WAC 16-414-011   Size requirements -- Sweet cherries.  (1) The minimum diameter of each cherry must be at least 54/64 inch.

     (2) The maximum diameter of the cherries in any lot may be specified according to the facts.

     (3) For the Rainier variety and similar varieties commonly referred to as "light colored sweet cherries," at least ninety percent, by count, of the cherries in any lot shall measure not less than 61/64 inch in diameter and not more than five percent, by count, may be less than 57/64 inch in diameter.

     (4) When containers of cherries are marked with a row count/row size designation, the row count/row size marked must comply with the corresponding minimum diameter size as shown in the following table:

Row count/Row size		Minimum diameter in inches
	8	84/64
	8 1/2	79/64
	9	75/64
	9 1/2	71/64
	10	67/64
	10 1/2	64/64
	11	61/64
	11 1/2	57/64
	12	54/64

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 07-12-076, § 16-414-011, filed 6/5/07, effective 7/6/07; 06-12-116, § 16-414-011, filed 6/7/06, effective 7/8/06; 05-12-037, § 16-414-011, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05.]