12:26:07:04.  B quality factors. An egg of B quality shall meet the following quality factors:

          (1)  The shell shall be unbroken, may be abnormal, and may have slightly stained areas;

          (2)  The shell may contain moderately stained areas if they do not cover more than one-thirty-second of the shell surface if localized or one-sixteenth of the shell surface if scattered;

          (3)  The shells may not have prominent stains or adhering dirt;

          (4)  The air cell may be over three-sixteenths inch in depth, may show unlimited movement, and may be free or bubbly;

          (5)  The white may be weak and watery so that the yolk outline is plainly visible when the egg is twirled before the candling light;

          (6)  The yolk may appear dark, enlarged, and flattened and may show clearly visible germ development but no blood due to development;

          (7)  The egg may show other serious defects that do not render the egg inedible; and

          (8)  Blood spots or meat spots, totaling not more than one-eighth inch in diameter, may be present.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 8 SDR 89, effective January 24, 1982; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986.

          General Authority:SDCL 39-11-7.

          Law Implemented:SDCL 39-11-7.