[§328D-6]  Labeling requirements.  Allbottled water shall conform to applicable federal and state labeling laws andbe labeled in compliance with the following standards:

(1)  Mineral water may be labeled “mineral water”. Bottled water to which minerals are added shall be labeled so as to disclosethat minerals are added, and may not be labeled “natural mineral water”.

(2)  Spring water may be labeled “spring water” or“natural spring water”.

(3)  Water containing carbon dioxide that emerges fromthe source and is bottled directly with its entrapped gas or from which the gasis mechanically separated and later reintroduced at a level not higher thannaturally occurring in the water may bear on its label the words “naturallycarbonated” or “naturally sparkling”.

(4)  Bottled water which contains carbon dioxide otherthan that naturally occurring in the source of the product shall be labeledwith the words “carbonated”, “carbonation added”, or “sparkling” when thecarbonation is obtained from a natural or manufactured source.

(5)  Well water may be labeled “well water” or“natural well water”.

(6)  Artesian water may be labeled “artesian water” or“natural artesian water”.

(7)  Purified water shall be labeled “purified water”and the method of preparation shall be stated on the label, except thatpurified water produced by distillation may be labeled as “distilled water”.

(8)  Drinking water may be labeled “drinking water”.

(9)  Any bottler, distributor, or vendor of bottledwater whose corporate name, brand name, or trademark contains the words“spring”, “well”, “artesian”, “mineral”, or “natural” or any derivative ofthose words shall label each bottle with the type of bottled water in typefaceat least equal to the size of the typeface of the corporate name, brand name,or trademark, if the type of the bottled water is different from the typestated or implied in the corporate name, brand name, or trademark.

(10)  The use of the word “spring”, or any derivativethereof other than in a trademark, trade name, or company name to describewater that is not spring water as defined in section 328D-1 shall beprohibited.

(11)  A product meeting more than one definition asstated in section 328D-1 may be identified by any of the applicable producttypes defined in section 328D-1, except where otherwise specificallyprohibited.

(12)  Supplemental printed information and graphicsconcerning recognized uses of the water may appear on the label but shall notimply properties of the product or preparation methods which are not factual.[L 1988, c 304, pt of §1]