21 CFR 1240.90
§ 1240.90 Approval of treatment aboard conveyances.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 1240.90, § 1240.90 Approval of treatment aboard conveyances, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/91681
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(a) The treatment of water aboard conveyances shall be approved by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs if the apparatus used is of such design and is so operated as to be capable of producing and in fact does produce, potable water.
(b) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs may base his approval or disapproval of the treatment of water upon investigations made by representatives of State departments of health or of the health authorities of contiguous foreign nations.
(c) Overboard water treated on vessels shall be from areas relatively free of contamination and pollution.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.