PDFWAC 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 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m.
$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.
$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.
$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.
$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)
$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 314-55-083 (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).
$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 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 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
[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.]