The following are the classes of South Dakota consumer grades of shell eggs and their minimum net weight requirements:
Ounces | Pounds per | Individual | Eggs | |||||
Weight Class | per dozen | 30 dozen | grams | ounces | ||||
(1) | Jumbo | 30 | 56 | 68.52 | 2.42 | |||
(2) | Extra large | 27 | 50.5 | 61.43 | 2.17 | |||
(3) | Large | 24 | 45 | 54.35 | 1.92 | |||
(4) | Medium | 21 | 39.5 | 47.26 | 1.67 | |||
(5) | Small | 18 | 34 | 40.16 | 1.42 | |||
(6) | Peewee | 15 | 28 | no minimum set |
No tolerance is allowed for individual containers in classes (1) to (5), inclusive.
S.D. Admin. R. 12:26:09:01
General Authority: SDCL 39-11-7.
Law Implemented: SDCL 39-11-7.