Washington Administrative Code

In addition to the standards for sweet cherries contained in this chapter, the Washington state department of agriculture adopts the United States standards for grades of sweet cherries (effective May 7, 1971) as they apply to U.S. No. 1 grade cherries, except the minimum size of…

Tolerances are applied to Washington No. 1 and Northwest No. 1 sweet cherries as follows:(1) Individual samples must have no more than double the tolerances specified. However, if the averages for the entire lot are within the tolerances specified for the grade, at least two defe…

The following defects are considered damage to fresh, sweet cherries:(1) Cracks within the stem cavity when they are deep or not well healed, or when the cherry's appearance is affected to a greater extent than a cherry that has a superficial well healed crack 1/16 inch in width …

The following defects are considered serious damage to fresh, sweet cherries:(1) Cracks when they are not well healed;(2) Insect larvae or insect holes;(3) Pulled stems if they cause more than a slight tear in the cherry skin or flesh, or when they cause the cherry to leak;(4) Sk…

(1) Containers must be conspicuously and legibly stamped with the:(a) Name and the address of the grower, packer or shipper;(b) Net weight; and(c) True variety name or "sweet cherries."(2) The containers may be marked with the grade name Washington No. 1, U.S. No. 1, or Northwest…

"Damage" means any injury or specific defect described in WAC 16-414-145 or any equally objectionable variation of those defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which materially detracts from the appearance, or the edible quality or marketing quality of the frui…

(1) Washington No. 1 grade sulphured whole cherries are cherries of similar varietal characteristics that are:(a) Properly matured;(b) Clean;(c) Firm;(d) Well formed;(e) Well bleached; and(f) Free from damage caused by mechanical injury, surface discoloration, rain cracks, blemis…

(1) Washington No. 1 grade sulphured whole cherries:(a) At least ninety-five percent of the cherries in any lot must meet the requirements of "firm."(b) Not more than ten percent of the cherries in any lot may be below the remaining requirements of this grade, of which not more t…

(1) The following table lists the standard sizes for all grades of Washington whole sulphured cherries.size designationsize rangeExtra small14 mm to and including 16 mmSmall16 mm to and including 18 mmMedium18 mm to and including 20 mmLarge20 mm to and including 22 mmExtra large2…

(1) Tolerances for the certification of lots of Washington No. 1 or Washington No. 2 grades of sulphured cherries must be on a container basis.(2) At least one-sixth of the individual containers in any lot may vary from the specified tolerances if the averages for the entire lot,…

The following tolerances apply to sulphured pitted cherries:(1) For extra small and small sized cherries, the tolerance is no more than two pits per each forty ounces of cherries.(2) For medium, large, or mixed size cherries, the tolerance is no more than one pit per each forty o…

The following defects are considered damage for sulphured cherries:(1) Mechanical injury. Any of the following mechanical injuries are considered damage:(a) Open pitter hole;(b) Pitter hole where there is a material loss of flesh;(c) One or more pitter tears; or(d) Other mechanic…

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) Pit…

"Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA)."Director" means the director of WSDA or the director's authorized representative."Veterinary biologic" means any virus, serum, toxin, and analogous product of natural or synthetic origin, or product prepare…

Only veterinary biologics that have been produced under a U.S. Veterinary Biological Product License may be imported into the state of Washington. The director may allow the importation of unlicensed veterinary biologics under special use permits.[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.0…

(1) Any person manufacturing veterinary biologics within the state for distribution within the state must first obtain a permit from the director. This permit may be revoked or suspended under chapter 34.05 RCW for any violation of this chapter.(2) Written approval of the directo…

Veterinary biologics produced in accordance with WAC 16-42-015 or 16-42-017 may be sold over the counter as well as by persons or firms properly licensed under chapter 18.64 RCW and by any veterinarian licensed under chapter 18.92 RCW. Persons other than licensed veterinarians or…

(1) All veterinary biologics now in existence or newly developed to diagnose, prevent, or combat the following diseases are declared by the director to be of such a nature that their control is necessary to protect animal health:(a) Avian influenza.(b) Anthrax.(c) Bluetongue.(d) …

In the interest of public health and good cooperative disease control it is recommended that any person using any veterinary biologics immediately report to the department any suspected or actual disease outbreak that occurs in connection with use of the veterinary biologic.[Stat…

The following definitions are important to this chapter, and where appropriate, apply to all Washington state commercial grades of peaches:"At destination" means the final point of delivery by a commercial carrier or the wholesale or retail facility where the peaches are held."Da…

(1) The following grades apply to peaches grown in Washington state:(a) Washington extra fancy;(b) Washington fancy;(c) Washington combination extra fancy and fancy; and(d) Cull peaches.(2) In addition to the standards contained in this chapter for Washington grown peaches, the d…

(1) Washington extra fancy peaches consist of one variety that are:(a) Mature, but not soft or overripe;(b) Fairly well formed;(c) Free from decay, broken skin, worms, or worm holes; (d) Free from damage caused by bruises, dirt or other foreign material, bacterial spot, scab, sca…

(1) Washington fancy peaches consist of one variety that meet all Washington extra fancy requirements, except:(a) Split pits no more than 3/8 inch in length are allowed; and(b) Damage, but not serious damage, for rough suture is allowed.(2) Washington fancy peaches must be at lea…

(1) Washington combination peaches consists of extra fancy and fancy peaches packed together in the same container.(2) Containers must be marked "Washington combination extra fancy and fancy" and must contain at least seventy-five percent Washington extra fancy peaches.[Statutory…

Cull peaches are peaches not graded in conformity with the foregoing grades described in this chapter.(1) The words "cull peaches" must be marked clearly and legibly in at least 2-1/2 inch letters on the top and side of the container and on any container label.(2) The container l…

