Florida Regulations 20-13.027: Marathon: Classification and Standards
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(1) Classification: The market classification of the citrus hybrid “”Marathon”” shall be “”Tangerine”” or “”Mandarin,”” a mandarin hybrid (C. reticulata x C. kinokuni).
(2) Identification:
(a) The proper identification shall be either “”Marathon,”” “”Florida Tangerine,”” “”Tangerine,”” “”Florida Mandarin”” or “”Mandarin”” and one such name shall be used whenever this fruit is identified.
(b) In order to be marketed as “”Florida Mandarin”” or “”Mandarin”” the fruit must meet the requirements set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 20-13.0042
(3) In order to be marketed as seedless or low-seeded the fruit must meet the definitions set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 20-13.0041
(4) Standards: All state laws and rules applicable to “”Tangerines”” shall be applicable to this fruit.
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(7), 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS. Law Implemented 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS. History—New 2-2-20.
(a) The proper identification shall be either “”Marathon,”” “”Florida Tangerine,”” “”Tangerine,”” “”Florida Mandarin”” or “”Mandarin”” and one such name shall be used whenever this fruit is identified.
(b) In order to be marketed as “”Florida Mandarin”” or “”Mandarin”” the fruit must meet the requirements set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 20-13.0042
(3) In order to be marketed as seedless or low-seeded the fruit must meet the definitions set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 20-13.0041
(4) Standards: All state laws and rules applicable to “”Tangerines”” shall be applicable to this fruit.
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(7), 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS. Law Implemented 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS. History—New 2-2-20.