Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-523 - Category IV

Violations that are significant regulatory violations.

Category IV

Significant Regulatory Violations

Violation Type	1st Violation	2nd Violation in a Two-year Window	3rd Violation in a Two-year Window	4th Violation in a Two-year Window
Noncompliance with record keeping requirements. WAC 314-55-087	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary fine	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option
Cannabis illegallyay, including being sold below the cost of acquisition, true value, or both. WAC 314-55-017(3) WAC 314-55-018(2)(f) WAC 314-55-018(5) WAC 314-55-077(11)(b)	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $15,000 monetary option
Retail sales: Use of an unauthorized money transmitter. WAC 314-55-115(5)	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option
Misuse or unauthorized use of cannabis license (operatoutside of license class). RCW 69.50.325	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option	30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option	60-day suspension or $20,000 monetary option
Selling or purchasing cannabis on credit. WAC 314-55-018 WAC 314-55-115	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option	30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option	60-day suspension or $20,000 monetary option
Engaging in nonretail conditional sales, prohibited practices, or both. WAC 314-55-017(1) WAC 314-55-018	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $15,000 monetary option
Operating/floor plan: Violations of a WSLCB approved operating plan. WAC 314-55-020(11)(a)	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option
Failure to maintain required insurance. WAC 314-55-082 WAC 314-55-310	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $15,000 monetary option
Unauthorized sale to a retail licensee (processor). RCW 69.50.360 RCW 69.50.363 WAC 314-55-077 WAC 314-55-083(4)	$1,250 monetary fine	Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $10,000 monetary fine	Tier 1: $7,500 Tier 2: $15,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine	Tier 1: $15,000 Tier 2: $30,000 Tier 3: $60,000 monetary fine
Packaging and labeling. WAC 314-55-105	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option
Unauthorized or unapproved product storage or delivery (processor/producer). WAC 314-55-085(5)	$1,250 monetary fine	Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine	Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine	Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Unauthorized or unapproved product storage or delivery (transporter). WAC 314-55-310 (5)(d)	$1,250 monetary fine	$2,500 monetary fine	$5,000 monetary fine	$10,000 monetary fine
Failure to meet cannabis waste disposal requirements. WAC 314-55-097	$1,250 monetary fine	Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine	Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine	Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Sampling violations (processors/producers: Vendor, educational, and internal quality control samples). WAC 314-55-096	$1,250 monetary fine	Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine	Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine	Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Sampling violations (retail). WAC 314-55-096(5) WAC 314-55-096(6)	$1,250 monetary fine	Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine	Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine	Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Failure to maintain required security alarm. WAC 314-55-083(2)	$1,250 monetary fine	$2,500 monetary fine	$5,000 monetary fine	$10,000 monetary fine

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-523

Adopted by WSR 22-14-111, Filed 7/6/2022, effective 8/6/2022