02 NCAC 43F .0110           CUCUMBERS SIZE STANDARDS

There are hereby established three cucumber size standards which shall be used when cucumbers are offered for sale or bought according to size and there shall be no other size standard used.  The "Number One" size standard shall be any cucumber one and one‑sixteenth inches in diameter or less, regardless of length.  The "Number Two" size standard shall be any cucumber over one and one‑sixteenth inches in diameter, but not over one and one‑half inches in diameter, regardless of length.  The "Number Three" size standard shall be any cucumber over one and one‑half inches in diameter, but not over two inches in diameter, regardless of length.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑185; 106‑188; 106‑189; 106‑195;

Eff. May 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 22, 2015.