WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          H.B. 555

(D)     "EASILY REMOVED", WITH RESPECT TO A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
WHICH POWERS A RECHARGEABLE PRODUCT, MEANS REMOVABLE BY HAND OR BY
USING COMMON HOUSEHOLD TOOLS.

(E)      "INSTITUTIONAL USER" MEANS A PERSON CONDUCTING MEDICAL,
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, GOVERNMENTAL, OR SIMILAR OPERATIONS.

(F)      (1) "MARKETER" MEANS A PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES, ASSEMBLES,
SELLS, DISTRIBUTES, AFFIXES A BRAND NAME OR PRIVATE LABEL TO, OR LICENSES
THE USE OF A BRAND NAME ON A UNIT OR PRODUCT WITH AN EASILY REMOVABLE
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY.

(2) EXCEPT FOR A PERSON WHO AFFIXES A BRAND NAME OR PRIVATE
LABEL TO A UNIT OR TO A PRODUCT WITH AN EASILY REMOVABLE RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY, "MARKETER" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PERSON ENGAGED IN THE RETAIL
SALE OF A UNIT OR OF A RECHARGEABLE PRODUCT.

(G)     "NONREMOVABLE", WITH RESPECT TO A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
WHICH POWERS A RECHARGEABLE PRODUCT, MEANS NOT EASILY REMOVED.

(H) (1) "RECHARGEABLE BATTERY" MEANS ANY TYPE OF ENCLOSED
DEVICE OR SEALED CONTAINER WHICH CONSISTS OF ONE OR MORE CELLS AND
WHICH WEIGHS 25 POUNDS OR LESS.

(2) "RECHARGEABLE BATTERY" DOES NOT INCLUDE A BATTERY USED
AS A POWER SOURCE FOR STARTING A MOTOR VEHICLE.

(I) "RECHARGEABLE PRODUCT" MEANS A DEVICE FOR WHICH THE PRIMARY
POWER SOURCE IS A NONREMOVABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY.

(J) "RESPONSIBLE ENTITY" MEANS A PERSON DESIGNATED IN A UNIT
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, OR IN THE ABSENCE OF A UNIT MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM, THE MARKETER WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON A UNIT.

(K) "SELL" MEANS TO SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR OFFER FOR PROMOTIONAL
PURPOSES A UNIT OR A PRODUCT WITH AN EASILY REMOVABLE RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY.

(L) "UNIT" MEANS A CELL, A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, OR A
RECHARGEABLE PRODUCT.

(M) "UNIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR SYSTEM FOR
THE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, OR DISPOSAL OF UNITS PUT IN PLACE BY A
MARKETER UNDER § 6-1007 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

6-1002.

AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1994, EACH UNIT SOLD BY A MARKETER TO AN END USER
IN THIS STATE SHALL BE COVERED BY ONE OR MORE UNIT MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS.

6-1003.

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