California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 3 - Economics › Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization › Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables › Article 11 - Avocados › Section 1408.2 - Avocados: Maturity, Sample Size and Sampling Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 following procedure shall be used to determine whether avocados in a lot are
					 mature as required by this article.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a lot
					 is defined as one group of containers of avocados of the same variety, same
					 count, same size if packed, and same grade or brand or grower.
(c) Sample containers shall be selected at
					 random in accordance with the table below. Two avocados shall be randomly
					 selected from each sample container. Where the number of sample containers is
					 four or less, additional avocados shall be selected for a total sample of ten
					 avocados. The avocados selected from the sample containers shall comprise the
					 total sample to be tested.
Number of Containers in Lot
Sample Containers
								Required
50 containers or
								less..........................
2
51 to 100..........................
3
101 to 200..........................
4
201 to 500..........................
5
501 to
								1,000..........................
10
1,001 to
								1,500..........................
15
1,501 to
								2,000..........................
20
2,001 to
								2,500..........................
25
For lots of over 2,500 containers, an additional five
						sample containers shall be selected for each additional 500 containers or
						fraction thereof.
(d) The
					 avocados selected in accordance with the above subsection shall be tested in
					 accordance with the procedures in Sections
					 1408.3 and
					 1408.6.1. Notwithstanding the
					 foregoing sampling procedures, the least mature appearing fruit shall be
					 selected when avocados from different growing seasons or bloom sets in the same
					 growing season have been intermixed.
1.
						Amendment of subsections (a), (e) and (f) filed 1-4-71 as an emergency;
						effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 71, No. 2).
						For prior history, see Register 64, No. 15.
2. Amendment and
						renumbering from section
						1397.6 filed 1-21-75; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
3. Amendment of
						subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2) filed 11-17-78 as an emergency; effective upon
						filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 78, No. 46).
4.
						Amendment of subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2) filed 11-9-79; effective thirtieth
						day thereafter (Register 79, No. 45).
5. Amendment of subsection (d)
						filed 9-30-81 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance
						included (Register 81, No. 41).
6. Amendment filed 5-27-83;
						effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 22).
7.
						Amendment of subsection (d) filed 9-15-87; operative 10-15-87 (Register 87, No.
						39).
8. Amendment of subsections (d) and (e) filed 9-7-89; operative
						8-9-89 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 89, No.37).
9. Amendment to subsection (d) filed 8-8-90;
						operative 9-7-90 (Register 90, No. 39).
10. Amendment of section
						heading, subsections (b), (c), (d) and NOTE and repealer of subsection (e)
						filed 9-16-92; operative 9-16-92 (Register 92, No. 38).
11.
						Amendment of subsection (b) filed 12-28-2016; operative 12-28-2016 pursuant to
						Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2016, No. 53).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  14,
						  407,
						  42681,
						  and
						  42684,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  42941
						  and
						  44973,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.