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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 16-414. Washington standards for cherries. |
Section 16-414-155. Serious damage to sulphured cherries—Specific defects.
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- The following defects are considered serious damage for sulphured cherries:(1) Any deformed or double sulphured cherry.(2) Mechanical injury to Washington No. 2 whole and No. 2 halved cherries if it causes:(a) Open pitter holes;(b) Pitter hole with a serious loss of flesh;(c) Pitter tears; or(d) Other mechanical injury that seriously affects the cherry's appearance.(3) Surface discoloration when:(a) Light surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-half of the cherry's surface; or(b) Dark surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-eighth of the cherry's surface.(4) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 whole cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/2 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/8 inch in length, measured on the circumference.(5) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 halved cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/4 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/16 inch in length, measured on the circumference.(6) Blemishes when they affect the appearance of the cherry or discolor the cherry's flesh.