2005 Minnesota Statutes - 29.23 — Grading.

     29.23 Grading. 


    Subdivision 1.    Grades, weight classes and standards for 
 quality.  All eggs purchased on the basis of grade by the 
 first licensed buyer shall be graded in accordance with grade 
 and weight classes established by the commissioner.  The 
 commissioner shall establish, by rule, and from time to time, 
 may amend or revise, grades, weight classes, and standards for 
 quality.  When grades, weight classes, and standards for quality 
 have been fixed by the secretary of the Department of 
 Agriculture of the United States, they may be accepted and 
 published by the commissioner as definitions or standards for 
 eggs in interstate commerce.  


    Subd. 2.    Equipment.  The commissioner shall also by 
 rule provide for minimum plant and equipment requirements for 
 candling, grading, handling and storing eggs, and shall define 
 candling.  Equipment in use before July 1, 1991, that does not 
 meet the design and fabrication requirements of this chapter may 
 remain in use if it is in good repair, capable of being 
 maintained in a sanitary condition, and capable of maintaining a 
 temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or less.


    Subd. 3.    Egg temperature.  Eggs must be held at a 
 temperature not to exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees 
 Celsius) after being received by the egg handler except for 
 cleaning, sanitizing, grading, and further processing when they 
 must immediately be placed under refrigeration that is 
 maintained at 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or 
 below.  Eggs offered for retail sale must be held at a 
 temperature not to exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees 
 Celsius).  Equipment in use prior to August 1, 1991, is not 
 subject to this requirement.  


    Subd. 4.    Vehicle temperature.  A vehicle used for the 
 transportation of shell eggs from a warehouse, retail store, 
 candling and grading facility, or egg holding facility must have 
 an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees 
 Celsius) or below. 


    HIST: 1957 c 819 s 3; 1961 c 406 s 5; 1973 c 29 s 1; 1985 c 
 248 s 70; 1991 c 179 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 49-51