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SEC. 12. The proprietor of every drug store shall keep in his place of business a 

 registry book in which shall be entered an accurate record of the sales of all min- 

 eral acids, carbolic acid, oxalic acid, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide of potassa, arsenic 

 and its preparations, corrosive sublimate, red precipitate, preparations of opium 

 (except paregoric), phosphorus, mix vomica, and strychnine, aconite, belladonna, 

 hellebore, and their preparations, croton oil, oil savin, oil tansy, creosote, wines, and 

 spirituous malt liquors. Said record shall state amount purchased, the date, for 

 what purpose used, buyer's name and address, and said record shall at all times dur- 

 ing business hours be subject to the inspection of the prosecuting attorney or to 

 any authorized agent of the board of pharmacy: Provided, That no such wines, 

 spirituous, or malt liquors shall be sold for other than medical, scientific, mechani- 

 cal, or sacramental purposes. Furthermore, that all poisons shall be plainly labeled 

 as such, and that such labels shall also bear the name and address of the druggist 

 selling the same. The provisions of this section shall not apply to dispensing by 

 physicians' prescriptions. 



SEC. 13. Any person not being a registered pharmacist within the full meaning of 

 this act who shall, after the expiration of sixty days from the tirno this act shall 

 take effect, retail, compound, or dispense medicines, or who shall take, use, or exhibit 

 the title of registered pharmacist shall, for each and every said offense, be liable to 

 a penalty of fifty dollars. Any registered pharmacist or other person who shall 

 permit the compounding and dispensing of prescriptions or the vending of drugs, 

 medicines, or poisons in his store or place of business, except under the supervision 

 of a registered pharmacist, or except by a registered assistant, or any pharmacist or 

 registered assistant who, while continuing in business, shall fail or neglect to pro- 

 cure his annual registration, or any person who shall willfully make any false repre- 

 sentations to procure registration for himself or any other person, or who shall 

 violate any of the provisions of this act shall, for each and every offense, be liable 

 to a penalty of fifty dollars: Provided, That nothing in this act shall in any manner 

 interfere with the business of any physician in regular practice, or prevent him from 

 supplying to his patients such articles as he may deem proper, nor with the making 

 of proprietary medicine or medicines placed in sealed packages, nor prevent shop- 

 keepers from dealing in and selling the commonly used medicines and poisons, if 

 such medicines and poisons are put up by a registered pharmacist, nor with the 

 exclusive wholesale business of any dealers, except as heretofore provided. 



SEC. 14. Every proprietor of a 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 medicine. 



SEC. 15. Any person who shall knowingly, willfully, or fraudulently falsify or 

 adulterate any drug or medical substance, or any preparation authorized or recog- 

 nized by the Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or used or intended to be used in 

 medical practice, or shall willingly, knowingly, or fraudulently sell or cause the 

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

 upon conviction shall pay a penalty not exceeding $500.00, and shall forfeit to the 

 State of Washington all articles so adulterated. 



SEC. 16. All suits for the recovery of the several penalties prescribed in this act 

 shall be prosecuted in the name of the State of Washington in any court having 

 jurisdiction, and it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of the county 

 wherein such offense is committed to prosecute all persons violating the provisions 

 of this act, upon proper complaint being made. All penalties collected under the 

 provisions of this act shall inure one-half to the State board of pharmacy and one- 

 half to the school fund of the county in which suit was prosecuted and judgment 

 obtained. 



SEC. 17. All acts or portions of acts regulating the practice of pharmacy or adul- 

 teration of drugs within this State in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. 



Approved, March 9, 1891. 



