The following are the classes of South Dakota consumer grades of shell eggs and their minimum net weight requirements:

1. (1) Jumbo

   30

   56

   68.52

   2.42

2. (2) Extra large

   27

   50.5

   61.43

   2.17

3. (3) Large

   24

   45

   54.35

   1.92

4. (4) Medium

   21

   39.5

   47.26

   1.67

5. (5) Small

   18

   34

   40.16

   1.42

6. (6) Peewee

   15

   28

   no minimum set

   No tolerance is allowed for individual containers in classes (1) to (5), inclusive.

per dozen

30 dozen

grams

ounces

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 7, effective August 4, 1975; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986; 17 SDR 122, effective February 24, 1991.

General Authority: SDCL 39-11-7.

Law Implemented: SDCL 39-11-7.