§147-62  Misrepresentation as to grade,etc., penalties.  (a)  If any quantity of any food product has beeninspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade, classification,quality, or condition thereof, no person shall represent that the grade,classification, quality, or condition of the product at the time and place ofthe inspection was other than as shown by the certificate.

(b)  If any lot or lots of any food product hasbeen inspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade,classification, quality, or condition of the lot or lots, no person shallrepresent that the certificate is descriptive of or relates to any other lot orlots of food products not inspected hereunder and not covered by thecertificate.

(c)  Whenever any standard for the grading orclassification of any food product becomes effective under this part, and anyword or words, figure, or mark or marks, or letter, has been established andadopted by the department to indicate the grade or quality of the food productcontained in any package or container, it shall be unlawful for any person touse any of the words, letters, figures, or marks, in connection with anypackage or container, to represent the grade or quality of the food productcontained therein, to be sold or offered for sale, if the product does not meetthe requirements of the grade indicated by the marking.

(d)  Whenever any standard for the grading orclassification of any food product becomes effective under this part, and anylabel has been established and adopted by the department to indicate the grade,quality or condition of the food product contained in any package or container,it shall be unlawful for any person to use any label, in connection with anypackage or container, unless authorized so to use it by, or under the rulesprescribed by, the department. [L 1947, c 195, §12; RL 1955, §22-51; am L Sp1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §147-62; am L 1983, c 257, §9]