Section 111130 - Fees; categories; application for license(a) The department shall charge and collect a fee for each license application submitted in accordance with the fee schedule in Table 1, that shall be an amount reasonably necessary to produce sufficient revenue to enforce this article. The fees collected shall be adjusted annually as required by Section 100425. New applicants for a water bottling plant license shall pay Category 2 fees for the first license year.(b) The water-bottling plant and bottled water distributor categories shall be determined by dividing by 52 the number of gallons produced or shipped into California during the previous year. If the result is an average of 5,000 gallons or less per week, the firm is Category 1. If the average exceeds 5,000 gallons per week, the firm is Category 2. Table 1 License Fees |
License Class | Annual Fee |
Water-Bottling Plant Category 1 | $ 310 |
Category 2 | 875 |
Water-Vending Machine | 40 |
Water Hauler | 310 |
Retail Water Facility | 310 |
Private Water Source Operator | 310 |
Bottled Water Distributor | 310 |
(c) The owners or operators of each water-bottling plant, retail water facility, private water source, each water hauler in California and bottlers or distributors of water bottled out-of-state shall make application for a license on forms provided by the department. Applications and license fees shall be submitted annually. Applicants shall provide to the department, in electronic format, the serial number of each machine, and the street address, city, ZIP Code, and county where the machine is located.(d) Each water-vending machine owner or operator shall make application annually for a license for all machines on forms provided by the department. A decal or seal provided by the department indicating a license fee has been paid shall be affixed in a prominent place to each water-vending machine in service. The duty to display the decal or seal shall apply only on and after the decal has been received by the operator.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 111130
Amended by Stats 2007 ch 575 (SB 220),s 5, eff. 1/1/2008.