Ch. 316                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

5. Well water.

(iii) "Natural water" does not include water that is derived from a
municipal system or public water supply,

(iv) "Natural water" may be collected by means of pipes, pumps,
trucks, tunnels, or other devices.

. [(7)](6) "Purified water" means bottled water that:

(i) Is produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, or any
other means approved by the Department; and

(ii) Meets all the requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia
definition of purified water.

[(8)] (7) (i) "Spring water" means bottled water derived from an
underground aquifer from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth.

(ii) "Spring water" shall be collected:

1. At the natural orifice; or

2. If the water retains all of the physical properties of, and the
same composition as, water that flows naturally to the surface of the earth, from a
borehole near a spring that intercepts the same source of water as the spring;

(iii) "Spring water" shall meet all the requirements of natural water.

[(9)](8) (i) "Well water" means bottled water from a hole drilled in the
ground to tap the water of an aquifer.

(ii) "Well water" shall meet all the requirements of natural water.

(d)     (2) In order to register with the Department, a person shall present to the
Department [a]:

(I)      A statement of acceptability issued by the appropriate approving
authority of the state in which the water is collected, demonstrating that [the]:

1.       THE source of the water supply and the method of handling
the water, as practiced in that state, are not prejudicial to the public health [,] AND THE
METHOD IS AT LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THOSE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION;
and [that the]

2.       THE water is allowed to be sold in the state that issued the
statement of acceptability; AND

(II)     ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY REQUIRED OF A PERSON APPLYING FOR A LICENSE TO BOTTLE WATER IN
THIS STATE.

(e)     (1) (i) A person who is licensed or registered under this section shall
submit to the Department the results of:

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