California Food and Agricultural Code Section 42513

CA Food & Agri Code § 42513 (2017)  

“Mature,” except when otherwise specifically defined, means having reached that stage of ripeness which will insure the completion of the ripening process to a degree which will insure palatability, after the removal of the product from the tree, plant, or vine.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018