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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-150 - Red, partial red or blushed varieties-Washington fancy

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington fancy consists of apples of one variety (except
				  when more than one variety or commodity is printed on the container) which are
				  mature but not overripe, clean, fairly well formed; free from decay, internal
				  browning, internal breakdown, scald, freezing injury, visible watercore, and
				  broken skins and bruises, except those which are incident to proper handling
				  and packing. The apples are also free from damage caused by russeting, sunburn
				  or sprayburn, limb rubs, hail, drought spots, scars, stem or calyx cracks,
				  Jonathan spot, bitter pit, disease, insects, invisible watercore after January
				  31st of the year following the year of production, or damage by other means:
				  Provided, That smooth net-like russeting and/or invisible watercore shall not
				  be a quality factor of Fuji variety at any time of the year. Each apple of this
				  grade has the amount of color specified in WAC
				  16-403-064 for
				  the variety.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-150, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 94-07-133
					 (Order 5033), § 16-403-150, filed 3/23/94, effective 4/23/94; Order 1374,
					 § 16-403-150, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-154 - Starch-iodine requirement for the Granny Smith variety

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Granny Smith variety may not be shipped prior to October
				  10th unless ninety percent or more of any lot of apples meets the stage of
				  maturity as indicated by starch-iodine rating of 1.2 using a starch-iodine
				  rating scale from Cascade Analytical, Inc. or any equivalent rating scale
				  applicable to the Granny Smith variety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-155 - Color requirements (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 90-13-078
					 (Order 2045), § 16-403-155, filed 6/19/90, effective 7/20/90; Order 1374,
					 § 16-403-155, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-160 - Green or yellow varieties-Washington extra fancy

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington extra fancy consists of apples of one variety
				  (except when more than one variety or commodity is printed on the container)
				  which are mature but not overripe, clean, fairly well formed; free from decay,
				  internal browning, internal breakdown, scald, scab, freezing injury, visible
				  watercore, broken skins and bruises except those which are slight and incident
				  to proper handling and packing. The apples are also free from slightly rough or
				  rough russeting, provided, russeting other than rough or barklike russeting
				  materially affecting the appearance of the apple shall be permitted in the stem
				  cavity or calyx basin if it cannot be seen when the apple is placed stem end or
				  calyx end down on a flat surface. The apples are also free from injury caused
				  by smooth net-like russeting, smooth solid russeting, sunburn or sprayburn,
				  limb rubs, hail, drought spots, scars, disease, insects, stem or calyx cracks,
				  or other means; and free from damage by Jonathan spot, bitter pit and by
				  invisible water-core after January 31st of the year following the year of
				  production.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-160, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 92-15-056,
					 § 16-403-160, filed 7/13/92, effective 8/13/92; 86-14-026 (Order 1892),
					 § 16-403-160, filed 6/25/86; Order 1374, § 16-403-160, filed 7/26/74,
					 effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-164 - Defects - Injury, damage and serious damage

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Injury" means any specific defect
				defined in this section, or an equally objectionable variation of any one of
				these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects which more than
				slightly detracts from the appearance or the edible or shipping quality of the
				apple. The following specific defects are considered as injury:
(a) Russeting.
(i) Russeting in the stem cavity or calyx
				basin which cannot be seen when the apple is placed stem end or calyx end down
				on a flat surface is not considered in determining whether or not an apple is
				injured by russeting.
(ii) Smooth
				net-like russeting when an aggregate area of more than ten percent of the
				surface is covered for red, partial red and blushed varieties and five percent
				of the surface for green and yellow varieties, and when the color of the
				russeting shows no very pronounced contrast with the background color of the
				apple.
(iii) Lesser amounts of more
				conspicuous net-like russeting when the appearance is affected to a greater
				extent than the above amount permitted is considered injury.
(iv) Smooth solid russeting when the
				aggregate area in the green and yellow varieties exceeds more than one-quarter
				inch in diameter and in the red and partial red varieties when the aggregate
				area exceeds three-eighths inch in diameter is also considered as
				injury.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-165 - Green or yellow varieties-Washington fancy

