Section 7-37 - Returnables, Cleaning for Refilling (a) Except as specified under Chapter 7, Section 37(b) and (c), returned empty containers intended for cleaning and refilling with food shall be cleaned and refilled in a regulated establishment or processing plant.
(b) A food-specific container for beverages may be refilled at an establishment or processing plant if: - (i) Only a beverage that is not a potentially hazardous food is used as specified under Chapter 3, Section 55(a);
- (ii) The design of the container and of the rinsing equipment and the nature of the beverage, when considered together, allow effective cleaning at home, in the establishment or processing plant;
- (iii) Facilities for rinsing before refilling returned containers with fresh, hot water that is under pressure and not recirculated are provided as part of the dispensing system;
- (iv) The consumer-owned container returned to the establishment or processing plant for refilling is refilled for sale or service only to the same consumer; and
- (v) The container is refilled by:
- (A) An employee of the establishment or processing plant; or
- (B) The owner of the container if the beverage system includes a contamination-free transfer process that cannot be bypassed by the container owner.
(c) Consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be filled at a water vending machine or system.
010-7 Wyo. Code R. § 7-37