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RCW 69.50.500

Powers of enforcement personnel.

Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 69–69 (133 sections).

2013 c 3 s 24 (Initiative Measure No. 502, approved November 6, 2012); 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 437; 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.500.

(a) [(1)] It is hereby made the duty of the *state board of pharmacy, the department, the **state liquor control board, and their officers, agents, inspectors and representatives, and all law enforcement officers within the state, and of all prosecuting attorneys, to enforce all provisions of this chapter, except those specifically delegated, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this state, and all other states, relating to controlled substances as defined in this chapter.

(b) [(2)] Employees of the department of health, who are so designated by the *board as enforcement officers are declared to be peace officers and shall be vested with police powers to enforce the drug laws of this state, including this chapter.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.