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7 U.S.C. § 6502 — Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(1) **Agricultural product** — The term “agricultural product” means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption.
(2) **Botanical pesticides** — The term “botanical pesticides” means natural pesticides derived from plants.
(3) **Certifying agent**
(A) *In general* — The term “certifying agent” means the chief executive officer of a State or, in the case of a State that provides for the Statewide election of an official to be responsible solely for the administration of the agricultural operations of the State, such official, and any person (including private entities) who is accredited by the Secretary as a certifying agent for the purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation as a certified organic farm or handling operation in accordance with this chapter.
(B) *Foreign operations* — When used in the context of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country, the term “certifying agent” includes any person (including a private entity)—
(i) accredited in accordance with [section 6514(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6514/d&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(ii) accredited by a foreign government that acted under an equivalency agreement negotiated between the United States and the foreign government from which the agricultural product is imported.
(4) **Certified organic farm** — The term “certified organic farm” means a farm, or portion of a farm, or site where agricultural products or livestock are produced, that is certified by the certifying agent under this chapter as utilizing a system of organic farming as descr
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As used in this chapter:
(1) **Agricultural product** — The term “agricultural product” means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption.
(2) **Botanical pesticides** — The term “botanical pesticides” means natural pesticides derived from plants.
(3) **Certifying agent**
(A) *In general* — The term “certifying agent” means the chief executive officer of a State or, in the case of a State that provides for the Statewide election of an official to be responsible solely for the administration of the agricultural operations of the State, such official, and any person (including private entities) who is accredited by the Secretary as a certifying agent for the purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation as a certified organic farm or handling operation in accordance with this chapter.
(B) *Foreign operations* — When used in the context of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country, the term “certifying agent” includes any person (including a private entity)—
(i) accredited in accordance with [section 6514(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6514/d&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(ii) accredited by a foreign government that acted under an equivalency agreement negotiated between the United States and the foreign government from which the agricultural product is imported.
(4) **Certified organic farm** — The term “certified organic farm” means a farm, or portion of a farm, or site where agricultural products or livestock are produced, that is certified by the certifying agent under this chapter as utilizing a system of organic farming as described by this chapter.
(5) **Certified organic handling operation** — The term “certified organic handling operation” means any operation, or portion of any handling operation, that is certified by the certifying agent under this chapter as utilizing a system of organic handling as described under this chapter.
(6) **Crop year** — The term “crop year” means the normal growing season for a crop as determined by the Secretary.
(7) **Governing State official** — The term “governing State official” means the chief executive official of a State or, in the case of a State that provides for the Statewide election of an official to be responsible solely for the administration of the agricultural operations of the State, such official, who administers an organic certification program under this chapter.
(8) **Handle** — The term “handle” means to sell, process or package agricultural products.
(9) **Handler** — The term “handler” means any person engaged in the business of handling agricultural products, except such term shall not include final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products.
(10) **Handling operation** — The term “handling operation” means any operation or portion of an operation (except final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products) that—
(A) receives or otherwise acquires agricultural products; and
(B) processes, packages, or stores such products.
(11) **Livestock** — The term “livestock” means any cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, equine animals used for food or in the production of food, fish used for food, wild or domesticated game, or other nonplant life.
(12) **National List** — The term “National List” means a list of approved and prohibited substances as provided for in [section 6517 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6517&num=0&edition=prelim).
(13) **National organic program import certificate** — The term “national organic program import certificate” means a form developed for purposes of the program under this chapter—
(A) to provide documentation sufficient to verify that an agricultural product imported for sale in the United States satisfies the requirement under [section 6514(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6514/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) which shall include, at a minimum, information sufficient to indicate, with respect to the agricultural product—
(i) the origin;
(ii) the destination;
(iii) the certifying agent issuing the national organic program import certificate;
(iv) the harmonized tariff code, if a harmonized tariff code exists for the agricultural product;
(v) the total weight; and
(vi) the organic standard to which the agricultural product is certified; and
(C) that is not more than otherwise required under an equivalency agreement negotiated between the United States and the foreign government.
(14) **Organic plan** — The term “organic plan” means a plan of management of an organic farming or handling operation that has been agreed to by the producer or handler and the certifying agent and that includes written plans concerning all aspects of agricultural production or handling described in this chapter including crop rotation and other practices as required under this chapter.
(15) **Organically produced** — The term “organically produced” means an agricultural product that is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter.
(16) **Person** — The term “person” means an individual, group of individuals, corporation, association, organization, cooperative, or other entity.
(17) **Pesticide** — The term “pesticide” means any substance which alone, in chemical combination, or in any formulation with one or more substances, is defined as a pesticide in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ([7 U.S.C. 136](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section136&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(18) **Processing** — The term “processing” means cooking, baking, heating, drying, mixing, grinding, churning, separating, extracting, cutting, fermenting, eviscerating, preserving, dehydrating, freezing, or otherwise manufacturing, and includes the packaging, canning, jarring, or otherwise enclosing food in a container.
