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LegalText 7 U.S.C. § 6513 Organic plan us united_states_code code_section 7 AGRICULTURE 94 ORGANIC CERTIFICATION 6513 7 U.S.C. § 6513 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc07@119-100.zip /us/usc/t7/s6513 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-07/usc07.xml c5466f6c7c726fe8e5678836685faf6835fb49525d9c463eb7639036e2eeecc2 50edab1679a711653797362c0aeb8f2273303fe473fb7fa16df1ee76bdd6e984 fd8fbdb92ce7a57d56ab68640d144fa115bf6e52c7ee694f1319ae53ef4fda60 2026-07-04 official
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7 U.S.C. § 6513 - Organic plan

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(a) In general A producer or handler seeking certification under this chapter shall submit an organic plan to the certifying agent and the State organic certification program (if applicable), and such plan shall be reviewed by the certifying agent who shall determine if such plan meets the requirements of the programs.

(b) Crop production farm plan (1) Soil fertility An organic plan shall contain provisions designed to foster soil fertility, primarily through the management of the organic content of the soil through proper tillage, crop rotation, and manuring.

(2) Manuring (A) Inclusion in organic plan An organic plan shall contain terms and conditions that regulate the application of manure to crops.

(B) Application of manure Such organic plan may provide for the application of raw manure only to—

(i) any green manure crop;

(ii) any perennial crop;

(iii) any crop not for human consumption; and

(iv) any crop for human consumption, if such crop is harvested after a reasonable period of time determined by the certifying agent to ensure the safety of such crop, after the most recent application of raw manure, but in no event shall such period be less than 60 days after such application.

(C) Contamination by manure Such organic plan shall prohibit raw manure from being applied to any crop in a way that significantly contributes to water contamination by nitrates or bacteria.

(c) Livestock plan An organic livestock plan shall contain provisions designed to foster the organic production of livestock consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(d) Mixed crop livestock production An organic plan may encompass both the crop production and livestock production requirements in subsections (b) and (c) if both activities are conducted by the same producer.

(e) Handling plan An organic handling plan shall contain provisions designed to ensure that agricultural products that are sold or labeled as organically produced are produced and handled in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(f) Management of wild crops An organic plan for the harvesting of wild crops shall—

(1) designate the area from which the wild crop will be gathered or harvested;

(2) include a 3 year history of the management of the area showing that no prohibited substances have been applied;

(3) include a plan for the harvesting or gathering of the wild crops assuring that such harvesting or gathering will not be destructive to the environment and will sustain the growth and production of the wild crop; and

(4) include provisions that no prohibited substances will be applied by the producer.

(g) Limitation on content of plan An organic plan shall not include any production or handling practices that are inconsistent with this chapter.

(Pub. L. 101624, title XXI, § 2114, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3943.)