PDFWAC 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.