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HI Rev Stat § 157-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-31 Petition to establish, revise, or terminate minimum prices, salvage values, and quotas.

  §157-31 Petition to establish, revise, or terminate minimum prices, salvage values, and quotas. (a) Upon petition by the producers and producer-distributors who produce fifty-five per cent of the milk in a milk shed, or by fifty-five per cent of all producers in a milk shed, or upon the board's own motion, the board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to:  (1) Establish, revise, or terminate the minimum prices or salvage values for milk to be paid to producers and producer-distributors or the quotas for the production of milk in a milk shed, or any of them; or  (2) Establish specific formulas or criteria for determining the minimum prices or salvage values for milk to be paid to producers and producer-distributors or the quotas for the production of milk in a milk shed, or any of them. For the purposes of this section, each producer-member of an agricultural cooperative shall be counted as a producer, and an agricultural cooperative shall not be counted as a producer or as a producer-distributor.  (b) Public hearings to establish, revise, or terminate minimum prices, salvage values, and quotas or to establish specific formulas or criteria for setting minimum prices, salvage values, or quotas, shall not constitute a contested case as defined by chapter 91. [L 1967, c 260, §20; HRS §157-31; am L 1971, c 184, pt of §4; ree L 1972, c 40, pt of §2; am L 1977, c 96, §2; am L 1997, c 118, § §2, 6; am L 1998, c 19, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 157-32 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-32 Standards to determine minimum prices.

  §157-32 Standards to determine minimum prices. (a) As a guide to determining the minimum prices of milk to be paid to producers and producer-distributors, the board shall take into consideration the following items based on the operations of a reasonably efficient producer:  (1) The price to producers necessary to assure the production of an adequate supply of wholesome milk for the market.  (2) The price necessary to return to the producer, the producer's cost of production, plus a fair return on the producer's invested capital, the producer's family labor and the producer's management skills.  (3) The costs incurred in obtaining, feeding, managing and maintaining dairy animals at optimum production capacity.  (4) The prevailing wages and perquisites of employees.  (5) The ordinary fixed charges and operating expenses incident to the ownership, operation and management of the dairy.  (b) In establishing minimum prices for milk under this chapter, the board shall further consider the effect thereof on the consumer. [L 1967, c 260, §21; HRS §157-32; ree and am L 1972, c 40, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 157-33 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-33 Order fixing minimum price, salvage value.

  §157-33 Order fixing minimum price, salvage value. (a) Without regard to the notice and public hearing requirements of chapter 91 and based on the specific formulas or criteria adopted under section 157-31(a)(2), the board may establish by order the minimum prices and salvage values for milk to be paid to producers by producer-distributors and distributors.  (1) Prior to the effective date of any order, the department shall give public notice that includes:  (A) Either a statement of the substance of the proposed order; or a statement of the minimum prices or salvage values for milk to be established, and  (B) A statement that a copy of the proposed order will be mailed to any interested person who requests a copy, together with a description of where and how the requests may be made.  (2) The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have made a timely written request of the department for advance notice of these orders or of the department's rulemaking proceedings. The department may require reimbursement for the cost of preparing and mailing the copies.  (b) The minimum prices and salvage values within each milk shed may vary according to the classes or classifications established by the board; provided that the minimum prices and salvage values for each such class or classification within a milk shed shall be uniform. The minimum prices and salvage values may vary from county to county. The board may adopt rules to prescribe how producers shall be paid for milk sold by them to distributors and producer-distributors. [L 1967, c 260, §22; HRS §157-33; am L 1971, c 184, pt of §4; ree L 1972, c 40, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 118, § §3, 6; am L 1998, c 2, §32 and c 19, §1; am L 2004, c 20, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 157-34.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-34.5 Milk shortage.

  §157-34.5 Milk shortage. In the event of a shortage, the board shall require all milk produced within the milk shed first serve the needs of the consumers within the milk shed. [L 1988, c 25, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 157-35 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-35 Compensatory payment.

  §157-35 Compensatory payment. Whenever any distributor or producer-distributor sells recombined or reconstituted milk for fluid human consumption in a milk shed, the distributor or producer-distributor shall pay the board a compensatory payment to be distributed to all producers who supply milk to the distributor or producer-distributor.  In determining the compensatory payment, the board shall hold a public hearing whenever it deems it necessary to establish the loss of quota suffered by the producers from the sale of recombined or reconstituted milk, the reasonable rate of return the producers would have received if recombined or reconstituted milk were not sold to the public, and the pro rata share each producer should receive from the compensatory fund. The board may, at the request of a distributor or producer-distributor or on its own motion, suspend the operation of this section during periods when the production of milk by producers is inadequate to meet consumer requirements. [L 1967, c 260, §24; HRS §157-35; ree and am L 1972, c 40, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 157-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-41 Remedies; penalties.

