Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS
Chapter 16-436 - Washington standards for peaches
Section 16-436-220 - Serious damage - Specific defects

(1) Bruises when aggregated and causing a waste in excess of ten percent by area on any peach or when any one bruise causes a waste in excess of five percent by area or exceeding 3/8 inch in depth.

(2) Bacterial spot when any cracks are not well healed, or when the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in diameter.

(3) Scab spots when cracked or when healed and aggregating more than one inch in diameter.

(4) Scale when the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in diameter.

(5) Growth cracks when unhealed or more than 5/8 inch in length.

(6) Hail injury when:

(7) Leaf or limb rubs or russeting when the aggregate area is more than 1-1/2 inches in diameter when smooth and light, or when the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in diameter when dark and bark-like.

(8) Split pit when causing any unhealed crack, or when it is healed and the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in length including any part of the crack that might be covered by the stem.

(9) Stem pulls when they are larger than 5/8 inch in diameter, including stem area.

(10) Punctures when they are not on the shoulder area, or when they are on the shoulder area and are larger than 3/16 of an inch in diameter.

(11) Rough suture when the entire length of the suture exceeds 1/4 inch wide and 1/16 inch high.