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. | $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 illegally given away, including being sold below the cost of acquisition, true value, or both. | $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. | $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 (operating outside of license class). | 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. | 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. | $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. | $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. | $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). | $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. | $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). | $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). | $1,250 monetary fine | $2,500 monetary fine | $5,000 monetary fine | $10,000 monetary fine |
Failure to meet cannabis waste disposal requirements. | $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). | $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). | $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. | $1,250 monetary fine | $2,500 monetary fine | $5,000 monetary fine | $10,000 monetary fine |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
69.50.342 and 2022 c 16 § 168. WSR 22-14-111, § 314-55-523, 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, § 314-55-523, filed 1/22/20, effective 2/22/20.]