In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading, handling, and sizing the following tolerances, by count, apply to Washington extra fancy and Washington combination extra fancy and fancy peaches.(1) Not more than ten percent of the peaches in any lot may fail to meet …

In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading, handling, and sizing, the following tolerances, by count, apply to Washington fancy peaches.(1) Not more than twenty percent of the peaches in any lot may fail to meet the grade requirements.(a) Not more than five perce…

The contents of individual packages of peaches in a lot are subject to the following limitations as long as the average for the entire lot of peaches of a specific grade is within the tolerances specified for that grade.(1) Packages containing more than ten pounds with a toleranc…

To allow for variations incident to proper packing, no more than ten percent of the packages in any lot may be out of compliance with the following requirements. These requirements apply to all grades except culls.(1) Each package must be packed so that the peaches in the shown f…

(1) Fresh peaches, except for Elberta varieties, must be at least 2-3/8 inches in diameter when packed and marketed in any container except a standard peach box.(2) Fresh peaches of any variety must be at least 2-1/4 inches in diameter when packed and marketed in a standard peach…

The following marking requirements apply to all grades except culls.(1) All containers must be conspicuously and legibly stamped with the:(a) Name and address of the grower, shipper or packer;(b) Fruit variety;(c) Grade; and(d) Numerical count or minimum diameter.(2) When the num…

Any of the following defects or combination of them are considered damage when the seriousness of the combination exceeds the maximum allowed for any specific defect.(1) Bruises on peaches 2-1/4 inches or smaller in diameter are considered damage if they:(a) Discolor the flesh to…

Any of the following defects or any combination of them, when the seriousness of the combination exceeds the maximum allowed for any specific defect, is considered serious damage.(1) Bruises when aggregated and causing a waste in excess of ten percent by area on any peach or when…

This chapter establishes standards for Bartlett and other summer and fall pears that are packed and marketed within the state of Washington.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW, RCW 15.17.030, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 09-01-095, § 16-439-001, filed 12/16/08, effective 1/16/0…

In addition to the definitions found in RCW 15.17.020, the following definitions apply to all varieties and grades under this chapter:"Aggregate area" means areas under consideration on a pear's surface that may be combined into an area with a diameter equal to the maximum diamet…

(1) In addition to the standards contained in this chapter for summer and fall pears, the Washington state department of agriculture adopts the United States Department of Agriculture United States Standards for Summer and Fall Pears, 7 C.F.R. § 51.1260 et seq., effective August …

(1) The following grades apply to summer and fall pears packed and marketed in Washington state:(a) Washington extra fancy;(b) Washington fancy;(c) Washington combination; and(d) Washington C grade.(2) All pears packed and marketed in Washington state that are graded to U.S. grad…

(1) Washington extra fancy pears are mature, carefully picked, clean, well formed, sound; free from drought spot, cork spot, visible black end, hard end, and rat tail pears; and free from damage caused by broken skin, bruises, limb rubs, sunburn, sprayburn, hail marks, russeting,…

Washington fancy pears are mature, carefully picked, clean, not seriously misshapen, sound, and free from cork spot, visible black end, hard end, and rat tail pears; free from damage caused by broken skin; and free from serious damage caused by bruises, limb rubs, sunburn, sprayb…

Washington C grade pears are mature, carefully picked, clean, sound and free from hard end or rat tail pears; and free from serious damage caused by broken skin exceeding one-fourth inch in diameter; free from serious damage caused by insects, disease, hail marks, limb rubs, heav…

Washington combination grade pears consist of more than one grade packed together.(1) When extra fancy and fancy pears are packed together, the packages may be marked "Washington combination extra fancy and fancy." At least fifty percent of the pears, by count, shall be extra fan…

(1) Culls are pears that do not conform to the grades and standards of pears in this chapter or contain serious insect damage of not more than five percent.(2) Infested culls are pears that do not conform to the grades and standards of pears in this chapter and contain at least f…

(1) More than the following shall be considered damage:(a) Slight handling bruises and carton bruises that are incident to proper handling.(b) Sunburn or sprayburn, if there is no change in the normal color of the fruit, softening of the flesh, or blistering or cracking of the sk…

(1) More than the following shall be considered serious damage:(a) Slight handling bruises and carton bruises that are incident to proper handling.(b) Sunburn or sprayburn, if there is only a slight change to the normal color of the fruit and no softening of the flesh or blisteri…

(1) Tolerances that apply at time of packing:(a) In order to allow for variations incident to commercial grading and handling, not more than ten percent, by count, of the pears in any lot may be below the requirements of the grade, and not more than one percent, by count, of that…

After pears have been placed in storage or in transit, defects that develop or become evident and affect a pear's keeping quality, such as scald, breakdown, decay, bitter pit, or physical injury are defined as applying to condition rather than to grade.[Statutory Authority: Chapt…

The following lists the terms and describes the degrees of uniform sizing required of pears packed in containers. Packing shall conform to industry practices.(1) A ten percent tolerance for all defects from the standards for uniformity of size, wrapping, and tightness of pack is …

The following information must be printed on the container label or stamped on the end of the container:(1) Correct name of the variety or marked "variety unknown," or when more than one variety and/or commodity is in the container, the name of each variety and/or commodity;(2) N…

This chapter establishes standards for D'Anjou, Bosc, Winter Nellis and all other varieties of winter pears that are packed or marketed within the state of Washington.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW, RCW 15.17.030, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 09-01-094, § 16-442-005, filed…

In addition to the definitions found in RCW 15.17.020, the following definitions apply to this chapter:"Aggregate area" means areas under consideration on a pear's surface that may be combined into one circular area with a diameter equal to the maximum diameter specified for the …