314-55-523

  • delivery
  • operating plan
  • processor
  • suspension
  • violation

    • Category IV.

    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.
    $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.
    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 (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.
    WAC 314-55-017(1)
    $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.
    $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).
    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.
    $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.
    $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).
    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