§ 911.130 - Limes not subject to regulation.

(a) Minimum quantity. During any one day any handler may handle not to exceed 55 pounds total of limes exempt from the provisions of §§ 911.41, 911.51, and 911.54, and the regulations issued thereunder: Provided, That such exempted quantity shall not be included as part of a shipment exceeding 55 pounds.

(b) Gift shipments. Any handler may, exempt from the provisions of §§ 911.41, 911.48, and 911.51, and the regulations issued thereunder, handle limes in individually addressed gift containers not exceeding 20 pounds net weight for use by the addressee other than for resale.

(c) Commercial processing into products. The term “commercial processing into products,” as used in § 911.52(c) means the manufacture of any lime product which has been preserved by any recognized commercial process, including canning, freezing, dehydrating, drying, the addition of chemical substances, or by fermentation. Limes handled for conversion into juice without further processing or preservative treatment, as herein described, shall be deemed fresh limes subject to all regulations under this part.