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§ 1430.10. Citrus, Uniform Size Requirement.

3 CA ADC § 1430.10Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 3. Economics (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 4. Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables (Refs & Annos)
Article 22. Citrus
3 CCR § 1430.10
§ 1430.10. Citrus, Uniform Size Requirement.
Currentness
Citrus packed or placed loose in nonconsumer container numbers 58, 59, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, or 69 shall be uniform in size.
(a) None of the fruit in any container of oranges, lemons, grapefruit, minneolas, or Royal Mandarins may be more than 15 percent larger or smaller than the average diameter of the fruit in the container. This requirement shall apply to Royal Mandarins and minneolas only when the container is marked with the count and minimum diameter of the fruit.
(b) None of the fruit in any container of tangerines or mandarins may vary more than one-half inch in diameter between fruits when the container is marked with a count description. This requirement shall apply to Royal Mandarins and minneolas only when the container is marked with the size designation of the fruit. None of the fruit in any container of tangerines or mandarins may vary more than one-quarter inch in diameter between fruits when the container is marked with a numerical size.
(c) The diameter shall be taken at the widest portion of a cross section.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 42681 and 42682, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. Amendment and renumbering from section 1423.34 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Repealer of former section 1430.10 and renumbering and amendment of former section 1430.136 to section 1430.10 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45). For prior history, see Registers 74, No. 36; 73, No. 25; and 73, No. 8.
3. Amendment of section and Note filed 2-1-94; operative 2-1-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
4. Amendment of first paragraph and amendment of Note filed 10-24-2002; operative 10-24-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 43).
5. Amendment of first paragraph filed 9-30-2015; operative 9-30-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 40).
6. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (b) filed 8-10-2018; operative 8-10-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 32).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 1430.10, 3 CA ADC § 1430.10
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