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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-215 - Washington combination grade

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington combination grade pears consist of more than one
				  grade packed together.
(1) When extra
				fancy and fancy pears are packed together, the packages may be marked
				"Washington combination extra fancy and fancy." At least fifty percent of the
				pears, by count, shall be extra fancy.
(2) When extra fancy, fancy, and C grade
				pears are packed together, the packages may be marked "Washington combination
				extra fancy, fancy, and C grade." At least fifty percent of the pears, by
				count, must be extra fancy.
(3)
				When extra fancy and C grade pears are packed together, the packages may be
				marked "Washington combination extra fancy and C grade." At least fifty percent
				of the pears, by count, must be extra fancy.
(4) When fancy and C grade pears are packed
				together, the packages may be marked "Washington combination fancy and C
				grade." At least fifty percent of the pears, by count, must be fancy.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-095,
					 § 16-439-215, filed 12/16/08, effective
					 1/16/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-216 - Culls

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Culls are pears
				that do not conform to the grades and standards of pears in this chapter or
				contain serious insect damage of not more than five percent.
(2) Infested culls are pears that do not
				conform to the grades and standards of pears in this chapter and contain at
				least five percent infestation from codling moth, San Jose scale, or other
				horticultural pests.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-095,
					 amended and recodified as § 16-439-216, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09;
					 Order 1033, Regulation 3, filed 10/10/66, effective 11/10/66; Order 930,
					 Regulation 3, filed 8/6/63; Emergency Order 922, filed
					 6/7/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-217 - Damage defects

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) More than
				the following shall be considered damage:
(a)
				Slight handling bruises and carton bruises that are incident to proper
				handling.
(b) Sunburn or sprayburn,
				if there is no change in the normal color of the fruit, softening of the flesh,
				or blistering or cracking of the skin.
(c) Russeting at the calyx end of Bartlett
				pears, as long as the russeting is not visible for more than one-half inch when
				the pear is placed calyx end down on a flat surface.
(d) Light russeting that is not
				characteristic of the variety, when the affected area does not exceed an
				aggregate of fifteen percent of the surface.
(e) Slight pebbling on Bartlett pears that
				does not materially detract from the appearance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-218 - Serious damage defects

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				More than the following shall be considered serious damage:
(a) Slight handling bruises and carton
				bruises that are incident to proper handling.
(b) Sunburn or sprayburn, if there is only a
				slight change to the normal color of the fruit and no softening of the flesh or
				blistering or cracking of the skin.
(c) Russeting that is characteristic of the
				variety.
(d) Pebbling on Bartlett
				pears that does not seriously affect the culinary or edible value of the
				fruit.
(e) Limb rubs that are
				light, not soft, and do not affect an aggregate area to exceed ten percent of
				the surface of the fruit.
(f)
				Drought spots that affect an aggregate area not to exceed one-fourth inch in
				diameter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-220 - Tolerances

