HRS §149A-20
When the state can seize or stop the sale of pesticides
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets the state seize pesticides or devices that break the law, or order them removed from sale. A court decides what happens to seized items, which may be destroyed, sold, or returned to the owner under conditions. The state can also issue a stop-sale order to keep illegal products off the market.
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The statute, as written — Seizures; "stop-sale" and "removal from sale" orders
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Any pesticide or device that is distributed, sold, offered for sale, transported, or delivered for transportation in violation of this chapter, may be seized. Any pesticide product or device seized hereunder shall, after entry of decree, be disposed of by destruction or sale as the court directs and the proceeds, if the pesticide product or device is sold, less legal costs, shall be paid to the general fund of the State; provided that the pesticide product or device shall not be sold contrary to this chapter; and provided that upon payment of costs and execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the pesticide product or device shall not be disposed of unlawfully, the court may direct the pesticide product or device to be delivered to the owner thereof for relabeling or reprocessing as the case may be. (b) The chairperson or the chairperson's authorized agent may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop-sale" or "removal from sale" order to withhold from sale any pesticide or device that is distributed, sold, offered for sale, transported, or delivered for transportation in violation of this chapter.
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