---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 927.316"
title: "7"
number: "927.316"
heading: "Handling regulation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/927.316"
---

# §927.316. Handling regulation.


During the period August 15 through November 1, no person shall handle any fresh Beurre D'Anjou variety pears unless such pears meet the following requirements:

- (a) Shipments of fresh Beurre D'Anjou variety pears throughout the Continental United States or to Canada shall have a certification by the Federal-State Inspection Service, issued prior to shipment, showing that the core/pulp temperature of such pears has been lowered to 35 degrees Fahrenheit or less and any such pears have an average pressure test of 13 pounds or less.
- (b) Shipments of fresh Beurre D'Anjou variety pears to Mexico shall have a certification by the Federal-State Inspection Service, issued prior to shipment, showing that the core/pulp temperature of such pears has been lowered to 35 degrees Fahrenheit or less and any such pears have an average pressure test of 14 pounds or less.
- (c) The handler shall submit, or cause to be submitted, a copy of the certificate issued on the shipment to the Fresh Pear Committee.

## Notes

### Amendments

[86 FR 15563, Mar. 24, 2021]

### Source

Source: 70 FR 59625, Oct. 13, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 29392, May 20, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[86 FR 15563, Mar. 24, 2021]