Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-27 – Inspector
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-27
- Board: means the board of agriculture of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-3
- Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container (not including package liners) of any meat or meat products, or other products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-3
- Meat or meat products: means any product capable of use as human food which is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portions of the carcass of any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats, excepting products which contain meat or other portions of the carcasses only in a relatively small proportion or historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the meat food industry, and which are exempted from the definition as meat products by the board under the conditions as it may prescribe to assure that the meat or other portions of the carcasses contained in the products are not adulterated and that the products are not represented as meat products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-3
Veterinarians and inspectors shall examine and inspect all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines the inspection of which is hereby provided for, and all carcasses and parts thereof, and all meat or meat products thereof, and the sanitary conditions of all establishments in which the meat or meat products are prepared; veterinarians and inspectors shall refuse to stamp, mark, tag, or label any carcass or any part thereof, or meat products therefrom, prepared in any establishment, until the same shall have actually been inspected and found to be unadulterated; and veterinarians and inspectors shall perform other duties as are provided by this chapter and by the rules adopted by the board and the board, from time to time, shall adopt such rules in accordance with chapter 91 which are necessary for the efficient execution of this chapter, and all inspections and examinations made under this chapter shall be made in a manner as described in the rules adopted by the board not inconsistent with this chapter.