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Title 3 - Food and AgricultureDivision 3 - EconomicsChapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable StandardizationSubchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables
Article 22 - Citrus
Section 1430.36 - Oranges, Maturity

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1430.36

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Current through Register 2025 Notice Reg. No. 2, January 10, 2025
Section 1430.36 - Oranges, Maturity

Oranges shall be mature. Oranges, except bloods, tangerines, and mandarins, shall not be considered mature unless they comply with one of the following requirements:

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), if any sample of Valencia oranges tested has a soluble solids to acid ratio test of less than 7 to 1, the lot from which such sample of Valencia oranges was taken shall be rejected.
(b) The Valencia juice contains soluble solids which are equal to or in excess of eight parts to every part of acid which is contained in the juice (the acidity of the juice to be calculated as citric acid without water of crystallization), and 90 percent or more of the Valencia oranges in any lot, by count, before picking have attained orange color (a) on at least one-fourth of the fruit surface.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) if any sample of navel oranges tested scores below 80 on the California Standard Scale, the lot from which such sample of navel oranges was taken shall be rejected.
(d) The navel juice contains soluble solids which when calculated with acid contained in the juice (the acidity of the juice to be calculated as citric acid without water of crystallization) on the California Standard Scale score equal to or in excess of 90, and 90 percent or more of the navel oranges in any lot, by count, before picking have attained orange color (a) on at least one-fourth of the fruit surface.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1430.36

1. New section filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Repealer of former Section 1430.36 and renumbering and amendment of former Section 1430.87 to Section 1430.36 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 13).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer of subsection (c) filed 10-6-2003; operative 10-6-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 41).
4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b), new subsections (c) and (d) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-20-2012; operative 4-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 12).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 42681 and 42684, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 42684 and 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. New section filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Repealer of former Section 1430.36 and renumbering and amendment of former Section 1430.87 to Section 1430.36 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 13).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer of subsection (c) filed 10-6-2003; operative 10-6-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 41).
4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b), new subsections (c) and (d) and amendment of Note filed 3-20-2012; operative 4-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 12).