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Tolerances that
				apply at time of packing:
(a) In order to
				allow for variations incident to commercial grading and handling, not more than
				ten percent, by count, of the pears in any lot may be below the requirements of
				the grade, and not more than one percent, by count, of that amount is allowed
				for decay or internal breakdown. Slight imperfections that are not discernible
				in good commercial sorting practice are not considered defects of
				grade.
(b) In order to allow for
				variations incident to proper sizing, not more than five percent, by count, of
				the pears in any lot may be below any specified minimum size and not more than
				ten percent, by count, of the pears in any lot may be above any specified
				maximum size.
(c) For a tolerance
				of ten percent or more, individual packages in any lot may contain not more
				than one and one-half times the tolerance specified. For tolerances less than
				ten percent, individual packages in any lot may contain not more than double
				the tolerance specified. At least one specimen that does not meet the
				requirements is allowed in any one package.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-225 - Condition after storage or transit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
After pears have been placed in storage or in transit,
				  defects that develop or become evident and affect a pear's keeping quality,
				  such as scald, breakdown, decay, bitter pit, or physical injury are defined as
				  applying to condition rather than to grade.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-095,
					 § 16-439-225, filed 12/16/08, effective
					 1/16/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-240 - Containers, pack, and size requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following lists the terms and describes the degrees of
				  uniform sizing required of pears packed in containers. Packing shall conform to
				  industry practices.
(1) A ten percent
				tolerance for all defects from the standards for uniformity of size, wrapping,
				and tightness of pack is allowed. To compute the tolerance, the pears
				considered below standard must be counted, weighed, or measured.
(2)
Uniform:
The container must
				not contain more than two sizes of pears, and the majority of the pears must be
				the size that is marked on the container.
(3)
Fairly uniform:
The
				container contains a range of three sizes or less, and pears are one size
				larger and/or one size smaller than the size marked on the container.
(4)
Slightly irregular:
No more
				than ten percent of the pears in the container can exceed the three-size range
				"fairly uniform" requirement in subsection (3) of this section.
(5)
Irregular:
(a) More than ten percent of the pears in the
				container exceed the three-size range mentioned in the fairly uniform
				requirement.
(b) Packages
				describing the content size as "irregular" do not comply with Washington state
				grading and packing regulations and cannot be legally shipped in Washington
				state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-260 - Minimum weight for Bartlett pears (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-095,
					 § 16-439-260, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 1033, Regulation 6,
					 filed 10/10/66, effective 11/10/66; Order 930, Regulation 6, filed 8/6/63;
					 Emergency Order 922, filed 6/7/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-439 - Pears, summer and fall › Section 16-439-270 - Container marking requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following information must be printed on the container
				  label or stamped on the end of the container:
(1) Correct name of the variety or marked
				"variety unknown," or when more than one variety and/or commodity is in the
				container, the name of each variety and/or commodity;
(2) Name and address of the grower, packer,
				or shipper;
(3) Grade;
(4) Correct number of pears and the net
				contents either in terms of dry measure or weight.
(5) Consumer packages and jumbled packs must
				be marked with minimum diameter. Count may be used if pears can be readily
				counted.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-095,
					 § 16-439-270, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 1033, Regulation 7,
					 filed 10/10/66, effective 11/10/66; Order 930, Regulation 7, filed 8/6/63;
					 Emergency Order 922, filed 6/7/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-005 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This chapter establishes standards for D'Anjou, Bosc, Winter
				  Nellis and all other varieties of winter pears that are packed or marketed
				  within the state of Washington.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-005, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-008 - Adoption of United States standards for winter pears

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) In addition to the standards contained in
				this chapter, the Washington state department of agriculture adopts the United
				States Department of Agriculture United States Standards for Grades of Winter
				Pears, 7 C.F.R. § 51.1300 et seq., effective September 10, 1955.
(2) The department maintains a copy of this
				document for public inspection. The standards may be found on the internet at:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/pearswin.pdf
.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-008, filed 12/16/08, effective
					 1/16/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-020 - Washington extra fancy or U.S. extra No. 1

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington extra fancy or U.S. extra No. 1 are pears that are
				  mature, but not overripe, carefully picked, clean, well formed, free from
				  decay, internal breakdown, scald, freezing injury, worm holes, black end, hard
				  end, and drought spot; and free from injury caused by russeting, limb rubs,
				  hail, scars, cork spot, sunburn, sprayburn, stings or other insect injury, or
				  injury from mechanical or other means. Washington extra fancy or U.S. extra No.
				  1 pears must be free from damage caused by bruises, broken skins, or
				  disease.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-020, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-030 - U.S. No. 1

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
U.S. No. 1 are pears that are mature but not overripe,
				  carefully picked, clean, fairly well formed, free from decay, internal
				  breakdown, scald, freezing injury, worm holes, black end; and free from damage
				  caused by hard end, bruises, broken skins, russeting, limb rubs, hail, scars,
				  cork spot, drought spot, sunburn, sprayburn, stings or other insect injury,
				  disease, or damage from mechanical or other means.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-030, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-040 - Washington fancy or U.S. No. 2