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Washington fancy consists of apples of one variety (except
				  when more than one variety or commodity is printed on the container) which are
				  mature but not overripe, clean, fairly well formed; free from decay, internal
				  browning, internal breakdown, scald, freezing injury, visible watercore, and
				  broken skins and bruises except those which are incident to proper handling and
				  packing. The apples are also free from damage caused by russeting, sunburn or
				  sprayburn, limb rubs, hail, drought spots, scars, stem or calyx cracks,
				  Jonathan spot, bitter pit, disease, insects, invisible watercore after January
				  31st of the year following the year of production, or damage by other means.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-165, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06; Order 1374, § 16-403-165,
					 filed 7/26/74, effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-170 - Green or yellow varieties-Washington C grade

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The requirements of this grade are the same as for
				  Washington fancy except for russeting and invisible watercore. Apples of this
				  grade are free from excessive damage caused by russeting which means that
				  apples meet the russeting requirements for Washington fancy as defined under
				  the definitions of "damage by russeting," except the aggregate area of an apple
				  which may be covered by smooth net-like russeting shall not exceed 25 percent;
				  and the aggregate area of an apple which may be covered by smooth solid
				  russeting shall not exceed 10 percent: Provided, That in the case of the Yellow
				  Newtown, Granny Smith or similar varieties the aggregate area of an apple which
				  may be covered with smooth solid russeting shall not exceed 20 percent; and the
				  aggregate area of an apple which may be covered with excessively rough or
				  barklike russeting or limb rubs shall not exceed the area of a circle
				  three-fourths of an inch in diameter. There is no requirement in this grade
				  pertaining to invisible watercore.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-170, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 79-07-068
					 (Order 1635), § 16-403-170, filed 6/27/79; Order 1374, § 16-403-170,
					 filed 7/26/74, effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-174 - Bruises - Injury, damage and serious damage

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The standard for bruises under the categories of injury,
				  damage or serious damage is as follows:
(1) Injury consists of bruises which are not
				slight and incident to proper handling and packing, and which are greater than:
(a) One-eighth inch in depth;
(b) Five-eighths inch in diameter;
				or
(c) Any combination of lesser
				bruises which detract from the appearance or edible quality of the apple to an
				extent greater than any one bruise described in (a) or (b) of this
				subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-175 - Green or yellow varieties - Color requirements (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-175, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-180 - Combination grades

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Combination
				extra fancy and fancy. When extra fancy and fancy apples are packed together,
				the boxes may be marked "Washington combination extra fancy and fancy" and
				shall contain at least 80 percent extra fancy apples, except Newtowns, which
				shall contain at least 50 percent extra fancy apples. (This is the only
				combination grade which may be used for red or partial red
				varieties.)
(2) Combination extra
				fancy, fancy and C grade. When extra fancy, fancy and C grade apples are packed
				together, the boxes may be marked "Washington combination extra fancy, fancy
				and C grade" and shall contain at least 80 percent extra fancy apples, except
				Newtowns, which shall contain at least 50 percent extra fancy apples.
(3) Combination fancy and C grade. When fancy
				and C grade apples are packed together, the boxes may be marked "Washington
				combination fancy and C grade" but shall contain at least 80 percent fancy
				apples, except Newtowns, which shall contain at least 50 percent fancy
				apples.
(4) Jumble pack. The larger
				sizes of the above grades may be removed and the rest packed and marked
				"jumble" or "face and fill" in addition to the grade mark.
(5) Gift grade. Gift grade may consist of
				mixed varieties (apples and pears) and in the case of apples shall meet
				Washington extra fancy grade as defined in Washington standards for apples, and
				in the case of pears shall be U.S. No. 1 or higher grade as defined in
				Washington standards for D'Anjou, Bosc, Winter Nelis and other varieties of
				winter pears. When gift containers meet the requirements of gift grade, such
				containers need be marked only "gift grade" and a statement of net contents in
				weight or count and name and address of packer or shipper.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 88-14-128
					 (Order 1982), § 16-403-180, filed 7/6/88, effective 9/1/88; Order 1374,
					 § 16-403-180, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-184 - Invisible water core

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Invisible water core will be considered as "damage" when
				  existing around the core and extending to water core in the vascular bundles,
				  or surrounding the vascular bundles when the affected areas surrounding three
				  or more vascular bundles meet or coalesce, or existing in more than a slight
				  degree outside the circular area formed by the vascular bundles: Provided, that
				  invisible water core shall not be scored as damage against the Fuji variety of
				  apples under any circumstances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-185 - Culls

