Title 3 — Human Resources

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3 CMC § 1701 Criteria and Requirements
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1701. Criteria and Requirements. To be eligible for this financial assistance program an individual must: (a) Be a U.S. citizen. (b) Be a CNMI resident for three years. (c) Meet all admission requirements and be accepted by San Die…
3 CMC § 1702 Funding
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1702. Funding. Financial assistance awards will be based on the cost of the program as determined by San Diego University and the Northern Marianas College, and will be funded out of existing scholarship educational/assistance fund…
3 CMC § 2701 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2701 § 2701. Definitions. (a) The term “afok” is the Chamorro term for lime, a substance created from burning limestone in a rock form that transforms into powder form and can be mixed with a liquid to form slak lime mainly sold and u…
3 CMC § 2702 General Provisions Governing Advertising
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2702. General Provisions Governing Advertising. (a) No person shall advertise any food, drug, cosmetic, or device to the general public as a treatment, preventative or cure for any of the diseases, disorders or abnormal physical state…
3 CMC § 2703 Prohibited Label or Advertisement Where Promotion for Sale is Made
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2703 § 2703. Prohibited Label or Advertisement Where Promotion for Sale is Made. (a) No person shall sell any food, afok or bweesch, drug, cosmetic or device: (1) That is not represented by label; or (i) Afok or bweesch for sale shall…
3 CMC § 2704 Construction with Respect to the Traditional Art of Healing
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2704. Construction with Respect to the Traditional Art of Healing. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to inhibit the traditional art of healing as it is practiced by the Chamorro and Carolinian people. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§…
3 CMC § 27101 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 27101 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 27101. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Time/Temperature Control (TCS) for Safety Food” means a food that requires time/temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin format…
3 CMC § 27102 Cottage Food Operations (CFOs)
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 27102 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 27102. Cottage Food Operations (CFOs). (a) Permitted Foods: CFOs may prepare and sell non-perishable, low-risk foods, including but not limited to: (1) Baked goods (cookies, bread, cakes, pastries); (2) Jams, jellies, and pres…
3 CMC § 27103 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs)
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 27103 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 27103. Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs). (a) Permitted activities: MEHKOs may prepare and sell freshly cooked meals from a home kitchen, or temporary events not to exceed 30 days, limited to: (1) Breakfast, lun…
3 CMC § 27104 Exemption From Commercial Utility Rates
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 27104 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 27104. Exemption From Commercial Utility Rates. (a) Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, any business operating as a CFO or MEHKO shall be exempt from commercial rates for the use of electric, water and waste…
3 CMC § 27105 Enforcement and Penalties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 27105 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 27105. Enforcement and Penalties. (a) Inspection and compliance: CFOs and MEHKOs may operate under the adherence of the following enforcement requirements: (1) The EHDP may conduct periodic inspections to ensure compliance. (2…
3 CMC § 27106 Implementation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 27106 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 27106. Implementation. The CHCC Environmental Health Disease Prevention shall establish regulations and procedures to implement this Act within six (6) months of its effective date. Source: PL 24-22, § 3 (Jan. 8, 2026).
