§144-10 Rules. (a) The department may adopt rules for feeds as are specifically authorized in this chapter and other reasonable rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. In the interest of uniformity, the department shall by rule adopt, unless it determines that they are inconsistent with this chapter or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this State, the following:
(b) The department shall enforce this chapter and, subject to chapter 91, may adopt rules with respect to:
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the chairperson of the board of agriculture and biosecurity, for the purpose of enforcement of this chapter and without regard to the notice and public hearing requirements of chapter 91, may adopt rules for procedures, tolerance levels, and regulatory or action levels to determine if feed is adulterated, all federal regulations or guidelines of the United States established in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 180 and 186; 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Parts 1 to 1299; or the United States Food and Drug Administration Compliance Policy Guides, as they apply to feed, including changes made from time to time. Prior to the effective date of any such rules, the department shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation a notice that includes:
The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have made a timely written request of the department for advance notice of these rules or of the department's rulemaking proceedings. The department may require reimbursement for the cost of preparing and mailing the copies. [L 1959, c 275, pt of §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 103 and c 132, §2; Supp, §24-11; HRS §144-11; am L 1973, c 46, §1(2); am L 1979, c 186, pt of §1; ren and am L 1983, c 214, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 110, §1; am L 2025, c 236, §18]