Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 7870
The owners or operators of each water bottling plant shall make application for license on forms provided by the Department. The application and license fee shall be submitted for a calendar year. License fees payable are due on or before January 1 and shall be in accordance with Table 1. For new bottling operations, the fee shall be $500.00 for the first calendar year's operation. For water bottled out of state, license fees shall be in accordance with Table 1. Average weekly production shall be determined by dividing the number of gallons shipped into California during the previous year by 52.
TABLE 1WATER BOTTLING PLANT LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE
| Last Year's Average Weekly Production Bottled Water (in Gallons) | Current Annual License Fee | |
| 2,500 or less | .......................... | $100 |
| 2,501 to 10,000 | .......................... | $200 |
| 10,001 to 25,000 | .......................... | $300 |
| 25,001 to 50,000 | .......................... | $400 |
| Over 50,000 | .......................... | $500 |
Each water vending machine owner or operator shall make application and obtain a license for each machine operated under his control. The annual license fee for each approved machine shall be $5 per calendar year. A decal or seal provided by the Department indicating a license fee has been paid shall be affixed in a prominent place to each vending machine in service.
Each model of a water vending machine shall be approved by the Department. For newly designed machines or existing machines with modifications, adequate data shall be submitted regarding ability of the machine to comply with the standards of design and to continuously and reliably deliver water complying with water quality standards prescribed in Section 7863. The evaluation fee for each model of a new machine and existing machines with modifications affecting the quality of the water produced shall be in accordance with Table 2. The Department may accept, without payment of a fee, the evaluation of a new or modified model by a recognized independent laboratory.
TABLE 2WATER VENDING MACHINE EVALUATION FEE SCHEDULE
| New machine.......................... | $500 |
| Existing machine with major modifications.......................... | $200 |
| Existing machine with minor modifications.......................... | $50 |
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 7870
Note: Authority cited: Sections 102, 208 and 4041, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4040- 4043, Health and Safety Code.