HAR §4-46-9. Inspection fees and appeals

(a) The department may designate any competent employee as an inspector to inspect or classify shell eggs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) Designated inspectors may inspect or classify shell eggs at the request of persons having financial interest in the shell eggs and to ascertain and certify to those persons the grade, classification, quality, or condition of the eggs and other pertinent facts. Fees for this service shall be paid by the person requesting the service at the rate established by the Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Additional charges may be assessed for transportation, travel time, per diem, and other actual expenses incurred by the department. (c) When payments for fees or penalties covered by this chapter are by check, a service fee shall be assessed for each check that is not honored. (d) An application for appeal grading may be made by any interested party dissatisfied with any determination stated on the grading certificate, if the identity of the samples or the product has not been lost. The application for appeal grading shall be made within twenty-four hours of the original grading and may be made orally, in person or by telephone, or in writing. The fee to be charged for an appeal grading shall be based on the hourly fees and other charges specified in subsections (b) and (c). If the result of the appeal grading discloses that a material error was made in the original grading, no fees or charges shall be assessed for the appeal grading. [Eff 5/29/81; am and comp 8/l8/83; am 1/16/84; 46-9 §4-46- am and comp 3/24/86; am 10/5/02] (Auth: HRS §147-74) (Imp: HRS §147-74) §4-46-l0 Individual egg origin marking. (a) Each egg imported from the mainland United States or foreign countries shall be individually stamp marked in clear and plain letters of not less than twelve point type, with the letters "US" on eggs produced in the mainland United States or the name of the country of origin on eggs produced in a foreign country. Any egg that bears less than fifty per cent of the required origin stamp mark shall fail to meet the requirements of this section. (b) The ink used to stamp mark the origin on imported eggs shall be of the type approved by the poultry division of the agricultural marketing service of the United States Department of Agriculture. (c) The origin mark may be stamped on the end or side of each egg but shall be placed so that the mark is visible when the egg is packed in the carton or flat. [Eff l/l6/84; comp 3/24/86] (Auth: HRS §l47-74) (Imp: HRS §l47-75)