---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.759"
title: "7"
number: "51.759"
heading: "U.S. No. 3."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.759"
---

# §51.759. U.S. No. 3.


“U.S. No. 3” consists of grapefruit which meet the following requirements:

- (a) **Basic requirements—**
  - (1) Mature;
  - (2) Misshapen;
  - (3) Poorly colored;
  - (4) Rough texture, not seriously bumpy;
  - (5) Similar varietal characteristics; and,
  - (6) **Slightly spongy.**
- (b) **Free from—**
  - (1) Decay;
  - (2) Unhealed skin breaks; and,
  - (3) **Wormy fruit.**
- (c) **Free from very serious damage caused by—**
  - (1) Ammoniation;
  - (2) Bruises;
  - (3) Buckskin;
  - (4) Caked melanose;
  - (5) Disease;
  - (6) Dryness or mushy condition;
  - (7) Hail;
  - (8) Insects;
  - (9) Oil spotting;
  - (10) Scab;
  - (11) Scale;
  - (12) Scars;
  - (13) Skin breakdown;
  - (14) Sprayburn;
  - (15) Sprouting;
  - (16) Sunburn; and,
  - (17) **Other means.**
- (d) For tolerances see [§ 51.760](/cfr/7/51.760.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 20703, May 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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