2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
70.132 Beverage containers.
70.132.010 Legislative findings.


WA Rev Code § 70.132.010 (2013) What's This?

RCW 70.132.010 Legislative findings.

The legislature finds that beverage containers designed to be opened through the use of detachable metal rings or tabs are hazardous to the health and welfare of the citizens of this state and detrimental to certain wildlife. The detachable parts are susceptible to ingestion by human beings and wildlife. The legislature intends to eliminate the danger posed by these unnecessary containers by prohibiting their retail sale in this state.

[1982 c 113 ยง 1.]


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