WAC 16-403-140   Washington state standards for apples.  Washington state standard apple grades for extra fancy and fancy shall be equivalent to or better than the U.S. standards for grades of apples, except the Fuji variety, effective September 1, 1964, as amended October 1, 1966, July 25, 1972, and March 25, 1976, for U.S. extra fancy and U.S. fancy. Apples meeting the foregoing grades may be marked either with the proper Washington or U.S. grade, or both. In no case shall the grade and condition requirements thereof be interpreted as less than those standards required by said U.S. standards for grades of apples for the comparable Washington grade and variety.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 06-12-117, § 16-403-140, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. 88-14-128 (Order 1982), § 16-403-140, filed 7/6/88, effective 9/1/88; Order 1374, § 16-403-140, filed 7/26/74, effective 9/1/74.]