Any of the following defects or any combination of them, when the seriousness of the combination exceeds the maximum allowed for any specific defect, is considered serious damage.
- (1) Bruises when aggregated and causing a waste in excess of ten percent by area on any peach or when any one bruise causes a waste in excess of five percent by area or exceeding 3/8 inch in depth.
- (2) Bacterial spot when any cracks are not well healed, or when the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in diameter.
- (3) Scab spots when cracked or when healed and aggregating more than one inch in diameter.
- (4) Scale when the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in diameter.
- (5) Growth cracks when unhealed or more than 5/8 inch in length.
(6) Hail injury when:
- (a) Unhealed; or
- (b) Shallow and the aggregate area is more than 3/4 inch in diameter; or
- (c) Deep and seriously deforming the peach; or
- (d) Aggregating more than 1/2 inch in diameter; or
- (e) Aggregating more than 1/8 inch in depth.
- (7) Leaf or limb rubs or russeting when the aggregate area is more than 1-1/2 inches in diameter when smooth and light, or when the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in diameter when dark and bark-like.
- (8) Split pit when causing any unhealed crack, or when it is healed and the aggregate area is more than 1/2 inch in length including any part of the crack that might be covered by the stem.
- (9) Stem pulls when they are larger than 5/8 inch in diameter, including stem area.
- (10) Punctures when they are not on the shoulder area, or when they are on the shoulder area and are larger than 3/16 of an inch in diameter.
- (11) Rough suture when the entire length of the suture exceeds 1/4 inch wide and 1/16 inch high.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 07-12-075, § 16-436-220, filed 6/5/07, effective 7/6/07. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. WSR 92-11-076, § 16-436-220, filed 5/20/92, effective 6/20/92; WSR 88-11-048 (Order 1977), § 16-436-220, filed 5/16/88; Order 1203, § 16-436-220, filed 5/14/71, effective 6/14/71.]