2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 2 - AGRICULTURE
2-3503 Shell eggs; quality grades; rules and regulations.

2-3503. Shell eggs; quality grades; rules and regulations.

(1) Quality grades of shell eggs shall be designated as follows:

(a) Fresh Fancy Quality or Grade AA;

(b) Grade A;

(c) Grade B;

(d) Grade C;

(e) Dirty;

(f) Check;

(g) Loss;

(h) Inedible; and

(i) Such other quality grades as the department shall adopt and promulgate by rule or regulation. Additional quality grades may be adopted only if such grades are adopted in the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Egg Products Inspection Act.

(2) The quality grade of shell eggs shall be determined by examination of the interior and exterior condition of each individual shell egg.

(3) The department shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing the following:

(a) Interior and exterior quality standards for each quality grade of shell eggs;

(b) Acceptable procedures and conditions for grading shell eggs; and

(c) Packing tolerances for each quality grade of shell eggs.

Source

• Laws 1977, LB 268, § 3;
• Laws 1988, LB 871, § 8.