Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-524 - Category V

Violations that are procedural and operational.

Category V

Procedural and Operation 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
Hours of service: Sales of cannabis between 8:0012:00 a.m. WAC 314-55-147	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary fine	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension
General advertising violations. RCW 69.50.369 WAC 314-55-155	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option	30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option
Engaging in conditional sales. WAC 314-55-017(2)	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option	30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option
Licensee, employee, or both failing to display identification badge. WAC 314-55-083(1)	$250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	30-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option
Failure to post required signs. WAC 314-55-086	$250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	30-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option
Unauthorized change of business name. WAC 314-55-130	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option
Transporting cannabis in an unauthorvehicle. WAC 314-55-085(5) WAC 314-55-310	$1,250 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option Producer/processor: Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 10-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Exceeding maximum delivery time frame. WAC 314-55-085 WAC 314-55-083 (4)(d)	$1,250 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option Producer/processor: Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine	Retailer/Transporter: 10-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Failure to maintain standardized scale requirements (producer/processor). WAC 314-55-099	$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 driver or passenger. WAC 314-55-310 (5)(a)	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension	30-day suspension
Transportation of cannabis without an accmanifest. WAC 314-55-085(3) WAC 314-55-310(3)	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension	30-day suspension
Load exceeding maximum delivery amount. RCW 69.50.385(3) WAC 314-55-083(4)(d) WAC 314-55-085(1)	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension	30-day suspension
Retail sales: Accepting returns. WAC 314-55-079(12)	$500 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option	10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	30-day suspension
Failure to use traceability, maintain traceability, or both. (e.g., failure to comply with traceability requirements for clones, seeds; illegal or folded tags; movement within a location) WAC 314-55-083(4)	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option	Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 60-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $20,000 Tier 2: $40,000 Tier 3: $60,000 monetary fine
True party of interest (TPI): Allowing a person not disclosed to the board who would have qualified to exercise ownership or control, or allowing a TPI previously approved by the board to provide funds without disclosure. WAC 314-55-035(XX)	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	Retail/transporter: 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option Producer/Processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $20,000 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine
Financier. Receiving money from a financier previously approved by the board that was not timely disclosed to the board or that was timely disclosed to the board but the source could not be verified. WAC 314-55-035(XX)	$1,250 monetary fine	5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option	Retail/transporter: 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option Producer/Processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $20,000 monetary fine	Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine

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Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-524

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