BILL REQ. #:  H-1068.1 

Read first time 02/11/13.   Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

     AN ACT Relating to restricting the sale of energy drinks; adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 70.54 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) A person may not sell, furnish, give away, or offer to sell, furnish, or give away an energy drink to a person who is less than eighteen years old.
     (2) A person who violates this section commits a civil infraction. The monetary penalty for the first violation of subsection (1) of this section may not exceed fifty dollars. The monetary penalty for the second violation of subsection (1) of this section may not exceed one hundred dollars. The monetary penalty for having violated subsection (1) of this section three or more times may not exceed five hundred dollars for each violation.
     (3) For the purposes of this section, "energy drink" means a soft drink that contains eighty milligrams or more of caffeine per nine fluid ounces and contains methylxanthines, B vitamins, or herbal ingredients.