2014 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture (Sections 1 - 9097)
Chapter 94 - Organic Certification (Sections 6501 - 6523)
Sec. 6508 - Prohibited crop production practices and materials
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 94 - ORGANIC CERTIFICATION Sec. 6508 - Prohibited crop production practices and materials |
Contains | section 6508 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 101-624, title XXI, §2109, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3940. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 104 Stat. 3940 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 101-624 |
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For a farm to be certified under this chapter, producers on such farm shall not apply materials to, or engage in practices on, seeds or seedlings that are contrary to, or inconsistent with, the applicable organic certification program.
(b) Soil amendmentsFor a farm to be certified under this chapter, producers on such farm shall not—
(1) use any fertilizers containing synthetic ingredients or any commercially blended fertilizers containing materials prohibited under this chapter or under the applicable State organic certification program; or
(2) use as a source of nitrogen: phosphorous, lime, potash, or any materials that are inconsistent with the applicable organic certification program.
(c) Crop managementFor a farm to be certified under this chapter, producers on such farm shall not—
(1) use natural poisons such as arsenic or lead salts that have long-term effects and persist in the environment, as determined by the applicable governing State official or the Secretary;
(2) use plastic mulches, unless such mulches are removed at the end of each growing or harvest season; or
(3) use transplants that are treated with any synthetic or prohibited material.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, §2109, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3940.)
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