Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-5.4
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Failure to pay or remit the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee; fines.
Official statutory text
(a) The following fines shall be imposed for failure to pay, bill, or remit the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee as provided for in section 150A-5.3:
(1) A person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company who fails to pay the fee; or
(2) A transportation company that fails to:
(A) Bill the fee, within fifteen days of the delivery of the freight, to the person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company; or
(B) Remit the fee to the department within forty-five days of collecting the fee from the person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company,
shall pay a fine of two times the amount of the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee or $50, whichever is higher.
(b) All fines shall be paid to the department and deposited into the pest inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund under section 150A-4.5. [L 2010, c 173, §2]
(1) A person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company who fails to pay the fee; or
(2) A transportation company that fails to:
(A) Bill the fee, within fifteen days of the delivery of the freight, to the person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company; or
(B) Remit the fee to the department within forty-five days of collecting the fee from the person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company,
shall pay a fine of two times the amount of the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee or $50, whichever is higher.
(b) All fines shall be paid to the department and deposited into the pest inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund under section 150A-4.5. [L 2010, c 173, §2]
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