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RSA 485:14 · Use of Fluoride

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 RSA 44:16, RSA 31:17-a, RSA 52:23, or RSA 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.

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Paragraph I, RSA 44:16, RSA 31:17-a, RSA 52:23, and RSA 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:

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(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;

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(b)

An identification of the source of the fluoridated water; and

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(c)

The most recent compliance sample result for fluoride that the supplier of water that fluoridated the water has submitted to the department. Source. 1989, 339:1. 2004, 225:1, eff. July 1, 2004. 2018, 258:5, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.

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Source note

Source. 1989, 339:1. 2004, 225:1, eff. July 1, 2004. 2018, 258:5, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.

Source history

  • 1989, 339:1
  • 2004, 225:1, eff. July 1, 2004
  • 2018, 258:5, eff. Aug. 11, 2018

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