Section 33-24-05-702 - Applicability - Batteries1.Batteries covered under sections 33-24-05-700 through 33-24-05-799. a. The requirements of sections 33-24-05-700 through 33-24-05-799 apply to persons managing batteries as described in section 33-24-01-04, except as those listed in subsection 2.b. Spent lead-acid batteries which are not managed under sections 33-24-05-235 through 33-24-05-249 are subject to management under sections 33-24-05-700 through 33-24-05-799.2.Batteries not covered under sections 33-24-05-700 through 33-24-05-799. The requirements of sections 33-24-05-700 through 33-24-05-799 do not apply to persons managing the following batteries:
a. Spent lead-acid batteries that are managed under sections 33-24-05-235 through 33-24-05-249.b. Batteries, as described in section 33-24-01-04, that are not yet wastes under 33-24-02, including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in subsection 3.c. Batteries, as described in section 33-24-01-04, that are not hazardous waste. A battery is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in sections 33-24-02-10 through 33-24-02-14.3.Generation of waste batteries.a. A used battery becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (for example, when sent for reclamation).b. An unused battery becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.N.D. Admin Code 33-24-05-702
Effective July 1, 1997; amended effective December 1, 2003.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/1/2016.General Authority: NDCC 23-20.3-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-20.3-03, 23-20.3-04