Chapter IV: Criminal and administrative provisions

In addition to officers of the judicial police, the following are responsible for investigating and recording breaches of the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title and of the regulations made for their application: 1° The agents mentioned in article L. 1312-1, authorised and sworn for this purpose ; 2° The agents mentioned in article L. 172-4 of the Environment Code, for offences relating to the protection perimeters…

Infringements of the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title and of the regulations adopted for their application are recorded in official reports, which are valid until proven otherwise. Official reports are drawn up in duplicate, one copy being sent to the representative of the State in the département and the other to the public prosecutor. A copy is also given to the person concerned.

I.-The following is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Offering or selling to the public water for human consumption, including ice, without ensuring that the water or ice is fit for consumption or use; 2° Using water unfit for consumption for the preparation and preservation of any foodstuffs and goods intended for human consumption, with the exception of the cases provided for in application…

Damaging public works intended to receive or conduct water supply or allowing substances likely to harm public health to be introduced into spring water, fountains, wells, cisterns, pipes, aqueducts or water reservoirs used for public supply, is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros. The act of abandoning, through negligence or carelessness, animal carcasses, butchery debris, manure, faecal matter and, in general, putrescible animal residues in…