Washington § 69.50.418 Tableting and encapsulating machines prohibited—Penalties.

Washington Statutes

§ 69.50.418 — Tableting and encapsulating machines prohibited—Penalties.

Washington § 69.50.418

Title 69FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, AND POISONS

Ch. 69.50UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

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Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.418 (2026).

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(1)It is unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting machine or encapsulating machine knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance, other than cannabis, in violation of this chapter.

(2)Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.

(3)For the purposes of this section:

(a)"Encapsulating machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to fill shells or capsules with powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce coherent solid contents.

(b)"Tableting machine" means manual, semiautomatic

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(1) It is unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting machine or encapsulating machine knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance, other than cannabis, in violation of this chapter.

(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.

(3) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "Encapsulating machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to fill shells or capsules with powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce coherent solid contents.

(b) "Tableting machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to compact, compress, or mold powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce fused coherent solid tablets.

Short title — 2023 c 66: "This act may be known and cited as the Tyler Lee Yates act." [ 2023 c 66 s 3 .]