§ 3.1-997. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rules and regulations
The Board, in order to protect purchasers of fruit and to ensure the quality of fruit stored under CA, may adopt rules and regulations for fruit, after consultation with the Board of Directors of the Virginia State Horticultural Society or the Virginia Apple Growers Association, to include:
1. Prescribing components of the atmosphere required including the maximum amount of oxygen that may be retained in a sealed controlled atmosphere storage warehouse.
2. Determining the length of time not exceeding ten months and the degrees of temperature at which fruit shall be retained in controlled atmosphere storage before they may be classified as having been stored in controlled atmosphere storage.
3. Prescribing grade and condition standards applicable to CA apples.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, to qualify for CA designation, the required storage period of an apple in a sealed room with reduced amounts of oxygen shall be 60 days.
(Code 1950, § 3-716; 1964, c. 214; 1966, c. 702; 1973, c. 199; 1997, c. 179.)
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