§147-4 Rules. The department may make rules, subject to chapter 91:
In making the rules the department shall take into account, among other things, the factors of maturity, condition, soundness, color, shape, size, and freedom from defects of the agricultural commodity in question and shall also take into consideration the official standards, grades or classifications adopted by the secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the United States, commonly known as U.S. Grades. [L 1945, c 252, §4; RL 1955, §22-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; am L 1965, c 73, §4; HRS §147-4; am L 1991, c 134, §1; am L 2012, c 328, §3]