Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 94 — Organic Certification
§ 6503. National organic production program
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary shall establish an organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products that have been produced using organic methods as provided for in this chapter.
State program
In establishing the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall permit each State to implement a State organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products that have been produced using organic methods as provided for in this chapter.
Consultation
In developing the program under subsection (a), and the National List under section 6517 of this title, the Secretary shall consult with the National Organic Standards Board established under section 6518 of this title.
Certification
The Secretary shall implement the program established under subsection (a) through certifying agents. Such certifying agents may certify a farm or handling operation that meets the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of the organic certification program of the State (if applicable) as an organically certified farm or handling operation.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–624 title XXI § 2104 · 104 Stat. 3359
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6503
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2104, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3937.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2104, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3937.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2104. NATIONAL ORGANIC PRODUCTION PROGRAM. (a) In General.— The Secretary shall establish an organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products that have been produced using organic methods as provided for in this title. (b) State Program.— In establishing the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall permit each State to implement a State organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products that have been produced using organic methods as provided for in this title. (c) Consultation.— In developing the program under subsection (a), and the National List under section 2118, the Secretary shall consult with the National Organic Standards Board established under section 2119. (d) Certification.— The Secretary shall implement the program established under subsection (a) through certifying agents. Such certifying agents may certify a farm or handling operation that meets the requirements of this title and the requirements of the organic certification program of the State (if applicable) as an organically certified farm or handling operation.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Exclusions From Organic Certification
Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10104(a), , 132 Stat. 4899, provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [], the Secretary [of Agriculture] shall issue regulations to limit the type of organic operations that are excluded from certification under section 205.101 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and from certification under any other related sections under part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.”