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington fancy or U.S. No. 2 are pears that are mature but
				  not overripe, carefully picked, clean, not seriously misshapen, free from
				  decay, internal breakdown, scald, freezing injury, worm holes, black end; and
				  free from damage caused by hard end, or broken skins. The pears must also be
				  free from serious damage, caused by bruises, russeting, limb rubs, hail, scars,
				  cork spot, drought spot, sunburn, sprayburn, stings or other insect injury,
				  disease, or serious damage caused by mechanical or other
				  means.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-040, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-050 - Washington combination or U.S. combination grade

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A combination of U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2 may be packed.
				  When such a combination is packed, at least fifty percent of the pears in any
				  container must meet the requirements of U.S. No. 1.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-050, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-060 - Washington commercial

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A combination of extra fancy and fancy may be packed together
				  as "Washington commercial grade" when at least fifty percent of the pears in
				  any container meet the requirements of Washington extra fancy and the remainder
				  meet the requirements of Washington fancy. Broken skins or skin punctures not
				  to exceed three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter are not considered a defect
				  for this grade.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-060, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-070 - Washington third grade

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington third grade shall consist of pears that are
				  mature, carefully picked, clean, sound, not very seriously misshapen, free from
				  black end, free from damage caused by hard end, broken skins, and from serious
				  damage caused by cork spot or bruises.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-070, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; This paragraph -- Order
					 610, effective 8/21/51.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-080 - Culls

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Pears, which are not graded in conformity with the foregoing
				  grades, must be designated as culls.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-080, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-082 - Injury defects

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following specific defects, or any combination of them
				  when the combined seriousness exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect,
				  are considered injury to winter pears.
(1)
Russeting:
On any winter
				pear varieties, any amount of characteristic russeting is permitted, whether
				caused by natural or by artificial means. Leaf whips or light limb rubs that
				resemble and blend into russet areas are considered russet.
(a)
Slightly rough russeting or thick
				russeting
characteristic of frost injury is considered injury when the
				aggregate area exceeds one-half inch in diameter on Comice, Anjou, and other
				smooth-skinned varieties.
(b)
Smooth solid russeting
is considered injury when the aggregate
				area exceeds one-half inch in diameter on Anjou or other smooth-skinned
				varieties or when smooth netlike russeting exceeds fifteen percent of the
				pear's surface.
(c)
Smooth
				solid or smooth netlike russeting
is considered injury when the
				aggregate area exceeds one-third of the surface on Comice pears. On Anjou,
				Comice, and other smooth-skinned varieties, any amount of characteristic smooth
				russeting is permitted on the portion of the calyx end that is invisible for
				more than one-half inch along the contour of the pear when the pear is placed
				calyx end down on a flat surface.
(d)
Rough or thick russeting,
none allowed, except russeting characteristic of frost injury is considered
				damage when the aggregate area exceeds one-half inch in diameter for Bosc,
				Seckel, and other similar varieties.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-085 - Damage defects

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following specific defects or any combination of them,
				  when the combined seriousness exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect,
				  are considered damage to winter pears:
(1)
Russeting:
(a)
Excessively rough russeting
that shows "frogging" or slight cracking on all pear varieties when the
				russeting exceeds one-half inch in diameter and is excessively rough.
(b)
Slightly rough or thick
				russeting
that is characteristic of frost injury on Anjou and other
				smooth-skinned varieties when it exceeds three-fourths inch in
				diameter.
(c)
(i)
Smooth solid or smooth netlike
				russeting
that exceeds one-third of the surface on Anjou pears or covers
				more than fifteen percent of the surface on other smooth-skinned
				varieties.
(ii) On Anjou and other
				smooth-skinned varieties, any amount of characteristic smooth russeting is
				permitted on the portion of the calyx end that is invisible for more than
				one-half inch along the contour of the pear when the pear is placed calyx end
				down on a flat surface.
(d)
(i)
Rough or thick russeting
that is characteristic of frost injury
				when it exceeds three-fourths inch in diameter on Bosc, Seckel, and other
				similar varieties.
(ii) On Bosc,
				Seckel, and similar varieties, any amount of characteristic russeting is
				permitted, whether caused by natural or artificial means.
(iii) Light limb rubs that resemble and blend
				into russet areas are considered russet.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-095 - Serious damage

