Powdered alcohol.

2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0482
Numbered
2.1

SENATE FILE

NO.
SF0106

Powdered alcohol.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Landen, Anderson, J.D. (SD02), Barnard, Christensen and Peterson and Representative(s) Burkhart and Krone

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; prohibiting use, purchase, sale, solicitation and possession of powdered alcohol as specified; providing penalties; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 12
‑
10
‑
102 is created to read:

12
‑
10
‑
102
.

Powdered alcohol; prohibition; penalties; exceptions.

(
a
)

It shall be unlawful for a person to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell or possess powdered alcohol.

(
b
)

Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished as follows:

(i)

For a first offense, by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars
($300.00),
imprisonment for not more than thirty
(30)
days, or both;

(
ii
)

F
or a
ny subsequent
offense, by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00),
imprisonment for not more than six
(6)
months, or both
.

(c)

As used in this section, "powdered alcohol" means ethyl alcohol prepared or sold in a powder or crystalline form for either direct use or reconstitution.

(
d
)

This section does not apply to the use of powdered alcohol for
legal
commercial uses or bona fide research purposes by:

(
i
)

A
health care provider
who

uses powdered alcohol
for the purpose of conducting scientific research;

(
ii
)

A s
tate institution;

(
iii
)

The University of Wyoming, a
Wyoming
community college or a
private college or university; or

(
iv
)

A
pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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