California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 5 - Sanitation (Environmental) › Subchapter 1 - Engineering (Sanitary) › Group 7 - BOTTLED WATER AND WATER VENDING MACHINES › Article 6 - LICENSES AND FEES › Section 7870 - Licenses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Water Bottling
						Plants.
The owners or operators of each water bottling plant shall
						  make application for license on forms provided by the Department. The application
						  and license fee shall be submitted for a calendar year. License fees payable are due
						  on or before January 1 and shall be in accordance with Table 1. For new bottling
						  operations, the fee shall be $500.00 for the first calendar year's operation. For
						  water bottled out of state, license fees shall be in accordance with Table 1.
						  Average weekly production shall be determined by dividing the number of gallons
						  shipped into California during the previous year by 52.
TABLE 1WATER BOTTLING PLANT LICENSE FEE
						  SCHEDULE
Last Year's Average Weekly Production
								  Bottled Water (in Gallons)
Current
								  Annual License Fee
2,500 or
								  less
..........................
$100
2,501 to
								  10,000
..........................
$200
10,001 to
								  25,000
..........................
$300
25,001 to
								  50,000
..........................
$400
Over
								  50,000
..........................
$500
(b)
						Water Vending Machines.
Each water vending machine owner or operator shall make
						  application and obtain a license for each machine operated under his control. The
						  annual license fee for each approved machine shall be $5 per calendar year. A decal
						  or seal provided by the Department indicating a license fee has been paid shall be
						  affixed in a prominent place to each vending machine in service.
(c) Water Vending Machine Approval.
Each model of a water vending machine shall be approved by
						  the Department. For newly designed machines or existing machines with modifications,
						  adequate data shall be submitted regarding ability of the machine to comply with the
						  standards of design and to continuously and reliably deliver water complying with
						  water quality standards prescribed in Section
						  7863. The evaluation fee for each model
						  of a new machine and existing machines with modifications affecting the quality of
						  the water produced shall be in accordance with Table 2. The Department may accept,
						  without payment of a fee, the evaluation of a new or modified model by a recognized
						  independent laboratory.
TABLE 2WATER VENDING MACHINE EVALUATION FEE
						  SCHEDULE
New
								  machine..........................
$500
Existing machine with major
								  modifications..........................
$200
Existing machine with minor
								  modifications..........................
$50
1. Repealer
						  and new section filed 6-14-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
						  24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 102,
							 208 and
							 4041,
							 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
							 4040-
							 4043,
							 Health and Safety Code.