Section 16-165-160 - Food establishments-Basis for enforcement action(1) The department may issue a notice of correction for:(a) Food establishments that score less than ninety points on an inspection; or(b) Critical violations found during an inspection of a food establishment.(2) The department may review and consider initiating enforcement action, such as license suspension, civil penalties, and/or other penalties provided in chapters 16.49, 69.07, 69.10, or 15.130 RCW when:(a) Food establishments score less than ninety points on two separate inspections within a consecutive three-year period; or(b) Food establishments fail to correct critical violations during an inspection.(3) Nothing herein shall prevent the department from:(a) Choosing not to pursue a case administratively.(b) Issuing a notice of correction in lieu of pursuing administrative action.(c) Negotiating settlement(s) of cases on such terms and for such reasons as it deems appropriate.Wash. Admin. Code § 16-165-160
Amended by WSR 20-17-020, Filed 8/6/2020, effective 9/6/2020Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030, 69.04.730, 69.07.020 and 69.10.055. 99-13-001, § 16-165-160, filed 6/3/99, effective 7/4/99.