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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 16. Agriculture, Department of (See Titles 24, 60, and 142) |
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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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- In addition to the standards for apples prescribed in WAC 16-403-140 through 16-403-275, there are hereby adopted, as additional standards of the state of Washington for apples, the United States standards for grades of apples, effective December 19, 2002, adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, as they apply to U.S. extra fancy, U.S. fancy, U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 1 hail, provided, the color requirements specified for U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 1 hail must be good shade of red color and the percentage of color required for U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 1 hail for Delicious shall be 25 percent good shade of red color and provided further, that all the United States grades as applied to Red Delicious, Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala, and Jonagold varieties shall meet the firmness requirements of WAC 16-403-142.[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 03-24-007, § 16-403-280, filed 11/20/03, effective 12/21/03; WSR 02-12-011, § 16-403-280, filed 5/23/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. WSR 89-14-031 (Order 2012), § 16-403-280, filed 6/28/89, effective 9/1/89; WSR 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.]
Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 03-24-007, § 16-403-280, filed 11/20/03, effective 12/21/03; WSR 02-12-011, § 16-403-280, filed 5/23/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. WSR 89-14-031 (Order 2012), § 16-403-280, filed 6/28/89, effective 9/1/89; WSR 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.
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16-403-140,16-403-275,16-403-142,