210 DRUG LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES. 



disinfectants and cosmetics. The term " food " as used in this act, shall include 

 all articles used for food, whether simple, mixed or compound, the term 

 " drinks," shall include all drinks whether distilled, brewed, simple, mixed 

 or compound, including mineral waters which shall be used as food, medicines 

 or beverages by any person, or persons, while in the State of Wyoming, 

 whether a citizen or not. 



8. Adulteration defined. An article shall be deemed to be adulterated within 

 the meaning of this act 



(a) In case of drugs: (1) If when sold under or by the name recognized in 

 the United States Pharmacopoeia, it differs from the standard of strength, 

 quality or purity laid down therein; (2) If, when sold under or by the name 

 not recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, but which may be found in 

 some other pharmacopoeia, or other standard work on Materia Medica, it differs 

 materially from the standard of strength, quality or purity laid down in such 

 work; (3) If its strength, quality or purity falls belows the professed standard 

 under which it is sold. * * * 



9. Samples for analysis. Every person manufacturing, offering or exposing 

 for sale, whether a manufacturer or not, or delivering to a purchaser any drug 

 or article of food or drink included in the provisions of this act shall furnish 

 to any person interested, or demanding the same, who shall apply to him for the 

 purpose, and shall tender him the value of the same, a sample sufficient for the 

 analysis of any such drug or article of food or drink which is in his possession. 



10. Penalties. Whoever refuses to comply upon demand, with the require- 

 ments of this act, and whoever violates any of the provisions of this act, shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding 

 three hundred dollars ($300) nor less than fifty dollars ($50), or imprisoned 

 not exceeding one hundred nor less than thirty days, or both, at hard labor. 

 Any person found guilty of manufacturing, offering for sale or selling an 

 adulterated article of food, drugs or drinks under the provisions of this act, 

 shall be adjudged to pay in addition to the penalties hereinbefore provided for, 

 all necessary costs and expenses incurred in inspecting and analyzing such 

 adulterated articles of which said person shall be found guilty of manufactur- 

 ing, selling or offering for sale. 



Laws, 1903, p. 103-104. 



ADULTERATION OF LIQUORS WITH POISONS. 



1. Prohibition; labels; penalty. Whoever adulterates, for the purpose of 

 sale within the State of Wyoming any spirituous, alcoholic, vinous or malt 

 liquors used or intended for drink or medicinal or mechanical purposes, with 

 Cocculus-indicus, vitriol, grains of paradise, opium, alum, capsicum, copperas, 

 laurel water, logwood, Brazil-wood, cochineal, sugar of lead, aloes, glucose, 

 tannic acid, or any other substance which is poisonous, adulterated or injurious 

 to the health, or with any substance not a necessary ingredient in the manu- 

 facture thereof ; and whoever sells or offers or keeps for sale any such liquors 

 so adulterated, and whoever uses any active poison in the manufacture or prep- 

 aration of any intoxicating liquor or sells in any quantity any intoxicating 

 liquor so manufactured or prepared, and whoever engages in the manufacture 

 and sale of intoxicating liquors and fails to brand on each package containing 

 the same the name of the person or company manufacturing, rectifying, or pre- 

 paring the same, whether a resident of the State of Wyoming or not, and also 

 the words " containing no poisonous drugs, or other added poison," and any 

 person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be adjudged 



