What requirements apply to shipping permits and certificates of compliance for fruits and vegetables?
(1) Each shipment of apples, apricots, Italian prunes, peaches, pears, dark sweet cherries, Rainier cherries and asparagus must be covered by a shipping permit. All other sweet cherries, whether certified or not, must have a shipping permit indicating freedom from cherry fruit fly larvae. (2) Shipments of apricots, cherries, peaches, prunes, and asparagus to processors do not require a shipping permit. (3) A permit or certificate of compliance may be issued without additional charge if the lot is certified. (4) If the lot has not been certified, a permit or certificate of compliance may be issued based upon the following charges: (a) The minimum charge for a permit or certificate of compliance is three dollars. (b) Two-thirds of the rate for federal-state or state grade and condition certificates applies. (c) A permit to ship apples and/or pears to a by-product plant outside the state is three dollars.
