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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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20. Department of Citrus |
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D20. Departmental |
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20-13. Market Classification, Maturity Standards And Processing Or Packing Restrictions For Hybrids |
1The following standards shall apply to tangerine and mandarin varieties only.
12(1) Seedless: In order to be marketed as a seedless tangerine or mandarin, the fruit shall have five (5) seeds or less in a random sample of not less than twenty-five (25) pieces of fruit sampled. Up to three (3) twenty-five (25) piece samples of fruit may be averaged in order to meet the required seed count.
69(2) Low-Seeded: In order to be marketed as a low-seeded tangerine or mandarin, the citrus fruit shall have an average of two (2) seeds or less per fruit in a random sample of not less than twenty-five (25) pieces of fruit and no one piece of fruit in the twenty-five (25) fruit sampled shall contain more than four (4) seeds. Up to three (3) twenty-five (25) piece samples of fruit may be averaged in order to meet the required seed average.
150Rulemaking Authority 152601.10(7), 153601.11, 154601.9910(3) FS. 156Law Implemented 158601.11, 159601.9910(3) FS. 161History162‒New 8-20-14.
