3.2-4601 - Regulations. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-4601. Regulations.

The Board may adopt regulations, after consultation with the Board ofDirectors of the Virginia State Horticultural Society or the Virginia AppleGrowers Association, that:

1. Prescribe components of the atmosphere required including the maximumamount of oxygen that may be retained in a sealed controlled atmospherestorage warehouse;

2. Determine the length of time, not to be less than 60 days and not toexceed 10 months, and the degrees of temperature at which fruit shall beretained in controlled atmosphere storage before they shall be classified ashaving been stored in controlled atmosphere storage; and

3. Prescribe grade and condition standards applicable to CA apples.

(Code 1950, § 3-716; 1964, c. 214; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-997; 1973, c. 199;1997, c. 179; 2008, c. 860.)