3 CMC § 2711 Prohibited Sales of Food
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2711 § 2711. Prohibited Sales of Food. (a) No person shall sell an article of food, afok or bweesch, for human consumption that: (1) Has in or on it any poisonous or harmful substance; (2) Is unfit for human consumption; (3) Consists …
3 CMC § 2712 Deception Regarding Food
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2712 § 2712. Deception Regarding Food. No person shall label, package, treat, process, distribute, sell or advertise any food, afok or bweesch, in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an extraneous im…
3 CMC § 2713 Food Labeled or Packaged in Contravention of Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2713. § 2713. Food Labeled or Packaged in Contravention of Regulations. An article of food, afok or bweesch, that is not labeled or packaged as required by, or is labeled or packaged contrary to, the regulations shall be deemed to be …
3 CMC § 2714 Importation of Food
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2714 § 2714. Importation of Food. (a) Where a standard for a food, afok or bweesch, has been prescribed, no person shall: (1) Import into the Commonwealth, or (2) Send, convey or receive for conveyance within the Commonwealth, or (3) …
3 CMC § 2715 Labeling of Food that is Imported or Moved within the Commonwealth
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2715. Labeling of Food that is Imported or Moved within the Commonwealth. (a) Where a standard for a food has been prescribed, no person shall label, package, sell or advertise any article that: (1) Has been imported into the Commonwe…
3 CMC § 2716 Authority of the Secretary to Identify Standard
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2716. Authority of the Secretary to Identify Standard. (a) The secretary may, by regulation, identify a standard prescribed for a food as being necessary to prevent injury to the health of the consumer or purchaser of the food. (b) Wh…
3 CMC § 2717 Unsanitary Manufacture of Food
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2717 § 2717. Unsanitary Manufacture of Food. No person shall manufacture, prepare, preserve, package or store for sale any food, afok or bweesch, under unsanitary conditions and must have a Food Handler Certification and a Sanitary Pe…
3 CMC § 2718 Prohibition Regarding Slaughter of Dogs and Cats
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2718. Prohibition Regarding Slaughter of Dogs and Cats. It is the policy of the Commonwealth Department of Public Health that the sale of dogs and cats for human consumption is prohibited and shall be deemed a violation of this chapte…
3 CMC § 2731 Prohibited Sales of Drugs
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2731. Prohibited Sales of Drugs. No person shall sell any drug that: (a) Was manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged, distributed or stored under unsanitary conditions; or (b) Is adulterated. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§ 301), modifie…
3 CMC § 2732 Description Regarding Drugs
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2732. Description Regarding Drugs. No person shall label, package, treat, process, distribute, sell or advertise any drug in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create erroneous impression regarding its cha…
3 CMC § 2733 Drugs Labeled or Packaged in Contravention of Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2733. Drugs Labeled or Packaged in Contravention of Regulations. A drug that is not labeled or packaged as required by, or is labeled or packaged contrary to the regulations shall be deemed to be labeled or packaged contrary to 3 CMC …
3 CMC § 2734 Where Standard Prescribed for Drug
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2734. Where Standard Prescribed for Drug. Where a standard has been prescribed for a drug by the World Health Organization (WHO) or in official compendium as defined in this chapter, no person shall label, package, distribute, sell or…
3 CMC § 2735 Unsanitary Manufacture of Drug
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2735. Unsanitary Manufacture of Drug. No person shall manufacture, prepare, preserve, package, distribute, or store for sale any drug under unsanitary conditions. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§ 305), modified.
3 CMC § 2736 Drugs Not to be Sold Unless Safe Manufacture Indicated
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2736. Drugs Not to be Sold Unless Safe Manufacture Indicated. No person shall sell any drug described in Schedule B or C unless the secretary has, in prescribed form and manner, indicated that the premises in which the drug was manufa…
3 CMC § 2737 Drugs Not to be Sold Unless Safe Batch Indicated
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2737. Drugs Not to be Sold Unless Safe Batch Indicated. No person shall sell any drug described in Schedule D unless the secretary has, in prescribed form and manner, indicated that the batch from which the drug was taken is not unsaf…
3 CMC § 2738 Samples
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2738. Samples. (a) No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed any drug as a sample. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the distribution, under prescribed conditions, of samples of drugs to physicians, dent…
3 CMC § 2739 Importation of Drugs
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2739. Importation of Drugs. No person shall import foreign drugs unless: (a) The foreign drug was purchased or acquired for personal use; (b) The intended use of the foreign drug is appropriately identified and such prescription or pr…
3 CMC § 2751 Prohibited Sales of Cosmetics
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2751. Prohibited Sales of Cosmetics. No person shall sell any cosmetic that: (a) Has in or on it any substance that may cause injury to the health of the user when the cosmetic is used, (1) According to the directions on the label or …
3 CMC § 2752 Where Standard Prescribed for Cosmetic
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2752. Where Standard Prescribed for Cosmetic. Where a standard has been prescribed under Commonwealth regulation for a cosmetic, no person shall label, package, sell or advertise any article in such a manner that it is likely to be mi…
3 CMC § 2753 Unsanitary Conditions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2753. Unsanitary Conditions. No person shall manufacture, prepare, preserve, package or store for sale any cosmetic under unsanitary conditions. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§ 403), modified.
