OAR 603-051-0009: Other Brands and Grades

As applied to Oregon grades (OAR 603-051-0005), any person, firm, or organization wishing to pack apples under any other grade or brand than according to the foregoing rules shall file a certified copy of the description of such grade or brand with the Director of Agriculture before the first day of September of the year in which the apples so to be packed are grown. If such grade or brand is approved by the Director of Agriculture, apples may be packed under such grade or brand instead of the official state grading rules and all boxes of apples so packed shall be marked with that grade or brand. When grades or brands are authorized by the Director of Agriculture, apples packed under such grades shall be inspected and certified by the Department of Agriculture.