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following defects, or any combination of them when the
				  combined seriousness exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect, are
				  considered serious damage to winter pears:
(1)
Russeting:
(a)
Excessively rough russeting
that shows "frogging" or slight cracking and exceeds three-fourths inch in
				diameter on all winter pear varieties.
(b)
Thick russeting
characteristic of frost injury that covers fifteen percent of the pear's
				surface on all varieties.
(c)
(i)
Smooth solid or smooth netlike
				russeting
that exceeds two-thirds of the surface of Anjou
				pears.
(ii) On Anjou, any amount of
				characteristic smooth russeting is permitted on the portion of the calyx end
				that is invisible for more than one-half inch along the contour of the pear
				when the pear is placed calyx end down on a flat surface.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-100 - Tolerances for winter pears

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
(a) For all grades, no more than ten percent
				of the pears in any container may be below the grade requirements of this
				chapter, including no more than five percent may be seriously damaged by
				insects, and not more than one percent may be allowed for decay or internal
				breakdown.
(b) No more than five
				percent of the pears in any container may be out of compliance with the size
				requirements of this chapter, except when both maximum and minimum sizes are
				stated on the container.
(c) When
				both maximum and minimum sizes are stated on the container, an additional ten
				percent tolerance is allowed for pears that are larger than the maximum stated
				size.
(d) No more than ten percent
				of the containers in any lot may be out of compliance with the packing
				requirements of this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-110 - Condition after storage or transit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Decay, scald or other deterioration, which may have developed
				  on pears after they have been in storage or transit, shall be considered as
				  affecting condition and not the grade.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-110, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-120 - Standard pack

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Except when
				jumbled, all packed pears must be arranged in clean cartons according to
				industry approved and recognized methods.
(2) When packed, pears in any container must
				be tightly packed and all packages must be well filled. The pears must not show
				excessive or unnecessary bruising because of overfilling. Any wrapped pear must
				be well wrapped.
(3) The pears in
				the top layer of each package must be reasonably representative of the size and
				quality of the pears in the package.
(4) When the numerical count is marked on the
				container, percentages must be calculated on the basis of count.
(5) When the minimum diameter or minimum and
				maximum diameters are marked on the container, percentages must be calculated
				on the basis of weight or an equivalent basis.
(6) When the pears are in bulk, percentages
				must be calculated on the basis of weight or an equivalent basis.
(7) The numerical count or the minimum size
				of the pears packed in closed containers must be indicated on the container.
				The number of pears in a carton must not vary more than three from the number
				indicated on the carton.
(8) When
				the numerical count is not shown, the minimum size must be plainly stamped,
				stenciled or otherwise marked on the container in terms of:
(a) Whole inches (such as 2
				inches);
(b) Whole and half inches
				(2 1/2 inches);
(c) Whole and
				quarter inches (2 1/4 inches); or
(d) Whole and eighth inches (2 3/8
				inches).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-150 - Container marking requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) When pears are shipped, the container
				must bear the:
(a) Correct name of the
				variety or marked "variety unknown," or, when more than one variety and/or
				commodity is in the container, the name of each variety and/or
				commodity;
(b) The name and address
				of the grower, packer, or shipper; and
(c) The grade and the number of pears or the
				net contents either in terms of dry measure or weight.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-442 - Winter pears › Section 16-442-160 - Other grades and brands

