Section 4-42-2 - Minimum container and packaging requirements for export(a) No commercial exporter shall ship any flower or foliage item, except long-stem flowers, to any point outside the State unless the item is packaged in a new container which bears no printing, brands, labels, or other marks to indicate that the container is intended for some purpose other than for the shipment of flowers or foliage. Long-stem flowers consisting of red ginger, shell ginger, heliconia, and birds-of-paradise may be packaged in used containers until the board of agriculture, acting on the advice and recommendation of the flowers and foliage advisory committee, finds the continued use of these containers unnecessary and not in the best interest of the flowers and foliage industry. Used containers shall be clean and sound and shall have all printings, labels, brands, or other markings not applicable to the current shipment completely obliterated.
(b) Vanda joaquim orchids shall be laid flat in layers in the package used for shipment; each layer shall be separated from other layers by wax paper or other suitable material and shall be only one flower thick; and there shall be no more than six layers in each package. Vanda joaquim orchids for sale for use in the tournament of roses need not meet these packing requirements; provided a written permit is obtained from an authorized inspector of the department.[Eff 5/29/81; comp JAN 16 1984] (Auth: HRS § 147-32) (Imp: HRS § 147-33)