Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-55 - Cannabis licenses, application process, requirements, and reporting › Section 314-55-523 - Category IV

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
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