HRS §150A-46
Rules for import certificates and inspections
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that an import certificate cannot be given to someone else, and the importer must follow all its rules. Department staff can visit the certified place during reasonable hours to check the imported microorganisms, records, equipment, and related items, and can test or sample them.
The statute, as written — Conditions of importation under certification [§150A-46] Conditions of importation under certification
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) A certificate issued to an importer under this part is nontransferable. (b) Every importer issued a certificate shall comply with the requirements of the certificate. (c) Any department employee or authorized representative may enter the premises under certification at any reasonable time to examine and inspect any microorganism, records, laboratory or other contained system approved by the department, equipment, procedures, manuals, and other related materials pertaining to the microorganism imported pursuant to certificate, and may conduct tests, collect samples, or perform any other duty for the purpose of carrying out and effectuating the purposes of this chapter.
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