La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-3803

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-3803 - Applicability-Batteries

A. Batteries Covered under This Chapter

1. The requirements of this Chapter apply to persons managing batteries, as described in LAC 33:V.3813, except those listed in Subsection B of this Section.

2. Spent lead-acid batteries which are not managed under LAC 33:V.Chapter 41 are subject to management under this Chapter.

B. Batteries Not Covered under This Chapter. The requirements of this Chapter do not apply to persons managing the following batteries:

1. spent lead-acid batteries that are managed under LAC 33:V.Chapter 41;

2. batteries, as described in LAC 33:V.3813, that are not yet wastes under LAC 33:V.4901, including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in Subsection C of this Section; and

3. batteries, as described in this Chapter, that are not hazardous waste. A battery is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in LAC 33:V.4903.

C. Generation of Waste Batteries

1. A used battery becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., when sent for reclamation).

2. An unused battery becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-3803

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 23:568 (May 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.