Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-524
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 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 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 69.50.369WAC 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 unauthorized vehicle.WAC 314-55-085(5)WAC 314-55-310 | $1,250 monetary fine | Retail/transporter:5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary optionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 10-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
| Exceeding maximum delivery time frame.WAC 314-55-085WAC 314-55-083 (4)(d) | $1,250 monetary fine | Retail/transporter:5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary optionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Retailer/Transporter: 10-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
| Failure to maintain standardized scale requirements (producer/processor).WAC 314-55-099 | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 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 accurate manifest.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 suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter:60-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $20,000Tier 2: $40,000Tier 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 optionProducer/Processor:Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $20,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 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 optionProducer/Processor:Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $20,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspensionProducer/processor:Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 2022 c 16 § 168. WSR 22-14-111, § 314-55-524, filed 7/6/22, effective 8/6/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342, 69.50.345, and 2019 c 394. WSR 20-03-177, § 314-55-524, filed 1/22/20, effective 2/22/20.]