§147-7 Inspection and classification of agricultural commodities; fees. (a) The department may contract with the United States Department of Agriculture for obtaining the services of a supervising inspector employed by the federal department and the establishment of a cooperative inspection service with the United States government. The department, or the supervising inspector with the approval of the department, may designate any competent employee or agent of the department as an inspector to inspect or classify agricultural commodities in accordance with rules of the department, and at the time and places designated by the supervising inspector or the department.
(b) The inspectors shall be authorized to inspect or classify agricultural commodities at the request of persons having a financial interest in the commodities and to ascertain and certify to the persons the grade, classification, quality, condition, or origin of them and other pertinent facts.
(c) The department may fix, assess, and collect or cause to be collected fees for the services when they are performed by employees of the department. The fees shall be on a uniform basis and in an amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost of inspection and the administration of this part; provided that the department may prescribe a reasonable charge for traveling expenses and extraordinary services when the performance of the services involves unusual cost in their performance. No fee shall be charged for an inspection unless the inspection was requested by a person having a financial interest in the inspected commodity.
(d) The department may adopt rules establishing the requirements, procedures, restrictions, and other criteria necessary for establishing a program of self inspection and certification of agricultural commodities. [L 1945, c 252, §7; RL 1955, §22-6; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §147-7; am L 1978, c 12, §1; am L Sp 1995, c 8, §2; am L 1997, c 345, §2; am L 2012, c 328, §4]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 11. Agriculture and Animals
147-2 Duties of department; violations; proceedings; penalties.
147-5 Prohibition of deceptive packing.
147-7 Inspection and classification of agricultural commodities; fees.
147-7.5 REPEALED. L 2003, c 49, §11.
147-8 Appeal for classification; fee.
147-9 Certificate as evidence.
147-10 Income from certification and agriculture control activities.
147-25 Duties of department; violations; proceedings; penalties.
147-34 Inspection; certification fees.
147-37 Duties of department; violations; proceedings; penalties.
147-52 Grades, standards and classifications; changes.
147-53 Department; grades, standards and classifications; factors.
147-54 Department, consideration of use.
147-55 Department, notice of hearing.
147-56 Department, hearing, determination.
147-57 Department, rules and regulations, contracts, cooperation, fees.
147-58 Department; inspections, etc.; request necessary.
147-59 Continuous factory inspection; request necessary; labels or marks.
147-60 Certificate, appeal to department.
147-61 Certificate, prima facie evidence.
147-62 Misrepresentation as to grade, etc., penalties.
147-63 Remedies, extension of other powers.
147-71 Words and phrases defined.
147-74 Grading standards and regulations.
147-75 Notice of grade and size; designation of origin of imported eggs; violation.
147-76 Advertisement of eggs and price.
147-77 Signs and labels on cartons, crates, etc.
147-80 Administrative penalties.
147-81 Remedies and penalties not exclusive.
147-91 Standard grades; rules and regulations.
147-93 Cooperating with federal authority.
147-95 Regulation of advertising.
147-101 Certification services revolving fund.
147-102 Certification and audit services.
147-112 Cooperative agreements and contracts to provide auditing and certification services.
147-113 Audits and certification; requests necessary.
147-114 Fees and deposit of moneys.
147-115 Certificate as evidence.
147-116 Hawaii good agricultural practices program.
147-121 Official certifying agency.
147-123 Cooperative agreements and contracts to provide agricultural crop certification services.
147-124 Certification; requests necessary.