  §157-41 Remedies; penalties. (a) The board of agriculture may institute such action as may be necessary to enforce compliance with this chapter.  (b) Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $250 or more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.  (c) The board of agriculture, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may fine any person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, not less than $250 or more than $1,000 for each separate offense. Each day or instance of violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any action taken to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this subsection shall be considered a civil action.  (d) Lawful compliance with this chapter shall not be deemed a violation of chapter 480. [L 1967, c 260, §25; HRS §157-41; am L 1989, c 115, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 157-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-42 Interstate and federal compacts.

  §157-42 Interstate and federal compacts. The board of agriculture may confer with authorities of other states and of the United States with respect to uniform milk control with states or as between states, and with the federal government in its control of prices of milk handled in interstate commerce, and may exercise its powers hereunder to effect uniform milk control. It may join with such other authorities, federal and state, in conducting joint investigations, holding joint hearings, and issue joint or concurrent orders, or orders supplementary to those of the federal government, and shall have the power to employ or designate a joint agent or joint agencies to carry out and enforce such joint, concurrent, or supplementary orders. [L 1967, c 260, §26; HRS §157-42]
HI Rev Stat § 157-43 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|157. Milk Control Act|157-43 Construction.

  §157-43 Construction. The license required by this chapter shall be in addition to any other license required by law. This chapter shall not be construed to affect in any manner the relations between any cooperative marketing association and its members organized pursuant to the laws of Hawaii or the United States. [L 1967, c 260, pt of §27; HRS §157-43]
HI Rev Stat § 159-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-1 Short title.

  §159-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Hawaii Meat Inspection Act". [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-6 Administration.

  §159-6 Administration. The department shall administer this chapter subject to the supervision of the board. The board may delegate any of its powers except the power to make rules and regulations or may direct any of its duties to be performed by any appropriate agents, officers, or employees of the board.  The board may employ on a full or part-time basis veterinarians and inspectors, subject to chapter 76, as are necessary to carry out a uniform inspection system of meat or meat products in the State. All inspectors shall be under the supervision and control of a veterinarian employed by the board. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-8 Information, investigation, hearings.

  §159-8 Information, investigation, hearings. For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the board may:  (1) Gather and compile information which relates to the business operations of persons being regulated under this chapter and such other information necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. Confidential information shall not be disclosed by the board except under order of court.  (2) Hold hearings, take testimony, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and issue subpoenas for the production of records, or documents of any kind. Upon failure or refusal of any witness to obey any subpoena, the board may petition the circuit court, and upon proper showing, the court may enter an order compelling the witness to appear and testify or produce documentary evidence. Failure to obey the order of court shall be punishable as a contempt of court.  No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing documentary evidence before the board in obedience to a subpoena of the board on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary, or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person is compelled, after having claimed the person's privilege of self-incrimination, to testify, or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the board in obedience to a subpoena issued by the board; provided that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution for perjury committed in so testifying.  (3) Request the attorney general to seek relief from the appropriate circuit courts for writs of mandamus commanding any person to comply with this chapter or any order of the board made in pursuance thereof or to enjoin any violation of this chapter or any order of the board.  Witnesses summoned before the board shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking them shall severally be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 159-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-11 Certificate of sanitation.

  §159-11 Certificate of sanitation. (a) The board may issue certificates of sanitation to slaughterhouses and meat processors which are subject to this chapter and which meet minimum sanitary specifications required for:  (1) The slaughtering of animals for use of the meat or meat products in intrastate commerce.  (2) The processing, rendering, transporting, storing, and handling of the meat or meat products in intrastate commerce. The board may adopt rules, subject to chapter 91, governing the minimum sanitary specifications and prescribing forms, requiring reports, and providing for periodic renewals of the certificates.  (b) Notwithstanding any other law or rule under this chapter which requires the renovation or upgrading of the physical facilities of slaughterhouses and meat processors in order to obtain a certificate of sanitation, the board shall nonetheless issue certificates of sanitation to slaughterhouses and meat processors licensed by the State; provided that:  (1) The facilities of the slaughterhouses and meat processors are sanitary and the products which emerge from their respective operations are wholesome, not adulterated, and fit for human consumption; and  (2) Upon the sale or transfer of any of the foregoing businesses, the person to whom the business is transferred shall be required to meet all of the requirements and the rules under this chapter. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 139, §4; am L 1991, c 88, §1; am L 1993, c 248, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 159-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-12 License required.

  §159-12 License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines or manufacturing or processing of meat or meat products without a license as required by this part. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-13 Application for a license.

  §159-13 Application for a license. The board may issue licenses to slaughterhouses and meat processing establishments having certificates of sanitation issued under section 159-11. An applicant for an original or renewal license to operate as a slaughterhouse operator or meat processor shall file an application upon a form prepared by the board, containing the information which the board deems necessary for the administration of this chapter.  The license year shall be from July 1 to June 30. All applications for renewal of licenses shall be made at least thirty days prior to the commencement of the license year. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 248, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 159-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-14 License fees.

