Hawaii § 159-39 - Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals.

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§ 159-39. Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals.

No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in intrastate commerce, dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals, or any parts of the carcasses of any animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, shall buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or parts of the carcasses of any such animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, unless the transaction or transportation is made in accordance with the rules that the board may adopt to assure that the animals, or the parts or products thereof, will be prevented from being used for human food purposes. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 139, §10; am L 1991, c 88, §1] Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next

Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 159-39 cover?

Section 159-39 ("Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals.") 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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