Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 49 - PUBLIC HEALTH-FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS › Part I - Regulations › Chapter 4 - Water Vending Machines Regulations › Section I-405 - Permits [Formerly 49:2.1220]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each person desiring to operate a water
				vending machine in Louisiana shall, prior to such operation, apply to the State
				Health Officer for a perm it.
B.
				Any application for a permit shall be on a form as prescribed by the State
				Health Officer and shall contain the following:
1. name and principal address of the
				applicant;
2. address of the
				proposed water vending machine location. A separate application for permit must
				be filed for each water vending machine location.
3. signature of a responsible officer of the
				firm and his/her title;
4. any
				additional information needed for the orderly maintenance of records and data
				processing requirements;
5. the
				model number or name of the water vending machine;
6. evidence with respect to each model of
				machine intended to be used, that:
a. said
				model complies with the construction standards of the National Sanitation
				Foundation (NSF) and/or the National Automated Merchandising Association (NAM
				A). Such standards are available from the National Sanitation Foundation, 3475
				Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 and/or the National Automated
				Merchandising Association, 7 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, Illinois 60603;
b. all exterior and interior surfaces and
				component parts of said machine are designed and constructed to permit easy
				cleaning and maintenance;
c. all
				parts and surfaces of said machine with which the water comes into contact are
				non-toxic, corrosion resistant, non-absorbent material capable of withstanding
				repeated cleaning and sanitizing treatment.
d. said machine has a recessed or guarded
				corrosion resistant dispensing spout;
e. all treatment of the vended water by
				distillation, ion-exchange filtration, ultraviolet light, reverse osmosis,
				mineral addition or any other process is done in a manner so as to accomplish
				its intended purpose of purifying water;
f all vending machines are located in an area
				that can be maintained in clean condition and in a manner that avoids insect
				and rodent harborage.
g. the source
				of water supply is from a community water supply approved by the State Health
				Officer as defined in the State Sanitary Code, Sect. 8.1;
h. all machines have a system of collection
				and handling of drip, spillage and overflow of water;
i. all connections with the public water
				supply have a backflow prevention device approved by the State Health
				Officer;
j. all vending machines
				display, in a position clearly visible to customers, the following information:
				the name, license number and address of the operator, the fact that the water
				is obtained from a public water supply, a statement describing the treatment
				process; if no treatment process is utilized, then a statement to that fact,
				chemical names and concentrations of any preservatives or additives and a local
				telephone number than may be called for further information, service or
				complaints;
k. prior to delivery
				into the customer's container, water vended by the machine is disinfected by
				ultraviolet light or other method approved by the Health Officer;
l. all water vending machines are equipped
				with monitoring devices designed to shut down operation of the machine when the
				disinfection unit fails to function;
m. all vending machines are equipped with a
				self-closing, tight-fitting door on the vending compartment;
n. no vended water is described on a machine
				or elsewhere as "spring water" or "purified water" unless such water conforms
				to the definition contained in this Part.
o. activated carbon, if used, complies with
				the American Water Works Association (A WW A) specifications for granular,
				activated carbon used in the treatment of potable water (A WWA B
				604-74);
p. all vending machines
				are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, free from dirt and
				vermin.