BILL REQ. #: S-2001.1

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5724
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Agriculture (originally sponsored by Senators Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Thibaudeau, Fraser, Regala and Oke)

READ FIRST TIME 03/03/03.

AN ACT Relating to placing aversive agents in antifreeze; and adding a new section to chapter 70.106 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 70.106 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any antifreeze product containing by weight ten percent or more ethylene glycol and manufactured in this state on or after July 1, 2004, or sold in this state on or after July 1, 2005, must also contain an aversive agent, approved by the director, in a concentration sufficient to render that antifreeze product unpalatable to humans and animals. However, this section does not apply to the following:
     (a) The sale of a motor vehicle that contains an antifreeze product;
     (b) Used antifreeze products;
     (c) Recycled antifreeze products installed by an auto repair firm; or
     (d) Wholesale containers of antifreeze containing fifty-five gallons or more of an antifreeze product.
     (2) If the director finds or has probable cause to believe that any antifreeze product being sold in this state fails to comply with subsection (1) of this section, the director is authorized to order that product's removal from retail shelf space.

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