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Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 2 > § 585881 - Shell eggs; weight classifications; minimum weights; rules and regulations

(1) Weight classifications of shell eggs shall be designated as follows:

(a) Jumbo;

(b) Extra Large;

(c) Large;

(d) Medium;

(e) Small;

(f) Pee Wee; and

(g) Such other weight classifications as the department shall adopt and promulgate by rule or regulation. Additional weight classifications may be adopted only if such weights are adopted in the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Egg Products Inspection Act.

(2) The department shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish minimum weights for each weight classification with respect to:

(a) Individual shell eggs;

(b) Lots of one dozen shell eggs;

(c) Lots of thirty dozen shell eggs; and

(d) Lots of shell eggs greater than thirty dozen.

Laws 1977, LB 268, § 4; Laws 1988, LB 871, § 9.

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