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Apples which
				are not graded in conformity with the foregoing grades and which contain not
				more than 5 percent serious insect damage shall be designated as
				"culls."
(2) Following is a
				quotation from
				RCW
				15.17.080 - Fresh fruits -- Culls --
				Container markings -- Designation on bills of lading, invoices, etc.:
"It shall be unlawful for any person to sell fresh fruits for
				  fresh consumption classified as culls under the provisions of this chapter or
				  rules adopted hereunder unless such fruit is packed in one-half bushel or one
				  bushel wooden baskets ring faced, with the fruit in the ring face
				  representative of the size and quality of the fruit in such baskets. Such
				  baskets shall be lidded and the words "cull" including the kind of fruit and
				  variety must appear on the top and side of each basket and on any label thereon
				  in clear and legible letters at least two and one-half inches high. Every bill
				  of lading, invoice, memorandum, and document referring to said fruit shall
				  designate them as culls."
Order 1374, § 16-403-185, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-190 - Tolerances

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading,
				  sizing and firmness in each of the foregoing grades, the following tolerances
				  are provided as specified:
(1)
				Defects: Washington extra fancy, Washington fancy and Washington C grade.
Ten percent of the apples in any lot may fail to meet the
				  requirements of the grade, but not more than five percent shall be allowed for
				  apples which are seriously damaged, including therein not more than one percent
				  for apples affected by decay or internal breakdown.
(2) Combination grades. When applying the
				foregoing tolerances to combination grades, no part of any tolerance may be
				allowed to reduce, for the lot as a whole, the percent of apples of the higher
				grade required in the combination.
Combinations requiring eighty percent of the higher grade for
				  the lot shall not have less than sixty-five percent of the higher grade in
				  individual samples.
Combinations requiring fifty percent of the higher grade for
				  the lot shall not have less than forty percent of the higher grade in
				  individual samples.
(3)
				Size. When size is designated by the numerical count for a container, not more
				than five percent of the apples in the lot may vary more than one-half inch in
				diameter. When size is designated by minimum or maximum diameter or weight, not
				more than five percent of the apples in any lot may be smaller than the
				designated minimum and not more than ten percent may be larger than the
				designated maximum.
(4) Firmness.
				Not more than ten percent of the apples in any lot of Red Delicious, Delicious,
				Golden Delicious, Jonagold, and Gala varieties may fail to meet the firmness
				requirements as defined in WAC 16-403-144.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-190, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06; 02-12-011, § 16-403-190, filed
					 5/23/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 92-15-056,
					 § 16-403-190, filed 7/13/92, effective 8/13/92; 90-09-032 (Order 2032),
					 § 16-403-190, filed 4/11/90, effective 5/12/90; 89-14-031 (Order 2012),
					 § 16-403-190, filed 6/28/89, effective 9/1/89; 88-14-128 (Order 1982),
					 § 16-403-190, filed 7/6/88, effective 9/1/88; Order 1374, §
					 16-403-190, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-195 - Application of tolerances

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The contents of individual samples in the lot are subject to
				  the following limitations: Provided, that the averages for the entire lot are
				  within the tolerances specified for the grade in WAC
				  16-403-190.
(1) Packages which contain more than ten
				pounds may not have more than one and one-half times a specified tolerance of
				ten percent or more or more than double a tolerance of less than ten percent,
				except that at least one apple which is seriously damaged by insects or
				affected by decay or internal breakdown may be permitted in any sample.
(2)Packages which contain ten
				pounds or less may have no more than three times the tolerance specified,
				except that at least three defective apples may be permitted in any package:
				Provided, that not more than three apples or more than eighteen percent
				(whichever is the larger amount) may be seriously damaged by insects or
				affected by decay or internal breakdown.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-195, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 88-14-128
					 (Order 1982), § 16-403-195, filed 7/6/88, effective 9/1/88; Order 1374,
					 § 16-403-195, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-200 - Calculation of percentages

