380 ' THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



STANDARDIZATION OF FRUIT PACKING. 



An act to establish a standard for the packing in ihc State of California of the 

 kinds of fresh frvits specified in this act, for sale or for transportation for sale, 

 for interstate and foreign shipment, and to prevent deception in the packing; 

 also to establish a system of inspection for the same. 



Chapter 659, A. B. 851, 1915. 

 [Approved June 10, 1915. In effect August 9, 1915.] 

 The people of the State of California do enact as foUoivs: 



Section 1. There is hereby created aad established a standard for the packing 

 of fresh fruits, for interstate and foreign shipment, of the kinds specified in this act. 



Sec. 2. Any box, basket, package or container of fresh fruit of the kinds specified 

 in this act, which shall be packed and offered for sale or for transportation for sale, 

 shall be packed in accordance with the specifications herein made. 



Sec. 3. All deciduous fruits of the kinds specified in this act when packed shall 

 be practically free from insects and fungous diseases. 



Sec. 4. All fresh fruit of the kind specified in this act which shall be sold in 

 bulk or loose in the box without packing, shall be exempt from the provisions of 

 this act. * 



Sec. 5. All cherries packed in boxes or packages shall contain fruit of practically 

 uniform quality and maturity and one variety only, excepting that such boxes or 

 packages may contain more than one variety if such fact be plainly stamped on the 

 outside of the box or package with the words "Mixed Varieties" with letters one- 

 half inch high. Each box or package shall be stamped on the outside with the 

 minimum w-eight of contents, and name of variety or varieties. 



Sec. 6. Peaches, apricots, pears, plums and prunes, shall be of practically 

 uniform size, quality and maturity. When packed in crates, packages or containers 

 made up of two or more sub-containers having sloping sides, for the purpose of 

 A-cntilation of the fruit therein, the fruit shall not vary in size more than ten per 

 cent and no layer below the top layer shall contain a greater numerical count than 

 the top layer. Each box, crate, package, container or sub-container shall be stamped 

 upon the outside with the minimum weight of its contents. Each box, crate, 

 package or container, except sub-containers, shall bear in plain letters the name of 

 the variety contained therein. When packed in a box, package or container having 

 perpendicular sides and ends, each box shall contain approximately the same 

 numerical count in each layer; provided, that when peaches are packed in boxes, 

 packages or containers, having perpendicular sides the box, package or container 

 shall also be marked upon the outside of the end thereof in plain figures with the 

 approximate number of peaches in the box, which shall be within four peaches of 

 the true count. 



Sec. 7. Grapes packed for table use shall be of uniform quality and maturity 

 and shall be well matured and show a sugar content of not less than seventeen per 

 cent Railing's scale, except Emperor, which shall show not less than sixteen per 

 cent Balling's scale. Each crate or other package and containers therein shall bear 

 in plain figures the minimum weight of contents. Each crate or package except 

 sub-containers shall be stamped in plain letters with the name of the variety. 



Sec. S. Berries shall be packed in uniform packages of dry quart containing an 

 interior capacity of G7.2 cubic inches, or dry pint containing an interior capacity of 

 33.G cubic inches and shall be reasonably uniform in size, quality and maturity 

 throughout the package or container. 



Sec. 9. Cantaloupes shall be placed in standard crates 12 x 12 x 23| inches 

 containing forty-five cantaloupes of uniform size and maturity. Pony crates 11 x 11 

 X 23i inches containing forty-five cantaloupes of uniform size and maturity. Jumbo 

 orates 4* x 13^ x 23i inches containing twelve cantaloupes of uniform size and 

 maturity or containing fifteen cantaloupes of uniform size and maturity. 



Sec. 10. All boxes, crates, packages or containers of deciduous fruits of the 

 kinds specified in this act, except sub-containers, when packed and offered for sale, 



