Food and Agricultural Code section 42513

“Mature,” except when otherwise specifically defined, means having reached that stage of ripeness which will insure the completion of the ripening process to a degree which will insure palatability, after the removal of the product from the tree, plant, or vine.

Source: Section 42513, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=42513. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_42513

Original Source: Section 42513, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=42513. (last accessed May 12, 2025).