50-31-236. Labeling requirements for bottled water. (1) A person may not sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold for sale, or give away bottled water unless it conforms to and is labeled in compliance with the following standards:
     (a) bottled mineral water must be labeled "mineral water" or "natural mineral water";
     (b) bottled water that contains naturally occurring carbon dioxide that emerges from the water and is bottled directly with its entrapped gas or that has been mechanically separated from and subsequently reintroduced into the water at a level not higher than that naturally occurring in the water must be labeled "naturally carbonated water" or "naturally sparkling water". Bottled water that contains carbon dioxide from a source that is not naturally occurring may not be labeled with the word "naturally".
     (c) bottled artesian water may be labeled "artesian well water", "natural artesian water", or "natural well water";
     (d) bottled spring water may be labeled "spring water" or "natural spring water";
     (e) bottled well water may be labeled "well water" or "natural well water";
     (f) bottled purified water must be labeled "purified water" and state the method of preparation. All of the letters specifying the type of bottled water must be printed in the same type size, style, and color. However, bottled purified water produced by distillation may be labeled "distilled water".
     (g) bottled demineralized water that is not purified water must be labeled "demineralized water" and state the method of preparation. All of the letters specifying the type of bottled water must be printed in the same type size, style, and color. However, bottled demineralized water produced by distillation may be labeled "distilled water".
     (h) bottled drinking water must be labeled "drinking water";
     (i) bottled fluoridated water must specify on the label whether the fluoride is naturally occurring or added;
     (j) unless the water is in fact spring water, language containing the word "spring" or "springs" may not be used as a brand name on the label or in words describing the bottled water.
     (2) A product meeting more than one definition may be labeled with any of the definitions with which it complies.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 169, L. 1989.