Hawaii Revised Statutes 147. Grades and Standards
PART I. FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES,
NUTS, HONEY, AND COFFEE
- 147-1 Definitions.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-1 Definitions. As used in this part, the term: "Agricultural commodity" means fresh fruits and...
- 147-2 Duties of Department; Violations; Proceedings; Penalties.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-2 Duties of department; violations; proceedings; penalties. The department shall administer and enforce this part...
- 147-3 Repealed.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-3 REPEALED. L 1991, c 134, §2.
- 147-4 Rules.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-4 Rules. The department may make rules, subject to chapter 91: (1) Defining grades and...
- 147-5 Prohibition of Deceptive Packing.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-5 Prohibition of deceptive packing. No person shall sell, expose, or offer for sale, or...
- 147-6 Repealed.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-6 REPEALED. L 1991, c 134, §3.
- 147-7 Inspection and Classification of Agricultural Commodities; Fees.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-7 Inspection and classification of agricultural commodities; fees. (a) The department may contract with the...
- 147-7.5 Repealed.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-7.5 REPEALED. L 2003, c 49, §11.
- 147-8 Appeal for Classification; Fee.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-8 Appeal for classification; fee. Whenever any quantity of any agricultural commodity has been inspected...
- 147-9 Certificate As Evidence.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-9 Certificate as evidence. Any certificate made by an inspector pursuant to section 147-7 or...
- 147-10 Income From Certification and Agriculture Control Activities.
Part heading amended by L 2008, c 167, §2. §147-10 Income from certification and agriculture control activities. Except for fees collected by the department...
PART II. EXPORTS: FRUITS, VEGETABLES,
NUTS, COFFEE, AND HONEY
- 147-21 Definitions.
Part heading amended by L 1983, c 257, §5; L 2008, c 167, §4. §147-21 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, unless otherwise...
- 147-22 Rules.
Part heading amended by L 1983, c 257, §5; L 2008, c 167, §4. §147-22 Rules. The department shall have the necessary powers to...
- 147-23 Prohibited Acts.
Part heading amended by L 1983, c 257, §5; L 2008, c 167, §4. §147-23 Prohibited acts. (a) No commercial exporter shall ship any...
- 147-24 Inspection.
Part heading amended by L 1983, c 257, §5; L 2008, c 167, §4. §147-24 Inspection. The board of agriculture may designate any employee...
- 147-25 Duties of Department; Violations; Proceedings; Penalties.
Part heading amended by L 1983, c 257, §5; L 2008, c 167, §4. §147-25 Duties of department; violations; proceedings; penalties. (a) The department...
PART III. EXPORTS: FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
PART IV. PROCESSED FOOD
- 147-51 Definitions.
For the purpose of this part, unless otherwise required by the context: "Department" means the department of agriculture. "Food product" or "product" means any...
- 147-52 Grades, Standards and Classifications; Changes.
The standards for grading and classifying food products that have been or may be hereafter adopted, prescribed, or announced by the United States Department...
- 147-53 Department; Grades, Standards and Classifications; Factors.
In establishing any grades, standards, or classifications for any food product, the department of agriculture, in addition to such factors as may be specified...
- 147-54 Department, Consideration of Use.
The factors required to be considered by the department of agriculture in establishing any grades, standards, or classifications for any food product shall be...
- 147-55 Department, Notice of Hearing.
In establishing and prescribing the standards, or any alterations or modifications to the standards, the department of agriculture shall call a public hearing and...
- 147-56 Department, Hearing, Determination.
After holding a public hearing upon the establishment, alteration, or modification of any grades, standards, or classifications, the department of agriculture shall consider the...
- 147-57 Department, Rules and Regulations, Contracts, Cooperation, Fees.
The department of agriculture, in addition to powers granted by this part or any other law, shall have all powers necessary or convenient to...
- 147-58 Department; Inspections, Etc.; Request Necessary.
The board of agriculture may designate any employee or agent of the department of agriculture to inspect or classify food products, in accordance with...
- 147-59 Continuous Factory Inspection; Request Necessary; Labels or Marks.
The board of agriculture may designate any employee or agent of the department of agriculture to perform continuous factory inspection or classification of food...
- 147-60 Certificate, Appeal to Department.
Whenever any quantity of any food product has been inspected and certified hereunder and a question arises as to whether the certificate issued therefor...
- 147-61 Certificate, Prima Facie Evidence.
A certificate, when not superseded by a finding on appeal, or a finding on appeal of the grade, classification, quality, or condition of any...
