§159-25 Slaughter, transportation, and selling. No person shall, with respect to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat products of animals:
(1) Slaughter any animal or prepare any meat or meat products which are capable of use as human food, at any establishment preparing such meat or meat products solely for intrastate commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Slaughter or handle in connection with slaughter any such animal in any manner not in accordance with section 159-21(c).
(3) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce:
(A) Any meat or meat products which
(i) Are capable of use as human food, and
(ii) Are adulterated or misbranded at the time of the sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation.
(B) Any meat or meat products required to be inspected under this chapter unless they have been so inspected and passed.
(4) Do, with respect to any such meat or meat products which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing meat or meat products to be adulterated or misbranded. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 7, §1; am L 1980, c 178, §2]
Cross References
Further regulation, see chapter 146, pt. II.
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 11. Agriculture and Animals
159. Hawaii Meat Inspection Act
159-2 Findings and declaration of necessity.
159-8 Information, investigation, hearings.
159-11 Certificate of sanitation.
159-13 Application for a license.
159-16 Granting, suspending and revoking licenses.
159-21 Ante-mortem inspection.
159-22 Post-mortem inspection; reinspection.
159-23 Labeling, marking, and branding.
159-25 Slaughter, transportation, and selling.
159-26 Forgery of mark, brand, or label.
159-30 Storing, handling and transporting.
159-31 Inspection of exotic animals.
159-32 Reimbursement for inspection.
159-33 Conduct of exotic animal inspection.
159-36 Articles not intended for human food.
159-37 Records; subject to examination.
159-39 Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals.
159-46 Inspection; overtime compensation.
159-48 Refusal and withdrawal of inspection.
159-51 Interstate and federal compacts.
159-52 Penalties; prosecution.