Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1430.12

Current through Register 2025 Notice Reg. No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 1430.12 - Citrus, Packing Requirements for Standard Containers NO. 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, or 69

Oranges, grapefruit, lemons, tangerines, and mandarins which are in standard container numbers 58, 59, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, or 69 shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) Be packed so that they will not readily move in the container.

(b) The container shall not be overfilled. Overfill shall be determined by measuring the combined height of the individually stacked or palletized containers, exclusive of the top container or layer of containers. The total measurement shall be the average of two corner measurements and shall not exceed the combined inside depth of each container measured on one corner plus a variance of 1 3/4 inches per container which includes allowances for construction of top and bottom flaps, container manufacturing errors, and overfill.

Individual pallets of containers and individually stacked containers equivalent to the standard 42-container pallet shall be accepted or rejected on the basis of these requirements. Fruit in containers that fail these requirements shall be resized or placed in consumer containers or container 61.

(c) The count of fruit in each container shall not be less than the count marked on the container, but may exceed the count by not more than 8 percent.

(d) Tangerines or mandarins marked with the size designation or numerical size need not comply with (c) above.

(e) All citrus may be placed loose in bin number 61.

(f) The provisions of (a) and (b) above shall not apply to containers 65, 66, 67 and 68.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1430.12

1. Renumbering from section 1423.36 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1430.12 to section 1430.3, and renumbering and amendment of former section 1430.121 to section 1430.12 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45). For prior history, see Register 74, No. 36; 73, No. 25; and 73, No. 8.
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-6-88; operative 7-8-88 (Register 88, No. 25).
4. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-1-94; operative 2-1-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
5. Amendment of section heading and first paragraph, new subsection (f) and amendment of NOTE filed 10-24-2002; operative 10-24-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 43).
6. Amendment of section heading, first paragraph and subsection (f) filed 9-30-2015; operative 9-30-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 40).
7. Amendment of section heading, first paragraph and subsection (d) filed 8-10-2018; operative 8-10-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42682, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. Renumbering from section 1423.36 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1430.12 to section 1430.3, and renumbering and amendment of former section 1430.121 to section 1430.12 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45). For prior history, see Register 74, No. 36; 73, No. 25; and 73, No. 8.
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-6-88; operative 7-8-88 (Register 88, No. 25).
4. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-1-94; operative 2-1-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
5. Amendment of section heading and first paragraph, new subsection (f) and amendment of Note filed 10-24-2002; operative 10-24-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2002, No. 43).
6. Amendment of section heading, first paragraph and subsection (f) filed 9-30-2015; operative 9/30/2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 40).
7. Amendment of section heading, first paragraph and subsection (d) filed 8-10-2018; operative 8/10/2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 32).