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DIVISION 17. FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS 42501-49014›CHAPTER 1. Definitions 42501-42520

§ 42513

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Mature,” except when otherwise specifically defined, means having reached that stage of ripeness which will insure the completion of the ripening process to a degree which will insure palatability, after the removal of the product from the tree, plant, or vine.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

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