Section 459.420 - Permitted lead-acid battery disposal; disposal by retailers(1) No person may place a used lead-acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead-acid battery in this state except by delivery to a lead-acid battery retailer or wholesaler, to a collection or recycling facility authorized under ORS 459.005 to 459.437 or to a secondary lead smelter permitted by a state or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.(2) No lead-acid battery retailer shall dispose of a used lead-acid battery in this state except by delivery to the agent of a battery wholesaler, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter permitted by a state or the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to a collection or recycling facility authorized under ORS 459.005 to 459.437 or to a secondary lead smelter permitted by a state or the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1989 c.290 §2; 1993 c.560 §56