Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.30 - Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fruits and Vegetables.
15.30.060 - Rules—Oxygen content, temperature, and time period to be maintained—Classification of fruits, vegetables as controlled atmosphere stored.

RCW 15.30.060
Rules—Oxygen content, temperature, and time period to be maintained—Classification of fruits, vegetables as controlled atmosphere stored.

The director shall adopt rules:
(1) Prescribing the maximum amount of oxygen that may be retained in a sealed controlled atmosphere storage warehouse: PROVIDED, That such maximum amount of oxygen retained shall not exceed five percent when apples are stored in such controlled atmosphere storage warehouse.
(2) Prescribing the period in which the oxygen content shall be reduced to the amount prescribed in subsection (1) of this section: PROVIDED, That such period shall not exceed twenty days when apples are stored in such controlled atmosphere warehouse.
(3) The length of time and the degrees of temperature at which any fruits or vegetables shall be retained in controlled atmosphere storage, before they may be classified as having been stored in controlled atmosphere storage: PROVIDED, That such period shall not be less than forty-five days for Gala and Jonagold varieties and not less than sixty days for other apples.

[ 1999 c 70 § 1; 1994 c 23 § 1; 1967 c 215 § 1; 1961 c 29 § 6.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing

Chapter 15.30 - Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fruits and Vegetables.

15.30.010 - Definitions.

15.30.020 - Annual license required—Expiration date.

15.30.030 - Application for license, contents—Issuance, prerequisites.

15.30.040 - Annual license fee.

15.30.050 - Enforcement—Rules authorized, procedure.

15.30.060 - Rules—Oxygen content, temperature, and time period to be maintained—Classification of fruits, vegetables as controlled atmosphere stored.

15.30.070 - License renewal date—Penalty for late renewal, exception.

15.30.080 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Grounds—Hearing required.

15.30.090 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Hearings subject to Administrative Procedure Act.

15.30.100 - Subpoenas—Witnesses and fees.

15.30.110 - Issuance of warehouse number—Use of letters "CA"—Marking containers with letters and number.

15.30.120 - Licensee to make daily determination of air components—Record, form, contents.

15.30.130 - Identity of fruit and vegetables to be maintained by CA number and inspection number to retail market.

15.30.140 - Maturity and condition standards may be higher than for fruit and vegetables not subject to chapter.

15.30.150 - Minimum condition and maturity standards for apples.

15.30.160 - Inspection, certification prior to using "CA" or similar designation—Eradication required, when.

15.30.170 - Inspection, certification may be requested by financially interested person.

15.30.180 - Fees for inspection and certification.

15.30.190 - Certificate as evidence.

15.30.200 - Disposition of fees.

15.30.210 - Unlawful sales, acts, or use of words "controlled atmosphere storage" and terms of similar import.

15.30.220 - Injunctions authorized.

15.30.230 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.

15.30.240 - Prior civil or criminal liability not affected.

15.30.250 - Penalties for violating chapter.

15.30.260 - Cooperation, agreements with other governmental agencies.

15.30.900 - Fruits and vegetables in storage prior to enactment of chapter.