12:26:01:03.  Terms defining air cell condition. The following terms define the condition of the air cell in determining the quality of individual eggs:

          (1)  "Depth of air cell," the distance from the top of the air space between shell membranes, normally in the large end of the egg, to its bottom when the egg is held air cell upward;

          (2)  "Free air cell," an air cell that moves freely toward the uppermost point in the egg as the egg is rotated slowly;

          (3)  "Bubbly air cell," a ruptured air cell resulting in one or more small, separate air bubbles usually floating beneath the main air cell.

          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.