(19) **Producer** — The term “producer” means a person who engages in the business of growing or producing food or feed.
(20) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(21) **State organic certification program** — The term “State organic certification program” means a program that meets the requirements of [section 6506 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6506&num=0&edition=prelim), is approved by the Secretary, and that is designed to ensure that a product that is sold or labeled as “organically produced” under this chapter is produced and handled using organic methods.
(22) **Synthetic** — The term “synthetic” means a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources, except that such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes.
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**(a) In general** A program established under this chapter shall—
(1) provide that an agricultural product to be sold or labeled as organically produced must—
(A) be produced only on certified organic farms and handled only through certified organic handling operations in accordance with this chapter; and
(B) be produced and handled in accordance with such program;
(2) require that producers and handlers desiring to participate under such program establish an organic plan under [section 6513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6513&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) provide for procedures that allow producers and handlers to appeal an adverse administrative determination under this chapter;
(4) require each certified organic farm or each certified organic handling operation to certify to the Secretary, the governing State official (if applicable), and the certifying agent on an annual basis, that such farm or handler has not produced or handled any agricultural product sold or labeled as organically produced except in accordance with this chapter;
(5) provide for annual on-site inspection by the certifying agent of each farm and handling operation that has been certified under this chapter;
(6) require periodic residue testing by certifying agents of agricultural products that have been produced on certified organic farms and handled through certified organic handling operations to determine whether such products contain any pesticide or other nonorganic residue or natural toxicants and to require certifying agents, to the extent that such agents are aware of a violation of applicable laws relating to food safety, to report such violation to the appropriate health agencies;
(7) provide for appropriate and adequ
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a National List of approved and prohibited substances that shall be included in the standards for organic production and handling established under this chapter in order for such products to be sold or labeled as organically produced under this chapter.
**(b) Content of list** The list established under subsection (a) shall contain an itemization, by specific use or application, of each synthetic substance permitted under subsection (c)(1) or each natural substance prohibited under subsection (c)(2).
**(c) Guidelines for prohibitions or exemptions**
(1) **Exemption for prohibited substances in organic production and handling operations** — The National List may provide for the use of substances in an organic farming or handling operation that are otherwise prohibited under this chapter only if—
(A) the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, that the use of such substances—
(i) would not be harmful to human health or the environment;
(ii) is necessary to the production or handling of the agricultural product because of the unavailability of wholly natural substitute products; and
(iii) is consistent with organic farming and handling;
(B) the substance—
(i) is used in production and contains an active synthetic ingredient in the following categories: copper and sulfur compounds; toxins derived from bacteria; pheromones, soaps, horticultural oils, fish emulsions, treated seed, vitamins and minerals; livestock parasiticides and medicines and production aids including netting, tree wraps and seals, insect traps, sticky barriers, row covers, and equipment cleansers; or
(ii) is used in pr
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For purposes of this subchapter—
**(a) Active ingredient** The term “active ingredient” means—
(1) in the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient which will prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest;
(2) in the case of a plant regulator, an ingredient which, through physiological action, will accelerate or retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation or otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or the product thereof;
(3) in the case of a defoliant, an ingredient which will cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant;
(4) in the case of a desiccant, an ingredient which will artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissue; and
(5) in the case of a nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient which will prevent or hinder the process of nitrification, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, or urease production through action affecting soil bacteria.
**(b) Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
**(c) Adulterated** The term “adulterated” applies to any pesticide if—
(1) its strength or purity falls below the professed standard of quality as expressed on its labeling under which it is sold;
(2) any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide; or
(3) any valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in part abstracted.
**(d) Animal** The term “animal” means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to man and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish.
**(e) Certified applicator, etc.**
(1) **Certified applicator** — The term “certified applicator” means any individual who is certified under [section 136i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the national welfare by improving the economic stability of agriculture through a sound system of crop insurance and providing the means for the research and experience helpful in devising and establishing such insurance.
**(b) Definitions** As used in this subchapter:
(1) **Additional coverage** — The term “additional coverage” means a plan of crop insurance coverage providing a level of coverage greater than the level available under catastrophic risk protection.
(2) **Approved insurance provider** — The term “approved insurance provider” means a private insurance provider that has been approved by the Corporation to provide insurance coverage to producers participating in the Federal crop insurance program established under this subchapter.
(3) **Beginning farmer or rancher** — The term “beginning farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 10 crop years, as determined by the Secretary.
(4) **Board** — The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation established under [section 1505(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1505/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Corporation** — The term “Corporation” means the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation established under [section 1503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1503&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Cover crop termination** — The term “cover crop termination” means a practice that historically and under reasonable circumstances results in the terminatio
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall carry out activities under this section—
(1) to access, develop, maintain, and expand markets for United States agricultural commodities; and
(2) to promote cooperation and the exchange of information.
