California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 42515

Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

“Overripe” means having reached an advanced state of maturity which causes the product to be undesirable for human consumption in a fresh state.

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 42515 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-17-fruit-nut-and-vegetable-standards/chapter-1-definitions/section-42515

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Definitions

§ 42501§ 42502§ 42503§ 42504§ 42505§ 42506§ 42507§ 42508§ 42509§ 42510§ 42511§ 42512§ 42513§ 42514§ 42515§ 42516§ 42517§ 42518§ 42519§ 42520

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