Haw. Rev. Stat. § 147-23
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 147-23, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Prohibited acts.
Official statutory text
(a) No commercial exporter shall ship any fresh or processed agricultural commodities to points outside the State unless such products meet the quality, condition, and labeling requirements of the rules adopted under this part.
(b) No Hawaii-grown coffee beans shall be shipped outside the area of their geographic origin to any point within the State or outside the State unless the coffee bean package containing the beans has been marked with or contains documentation of geographic origin approved by the department. [L 1955, c 258, §5; RL 1955, §22-23; am L 1959, c 267, §1; HRS §147-23; am L 1983, c 257, pt of §5; am L 1985, c 5, §2; am L 1997, c 345, §4; am L 2012, c 328, §5]
(b) No Hawaii-grown coffee beans shall be shipped outside the area of their geographic origin to any point within the State or outside the State unless the coffee bean package containing the beans has been marked with or contains documentation of geographic origin approved by the department. [L 1955, c 258, §5; RL 1955, §22-23; am L 1959, c 267, §1; HRS §147-23; am L 1983, c 257, pt of §5; am L 1985, c 5, §2; am L 1997, c 345, §4; am L 2012, c 328, §5]
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