(a) A bottler shall process and package any water bottled for sale, in accordance with 21 CFR 110, 21 CFR 117, 21 CFR 129 and any regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive.

(b) No bottler shall process or bottle water using any line or equipment through which anything other than water from an approved source is passed, except that a bottler who bottles or processes water by using any such line or equipment, as of October 1, 1986, may continue to bottle water in such manner provided such bottled water complies with the bottled water quality standards set forth in 21 CFR 165.110 and 21 USC 342 and provided, in the event such bottler renovates a bottling production process or expands operations, such bottler shall establish a dedicated line for the processing of bottled water only.

(P.A. 86-241, S. 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-242, S. 67; P.A. 17-77, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 11-242 amended Subsec. (a) by making a technical change and amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “water from an approved source” for “water approved by the state”, by substituting “the bottled water quality standards set forth in 21 CFR 165.110 and 21 USC 342” for “regulations adopted by the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-36 concerning public drinking water” and by making technical changes; P.A. 17-77 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “21 CFR 117,”, effective July 1, 2017.