Illinois Code § 5

Illinois Code § 5. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5.

Definitions. In this Act: "Bottled water" means any water that is placed in a sealed container at a water-bottling plant to be used for drinking, culinary, or other purposes involving a likelihood of the water being ingested by humans. "Bottled water" does not include water packaged with the approval of the Department for use in a public emergency. "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Private water source" means a privately owned source of water in Illinois, other than a public water system or private water system as defined in the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, that is used for bottled or vended water and meets the requirements of an approved source for bottled water as defined in Section 129.3 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. "Retail water facility" means any commercial establishment where vended water is sold, and placed in customers' containers, or placed in containers sold or given to customers who come to the establishment to obtain water. "Vended water" means any water that is dispensed by a water-vending machine or retail water facility, or water from a private water source, and that is dispensed by a water-vending machine, retail water facility, water hauler, or any other person or facility for drinking, culinary, or other purposes involving a likelihood of the water being ingested by humans. "Vended water" does not include water from a public water system that has not undergone additional treatment. Water sold without further treatment is not "vended water". "Water-bottling plant" means any facility in which bottled water is produced. "Water-vending machine" means any self-service device that, upon insertion of a coin, coins, or token, or upon receipt of payment by any other means, dispenses a unit volume of water to be used for drinking, culinary, or other purposes involving a likelihood of the water being ingested by humans. (Source: P.A. 93-866, eff. 1-1-05.)

Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5
  • Jurisdiction: Illinois
  • Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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