WAC 16-406-005   What definitions are important to understanding this chapter?  The following definitions are important to this chapter:

     "Aggregate" means that injury areas on an apricot's surface may be combined into one circular area with a diameter equal to the maximum diameter specified for the particular injury.

     "Damage" means an injury to an apricot that is readily apparent during grading and handling.

     "Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture.

     "Diameter" means the greatest diameter, measured through the center of the apricot, at right angles to a line running from the stem to the blossom end.

     (1) Apricots having a diameter of 1-1/2 inches or larger, ring measurement, may be considered "large."

     (2) Apricots having a diameter of less than 1-1/2 inches may be considered "small."

     "Director" means the director of the Washington state department of agriculture or the director's designee.

     "Mature" means apricots have reached a growth stage that will insure the proper completion of the ripening process.

     "Serious damage" means:

     (1) Immaturity; or

     (2) Any deformity; or

     (3) Injuries either causing skin breaks exceeding 3/8 of an inch in diameter or that seriously affects the apricot's appearance.

     "Well formed" means having a shape that is characteristic of the variety.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, § 16-406-005, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05.]