Article 1. Common Drinking Cups of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 15. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
No person conducting, having charge of, or control of, any
hotel, restaurant, saloon, soda fountain, store, theater, public
hall, public or private school, church, hospital, club, office
building, park, playground, lavatory or washroom, barber shop,
railroad train, boat, or any other public place, building, room, or
conveyance, shall provide or expose for common use, or permit to be
so provided or exposed, or allow to be used in common, any cup,
glass, or other receptacle used for drinking purposes.
For the purposes of this article the term "common use" when
applied to a drinking receptacle is defined as its use for drinking
purposes by, or for, more than one person without its being
thoroughly cleansed and sterilized between consecutive uses thereof
by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the department.
No cask, water cooler, or other receptacle shall be used
for storing or supplying drinking water to the public or to employees
unless it is covered and protected so as to prevent persons from
dipping the water therefrom or contaminating the water. All the
containers shall be provided with a faucet or other suitable device
for drawing the water.
(a) The state department and all health officers of
counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article.
(b) Pursuant to their enforcement of this article, those officers
shall also enforce Section 2441 of the Labor Code. This section shall
not be construed to abridge or limit in any manner the jurisdiction
of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department
of Industrial Relations pursuant to Division 5 (commencing with
Section 6300) of the Labor Code.
Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each
offense.