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
Violations that are significant regulatory violations.
Category IV
Significant Regulatory Violations
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Misuse or unauthorized use of cannabis license (operating outside 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Operating/floor plan: Violations of a LCB 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
