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Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15
15
Part 13
Subpart 75
Chapter 1
15 Miss. Code R. Part 13, Subpart 75, Chapter 1
Regulation Governing Bottled Water
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
1.1.1
This regulation prescribes sanitary practices relating to the source, transportation,
1.1.2
Authorization
1.1.3
Adoption by Reference
1.1.4
Modifications of the Adoption by Reference
1.2.1
For this regulation, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
1.3.1
Each person who establishes, maintains, or operates a bottled water plant in the
1.3.2
Each person who imports water or causes water to be transported into or within
1.3.3
Each person who is both a bottled water plant operator and water dealer shall be
1.3.4
Bottled water that is imported into and offered for sale in the state shall be
1.3.5
An out-of-state bottler or water dealer that has a permit to bottle or transport water
1.3.6
A bottler outside the United States may receive a permit under this law based on a
1.3.7
An out- of-state or out-of-country bottled water plant or bottled water dealer that
1.3.8
If, after considering the source of water and the treatment process provided by a
1.3.9
Emergency Suspension of Permit
1.3.10
Denial or Revocation of Permit
1.3.11
Notice
1.3.12
Hearing
1.4.1
The Health Authority shall inspect annually each instate bottled water plant prior
1.4.2
Whenever an inspection is made of a bottled water plant the findings shall be
1.4.3
If violations noted on the inspection form are not corrected within the period
1.4.4
The Health Authority may enter any bottled water plant, water dealer warehouse
1.4.5
Out-of-state and out-of-country bottled water plants shall submit copies of current
1.5.1
Application for an original or renewal permit for a bottled water plant operator or
1.5.2
Each permit shall be issued only for the water dealer or the bottled water plant
1.5.3
Each permit shall be issued from date permitted until December 31st each year
1.5.4
Prior to approval of any application for a permit, the State Department of Health
1.6.1
Prior to construction, remodeling or conversion for use as a bottled water plant,
1.7.1
Any person who operates a bottled water plant or causes water to be transported
1.7.2
Fees
1.8.1
All water transported in bulk shall be from an approved source that meets the
1.8.2
As part of the pre-treatment process, bulk tanks, hoses, pumps and connections
1.8.3
Tanks and filling and delivery hose connections shall be cleaned and sanitized
1.8.4
All surfaces that come into contact with water during storage prior to transport,
1.8.5
Bulk water transport is intended to move raw water from one area to another for
1.8.6
Suitable shelter shall be provided that protects the transport tank and its content
1.8.7
Any plant that is to receive bulk water must be constructed in a manner to receive
1.8.8
The cleaning tag shall be removed by the receiving plant and attached to the
1.8.9
The cleaning tag shall specify:
1.8.10
All vehicles and transport tanks containing bulk raw water for processing,
1.8.11
Tanks or vehicles transporting raw water for processing and bottling or processed
1.8.12
Discontinuance of Operation
1.9.1
A water vending machine shall comply with the regulation for bottled water
1.9.2
Water vending machines shall be designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning
1.9.3
Water contact surfaces and parts of the water vending machine shall be of nontoxic, corrosion-resistant, non-absorbent material capable of withstanding
1.9.4
Water vending machines shall have a guarded corrosion resistant dispensing
1.9.5
Water vending machines shall be equipped to disinfect the vended water by ultralight, ozone, or equally effective methods prior to delivery into the customer's
1.9.6
Water vending machines shall be equipped with monitoring devices designed to
1.9.7
Water vending machines shall be equipped with a self-closing, tight-fitting door
1.9.8
Water vending machines shall be located only in retail food establishments or
1.9.9
The floor on which a water vending machine is located shall be smooth and of
1.9.10
Each machine shall have an adequate system for collecting and disposing
1.9.11
Each machine shall have a backflow prevention device for all connections with
1.9.12
The source of the water supply shall be an approved public water system
1.9.13
Owners, managers and operators of water vending machines shall ensure that the
1.9.14
Operator Requirements
1.9.15
Parts and surfaces of water vending machines shall be kept clean and maintained
1.9.16
Water vending machine operators shall ensure that machines are maintained and
1.9.17
All records pertaining to the sampling and analyses shall be retained by the
1.9.18
Each water vending machine shall have in a position clearly visible to customers
1.9.19
The vending machine shall bear the following label in type at least one inch in
1.9.20
When containers are provided by the operator, the caps, closures and containers
1.9.21
The Department shall collect and analyses samples of vended water when
1.9.22
Fees
1.9.23
The Department shall order a water vending machine operator to discontinue the
1.9.24
The Department shall revoke a permit when it is determined that there has been a