3 CMC § 2754 Prohibited Sales of Devices
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2754. Prohibited Sales of Devices. No person shall sell any device that, when used according to directions or under such conditions as are customary or usual, may cause injury to the health of the purchaser or use thereof. Source: PL …
3 CMC § 2755 Deception Regarding Devices
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2755. Deception Regarding Devices. No person shall label, package, treat, process, sell or advertise any device in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its design, co…
3 CMC § 2756 Devices Labeled or Packaged in Contravention of Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2756. Devices Labeled or Packaged in Contravention of Regulations. A device that is not labeled or packaged as required by, or is labeled or packaged contrary to, the regulations shall be deemed to be labeled or packaged contrary to 3…
3 CMC § 2757 Where Standard Prescribed for Device
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2757. Where Standard Prescribed for Device. Where a standard has been prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO) or in an official compendium as defined in this chapter, for a device, no person shall label, package, sell or adv…
3 CMC § 2771 Inspection, Seizure and Forfeiture
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2771. Inspection, Seizure and Forfeiture. (a) The secretary may designate any person employed by the Department of Public Health as an inspector and, in coordination with the Secretary of Finance, request employees in customs service,…
3 CMC § 2772 Warrant required to Enter into Any Dwelling-House
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2772. Warrant Required to Enter into Any Dwelling-House. Where any place mentioned in 3 CMC § 2771(c) is a dwelling-house, an inspector may not enter that dwelling-house without the consent of the occupant except under the authority o…
3 CMC § 2773 Authority to Issue Warrant
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2773. Authority to Issue Warrant. Where on ex parte application of the department, a judge of the Commonwealth is satisfied by information on oath: (a) That the conditions for entry described in 3 CMC § 2771(c) exist in relation to a …
3 CMC § 2774 Use of Force
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2774. Use of Force. In executing a warrant issued under 3 CMC § 2773, the inspector named therein shall not use force unless the inspector is accompanied by a Department of Public Safety police officer, and the use of force has been s…
3 CMC § 2775 Definition of “Article to which this Act or the Regulations apply”
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2775 § 2775. Definition of “Article to which this Act or the Regulations apply”. (a) In 3 CMC § 2771(c), “article to which this Act or the regulations apply” includes; (1) Any food, afork or bweesch, drug, cosmetic, or device; (2) Any…
3 CMC § 2776 Assistance and Information to be Given Inspector
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2776. Assistance and Information to be Given Inspector. The owner or person in charge of a place entered by an inspector pursuant to 3 CMC § 2771(c) and every person found therein shall give the inspector all reasonable assistance and…
3 CMC § 2777 Obstruction and False Statement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2777. Obstruction and False Statement. No person shall obstruct or hinder, or knowingly make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to an inspector while the inspector is engaged in carrying out his or her dutie…
3 CMC § 2778 Interference
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2778. Interference. Except with the authority of an inspector, no person shall remove, alter or interfere in any way with anything seized under this chapter or the regulations. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§ 508), modified.
3 CMC § 2779 Storage and Removal
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2779. Storage and Removal. Any article seized under this article may, at the option of an inspector, be kept or stored in the building or place where it was seized or, at the direction of an inspector, the article may be removed to an…
3 CMC § 2780 Release of Seized Articles
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2780. Release of Seized Articles. An inspector who has seized any article under this article shall release it when he or she is satisfied that all the provisions of this chapter and the regulations with respect thereto have been compl…
3 CMC § 2781 Destruction with Consent
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2781. Destruction with Consent. Where an inspector has seized an article under this article and its owner or the person in whose possession the article was at the time of seizure consents to its destruction, the article is thereupon f…
3 CMC § 2782 Forfeiture on Conviction
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2782. Forfeiture on Conviction. Where a person has been convicted of a contravention of this chapter or the regulations, the court or judge may order that any article by means of or in relation to which the offense was committed, and …
3 CMC § 2783 Order for Forfeiture on Application of Inspector
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2783. Order for Forfeiture on Application of Inspector. Without prejudice to 3 CMC § 2782, a judge of a court of the Commonwealth under this article may, on the application of an inspector and on such notice to such persons as the jud…
3 CMC § 2784 Designation of Analysts
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2784. Designation of Analysts. The secretary may designate any person as an analyst for the purpose of the enforcement of this chapter. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§ 514), modified.