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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1785

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Brumsickle, Dorn, Holland, Scott, Silver, G. Fisher, Tate, Moyer, Schmidt, Phillips, Basich, Bowman, Horn, Raiter, Beck, D. Sommers, Ballard, Wolfe, Miller, Rector, Brough, Van Luven, May and Wood

Read first time 2/3/89 and referred to Committee on Health Care.

AN ACT Relating to the regulation of anabolic steroids; adding a new chapter to Title 9 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 69.50 RCW, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally possess anabolic steroids.  Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 69.50 RCW, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally distribute or possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids.  Violation of this section is a class C felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional institution for five years, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 69.50 RCW, it is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age or older to intentionally distribute anabolic steroids to a person under eighteen years of age.  Violation of this section is a class B felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional institution for a term of ten years, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than twenty thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     The person having direct responsibility for the operation of an athletic locker room at a state postsecondary or public school shall cause a copy of this chapter to be posted and maintained in the locker room.  No person may remove or deface the copy without permission of the person responsible for its posting.  Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.     Sections 1 through 4 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 9 RCW.