Hawaii § 147-62 - Misrepresentation as to grade, etc., penalties.
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§ 147-62. Misrepresentation as to grade, etc., penalties.
(a) If any quantity of any food product has been inspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade, classification, quality, or condition thereof, no person shall represent that the grade, classification, quality, or condition of the product at the time and place of the inspection was other than as shown by the certificate. (b) If any lot or lots of any food product has been inspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade, classification, quality, or condition of the lot or lots, no person shall represent that the certificate is descriptive of or relates to any other lot or lots of food products not inspected hereunder and not covered by the certificate. (c) Whenever any standard for the grading or classification of any food product becomes effective under this part, and any word or words, figure, or mark or marks, or letter, has been established and adopted by the department to indicate the grade or quality of the food product contained in any package or container, it shall be unlawful for any person to use any of the words, letters, figures, or marks, in connection with any package or container, to represent the grade or quality of the food product contained therein, to be sold or offered for sale, if the product does not meet the requirements of the grade indicated by the marking. (d) Whenever any standard for the grading or classification of any food product becomes effective under this part, and any label has been established and adopted by the department to indicate the grade, quality or condition of the food product contained in any package or container, it shall be unlawful for any person to use any label, in connection with any package or container, unless authorized so to use it by, or under the rules prescribed by, the department. [L 1947, c 195, §12; RL 1955, §22-51; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §147-62; am L 1983, c 257, §9] Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next
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Section 147-62 ("Misrepresentation as to grade, etc., penalties.") 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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