[§481H-5]  Prohibited practices.  (a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to print or disseminate any false
advertising or to use or employ any deceptive act or practice as described in
subsection (b) in the conduct of any trade or commerce for the purpose of
inducing the sale, lease, rental, or distribution of water treatment units.



(b)  No person shall use:



(1)  Materially false or misleading claims concerning
the quality of a prospective purchaser's public water supply or private well
water;



(2)  Materially false or misleading claims concerning
the kind and degree of problems caused by water from a public water supply;



(3)  Materially false or misleading claims of
scientific certainty regarding the relationship between acute or chronic
illnesses and water quality;



(4)  Product performance claims and product benefit
claims unless such claims are based on factual data obtained from tests
conducted by a testing facility following scientifically valid test procedures,
which data is in existence at the time such claims are made;



(5)  Materially false or misleading pictures,
exhibits, graphs, charts, or other graphic portrayals in advertisements;



(6)  Materially false or misleading claims that
serious harm may or will occur if the product is not purchased;



(7)  Statements that the water flowing from a water
treatment unit is "pure" unless such words are reasonably defined;



(8)  Claims that a water treatment unit would provide
a health benefit or diminish a health risk unless reasonably based on factual
data;



(9)  Materially false or misleading statements that
the contaminants reduced by a water treatment unit are present in excess of
permitted levels in the drinking water of the consumer;



(10)  Endorsements or testimonials, unless such
endorsements or testimonials state the opinion and qualifications of the person
giving them, are not materially false or misleading, and accurately reflect the
context in which they were made or given;



(11)  Tests or test results of a consumer's drinking
water to state or demonstrate the presence of contaminants in a prospective
purchaser's drinking water for the purpose of inducing a person to purchase a
water treatment unit unless those test results have either been obtained from a
certified laboratory or were performed in accordance with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency approved test methods or guidelines, where
applicable, and the results of the tests are not used in a materially false or
misleading manner; and



(12)  Tests or test results of a consumer's drinking
water without providing maximum contaminant level information. [L 1991, c 260,
pt of §1]