Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-53 – Construction
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-53
- Act: means the "Hawaii Meat Inspection Act". See Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-3
- Federal Meat Inspection Act: means the Act so entitled, approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-3
- Meat or meat products: means any product capable of use as human food which is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portions of the carcass of any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats, excepting products which contain meat or other portions of the carcasses only in a relatively small proportion or historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the meat food industry, and which are exempted from the definition as meat products by the board under the conditions as it may prescribe to assure that the meat or other portions of the carcasses contained in the products are not adulterated and that the products are not represented as meat products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 159-3
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
The licenses required by this chapter shall be in addition to any other licenses required by law.
The requirements of this chapter shall apply to persons, establishments, animals, and meat or meat products regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act only to the extent provided for in section 408 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
The operation and effect of this chapter conferring a general power shall not be impaired or qualified by the granting of a specific power or powers. Each provision of this chapter is intended to be construed liberally in light of the declaration set forth in § 159-2.
If any of the foregoing provisions are in conflict with any existing statute, ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence.