Haw. Code R. § 4-143-8 - Provisions for enforcement, penalties and prosecution

(a) Any authorized inspector of the department may enter any public or private premises, including any vehicle of transport, during business hours to:

(1) Inspect for the quality, condition, and origin of coffee; and

(2) Enforce the labeling, record keeping, and certification requirements of this chapter.

(b) The inspector may take representative samples of the coffee for inspection.

(c) Any authorized inspector, upon determining that this chapter or chapter 147, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is being violated, may place a stop sale notice upon or near the coffee that is in violation. When a stop sale notice is issued:

(1) The coffee shall not be sold, offered for sale, transferred, moved off the premises, or otherwise disposed of until the stop sale notice has been removed by an authorized inspector or written permission is received from the department;

(2) No person shall remove, deface, or otherwise tamper with any stop sale notice except upon approval of an authorized inspector; and

(3) The stop sale notice shall be accompanied by a non-compliance notice issued by the department indicating the violation and corrective action required.

(d) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter may be subject to the actions, procedures, and penalties provided in sections 147-2 and 147-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-143-8

[Eff 10/8/01; am and comp MAY 24 2014] (Auth: HRS §§ 147-2, 147-22, 147-25) (Imp: HRS §§ 147-4, 147-24) Am and Comp 5/27/2017