- 147-62 Misrepresentation As to Grade, Etc., Penalties.
(a) If any quantity of any food product has been inspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade, classification, quality, or condition thereof,...
- 147-63 Remedies, Extension of Other Powers.
In respect of violations or complaints of violation of this part or rules adopted by the department pursuant thereto, the department shall have all...
- 147-64 Deposit of Moneys.
Except for fees collected by the department pursuant to part VII, all fees, charges, expenses, civil penalties, and other moneys collected by the department under...
PART V. CHICKEN EGGS
- 147-71 Words and Phrases Defined.
Whenever used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: "Addled" or "white rot" means an egg which is putrid or rotten. "Adherent yolk"...
- 147-72 Sale of Bad Eggs.
No person shall sell, or offer to sell, or expose for sale, any eggs unfit for human food unless they are broken in shell...
- 147-73 Enforcement.
The department of agriculture is empowered through its authorized agents, deputies and inspectors to enforce this part and to have supervision and control of...
- 147-74 Grading Standards and Regulations.
Subject to chapter 91, the department of agriculture may make rules with respect to: (1) Sale and transportation for sale of eggs for human...
- 147-75 Notice of Grade and Size; Designation of Origin of Imported Eggs.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer to sell, or expose for sale to a consumer, any eggs, other than...
- 147-76 Advertisement of Eggs and Price.
It shall be unlawful to advertise in newspaper or by sign, handbill, placard, or otherwise, the price at which eggs are offered for sale...
- 147-77 Signs and Labels on Cartons, Crates, Etc.
The signs and labels required by section 147-75 shall likewise be affixed to the cartons, crates, and cases containing eggs required to be marked...
- 147-78 Seller's Invoice.
Every person, in selling eggs to a retailer, shall furnish to the retailer an invoice showing the exact grade or quality and the size...
- 147-79 Penalties.
Every person who violates this part shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1931,...
- 147-80 Administrative Penalties.
The department of agriculture may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, fine any person who violates this part or any rule adopted under this...
- 147-81 Remedies and Penalties Not Exclusive.
The penalties and remedies provided in this part with respect to any violation of this part shall not be deemed exclusive of each other...
PART VI. BEEF, PORK, AND POULTRY CARCASSES
- 147-91 Standard Grades; Rules and Regulations.
The department of agriculture shall adopt standard grades for beef, pork, mutton, and lamb carcasses and make rules and regulations relating thereto, subject to...
- 147-92 Federal Standards.
The department of agriculture may adopt the federal grade standards for the grading of beef, pork, mutton and lamb. [L 1955, c 272, §2;...
- 147-93 Cooperating With Federal Authority.
The department of agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose of grading beef, pork, mutton, and...
- 147-94 Grading Voluntary.
The grading of beef, pork, mutton, and lamb carcasses by trained graders cooperating with or employed by the department of agriculture shall be voluntary...
- 147-95 Regulation of Advertising.
The department of agriculture may regulate advertising in regard to grading, inspection, and origin of carcasses or parts thereof by slaughterers, wholesalers, and retailers...
- 147-96 Public Hearings.
Before adopting any rules or regulations authorized by this part, the department of agriculture shall first hold a public hearing upon the proposed rules...
- 147-97 Disposition of Fees.
All fees collected under this part shall be paid into a special fund established by the department of agriculture and shall be expended for the...
PART VII. CERTIFICATION SERVICES REVOLVING FUND
PART VIII. AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND SECURITY
PART IX. SEED CERTIFICATION
- 147-121 Official Certifying Agency.
The department is designated as the official certifying agency for certifying seed concerning genetic purity, identity, quality, and condition for the State. The department may...
- 147-122 Definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: "Certifying agency" means: (1) An agency authorized under the laws of a state, territory, or...
- 147-123 Cooperative Agreements and Contracts to Provide Agricultural Crop Certification Services.
The department may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture or other agreements and contracts with private parties or other governmental...
- 147-124 Certification; Requests Necessary.
The department may designate any employee or agent of the department to conduct the inspections and certification authorized under this part at the request of...
- 147-125 Rules.
The department shall have the necessary powers to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this part, and, subject to chapter 91, may adopt rules...
- 147-126 Fees and Deposit of Moneys.
(a) The department shall fix, assess, and collect fees for the inspection and certification services provided under this part. The fees shall be as established...
- 147-127 Certificate As Evidence.
A certificate issued under this part and all certificates issued under the authority of the Congress of the United States relating to matters covered by...
Last modified: October 27, 2016