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Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURESubtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICESChapter 42 - STANDARDS FOR HAWAII-GROWN FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
Section 4-42-12 - Standards for croton leaves

Haw. Code R. § 4-42-12

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Section 4-42-12 - Standards for croton leaves
(a) As used in this section:

"Broad-leaf types" means types of croton which bear leaves that are less than three times as long as wide;

"Damage" means any defect which materially affects the appearance or shipping quality of the leaf. Any one of the following defects, or any combination of defects, the seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect, shall be considered as damage:

(1) Breaks, cuts, or bruises/ when aggregating more than one-fourth inch in diameter;
(2) Breaks, cuts, or bruises, when more than three are present; or
(3) Breaks, cuts, or bruises, when so close together as to materially affect the appearance of the leaf;

"Length" means the greatest dimension of the leaf blade measured in a straight line, exclusive of the stem;

"Narrow-leaf types" means types of croton which bear leaves that are three times as long as wide or longer. For the purpose of these standards, a lot of similar croton leaves will be considered as belonging to the narrow-leaf type if any leaf fails to meet the requirements for broad-leaf croton leaves. In the case of mixed varieties, any one variety in the mixture will be considered a narrow-leaf type if any leaf of that variety in the mixture fails to meet the requirement for broad-leaf croton leaves;

"Properly trimmed" means the stems are neatly cut off;

"Well developed" means the leaf shows normal growth and is reasonably tough in texture; and

"Well formed" means the leaf is symmetrical and has the normal shape of the variety.

(b) Hawaii Fancy croton leaves consist of croton leaves of similar varietal characteristics which are well developed, clean, well formed, fresh, firm, well colored, properly trimmed, and free from injury caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.

Broad-leaf type croton leaves shall be five inches or more in length and narrow-leaf type croton leaves shall be seven inches or more in length.

Croton leaves which conform to all the requirements of Hawaii Fancy except as to variety, may be designated Hawaii Fancy Mixed Varieties.

(c) Hawaii Standard croton leaves consist of croton leaves of similar varietal characteristics which are well developed, clean, well formed, fresh, firm, well colored, properly trimmed, and free from damage caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.

Broad-leaf type croton leaves shall be five inches or more in length and narrow-leaf type croton leaves shall be seven inches or more in length.

Croton leaves which conform to all the requirements of Hawaii Standard except as to variety, may be designated Hawaii Standard Mixed Varieties.

(d) In order to allow for variations incident to proper sizing, not more than a total of five per cent, by count, of the leaves in any lot may fail to meet the requirement for length, but not more than one- fifth of this amount, or one per cent, shall be permitted for leaves more than one-half inch shorter than the minimum length specified.

Haw. Code R. § 4-42-12

[Eff 5/29/81; am and comp JAN 16 1984] (Auth: HRS § 147-32) (Imp: HRS § 147-32)