Vended water.

Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, prescribes various quality, reporting, and labeling standards for bottled water and private water sources and limits the levels of certain contaminants that may be contained in those water products. Violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to perform various duties under these provisions. This bill would require each applicant for a license as a water-bottling plant or a private water source to provide to the department specified information and would require the department to annually compile a listing of this information and make it available to the public, as provided. The bill would also make specified findings and declarations. Because this bill would create a new crime, it imposes a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.