NAC583.201. Official samples.

     1. As used in this section, “official sample” means a sample drawn by an authorized person to determine the official grade of a lot for size and quality.

     2. A sample of equal portions must be taken from evenly distributed parts of a lot to be inspected in accordance with the following procedures:

     (a) For lots of less than 50 eggs the official sample must consist of all the eggs in the lot.

     (b) For lots of 50 eggs or more but less than one case, the official sample must consist of at least 50 eggs.

     (c) For lots of one case or more, the official sample must consist of at least 100 eggs which are taken from a representative number of cases as follows:

Number of			Number of Cases
Cases in Lot			Represented in Sample
1				1
2	-	10		2
11	-	25		3
26	-	50		4
51	-	100		5
101	-	200		8
201	-	300		11
301	-	400		13
401	-	500		14
501	-	600		16

Ê For each additional 50 cases or fraction thereof over 600 cases, one case must be added to the cases in the sample.

     [St. Quarantine Officer, No. 83.10, eff. 3-1-58; A 4-1-72]—(NAC A 9-7-82; 11-7-84)