Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 20-34.013 - Tests May be Made Anywhere
(1) Every
inspector, at his option, may make tests of citrus fruit, taking samples from
coloring rooms, from the floor of the packinghouses, from precooling rooms,
from trucks or from field boxes in the groves or elsewhere; for the purpose of
detecting immature fruit in advance of its preparation for shipment or
sale.
(2) Upon receipt of citrus
fruit at a packinghouse, a composite test for ratio may be made and if the
ratio fails the minimum requirements by more than 1/2 point, two additional
such tests shall be made. If the average of the three composite tests fails by
more than 1/2 point, the fruit shall be condemned and destroyed. However, any
variety of fruit which fails by more than 1/2 ratio point may be diverted to a
processing plant if it meets all requirements for citrus fruit for processing.
In selecting samples for composite tests, diameters of fruit which are not
permitted to be shipped under regulations issued pursuant to Federal Marketing
Agreements and Orders covering Florida citrus fruits shall not be
included.
(3) The application of
subsection 20-34.013(2),
F.A.C., shall be optional with the Division of Fruit and Vegetables, as a
method of determining attempts to conceal immature fruit.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(1), (7), 601.11 FS. Law Implemented 601.25, 601.38, 601.46(2) FS.
Formerly 105-1.01(10), Amended 1-1-75, Formerly 20-34.13, Amended 10-20-96, 6-24-18.
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