Hawaii § 147-53 - Department; grades, standards, and classifications; factors.
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§ 147-53. Department; grades, standards, and classifications; factors.
In establishing any grades, standards, or classifications for any food product, the department of agriculture and biosecurity, in addition to such factors as may be specified in any other law, shall take into account and base the grades, standards, or classifications upon such of the following factors as shall be applicable to the product involved: degree of maturity; size, measured by dimensions or weight; degree of freshness, as determined by physical examination or chemical test or analysis; moisture content; uniformity; color; firmness; tenderness; defects; injury; damage; diseases; appearance; mixture of varieties; decay; conformation; soundness; varietal characteristics or type; number of specimens per pound; nature of pack; presence of dirt or other foreign material; condition as to temperature and extent to which the product is hot or heating or is in a sour condition; extent to which product is satisfactory for human or other consumption or use; extent to which the product has been affected by handling or treatment; extent to which the product has a commercially objectionable flavor or odor; and other factors indicative of class, quality, or condition, and of the value or suitability of the product involved for the commercial or other use to be made thereof. In addition, the department shall take into account any grades, standards, or classifications for such product established by the United States Department of Agriculture and also applicable federal grades and standard laws. [L 1947, c 195, §3; RL 1955, §22-42; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §147-53; am L 2025, c 236, §8] Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next
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Section 147-53 ("Department; grades, standards, and classifications; factors.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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