1. A. Each water vending machine operator shall:

   1. 1. obtain a permit for each water vending machine operated;
   2. 2. install each water vending machine to a potable water supply in accordance with the State Sanitary Code and any applicable, local plumbing codes;
   3. 3. operate and maintain all water vending machines in a sanitary manner;
   4. 4. maintain adequate water quality monitoring by analyzing one sample every three months bacteriologically from each water vending machine;
   5. 5. take investigative or corrective action, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Control Unit, as necessary when a vending machine malfunctions to assure that a pure, wholesome and potable water supply is supplied to consumers.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, September 1968, amended LR 10:10 (January 1984).