HCC §14-14
Keeping records and making deliveries of obnoxious substances
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section requires vendors who sell obnoxious substances to keep detailed records of their sales and inventory, and to let the police check those records during business hours. It also sets rules for how these substances must be sold and delivered, including who can make deliveries and where they can go.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Vendor’s records; deliveries
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The vendor shall keep an accurate record of the sale of obnoxious substances including monthly inventories showing the quantity and type of device received, inventories showing the quantity of devices on hand, accurate records of the sale of devices including the name of the purchasing agency, date of purchase, type of obnoxious substance sold and the number of each type, and such other records as the chief of police may require. (b) The chief of police shall have access to the vendor’s books and records pertaining to the purchase and sale of obnoxious substance at reasonable times during business hours. (c) The sale of obnoxious substance shall be made in case sized units as packaged at the factory and unopened except that the unopened case may be placed in a container provided by the local vendor prior to the sale. Sales of obnoxious substance shall be made only to the authorized representative of the purchasing agency as provided in sections 14-10, 14-11, and 14-12 or in the case of delivery to the agency, the delivery shall be only to the location specified in the agency’s permit. Deliveries as provided under this article shall be made only by the personnel of the vendor or the delivery service. No permit shall be required for the personnel of the vendor or delivery service making such deliveries. GENERAL WELFARE § 14-15
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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