Arizona Laws 3-719. Reuse of standard cases and other containers; identification of eggs; expiration date markings; exceptions
A. The standard thirty-dozen case and the fifteen-dozen half case as used in commercial practice in the United States may be reused with writing permitted on the sides if the case has been plainly and legibly marked on one outward end in such a position as to clearly and accurately identify the eggs designated thereby, and with the correct designation of size and grade of the eggs therein according to the standards prescribed pursuant to this chapter, together with the name of the producer, dealer, retailer or agent by or for whom the eggs were graded or marked.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-719
- Agent: includes a bailee, broker, commission merchant, factor, auctioneer, solicitor or consignee and any other person acting on the express or implied authority of another person. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Carton: means an egg carton as used in commercial practice in the United States. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Case: means a standard thirty-dozen egg case as used in commercial practice in the United States. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Container: means any box, one-half case, basket, flat or other receptacle, excluding a carton and a case. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Dealer: means any person who contracts for or obtains from the producer, or any producer-dealer, dealer or manufacturer, possession or control of any eggs or egg products for the purpose of candling, grading, selling, peddling, distributing, dealing in or trading in eggs or egg products for resale to an egg dealer within this state, producer-dealer, manufacturer, retailer or consumer for human consumption within this state. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Eggs: means eggs that are in the shell and that are from chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or any other species of fowl. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Expiration date: means :
(a) For eggs that are marked grade AA, the words "sell by" or "buy thru" followed by a date, including the month and day, that is not more than twenty-four days after the eggs were candled and includes the date the eggs were candled. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Grade: means classified as to quality and applies to a dozen, case, lot or load of eggs. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Half case: means a fifteen-dozen container or one-half standard thirty-dozen egg case as used in commercial practice in the United States. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Marked: means plainly, legibly and conspicuously labeled, stamped, stenciled, printed, typed, lettered or branded. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Producer: means a person that is engaged in the business of operating or controlling the operation of one or more ranches producing eggs within this state. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Retailer: means a person that buys candled and graded eggs or egg products from a producer, licensed manufacturer, licensed producer-dealer or licensed dealer for resale to a consumer only, or that buys egg products to use in the preparation of other consumer foods for resale. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Size: means classified as to weight. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Standard: means the quality specifications for a single egg. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- Subcontainer: means a container that is used within another container. See Arizona Laws 3-701
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Designations of size and grade marked upon cases of loose eggs shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in bold-faced type or letters not less than one-half inch in height on one outward end of the case.
C. Each container, carton or subcontainer of chicken eggs shall be marked with the full, correct and unabbreviated designation of size and grade of the eggs therein according to the standards prescribed pursuant to this chapter, together with the name of the producer, dealer, retailer or agent by or for whom the eggs were graded or marked.
D. Designations of size and grade marked upon a carton or container of eggs shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in bold-faced type or letters not less than one-fourth inch in height on the outward top face of each carton or container holding less than fifteen dozen eggs, and not less than one-half inch in height on one outward side of any other container holding fifteen dozen or more eggs.
E. Cases, half cases, cartons or containers marked grade AA or grade A shall be marked with an expiration date. Months shall be abbreviated Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov or Dec.
F. The expiration date marked on a case, half case or container holding fifteen dozen eggs or more shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in bold-faced type not less than three-eighths inch in height on one outward end of the case or container.
G. The expiration date marked on a carton or container holding less than fifteen dozen eggs shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in bold-faced type not less than one-eighth inch in height on one end of the outward top face of each carton and on one outward end or the outward top of each container.
H. Only one description of the size and grade of eggs and one expiration date shall appear upon any carton, container, subcontainer or case of eggs.
I. Designations of size and grade markings on an advertisement, sign, placard, carton, container, subcontainer or case shall correspond with the designation of size and grade marking on the invoice furnished with the sale of the eggs.