| | Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §3755-A, sub-§3, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 173, | §6, is amended to read: |
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| H. Dismantling of a vehicle must be performed in accordance | with the following standards. |
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| (1) The battery Batteries must be removed. |
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| (2) Engine All fluids, including but not limited to | engine lubricant, transmission fluid, brake fluid and | power steering fluid, hydraulic fluid, engine coolant, | gasoline, diesel fuel and oil, must be drained into | watertight, covered containers and must be recycled or | disposed of in accordance with applicable federal or | and state laws, rules or and regulations. |
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| (3) Fluids from a vehicle may not be permitted to flow | or be discharged into or onto the ground. |
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| (4) The recycling operation Storage, recycling or | disposal of all fluids, refrigerant, batteries and | mercury switches must comply with all applicable | federal or and state laws related to hazardous | materials, rules and regulations. |
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| (5)__A log must be maintained of all motor vehicles | handled that includes the date each vehicle was | acquired, a copy of the vehicle's title or bill of sale | and the date or dates upon which all fluids, | refrigerant, batteries and mercury switches were | removed. |
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| (6)__All fluids, refrigerant, batteries and mercury | switches must be removed from motor vehicles that lack | engines or other parts that render the vehicles | incapable of being driven under their own motor power | or that are otherwise incapable of being driven under | their own motor power within 180 days of acquisition.__ | Motor vehicles acquired by and on the premises of an | automobile recycling business prior to October 1, 2005 | must have all fluids, refrigerant, batteries and | mercury switches removed by January 1, 2007.__Fluids | required to be removed under this subparagraph must be | removed to the greatest extent practicable. |
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| (7)__All fluids, refrigerant, batteries and mercury | switches must be removed from vehicles before crushing |
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| or shredding.__Fluids required to be removed under this | subparagraph must be removed to the greatest extent | practicable. |
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