It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to practice pharmacy or to institute or operate any pharmacy unless such person shall be a licensed pharmacist or shall place in charge of said pharmacy a licensed pharmacist: PROVIDED, That persons licensed as manufacturers or as wholesalers, and their employees, acting within the scope of their licenses, shall be exempt from this section.
RCW 18.64.020
Licensing required.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In Re Farina (1999)
Most recently applied in Aventis Pharmaceutical Inc, V Wa State Department Of Revenue (October 2018)
1979 c 90 s 6; 1899 c 121 s 1; RRS s 10126
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.