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the numerical count is marked on the container, or when
				  containers are packed to weigh ten pounds or less, or in any container where
				  the minimum diameter of the smallest apple does not vary more than one-half
				  inch from the minimum diameter of the largest apple, percentages shall be
				  calculated on the basis of count. In all other cases, percentages shall be
				  calculated on the basis of weight.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 92-15-056,
					 § 16-403-200, filed 7/13/92, effective 8/13/92; Order 1475, §
					 16-403-200, filed 7/2/76; Order 1374, § 16-403-200, filed 7/26/74,
					 effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-205 - Condition after storage or transit (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-205, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-215 - Packing requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Tolerances. In order to allow for variations incident to
				  proper packing, not more than ten percent of the containers in any lot may fail
				  to meet the following requirements:
(1) Apples tray packed or cell packed in
				cartons shall be arranged according to approved and recognized methods. Packs
				shall be at least fairly tight or fairly well filled.
(2) Closed cartons containing apples not tray
				or cell packed shall be fairly well filled or the pack shall be sufficiently
				tight to prevent any appreciable movement of the apples.
(3) Apples on the shown face of any container
				shall be reasonably representative in size, color and quality of the
				contents.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-215, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06; Order 1374, § 16-403-215,
					 filed 7/26/74, effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-224 - Crop year designation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Apples from the previous year's crop that are packed and
				  shipped on or after October 1st must be marked with the crop year on each
				  carton or shipping container at the time of shipment. The markings must be
				  displayed on the principal display panel with letters of a minimum of one-half
				  inch in height.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-225 - Other brands and grades (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 86-10-045
					 (Order 1886), § 16-403-225, filed 5/6/86; Order 1374, § 16-403-225,
					 filed 7/26/74, effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-230 - Well formed (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-230, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-234 - Condition after storage or transit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
At the shipping point all defects are considered quality
				  factors at the time of packing: Provided, that if the apples have been in
				  storage for more than seven days after packing, factors listed as condition in
				  the
USDA Apples Shipping Point and Market Inspection
				  Instructions
handbook dated March 2005 are scored as condition
				  factors, and: Provided further, that decay, brown surface discoloration or any
				  other deterioration which may have developed on apples after they have been in
				  storage or transit are considered as affecting condition and not the
				  grade.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-235 - Fairly well formed (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-235, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-240 - Diameter or fruit weight (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 92-15-056,
					 § 16-403-240, filed 7/13/92, effective 8/13/92; Order 1374, §
					 16-403-240, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-245 - Mature (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-245, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-250 - Overripe (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-250, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-260 - Clean (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-260, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-265 - Injury (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-265, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-270 - Damage (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, §
					 16-403-270, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06; Order 1374, § 16-403-270,
					 filed 7/26/74, effective 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-275 - Serious damage (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Order 1374, § 16-403-275, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-280 - Adoption of United States standards as state standards

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Except as otherwise modified in this chapter and under this
				  section, WSDA adopts the United States standards for grades of apples, 7 C.F.R.
				  Part 51, Sub-part "United States Standards for Grades of Apples" (effective
				  December 19, 2002), as the standards apply to U.S. extra fancy, U.S. fancy,
				  U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 1 hail, subject to and including the following
				  requirements.
(1)The color
				requirements specified for U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 1 hail must be a good shade
				of red color ;
(2)The percentage of
				color required for U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 1 hail for Delicious must be
				twenty-five percent a good shade of red color ;
(3)The United States grades as applied to Red
				Delicious, Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala, and Jonagold varieties must meet
				the firmness requirements of WAC 16-403-144; and
(4) The United States grades as applied to
				the Granny Smith variety must meet the starch-iodine requirements of WAC
				16-403-154.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 03-24-007, §
					 16-403-280, filed 11/20/03, effective 12/21/03; 02-12-011, § 16-403-280,
					 filed 5/23/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 89-14-031
					 (Order 2012), § 16-403-280, filed 6/28/89, effective 9/1/89; 88-14-128
					 (Order 1982), § 16-403-280, filed 7/6/88, effective 9/1/88; Order 1374,
					 § 16-403-280, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-285 - Spots showing diameters in fractions of an inch (Repealed)

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Order 1374, § 16-403-285, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-290 - Damage by invisible watercore (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 94-07-133
					 (Order 5033), § 16-403-290, filed 3/23/94, effective 4/23/94; Order 1374,
					 § 16-403-290, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-295 - Inspector's guide for apple bruises at shipping point and market (Repealed)

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Order 1374, § 16-403-295, filed 7/26/74, effective
					 9/1/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-005 - Definitions in this chapter

