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and strychnine, aconite, belladonna, hellebore and their preparations, croton 

 oil, oil of savin, oil of tansy, creosote, wines, and spirituous or malt liquors, 

 and such other dangerously poisonous drugs, chemicals and medicinal sub- 

 stances as may from time to time be designated by the state board of phar- 

 macy, upon a recommendation to them to that effect by the Washington state 

 pharmaceutical association. Printed notice of all such additions to the poisons 

 named and provided for in this section shall be given to all persons registered 

 under this act with the next following renewal of their certificate thereafter. 

 Said record shall state quantity purchased, the date, for what purpose used, 

 buyer's name and address, and said record at all times during business hours 

 shall be subject to the inspection of the prosecuting attorney or any authorized 

 agent of the board of pharmacy : Provided, that no such wines, spirituous or 

 malt liquors shall be sold for any other than medical, scientific, mechanical 

 or sacramental purposes, and no other license shall be necessary under any 

 law of the state for pharmacists to make said sale in compliance with the 

 provisions of this act. All poisons shall be plainly labeled as such and that 

 such label shall also bear the name and address of the manufacturer if said 

 poison is in the original package of the manufacturer, if otherwise that of 

 the druggist putting up or selling the same. The provisions of this section 

 shall not apply to dispensing under physicians' certificates. (Laws 1899, p. 222.) 

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ADULTERATION OF DRUGS. 



14. Proprietors of drug stores responsible for quality of drugs. Every pro- 

 prietor of a wholesale or retail drug store shall be held responsible for the 

 quality of all drugs, chemicals or medicines sold or dispensed by him except 

 those sold in original packages of the manufacturer and except those articles 

 or preparations known as patent or proprietary medicines. Any person who 

 shall knowingly, willfully or fraudulently falsify or adulterate any drug or 

 medicinal substance or preparation authorized or recognized by the Pharma- 

 copoeia of the United States or used or intended to be used in medical practice, 

 or shall willfully, knowingly or fraudulently offer for sale, sell or cause the 

 same to be sold for medical purposes shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and 

 upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum not less than 

 seventy-five nor more than one hundred and fifty dollars or by imprisonment 

 in the county jail for a period of not less than one month nor more than three 

 months, and any person convicted a third time for violation of any of the pro- 

 visions of this section may suffer both fine and imprisonment. In any case 

 he shall forfeit to the state of Washington all drugs or preparations so falsified 

 or adulterated. (Laws 1899, p. 222.) 



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