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(1)
				Any person, firm, or organization wishing to pack pears under a grade or brand
				not covered by this chapter, must file with the director a certified copy of
				the description of the private grade or brand before the first day of August of
				the year in which the pears are grown.
(2) If the director approves the private
				grade or brand, pears may be packed under the private grade or brand instead of
				the official state grading rules. All boxes of pears packed under the private
				grade or brand must be marked with that grade or brand.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW,
					 RCW
					 15.17.030, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 09-01-094,
					 § 16-442-160, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/09; Order 322, effective
					 7/29/40.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-445 - Washington standards for Italian prunes › Section 16-445-015 - Definitions

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The following definitions are important to this chapter and
				  apply only to Italian prunes:
"Badly misshapen"
means prunes so malformed or
				  rough that they appear to be seriously damaged. Doubles that have approximately
				  equal sized halves are not considered "badly misshapen."
"Culls"
mean prunes that are immature, or
				  seriously damaged by growth cracks, hail, insect pests, mechanical or other
				  means.
"Department"
means the Washington state
				  department of agriculture.
"Diameter"
means the greatest distance measured
				  through the center of a prune at right angles to a line running from the stem
				  to the blossom end.
"Fairly uniform size"
means that the prunes in
				  each packed container must not show a variation of more than one-fourth of an
				  inch in diameter.
"Fairly well colored"
means that at least
				  three-fourths of the surface of a prune is purple color.
"Mature"
means that a prune has reached the
				  stage of maturity that will insure proper completion of the ripening
				  process.
"Russeting"
means an abnormal roughening and
				  scarring of the surface of the fruit, which characteristically is
				  smooth.
"Sunscald"
means an apparent softening or
				  collapse of a prune's flesh that is caused by the sun.
"Well colored"
means that except for the portion
				  of allowed russeting, ninety-five percent of the surface of a prune is purple
				  color.
"Well-formed"
means that a prune has the shape
				  characteristic of the variety. Doubles are not considered
				  well-formed.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-10-093, §
					 16-445-015, filed 5/4/05, effective
					 6/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-445 - Washington standards for Italian prunes › Section 16-445-025 - Damage and serious damage standards

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(1)
"Damage"
means any injury or
				defect that materially affects the prune's appearance, or its edible or
				shipping quality. Internal growth cracks, cavities or gum spots are not
				considered damage. Any one of the following defects or any combination of
				defects, the seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one
				defect is damage:
(a)
Broken
				skins
that are unhealed. Broken skins caused by pulled stems where the
				skin is not torn beyond the stem basin are not damage. Broken skins that have
				healed are considered scars.
(b)
Heat injury
that is extensive or not light in color.
(c)
External growth cracks
when
				there are more than one on a fruit, or when any growth crack is deep, not well
				healed or more than one-fourth inch in length.
(d)
Sunburn
which has materially
				changed the normal color of the fruit, or has caused the skin to blister or
				crack.
(e)
Split pit
which causes a readily apparent crack at the stem end, or which affects the
				shape to the extent that the fruit is not well-formed.
(f)
Hail marks
or other similar
				depressions or scars that are not shallow or superficial, or which aggregate
				more than three-eighths inch in diameter, or when the skin has been
				broken.
(g)
Drought spots or
				external gum spots
that are more than one-fourth inch in
				diameter.
(h)
Russeting
that is not excessively rough when aggregating more than
				ten percent of the fruit surface, or that is excessively rough when aggregating
				more than one-fourth inch in diameter.
(i)
Scars:
Dark, rough, or
				depressed scars which aggregate more than one-fourth inch in diameter. Fairly
				smooth, superficial scars, including fairly light discoloration such as is
				caused by handling or packing or by prunes rubbing against each other while on
				the tree, which aggregate more than one-half inch in diameter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-445 - Washington standards for Italian prunes › Section 16-445-040 - Washington No. 1 grade

