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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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20. Department of Citrus |
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D20. Departmental |
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20-39. Containers, Packs, Stamping And Labeling Of Fresh Fruit |
1(1) The standard legal shipping box used for determining size for shipping fresh citrus fruits shall be a 4/5-bushel container with the following inside body dimensions in length, width and depth: 17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches; 16 1/4 x 10 11/16 x 9 9/16 inches; or 16 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 9 1/2. The standard legal shipping container shall be used to determine size & fill requirements.
72(2) For determining size, fruit in a place-packed container shall be considered properly sized and the carton well-filled when at least one-half of the top layer of fruit are not more than one-half inch below the top or one inch above the top of a standard container as defined in subsection (1).
124Rulemaking Authority 126601.10(1), 127601.11, 128601.85 FS. 130Law Implemented 132601.11, 133601.85 FS. 135History–New 6-24-18.
