Section 156-DD. Controlled atmosphere  


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  • No person shall sell or exchange or
      offer or expose for sale or exchange or transport for sale any fruits or
      vegetables  represented  as   having   been   exposed   to   "controlled
      atmosphere,"  "modified atmosphere," alone or with other words, or shall
      so use any such term or form of words or symbols of  similar  import  on
      any  container  or lot of fruits or vegetables advertised, sold, offered
      for sale or transported for sale within this state unless such fruits or
      vegetables have been kept in a room or storage building  with  not  more
      than  five  percent  oxygen  for  a  minimum  of  ninety days; provided,
      however,  that  a  person  may  represent  as  having  been  exposed  to
      controlled atmosphere or modified atmosphere any variety of apple stored
      in   conformance   with  regulations  promulgated  by  the  commissioner
      prescribing  shorter  storage   periods   and   particular   atmospheric
      conditions  for  such  variety  of  apple,  and  which take into account
      relevant scientific research and technology. A record on a form approved
      by the commissioner shall be kept at a convenient location  adjacent  to
      said  room  or  storage  building  from the day of sealing to the day of
      opening of said room or storage building, and shall be subject to review
      by the commissioner or his authorized agents at any time for a period of
      at least one year.