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150A-5.4 Failure to pay or remit the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee; fines.

HI Rev Stat § 150A-5.4 (2019) (N/A)
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§150A-5.4 Failure to pay or remit the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee; fines. (a) The following fines shall be imposed for failure to pay, bill, or remit the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee as provided for in section 150A-5.3:

(1) A person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company who fails to pay the fee; or

(2) A transportation company that fails to:

(A) Bill the fee, within fifteen days of the delivery of the freight, to the person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company; or

(B) Remit the fee to the department within forty-five days of collecting the fee from the person responsible for paying the freight charges to the transportation company,

shall pay a fine of two times the amount of the inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee or $50, whichever is higher.

(b) All fines shall be paid to the department and deposited into the pest inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund under section 150A-4.5. [L 2010, c 173, §2]

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