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Washington No. 1 grade shall consist of prunes that
				  are:
(1) Of one variety;
(2) A purplish color over at least 2/3 of
				their surface;
(3)
				Well-formed;
(4) At least 1-1/4
				inches in diameter unless otherwise specified;
(5) Mature but not overripe, soft or
				shriveled;
(6) Free from decay and
				sunscald; and
(7) Free from damage
				caused by:
(a) Broken skins;
(b) Heat injury;
(c) Growth cracks;
(d) Sunburn;
(e) Split pits;
(f) Hail marks;
(g) Drought spots;
(h) Russeting;
(i) Scars; or
(j) Dirt, other foreign material, disease,
				insects or mechanical or other means.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-445 - Washington standards for Italian prunes › Section 16-445-045 - Tolerances

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The following tolerances apply to prunes in any container
				  and are adopted to allow for variations that are incidental to proper grading
				  and handling.
(1)
Tolerances
				that apply at the shipping point:
No more than ten percent of prunes, by
				count, may fail to meet the grade requirements for defects other than color and
				size. No more than five percent, by count, may have serious damage defects. No
				more than one percent, by count, may have decay. No more than ten percent, by
				count, may fail to meet the color requirements. No more than ten percent, by
				count, may fail to meet the size specifications. The combined tolerance for all
				defects must not exceed fifteen percent by count.
(2)
Tolerances that apply to the
				destination or en route to the destination:
No more than eighteen
				percent of prunes, by count, may fail to meet grade requirements. No more than
				ten percent of prunes, by count, may fail to meet grade requirements due to
				other permanent defects. No more than seven percent, by count, may have defects
				that cause serious damage, including no more than five percent for permanent
				defects and no more than two percent for decay. No more than ten percent, by
				count, may fail to meet color requirements. No more than ten percent, by count,
				may fail to meet minimum size requirements.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-10-093, §
					 16-445-045, filed 5/4/05, effective
					 6/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-445 - Washington standards for Italian prunes › Section 16-445-060 - Application of tolerances

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Provided, that the average for an entire lot of prunes are
				  within the specified tolerances, the contents of individual containers in the
				  lot, based on sample inspection, are subject to the following limitations.
				  Individual containers:
(1) May contain
				at least one defective and one undersized prune.
(2) Must have no more than one and one-half
				times the tolerance specified when a tolerance is ten percent or
				more.
(3) Must have no more than
				double the tolerance specified when a tolerance is less than ten
				percent.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-10-093, §
					 16-445-060, filed 5/4/05, effective 6/4/05; Order 1262, § 16-445-060,
					 filed 5/5/72; Order 662, effective
					 7/8/53.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-445 - Washington standards for Italian prunes › Section 16-445-070 - Standard pack

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(1) A standard
				pack of Italian prunes must:
(a) Contain
				prunes of fairly uniform size;
(b)
				Be tightly packed ; and
(c) Contain
				prunes in the top layer that are not noticeably superior in quality or size to
				those below the top layer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-005 - Definitions

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"CA number"
means the controlled atmosphere
				  license number assigned to a facility by the director.
"Certification"
means the complete service
				  performed by the director, from inspection through the issuance of any
				  applicable documentation of the results of the inspection.
"Controlled atmosphere storage"
means any
				  storage warehouse consisting of one or more rooms, or one or more rooms in any
				  one facility in which atmospheric gases are controlled in their amount and in
				  degrees of temperature for the purpose of controlling the condition and
				  maturity of any fresh fruits or vegetables in order that, upon removal, they
				  may be designated as having been exposed to controlled atmosphere.
"Department"
means the Washington state
				  department of agriculture (WSDA).
"Director"
means the director of the department
				  of agriculture or the director's designated representative. As used in this
				  chapter, WSDA refers to the director unless the context states
				  otherwise.
"Operator"
means a person who runs, monitors,
				  and records information for a WSDA licensed controlled atmosphere
				  facility.
"Person"
means an individual, firm, partnership,
				  corporation, or association.
"Room"
means any distinct separate storage area
				  within a controlled atmosphere facility.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-005, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-010 - Controlled atmosphere designation

