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
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
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.
