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(a) Each school may, with the approval of the Board of Education, sell to students beverages in vending machines during the school day so long as:\n(1) Soft drinks are not sold—\n(A) during the breakfast and lunch periods;\n(B) at elementary schools; or\n(C) contrary to the requirements of the National School Lunch Program of the federal government.\n(2) Sugared, carbonated soft drinks, including mid-calorie carbonated soft drinks, are not offered for sale in middle schools;\n(3) Not greater than 50% of the offerings for sale to students in high schools are sugared carbonated soft drinks; and\n(4) Bottled water products are available in every school that has beverage vending.\n(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section prohibits a school from adopting stricter policies with respect to beverage vending or from selling diet carbonated soft drinks.\n(c) Snack vending in all schools must, by the 2007/2008 school year, ensure that:\n(1) in elementary schools, no snack vending is available to students; and\n(2) in middle and high schools, 75% of snack vending products contains not more than 200 calories per portion or snack vending package.