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"Aggregate"
means that injury areas on an
				  apricot's surface may be combined into one circular area with a diameter equal
				  to the maximum diameter specified for the particular injury.
"Damage"
means an injury to an apricot that is
				  readily apparent during grading and handling.
"Department"
means the Washington state
				  department of agriculture (WSDA).
"Diameter"
means the greatest diameter, measured
				  through the center of the apricot, at right angles to a line running from the
				  stem to the blossom end.
"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.
"Dirt"
includes spray residue present to the
				  extent that it is readily apparent.
"Lot"
means, unless otherwise stated in this
				  chapter, a distinct unit of fruits or vegetables.
"Mature"
means apricots have reached a growth
				  stage that will insure the proper completion of the ripening process.
"Serious damage"
means
any specific defect defined in this section; or an equally
				  objectionable variation of any one of these defects; or any other defect or a
				  combination of defects which seriously detracts from the appearance or the
				  edible or shipping quality of the fruit.
"Well formed"
means having a shape that is
				  characteristic of the variety.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, §
					 16-406-005, filed 5/25/05, effective
					 6/25/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-010 - Grades

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WASHINGTON APRICOT GRADES
CHARACTERISTICS
Washington No. 1
Washington No. 1 consist of apricots of one variety
							 that are:
* Mature but not soft;
* Not overripe or shriveled;
* Well formed;
* Free from decay and worm holes;
* Free from damage caused by dirt, limb rubs, growth
							 cracks, bruises, scale, hail, disease, insects or mechanical or other means.
							 (See tolerances WAC
							 16-406-020.)
Washington No. 2
Washington No. 2 consist of apricots of one variety
							 that are:
* Mature but not soft;
* Not overripe or shriveled;
* Free from decay and worm holes;
* Free from serious damage caused by dirt, growth
							 cracks, bruises, hail, insect pests, mechanical or other means. (See grade and
							 size tolerances WAC
							 16-406-020.)
Washington combination
* Washington combination consists of a combination of
							 Washington No. 1 and Washington No. 2 apricots.
* To meet Washington combination, at least fifty
							 percent of the apricots in any container must meet the requirements of
							 Washington No. 1 grade. (See grade and size tolerances WAC
							 16-406-020.)
Culls
* Culls consist of apricots that do not meet the
							 grade requirements of this section and can be immature or seriously damaged by
							 growth cracks, hail, insect pests, mechanical or other means.
* Cull apricots for fresh market must be clearly
							 marked with the word CULLS in large letters at least two inches high. (See
							 marking and packing requirements WAC
							 16-406-030.)
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, §
					 16-406-010, filed 5/25/05, effective
					 6/25/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-012

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, §
					 16-406-012, filed 5/25/05, effective
					 6/25/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-015 - Damage and serious damage

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Damage:
Serious damage:
(1)
Well-healed growth cracks
over 3/8 of
						  an inch in length.
(1)
Well-healed growth cracks
that are more
						  than 1/2 inch in length.
(2)
Punctures
over 3/16 of an inch in
						  diameter. Riland variety exceeding 1/2 inch.
(2)
Any deformity or injury causing
						  the skin to break
more than 3/8 of an inch in diameter or which
						  seriously affects the apricot's appearance.
(3)
Stem pulls
over 3/8 of an inch in
						  diameter. Riland variety exceeding 1/2 inch.
(4)
Smooth shallow limb rubs
more than 1/4
						  of an inch in diameter.
(5)
Russeting
affecting more than ten
						  percent of the apricot's surface which is:
(a) Reddish to brown affecting more than ten percent of
						  the surface; or
(b) Thick, rough and very dark affecting more than five
						  percent of the surface.
(6)
Bruises
exceeding five percent of the
						  apricot's surface.
(3)
Bruises
exceeding ten percent of the
						  surface of the apricot.
(7)
Hail marks
that are:
(4)
Hail marks
that are more than:
(a) Not shallow and superficial; or
(a) 3/16 of an inch deep; or
(b) More than 3/8 of an inch in diameter in the
						  aggregate; or
(b) 1/2 inch in diameter in the aggregate; or
(c) More than 1/8 inch in diameter when the skin has
						  been broken.
(c) 1/2 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken.
One well-healed hail mark, not exceeding 1/8 inch in
						  diameter is allowed.
Four well-healed hail marks where each mark does not
						  exceed 1/8 inch in diameter is allowed.
(8) Dirt, appearing to the extent that it is readily
						  apparent.
(5) Dirt, which is readily apparent and seriously
						  affects the appearance.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-20-074, §
					 16-406-015, filed 10/4/05, effective 11/4/05; 05-12-036, § 16-406-015,
					 filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-020 - Grade and size tolerances

