(1) The standard legal shipping box used for determining size for shipping fresh citrus fruits shall be a 4/5-bushel container with the following inside body dimensions in length, width and depth: 17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches; 16 1/4 x 10 11/16 x 9 9/16 inches; or 16 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 9 1/2. The standard legal shipping container shall be used to determine size & fill requirements.

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    (2) For determining size, fruit in a place-packed container shall be considered properly sized and the carton well-filled when at least one-half of the top layer of fruit are not more than one-half inch below the top or one inch above the top of a standard container as defined in subsection (1).
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(1), 601.11, 601.85 FS. Law Implemented 601.11, 601.85 FS. History-New 6-24-18.