---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.1585"
title: "7"
number: "51.1585"
heading: "Mature."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.1585"
---

# §51.1585. Mature.


Mature means that the outer skin (epidermis) does not loosen or “feather” readily during the ordinary methods of handling.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 18 FR 7132, Nov. 11, 1953, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.