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Numerical count may be used to determine percent of grade
				  tolerances.
(1)When containers are
				marked with a numerical count, the apricots in any container must not vary more
				than one-quarter inch in diameter.
(2)To allow for variations incident to proper
				sizing, no more than ten percent, by count, in any package may be below the
				specified minimum size.
(3)To allow
				for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the following
				tolerances apply :
(a)No more than ten
				percent in any lot may be below grade requirements.
(b) No more than five percent for defects or
				damage by insect causing serious damage.
(c) No more than one percent decay or
				internal breakdown.
(d) An
				additional tolerance: For Washington No. 1 grade, no more than ten percent, by
				count, in any lot may be damaged (but not seriously damaged) by
				bruising.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-025 - Application of tolerances

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Individual samples are subject to the following tolerances,
				  provided the averages for the entire lot are within the tolerance specified in
				  WAC 16-406-020.
Package Weight and Apricot Grade
With a Tolerance of:
Sample Tolerance:
Defects Allowed in a Sample
(1) Packages containing more than ten pounds
Ten percent or more
Must have no more than one and one-half times the
						  tolerance specified
No more than one apricot affected by decay or internal
						  breakdown .
(2) Packages containing more than ten pounds
Less than ten percent
Must have no more than double the tolerance specified
No more than one apricot affected by decay or internal
						  breakdown .
(3) Washington No. 1 grade packages containing ten
						  pounds or less
Ten percent or less
May have more than three times the tolerances specified
At least one defective apricot may be permitted in any
						  sample and one apricot or more than six percent (whichever is the larger
						  amount) may be affected by decay or internal breakdown.
(4) Washington No. 2 grade packages containing ten
						  pounds or less
Ten percent or less
May have more than three times the tolerances specified
N/A
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, §
					 16-406-025, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05; 03-24-008, § 16-406-025,
					 filed 11/20/03, effective 12/21/03. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 99-17-003,
					 § 16-406-025, filed 8/4/99, effective
					 9/4/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-030 - Marking and packing requirements

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(1) The following information must be clearly
				marked on each container:
(a)Variety;
(b)Grade;
(c)Packer's, grower's or shipper's name and
				address; and
(d)Count; or
(e)Net weight and minimum diameter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-406 - Washington standards for apricots › Section 16-406-060

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, §
					 16-406-060, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05; Order 1015, Regulation A, filed
					 4/29/66; Order 771, effective 4/28/58.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-409 - Washington standards for asparagus › Section 16-409-005 - Must all Washington fresh asparagus comply with Washington state standards?

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The following table explains which Washington fresh asparagus
				  is exempt from some of the requirements of this chapter:
If an individual shipment of fresh Washington
								asparagus:
Then the shipment is exempt from the
								requirements in:
(1)
Consists of asparagus for home use and not for
								resale;
and
WAC
								16-409-020 through
								16-409-060;
(2)
Does not exceed two hundred fifty pounds net
								weight.
WAC
								16-409-065(2), (3), (4), (5), and
								(7); and
WAC
								16-409-070.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 05-10-092, §
					 16-409-005, 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 16-409 - Washington standards for asparagus › Section 16-409-015 - What definitions are important to this chapter?