  §159-14 License fees. An annual fee of $25 shall be assessed. The license fees collected shall be deposited in the state general fund. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-15 Bonding.

  §159-15 Bonding. Upon a person being granted a license to slaughter animals for the purpose of using the meat or meat products thereof in intrastate commerce, the board shall exact from the licensee a bond, or other form of surety acceptable to the board or an appropriate agent, officer, or employee designated by the board, in the penal sum of $5,000, the bond or other form of surety to be obtained from a surety company or financial institution authorized to do business in the State and to be so conditioned that the licensee shall be required to keep a full and accurate record concerning every animal which the licensee may purchase, kill, or sell; and that the licensee will at all times during regular business hours keep the record open for the inspection by representatives of the board who may desire to examine the same. The record shall contain:  (1) The sex of the animal.  (2) A full description of each and every brand on the animal, stating the position of each brand on the animal. If any of the described brands on the animal appear to be obliterated, as described in section 142-47, or to be felonious, as described in section 142-48, the person shall make a report of the obliterated or felonious brand to the appropriate law enforcement agency pursuant to rules adopted by the department of agriculture.  (3) Ear tag number or other mark of identification.  (4) The principal color of the animal.  (5) The name of the person who sold the animal to the licensee.  (6) The date when the animal was sold to the licensee.  (7) The date when the animal was delivered to the licensee.  (8) The date when the animal was killed. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 163, §4; am L 1989, c 92, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-16 Granting, suspending and revoking licenses.

  §159-16 Granting, suspending and revoking licenses. (a) The action of the board in refusing to grant or renew a license, or in revoking or suspending a license, may be judicially reviewed in the manner provided by chapter 91.  (b) No license shall be denied unless the board finds after due notice and an opportunity of hearing in accordance with chapter 91, to the applicant any of the following:  (1) That the applicant does not qualify or possess the facilities to conduct a business properly.  (2) That the applicant does not have the financial responsibility to conduct a business properly.  (3) That the issuance of a license is otherwise not in the public interest.  (c) The board may refuse to renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license upon due notice and opportunity of hearing in accordance with chapter 91, to the licensee when it finds any of the following:  (1) The licensee has been adjudged a bankrupt.  (2) The licensee has violated chapter 480 and the violation is directly or indirectly involved with the state meat industry.  (3) The licensee has failed to keep records or to furnish the statements or information required by the board.  (4) The licensee has intentionally made a false or misleading statement upon which the license was issued.  (5) The licensee has violated or failed to comply with this chapter.  (6) The licensee has ceased to operate the business for which the license was issued.  (d) The board may conditionally renew a license or may conditionally decline to suspend or revoke a license, but the condition shall have appropriate relation to the administration of this chapter. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-17 Records of licensees.

  §159-17 Records of licensees. The board may require licensees to keep the records and information as it deems necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-21 Ante-mortem inspection.

  §159-21 Ante-mortem inspection. (a) For the purpose of preventing the use in intrastate commerce of meat or meat products which are adulterated, the board shall cause to be made, by a veterinarian or inspector appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of all animals before they shall be allowed to enter into any slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment in the State in which slaughtering and preparation of meat or meat products of the animals are conducted solely for intrastate commerce; and all animals found on the inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be set apart from all other animals and slaughtered or otherwise disposed of as provided in the rules and regulations, and when slaughtered, the carcasses of the animals shall be subject to a careful examination and inspection, all as prescribed by the board.  (b) For the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of animals, the board shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of the method by which the animals are slaughtered and handled in connection with slaughter in the slaughtering establishments inspected under this chapter. The board may refuse to provide inspection to a new slaughtering establishment or may cause inspection to be temporarily suspended at a slaughtering establishment, if the board finds that any animal has been slaughtered or handled in connection with slaughter at such establishment by any method not in accordance with subsection (c), until the establishment furnishes assurances satisfactory to the board that all slaughtering and handling in connection with slaughter of animals is in accordance with a method specified in subsection (c).  (c) Either of the following two methods of slaughtering of animals and handling in connection with slaughter are found to be humane:  (1) By rendering the animal insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical, chemical, or other means that is rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut; or  (2) By slaughtering or handling in connection with slaughtering in accordance with the ritual requirements of the Jewish faith or any other religious faith that prescribes a method of slaughter whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument.  (d) For the purposes of this section "animals" means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 178, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 159-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act|159-24 Sanitation.

  §159-24 Sanitation. The board shall cause to be made by veterinarian or meat inspector, the inspection of all slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishments in which cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines are slaughtered and the meat or meat products thereof are prepared solely for intrastate commerce as may be necessary to inform itself concerning the sanitary conditions of the same, and to prescribe the sanitation under which the establishments shall be maintained; and where the sanitary conditions of any establishments are such that the meat or meat products are rendered adulterated, it shall refuse to allow the meat or meat products to be labeled, marked, stamped, or tagged as "Hawaii Inspected and Passed". [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1]