Title 3 — Human Resources
47 chapters · 719 sections in this title.
3 CMC § 2616 Registry of Grave Assignments; Use of Volunteer Services. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries…
3 CMC § 2617 Civil Liability. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries…
3 CMC § 2618 Criminal Penalties. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries…
3 CMC § 2621 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2621. Definitions. (a) “Public cemetery” means a place or area set apart to serve as the final resting-place for the dead and which is owned and managed by the Commonwealth government. This term also includes all public facilities loc…
3 CMC § 2622 Establishment and Conveyance for Marpi Public Cemetery
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2622. Establishment and Conveyance for Marpi Public Cemetery. (a) There is hereby established a new public cemetery to be called “Marpi Public Cemetery” to be located on public land so designated for such purpose in subsection (b) of …
3 CMC § 2623 Design and Development
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2623. Design and Development. The Department of Public Health, in coordination with the Department of Lands and Natural Resources and the Department of Public Works, shall design and develop all public cemeteries in accordance with ap…
3 CMC § 2624 Administration
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2624. Administration. (a) Except as provided in this section, the Department of Public Health shall administer and manage all public cemeteries, providing for by regulation: (1) The application requirements, approval, issuance and fee…
3 CMC § 2625 Closure of Wireless Hill Public Cemetery
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2625. Closure of Wireless Hill Public Cemetery. Upon completion of the construction of the Marpi Public Cemetery, no further burial shall take place at Wireless Hill Public Cemetery. Within 60 days of such closure, the Secretary of Pu…
3 CMC § 2626 Funding
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2626. Funding. The Secretary of Finance shall establish a special account called the “Public Cemetery Fund Account” for the fees collected pursuant to this chapter. The funds in this account shall be reserved and appropriated solely f…
3 CMC § 2627 Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2627. Regulations. All regulations required or permitted under this chapter shall be promulgated not later than 60 days after the effective date of this chapter. Source: PL 11-117, § 9. Commission Comment: PL 11-117 that repealed the …
3 CMC § 5601 Short Title
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5601. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Safe Diving Act of 1990. Source: PL 7-47, § 5 (§ 5601). Commission Comment: PL 7-47 took effect December 17, 1991.
3 CMC § 5602 Purpose
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5602. Purpose. It is the intent of this chapter to require dive instructors and tour leaders to be certified and to obtain substantial liability insurance in order to ensure that only skilled divers who adhere to the strict sta…
3 CMC § 5603 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5603. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) “Certified” means a person who has been licensed by a national or international dive organization approved by the Department of Finance by regulation in consultation with the Depa…
3 CMC § 5604 Business License Required
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5604. Business License Required. (a) It shall be unlawful for any business to engage in scuba instruction without a business license for scuba instruction. (b) It shall be unlawful for any business to engage in conducting scuba…
3 CMC § 5605 Penalty
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5605. Penalty. Any person who violates 3 CMC § 5604 shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Source: PL 7-47, § 5 (§ 5604).
3 CMC § 5606 Scuba Instruction License
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5606. Scuba Instruction License. (a) In order to obtain a business license for scuba instruction, a business must employ one or more scuba diving instructors. (b) Each scuba diving instructor must possess: (1) A certificate evi…
3 CMC § 5607 Scuba Diving Tour Operation License
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5607. Scuba Diving Tour Operation License. (a) In order to obtain a business license for a scuba diving tour operation, a business must employ one or more persons qualified to serve as tour leaders. (b) Each tour leader must po…
3 CMC § 5608 Conduct of Scuba Diving Tours
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5608. Conduct of Scuba Diving Tours. Every scuba diving tour must be supervised by a tour leader. Source: PL 7-47, § 5 (§ 5607).
3 CMC § 5609 Activities Limited by Insurance
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5609. Activities Limited by Insurance. In the event that a policy of liability insurance for a scuba instructor or a tour leader limits its coverage to one or more groups of customers, the insured shall not instruct or lead a c…
3 CMC § 5610 Introductory Dive Experience
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5610. Introductory Dive Experience. (a) Any course of instruction which is designed to introduce a noncertified diver to scuba diving, and which combines both instruction and one or more scuba dives, but does not result in the …
3 CMC § 5611 Conditions for Revocation or Suspension of License
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5611. Conditions for Revocation or Suspension of License. The Secretary of Finance may suspend or revoke a scuba instruction or scuba diving tour operation license upon a finding, after two weeks prior notice and a hearing purs…
3 CMC § 5612 Surcharge Fee
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5612. Surcharge Fee. All scuba dive shop operators shall impose an additional $10 surcharge per tank usage for the services provided by the operators. The operators shall collect and document all the fees collected and the fees…
3 CMC § 5613 Special Accounts
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5613. Special Accounts. The Secretary of Finance shall establish a special account, Decompression Chamber Fund, and shall deposit into the account all surcharge fees collected by all scuba dive shop operators pursuant to 3 CMC …
3 CMC § 5614 Expenditure Authority
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5614. Expenditure Authority. The CEO of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation shall be the expenditure authority of the funds deposited in the Decompression Chamber Fund Account. All funds in the account shall be used solely …
3 CMC § D3P2C6 Chapter 6. [Reserved]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT CHAPTER 6. [Reserved.]
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.