Chapter 161 — Chapter 161

PART III. LICENSING §161-11 Certificate of sanitation. The board may issue certificates of sanitation to poultry slaughterhouses and poultry processors which are subject to this chapter and which meet minimum sanitary specifications required for (1) the slaughtering of poultry fo…

§161-2 Findings and declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared that the poultry industry is a paramount agricultural industry of this State and the production and marketing of poultry is an enterprise that is of significant importance to the economy of the State and to the h…

§161-23 Labeling, marking, and branding. (a) When any poultry or poultry products processed for intrastate commerce which has been inspected as hereinbefore provided and marked "Hawaii Inspected and Passed" is placed or packed in any can, pot, tin, canvas, or other receptacle or …

§161-25 Slaughter, processing, transportation, and selling. No person, with respect to any poultry or poultry product, shall:

§161-28 Bribery. (a) Any person or employee of any person, who gives, pays, or offers, directly or indirectly, to any inspector, or to any other officer or employee of the State authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter or by the rules adopted by the boar…

§161-29 Exemptions. (a) The provisions of this chapter requiring inspection of the slaughtering of poultry and the processing of carcasses, parts thereof, and poultry products at establishments conducting those operations shall not apply: (b) The transportation by commercial carr…

§161-3 Definitions. "Adulterated" includes any poultry or poultry product in one or more of the following circumstances: "Board" means the board of agriculture and biosecurity or its designated representative. "Capable of use as human food" refers to any poultry carcass, poultry …

PART V. POULTRY PROCESSORS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES §161-36 Records; subject to examination. (a) For the enforcement of this chapter, the following classes of persons shall keep records, as the board by rule may require, that will fully and correctly disclose all transactions; and …

§161-37 Articles not intended for human food. Inspection shall not be made under this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of poultry or the processing of any carcasses or parts or products of poultry, which are not intended for use as human food, provided that the poul…

§161-38 Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry. No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in intrastate commerce dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, or any parts or carcasses of any poultry that died otherwise than by slaughter, shall buy, …

PART VI. INSPECTION SERVICE, WITHDRAWAL, AND COMPENSATION §161-41 Inspection; compensation. All poultry slaughtered by any slaughterhouse licensed under this part shall be inspected by inspectors authorized by the department, both before and after slaughtering, and no poultry sha…

§161-47 Penalties; prosecution. (a) Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, poultry, or poultry product or any product exempted from the definition of a poultry product is found by any authorized representative of the board upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or …

§161-48 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 to persons, establishments, poultry, and poultry products regulated under the Poultry Products Inspection Act only …

PART II. ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND DUTIES §161-6 Division of animal industry. The division of animal industry of the department of agriculture and biosecurity shall administer this chapter subject to the supervision of the board. The board may delegate any of its powers under th…

§161-7 General powers. The department, through its board, may: