Revision: June 7, 2012, midnight
CHAPTER 122
HB 1416-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
15Mar2012… 0961h
04/25/12 1723s
2012 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 1416-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to a required fluoride statement.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cartwright, Ches 2; Rep. Pettengill, Carr 1; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10; Rep. Tregenza, Carr 2; Rep. Bergevin, Hills 17
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill requires a fluoride statement to be posted in a water system’s consumer confidence report if the water supply is fluoridated.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2012… 0961h
04/25/12 1723s
12-2005
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to a required fluoride statement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
122:1 New Section; Water Systems; Fluoride Statement Required. Amend RSA 485 by inserting after section 14-a the following new section:
485:14-b Fluoride Statement Required.
I. If a public water supply is fluoridated, the following notice shall be posted in the water system’s consumer confidence report: “Your public water supply is fluoridated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if your child under the age of 6 months is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there may be an increased chance of dental fluorosis. Consult your child’s health care provider for more information.”
II. The notice shall be located in the section of the consumer confidence report dedicated to water quality.
122:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 5, 2012
Effective Date: August 4, 2012