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Fruits and vegetables may be designated controlled
				  atmosphere when they have been stored in a licensed CA storage and have met all
				  the provisions of this chapter. In conjunction with certification by the
				  director that all requirements have been met, all containers or subcontainers
				  will be marked with the letters CA or similar designation, as well as a state
				  lot identification number.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-010, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-012 - Identification of controlled atmosphere fruits and vegetables

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(1) The designation "CA" or words "controlled
				atmosphere" can only be used on containers or subcontainers of fruits or
				vegetables that comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) All containers or subcontainers intended
				for controlled atmosphere storage must be marked with either "WSDA" and "year
				of production" or a department supplied stamp.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-012, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-014 - Requirements for controlled atmosphere fruit and vegetables entering commercial trade

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(1) Controlled
				atmosphere (CA) fruits or vegetables must enter commercial trade channels
				within two weeks following CA certification.
(2) If CA fruits and vegetables are not
				shipped within two weeks after initial certification, they must obtain a new CA
				certification to qualify for an additional two-week shipping period.
(3) If identification of a previously
				certified lot can be maintained, a new state lot identification number is not
				required.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-014, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-016

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-016, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-020 - Controlled atmosphere licensing requirements

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(1) Any person operating a controlled
				atmosphere storage must obtain a license from the department.
(2) To apply for an annual controlled
				atmosphere operator license, AGR form 6074 must be completed and submitted to
				the department.
(3)The application
				must be accompanied by a fee of five dollars per controlled atmosphere storage
				room, with a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars for five rooms or
				less.
(4) The initial license
				application must be completed before September 1st of any given year. Once
				issued, the license is valid for one year and must be renewed each year on or
				before August 31st.
(5) A license
				can be renewed after August 31st but such a renewal is considered "late." Late
				renewals are regulated by
				RCW
				15.30.070, which requires payment for the
				original license fee plus a late renewal penalty of two dollars and fifty
				cents.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-020, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-022

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-022, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-024

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-024, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-026

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-026, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-028 - Controlled atmosphere facility operator requirements

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(1) Every licensed operator must submit to
				WSDA a signed, completed form containing the following information:
(a) Location of the storage
				facility;
(b) Storage room
				number;
(c) Date the room was
				closed and sealed; and
(d) Quantity
				of loose or packed fruit or vegetables in the room identified by
				variety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-032

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-032, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-040

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-040, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-041 - Controlled atmosphere requirements

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(1) The oxygen content of each storage room
				must be reduced to five percent within twenty calendar days after the room is
				sealed.
(2) Stored fruits or
				vegetables must be kept in controlled atmosphere storage under required degrees
				of temperature and percentage of air components for the specified period listed
				below:
Apple Varieties
Minimum
						  Storage Period
Gala and Jonagold
Forty-five continuous
						  calendar days
Other
Sixty continuous calendar days
Pear Varieties
Minimum
						  Storage Period
Bartlett
Forty-five continuous calendar
						  days
Other summer
Sixty continuous calendar days
Bosc
Forty-five continuous calendar days
Other winter
Sixty continuous calendar
						  days
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-042 - Controlled atmosphere requirements for Bartlett pears

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Bartlett pears must comply with the requirements in chapter
				  15.30 RCW, this chapter and the following additional condition and maturity
				  requirements:
(1) Be no further
				advanced in maturity than "mostly hard-some firm."
(2) Not exceed an average of two percent
				decay or breakdown.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-042, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-044 - Controlled atmosphere requirements for winter pears

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All winter pear varieties must comply with the requirements
				  in chapter 15.30 RCW, this chapter and the following additional condition and
				  maturity requirements:
(1) No more than
				two percent decay;
(2) No more than
				two percent scald; and
(3) A five
				percent maximum aggregate for all condition factors including cork.
(4) No more than five percent must be
				advanced in maturity beyond "firm."
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-044, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-046

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-046, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables › Section 16-450-048

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-05-117, §
					 16-450-048, filed 2/18/04, effective
					 3/20/04.