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Texas Agriculture Code - Section 91.045. Peach Packs

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§ 91.045. PEACH PACKS.  (a) The standard peach packs for a 
six-basket crate are:
		(1)  72's, which are packed by placing 1 and 2 
alternately in 4 rows, 2 layers high, 6 to the layer on end, blossom 
end up;
		(2)  96's, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 
alternately in 4 rows, 2 layers high, 8 to the layer on end, blossom 
end up;
		(3)  138's, which are packed by placing 2 and 1 
alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 8 and 7 alternately to the 
layer, flat;
		(4)  162's, which are packed by placing 2 and 1 
alternately in 6 rows, 3 layers high, 9 to the layer, flat;
		(5)  180's, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 
alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 10 to the layer, flat;
		(6)  216's, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 
alternately in 6 rows, 3 layers high, 12 to the layer, flat;
		(7)  270's, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 
alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 15 to the layer, flat;  and
		(8)  324's, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 
alternately in 6 rows, 3 layers high, 18 to the layer, flat.
	(b)  Layers in a package shall be tightly filled.  The top 
layer shall extend approximately one inch above the rim or edge of 
the bushel basket, crate basket, or box.
	(c)  As nearly as possible, peaches in a package must be 
uniformly ripe.     

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1223, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.           

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