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The following definitions are important to this
				  chapter:
"Badly misshapen"
means the stalk is so badly
				  flattened, crooked or otherwise so badly deformed that its appearance is
				  seriously affected.
"Clean"
means the asparagus is free from
				  excessive dirt, dust, residue or foreign matter.
"Damage"
means any defect or combination of
				  defects that materially detract from the appearance, edible quality or
				  marketing quality of the stalk.
"Department"
means the Washington state
				  department of agriculture (WSDA).
"Diameter"
means the greatest thickness of the
				  stalk measured at a point approximately one inch from the butt.
"Director"
means the director of the Washington
				  state department of agriculture or the director's designee.
"Fairly uniform in length"
means the stalks
				  within a container must not vary in length more than one and one-half
				  inches.
"Fairly well trimmed"
means that:
(1) At least one-third of the butt of the
				stalk is smoothly trimmed in a plane approximately parallel to the bottom of
				the container; and
(2) The butt is
				not badly stringy or frayed.
"Field container"
means an open lug made of
				  wood, plastic, or similar material that is repetitively used for field
				  harvesting.
"Fresh"
means that the stalk is not limp or
				  flabby.
"Fresh asparagus"
means asparagus marketed by
				  lot for fresh consumption.
"Green"
means the portion of the stalk having
				  green, purplish-green or greenish-purple color with purple at the tip.
"Lot"
means any number of containers of fresh
				  asparagus offered as a unit for inspection, sale, or shipment.
"Serious damage"
means any defect or combination
				  of defects that seriously detract from the appearance, edible quality or
				  marketing quality of the stalk.
"Shipment"
means any number of containers of
				  fresh asparagus transported from the production area by a single
				  conveyance.
"Well trimmed"
means that:
(1) At least two-thirds of the butt of the
				stalk is smoothly trimmed in a plane approximately parallel to the bottom of
				the container; and
(2) The butt is
				not stringy or frayed.
"White"
means the portion of the stalk near the
				  butt that is white or light purple over white in color. The white is measured
				  from the extreme tip of the butt to the point where the green color
				  begins.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-409 - Washington standards for asparagus › Section 16-409-020 - Standards that apply to all asparagus marketed within Washington state

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Any lot of fresh asparagus, including "culls," marketed
				  within Washington state must have no more than ten percent of the stalks that
				  have white in excess of two inches.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 07-06-047, §
					 16-409-020, filed 3/1/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-10-092, § 16-409-020, filed
					 5/4/05, effective 6/4/05. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.17 RCW. 97-05-054
					 (Order 6015), § 16-409-020, filed 2/19/97, effective 3/22/97; 97-01-081
					 (Order 6008), § 16-409-020, filed 12/17/96, effective 1/17/97; 85-07-028
					 (Order 1848), § 16-409-020, filed 3/15/85; 83-06-049 (Order 1787), §
					 16-409-020, filed 3/1/83; Order 795, Regulation 2(1), (2), effective
					 2/16/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-409 - Washington standards for asparagus › Section 16-409-022 - Asparagus grades

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(1) The
				following table identifies and describes the asparagus grades used in
				Washington state:
Washington Asparagus Grades:
Stalk Characteristics:
"Extra Fancy
Grade Asparagus"
"Extra Fancy
Grade Asparagus
Tips"
"Fancy
Grade
Asparagus"
"Consumer
Pack Asparagus"
"Culls"
Stalks must be:
(a) Clean;
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
(b) Fresh;
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
(c) Fairly uniform in length;
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
(d) Well trimmed;
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
(e) Fairly well trimmed;
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
(f) Fairly straight;
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
(g) Not wilted;
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
(h) Not badly misshapen;
No
No
Yes
No
No
(i) Free from decay;
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
(j) Free from damage caused by spreading or broken tips,
						  dirt, disease, insects, or mechanical or other means;
Yes
Yes
See subsection (3) of this section
Yes
No
(k) At least eighty-five percent green in color;
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
(l) All green.
No
Yes
No
No
No
(2)"Culls" describes asparagus that:
(a) Is not graded in conformity with
				Washington extra fancy, Washington extra fancy tips, Washington fancy,
				Washington consumer pack, or U.S. No. 1, or U.S. No. 2; and
(b) Must not be marketed if more than ten
				percent by count of the stalks show white in excess of two inches.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-409 - Washington standards for asparagus › Section 16-409-024 - Size requirements for Washington asparagus grades

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The following size designations apply to all grades of
				  asparagus in Washington state.
(1)
				Jumbo: Stalks at least 13/16 inch in diameter.
(2) Extra large: Stalks at least 10/16 inch
				in diameter.
(3) Large: Stalks at
				least 7/16 inch in diameter.
(4)
				Standard: Stalks at least 5/16 inch in diameter.
(5) Small: Stalks at least 3/16 inch in
				diameter.
(6) All size
				designations, as defined in WAC
				16-409-024, may be packed in all
				grades and in all containers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.17.050 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-04-108,
					 § 16-409-024, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17 and
					 34.05 RCW. 07-06-047, §
					 16-409-024, filed 3/1/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-10-092, § 16-409-024, filed
					 5/4/05, effective 6/4/05.