HAR §4-71A-9. Inspection upon entry

(a) All microorganisms shall enter the State through the port of Honolulu except that the chief may, in the chief’s discretion, allow import of a microorganism through another port in order to avoid unnecessary delay and expense when the shipment has been misrouted there through no fault of the importer, provided that the department’s pre-entry inspection can be adequately carried out at the alternate port. (b) The importer or transportation company, as applicable, shall notify the chief, in writing, immediately upon arrival of the microorganism, of the arrival, giving the following information: (1) Waybill number; (2) Container number; (3) Name and address of the consignor; (4) Name and address of the consignee or the consignee’s agent in the State; (5) Number of packages; (6) Description of contents of each package; (7) Port of entry; and (8) Other pertinent information determined necessary by the chief. (c) The microorganism shall be held at the approved port of entry for inspection by the department. (d) Upon inspection, the microorganism may be refused entry, seized, held in quarantine, disinfected, treated chemically or manually, or destroyed at the expense of the importer, as 71A-12 §4-71A-11 appropriate in the department’s discretion, for any of the following: (1) No valid permit; (2) No invoice or other documentation required to enter the State; (3) Damaged or leaking parcel; or (4) Shipment infested with a pest. (e) The importer is responsible for all costs, charges, expenses, damages, or losses incident to the inspection, treatment, disinfection, quarantine, destruction, of a microorganism, if treatment is deemed necessary. [Eff. 11/30/01] (Auth: HRS §§150A-9, 150A-6.3) (Imp: HRS §150A-6.3)