Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-16
AFTER BREAKERS
OF POISON LAWS
STATE BOARD FILES CHARGES
AGAINST DRUGGISTS
TWENTY-THREEF FINES IMPOSED
IN POLICE COURT
Sale of Deadly Chemicals by Unregis-
tered Clerks Is Violation of
Statutes and VIII Be
Stopped

The state board of pharmacy is after
the druggists of Los Angeles who vio-
late the state law governing the con-
duet of their business, and within the
past three days thirty-nine cases have
been filed, principally for violations OF
the poison law" and the sale OF
poisons by unregistered clerks. Eleven
cases were disposed of in the police
court Tuesday and an even dozen yes
terday, the accused pleading guilty In
all but one case. Police Judge Williams
has fixed the minimum fine at $40 in
each case, but has warned the offend
ers a repetition of the offense Will meet
with more drastic punishment Inc
law provides either fine or imprison-
ment or both for violations of the
statute.
The prosecutions have been brought
by f. A. Brown and Fred c. Kinn1e,
inspectors employed by the board, un-
der the direction of e. 7. Off, presl-
dent of the board of pharmacy. VINO
resides in Santa Barbara. Speaking OF
the matter yesterday Mr.. Off said there
have been many violations of the state
laws governing the sale of drugs, par
ticularly in permitVfg unregistered
clerks to handle poSons and prepare
prescriptions, in selling poisons to per-
sons not entitled to make the pur-
chase, in sending out poisons without
the proper labels and in failure to Keep
a record book of such sales.
"The lives of persons are endangered
every day by these practices" declared
Mr.. Off, "and we propose to stop 1t.
Cites Boys careIessness
"In one of the cases we brought 1t
was found a boy had sold carbollc ACID
and sent it out labeled tincture OF laud-
anum. This is a sample of the way
some druggists conduct their business
and the dangers that arise from such
practices. We expect to keep this work
up without cessation until every man
or firm engaged in the retailing of
drugs conforms to the law
The law provides that: Every store,
dispensary, pharmacy, laboratory or
office for the sale, dispensing or com
pounding Of drugs medicines or cheml-
calls, or for the dispensing OF presorlp-
tions of medical practitioners, shall be
in charge of a registered pharmacist.
A registered assistant pharmacist may
be left in charge of a store, dispensary,
pharmacy, laboratory or office for the
sale, dispensing, or compounding of
drugs medicines or CHEMICALS or for
the dispensing of prescriptions of med
ical practitioners only during the tenn
porary absence of the registered phar-
macist. Temporary absence within the
meaning of this act shall be held to be
only those unavoidable absences which
may occur during a days work, and
when the registered pharmacist in
charge shall be within immediate call,
ready and able to assume the direct
supervision of said pharmacy. No reg
istered assistant shall conduct phar-
macy. Every store or shop where
drugs, medicines or chemicals are dis
pensed or sold at retail, or displayed
for sale at retail, or where prescrip-
tions are compounded, which has upon
1t or in it as a sign the words 'phar-
macist,' pharmaceutical chemist
apothecary,' druggist, pharmacy.
drug store, drugs or any of these
words, or the characteristic show-bot-
ties or globes. either colored or filled
with colored liquids, shall be deemed a