Hawaii Revised Statutes 159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 159-1 Short Title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Hawaii Meat Inspection Act". [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
- 159-2 Findings and Declaration of Necessity.
It is hereby declared that the meat industry is a paramount agricultural industry of this State and the production and marketing of meat is...
- 159-3 Definitions.
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means the "Hawaii Meat Inspection Act". "Adulterated" shall apply to any carcass, part...
PART II. ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND DUTIES
- 159-6 Administration.
The department shall administer this chapter subject to the supervision of the board. The board may delegate any of its powers except the power...
- 159-7 General Powers.
The department, through its board, may: (1) Regulate, supervise, inspect, and control the slaughtering of animals and the manufacture, processing, transportation, packaging, labeling, and...
- 159-8 Information, Investigation, Hearings.
For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the board may: (1) Gather and compile information which relates to the business operations of persons being...
PART III. LICENSING
- 159-11 Certificate of Sanitation.
(a) The board may issue certificates of sanitation to slaughterhouses and meat processors which are subject to this chapter and which meet minimum sanitary...
- 159-12 License Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines or...
- 159-13 Application for a License.
The board may issue licenses to slaughterhouses and meat processing establishments having certificates of sanitation issued under section 159-11. An applicant for an original...
- 159-14 License Fees.
An annual fee of $25 shall be assessed. The license fees collected shall be deposited in the state general fund. [L 1969, c 214,...
- 159-15 Bonding.
Upon a person being granted a license to slaughter animals for the purpose of using the meat or meat products thereof in intrastate commerce,...
- 159-16 Granting, Suspending and Revoking Licenses.
(a) The action of the board in refusing to grant or renew a license, or in revoking or suspending a license, may be judicially...
- 159-17 Records of Licensees.
The board may require licensees to keep the records and information as it deems necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter. [L 1969,...
PART IV. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
- 159-21 Ante-Mortem Inspection.
(a) For the purpose of preventing the use in intrastate commerce of meat or meat products which are adulterated, the board shall cause to...
- 159-22 Post-Mortem Inspection; Reinspection.
The board shall cause to be made post-mortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts thereof of all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses,...
- 159-23 Labeling, Marking, and Branding.
(a) When any meat or meat products prepared for intrastate commerce which has been inspected and marked "Hawaii Inspected and Passed" shall be placed...
- 159-24 Sanitation.
The board shall cause to be made by veterinarian or meat inspector, the inspection of all slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishments...
- 159-25 Slaughter, Transportation, and Selling.
No person shall, with respect to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat products...
- 159-26 Forgery of Mark, Brand, or Label.
(a) No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark, any label bearing...
- 159-27 Inspector.
Veterinarians and inspectors shall examine and inspect all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines the inspection of which is hereby provided...
- 159-28 Bribery.
Any person or employee of any person, who shall give, pay, or offer, directly or indirectly, to any inspector, or any other officer or...
- 159-29 Exemptions.
(a) This chapter requiring inspection of the slaughtering of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, and meat or meat products at...
- 159-30 Storing, Handling and Transporting.
The board may prescribe conditions under which carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other...
PART IVA. EXOTIC ANIMALS; REIMBURSABLE INSPECTION
- 159-31 Inspection of Exotic Animals.
Persons desiring certification as to wholesomeness and unadulteration for meat and meat products derived from exotic animals may request the department to conduct an...
- 159-32 Reimbursement for Inspection.
The department may perform inspection of meat and meat products derived from exotic animals when requested by persons desiring such inspection. Persons requesting and receiving...
- 159-33 Conduct of Exotic Animal Inspection.
Inspection of exotic animals, their carcasses, and meat and meat products derived therefrom, shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant...
- 159-34 Prohibitions.
(a) The preparation, sale, offering for sale, or transportation or receipt for transportation in intrastate commerce of meat and meat products derived from exotic...
PART V. MEAT PROCESSORS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
- 159-36 Articles Not Intended for Human Food.
Inspection is not provided under this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or...
- 159-37 Records; Subject to Examination.
(a) For the enforcement of this chapter, the following classes of persons shall keep records as the board may prescribe and all persons subject...
- 159-38 Registration.
No person shall engage in business, in or for intrastate commerce, (1) as a meat broker, renderer, or animal food manufacturer, or (2) as...
- 159-39 Dead, Dying, Disabled, or Diseased Animals.
No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in intrastate commerce, dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals, or any parts of...
PART VI. INSPECTION SERVICE, WITHDRAWAL AND COMPENSATION
PART VII. VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, PROSECUTION, COMPACTS,
CONSTRUCTION
- 159-51 Interstate and Federal Compacts.
(a) The board is hereby designated as the state agency which is responsible for cooperating with the Secretary of Agriculture under section 301 of...
- 159-52 Penalties; Prosecution.
(a) Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, or meat or meat product of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines or...
- 159-53 Construction.
The licenses required by this chapter shall be in addition to any other licenses required by law. The requirements of this chapter shall apply...
- 159-54 Enforcement.
(a) Inspectors shall enforce this chapter and related rules adopted by the department. (b) Inspectors shall be provided with suitable badges or insignia of...
- 159-55 Citation and Summons.
(a) There shall be printed a form of citation and summons for use in citing violators warning the person to appear and answer the...
- 159-56 Administration of Oath.
When a complaint is made to any prosecuting officer of the violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, the division head...
- 159-57 Failure to Obey Summons.
(a) Any person who fails to appear at the place and time specified in the citation and summons issued to that person by the...
Last modified: October 27, 2016