New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485:14 – Use of Fluoride
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I. No fluoride shall be introduced into a public water system unless and until the municipality or municipalities served by such system have each held a public hearing as to the introduction of fluoride into the public water system, and the registered voters of such municipality or municipalities have approved such action pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 44:16, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:17-a, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 52:23, or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:14-a. For purposes of this section “municipality” means a municipality that has 100 or more user connections that are served from the public water system.
II. Paragraph I, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 44:16, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:17-a, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 52:23, and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:14-a shall not apply to a public water system’s receipt of fluoridated water from another public water system. If a public water system that does not fluoridate its water receives fluoridated water from another system, it shall, prior to receipt, provide written information to its water users that includes the following:
(a) A statement, approved by the department, that the water contains fluoride for the purpose of improving community oral health and, in the event the fluoride levels are diluted from other sources of water or degraded, that the fluoride levels may be too low to effectively prevent tooth decay;
(b) An identification of the source of the fluoridated water; and
(c) The most recent compliance sample result for fluoride that the supplier of water that fluoridated the water has submitted to the department.
II. Paragraph I, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 44:16, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:17-a, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 52:23, and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:14-a shall not apply to a public water system’s receipt of fluoridated water from another public water system. If a public water system that does not fluoridate its water receives fluoridated water from another system, it shall, prior to receipt, provide written information to its water users that includes the following:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485:14
- Department: means the department of environmental services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485:1-a
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Public water system: means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485:1-a
- Supplier of water: means any person who controls, owns or generally manages a public water system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485:1-a
(a) A statement, approved by the department, that the water contains fluoride for the purpose of improving community oral health and, in the event the fluoride levels are diluted from other sources of water or degraded, that the fluoride levels may be too low to effectively prevent tooth decay;
(b) An identification of the source of the fluoridated water; and
(c) The most recent compliance sample result for fluoride that the supplier of water that fluoridated the water has submitted to the department.