WAC 16-406-015 What is considered "damage" and "serious damage" to apricots? The following tables explain the differences between "damage" and "serious damage" as applied to apricots:

Table 1

"Damage" and "Serious Damage" for All Varieties of Apricots except the Riland Variety

Except for the Riland variety, the following are considered damage:	Except for the Riland variety, the following are considered serious damage:
(1) Well-healed growth cracks over 3/8 of an inch in length.	(1) Well-healed growth cracks that are more than 1/2 inch in length.
(2) Punctures over 3/16 of an inch in diameter.	(2) Any deformity or injury causing the skin to break more than 3/8 of an inch in diameter or which seriously affects the apricot's appearance.
(3) Stem pulls over 3/8 of an inch in diameter.
(4) Smooth shallow limb rubs more than 1/4 of an inch in diameter.
(5) Russeting affecting more than ten percent of the apricot's surface.
(6) Bruises exceeding five percent of the apricot's surface.	(3) Bruises exceeding ten percent of the surface of the apricot.
(7) Hail marks that are:	(4) Hail marks that are more than:
(a) Not shallow and superficial; or	(a) 3/16 of an inch deep; or
(b) More than 3/8 of an inch in diameter in the aggregate; or	(b) 1/2 of an inch in diameter in the aggregate; or
(c) More than 1/8 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken.	(c) 1/2 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken.

Table 2

"Damage" and "Serious Damage" for the Riland Variety of Apricots

For the Riland variety, the following are considered damage:	For the Riland variety, the following are considered serious damage:
(1) Growth cracks exceeding 3/8 inches in length.	(1) Growth cracks that are not well healed and are more than 1/2 inch in length.
(2) Punctures exceeding 1/4 of an inch in diameter.
(3) Stem pulls exceeding 1/2 inch in diameter.
(4) Smooth shallow limb rubs more than 1/4 of an inch in diameter.
(5) Russeting affecting more than ten percent of the apricot's surface.
(6) Bruises exceeding five percent of the apricot's surface.	(2) Bruises exceeding ten percent of the surface of the apricot.
(7) Hail marks that are:	(3) Hail marks that are more than:
(a) Not shallow and superficial; or	(a) 3/16 of an inch deep; or
(b) More than 3/8 of an inch in diameter in the aggregate; or	(b) 1/2 of an inch in diameter in the aggregate; or
(c) More than 1/8 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken.	(c) 1/2 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 05-20-074, § 16-406-015, filed 10/4/05, effective 11/4/05; 05-12-036, § 16-406-015, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05.]