Obligation of Bi'ur
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Question
What is the prohibition of Bi'ur?
Answer
Each fruit and vegetable has a time that is designated as the time of Bi'ur. [The estimated time when the fruit is finished in the field and is no longer available for animals in the field]. When this time arrives, there is an obligation to destroy the fruit or declare it ownerless. Shemitah fruits that have passed their time of Bi'ur and have not been properly destroyed are forbidden to eat. Some opinions hold that for Sephardim, there is no option to declare them ownerless, and after the time of Bi'ur, the fruit is forbidden to eat in any case.
Source
Rambam (Shemitah, Chapter 7); Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 2).
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