Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 70 - Plant Industries
Chapter 50 - Missouri Apple Grade Standards
Section 2 CSR 70-50.010 - Missouri Extra Fancy Apple Grade
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes a new apple grade to be used only by Missouri apple growers on apples packed in Missouri.
(1) For apples to qualify as Missouri Extra Fancy Grade, they must be packed in Missouri and must meet the requirements of the combination, United States Extra Fancy and United States Fancy Grade as provided in the United States Standards for Grades of Apples, 7 CFR 51.300 - 51.323, except that the minimum color requirement for Red Delicious shall be sixty-five percent (65%), for Black Ben or Gano and Winesap fifty percent (50%) and for Jonathan and Ben Davis forty percent (40%).
(2) Packing Requirements.
The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the material referenced has been filed with the secretary of state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost established by state law.
*Original authority: 265.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1993, 1995.