WAC 16-414-155   Serious damage to sulphured cherries -- Specific defects.  The following defects are considered serious damage for sulphured cherries:

     (1) Any deformed or double sulphured cherry.

     (2) Mechanical injury to Washington No. 2 whole and No. 2 halved cherries if it causes:

     (a) Open pitter holes;

     (b) Pitter hole with a serious loss of flesh;

     (c) Pitter tears; or

     (d) Other mechanical injury that seriously affects the cherry's appearance.

     (3) Surface discoloration when:

     (a) Light surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-half of the cherry's surface; or

     (b) Dark surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-eighth of the cherry's surface.

     (4) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 whole cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/2 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/8 inch in length, measured on the circumference.

     (5) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 halved cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/4 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/16 inch in length, measured on the circumference.

     (6) Blemishes when they affect the appearance of the cherry or discolor the cherry's flesh.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 07-12-076, § 16-414-155, filed 6/5/07, effective 7/6/07; 05-20-075, § 16-414-155, filed 10/4/05, effective 11/4/05; 05-12-037, § 16-414-155, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05.]