Deadline for submission of certified labeling plan (j)
  Updated Plans must also be submitted if there is currently a plan on file.

October 1, 2006

§7107 DISCARDED MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS

July 1, 2007

§7109 MERCURY IN SCHOOLS

July 1, 2006

§7110 MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS USED IN DENTAL PROCEDURES

July 1, 2005

• Installation of Amalgam Separators (c)

January 1, 2007

• Agency survey of dental offices-every five years beginning (e)

July 1, 2006

§7111 HOSPITAL MERCURY REDUCTION PLAN

July 1, 2006

§7112 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

July 1, 2005

§7113 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MERCURY POLLUTION

July 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010