Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
SHIPPING POINT INSPECTION
Chapter 80-12-1 - GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAIN AND OTHER COMMODITIES
Section 80-12-1-.06 - Alabama Utility Grade For Potatoes Established
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
There is hereby established an Alabama utility grade for potatoes which shall meet the following standards.
(a) Alabama Utility shall meet the requirements of the U.S. No. 2 Grade except that in order to allow for variations other than size, Hollow Heart and internal discoloration, incident to proper grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 per cent of the potatoes in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the U.S. No. 2 Grade, but not more than three per cent shall be allowed for potatoes affected by Southern Bacterial Wilt, Ring Rot, or Late Blight, and including not more than one per cent for potatoes which are frozen or affected by soft rot or wet breakdown. In addition, not more than 15% may be seriously damaged by Hollow Heart and internal discoloration.
(b) With the exception of the above utility grade, potatoes shall be graded as provided in rule 80-12-1-.04.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-11-8.
