D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3901

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Rule 20-3901 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCERS

3901.1

A producer of a covered battery or covered battery-containing product sold or offered for sale in the District of Columbia, including retail, wholesale, business-to-business, and online sales, shall:

(a) Be a member of a BSO; and

(b) As part of a BSO, implement a battery collection program as set forth in an approved battery stewardship plan.

3901.2

A product that contains or is packaged with a primary or rechargeable battery is not a battery-containing product under this chapter if each battery producer of any primary or rechargeable battery that is contained in the product or packaged with the product at the time of sale:

(a) Is a member of a BSO that has an approved battery stewardship plan; and

(b) Has provided a written certification containing the following information to the BSO of which the battery producer is a member:

(1) The name of the battery producer submitting the certification;

(2) The brand name, product name, and other identifying information for the product that contains or is packaged with the producer's battery;

(3) The name, mailing address, and email address of the product producer;

(4) The brand name, product name, and other identifying information for the primary or rechargeable battery or batteries in or packaged with the product; and

(5) Documentation that the battery producer provided a written certification of the battery producer's membership in the BSO to the product producer.

3901.3

A battery producer that provides its BSO with a certification meeting the requirements in §3901.2 shall notify the BSO if it stops supplying primary or rechargeable batteries for the product that is the subject of the certification.

3901.4

If the product producer changes the batteries contained in or packaged with the product to primary or rechargeable batteries of a different producer, the product producer shall notify the BSO, and the product is not exempt under this section unless and until the new battery producer complies with §3901.2.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3901

Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 15526 (12/30/2022)