(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no person shall sell, offer for sale or offer for promotional purposes: (a) Any alkaline manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, containing intentionally introduced mercury. (b) Any zinc carbon battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, containing intentionally introduced mercury. (2) On and after January 1, 1996, a person may sell, offer for sale or offer for promotional purposes a button cell alkaline manganese battery with a mercury content of 25 milligrams or less. (3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to mercury that is incidentally present in a battery.
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