**(b) Market Access Program**
(1) **Definition of eligible trade organization** — In this subsection, the term “eligible trade organization” means—
(A) a United States agricultural trade organization or regional State-related organization that promotes the export and sale of United States agricultural commodities and that does not stand to profit directly from specific sales of United States agricultural commodities;
(B) a cooperative organization or State agency that promotes the sale of United States agricultural commodities; or
(C) a private organization that promotes the export and sale of United States agricultural commodities if the Secretary determines that such organization would significantly contribute to United States export market development.
(2) **In general** — The Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the “Market Access Program”, to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities (including commodities that are organically produced (as defined in [section 6502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6502&num=0&edition=prelim))) through cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations that implement a foreign market development program.
(3) **Participation requirements**
(A) *Marketing plan and other requirements* — To be eligible for cost-share assistance under this subsection, an eligible trade organization shall—
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**(a) “Commodity promotion law” defined** In this section, the term “commodity promotion law” means a Federal law that provides for the establishment and operation of a promotion program regarding an agricultural commodity that includes a combination of promotion, research, industry information, or consumer information activities, is funded by mandatory assessments on producers or processors, and is designed to maintain or expand markets and uses for the commodity (as determined by the Secretary). The term includes—
(1) the marketing promotion provisions under [section 608c(6)(I) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608c/6/I&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) Public Law 89–502 ([7 U.S.C. 2101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(3) title III of Public Law 91–670 ([7 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(4) Public Law 93–428 ([7 U.S.C. 2701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(5) Public Law 94–294 ([7 U.S.C. 2901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(6) subtitle B of title I of Public Law 98–180 ([7 U.S.C. 4501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(7) Public Law 98–590 ([7 U.S.C. 4601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(8) subtitle B of title XVI of Public Law 99–198 ([7 U.S.C. 4801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-secti
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In this subchapter (unless the context otherwise requires):
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” means—
(A) agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products;
(B) livestock and the products of livestock;
(C) the products of poultry and bee raising;
(D) the products of forestry;
(E) products, as a class, that are—
(i) produced on a certified organic farm (as defined in [section 6502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6502&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(ii) certified to be sold or labeled as “organic” or “100 percent organic” (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation));
(F) other commodities raised or produced on farms, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
(G) products processed or manufactured from products specified in the preceding subparagraphs, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(2) **Board** — The term “board” means a board established under an order issued under [section 7413 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7413&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Conflict of interest** — The term “conflict of interest” means a situation in which a member or employee of a board has a direct or indirect financial interest in a person that performs a service for, or enters into a contract with, a board for anything of economic value.
(4) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(5) **First handler** — The term “first handler” means the first person who buys or takes possession of an agricultural commodity from a producer for marketing. If a producer markets the agricultural commodity directly to consume
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§§ 135 to 135k
with respect to any violations, liabilities incurred, or
appeals taken prior to such date of repeal or to sales,
shipments, or deliveries of insecticides and fungicides
exempted by the Secretary.
SUBCHAPTER II—ENVIRONMENTAL
PESTICIDE CONTROL
§§ 135 to 135k. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Sections 135 to 135k, acts June 25, 1947, ch. 125, §§ 2–13,
61 Stat. 163–172; Aug. 7, 1959, Pub. L. 86–139, § 2, 73 Stat.
286; May 12, 1964, Pub. L. 88–305, §§ 1–6, 78 Stat. 190–193;
Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 204, 84 Stat. 928;
Dec. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–601, § 6(b), formerly § 7(b), 84
Stat. 1673, renumbered, Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title
XII, § 1205(c), 95 Stat. 716, which related to economic
poison control, were superseded by the amendments
made to act June 25, 1947, by Pub. L. 92–516, Oct. 21,
1972, 86 Stat. 975. See section 4 of Pub. L. 92–516, set out
as a note under section 136 of this title. The provisions
of act June 25, 1947, as amended by Pub. L. 92–516, are
set out in section 136 et seq. of this title.
Section 135 provided definitions for the purposes of
this subchapter.
Section 135a related to prohibited acts.
Section 135b related to registration of economic poi-
sons.
Section 135c related to access, inspection, and use in
criminal prosecutions of books and records.
Section 135d related to rules and regulations, exam-
ination of economic poisons or devices, notification to
violators, certification to United States attorney, duty
of attorney, and publication of judgments.
Section 135e related to exemptions from penalties.
Section 135f provided for penalties.
Section 135g related to seizure, disposal, and award of
costs against claimant.
Section 135h related to refusal of
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 6502
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999Q, Nov. 28, 1990,
104 Stat. 3926.)
§ 6417. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated for
each fiscal year such funds as are necessary to
carry out this chapter.
(b) Administrative expenses
The funds so appropriated shall not be avail-
able for payment of the expenses or expenditures
of the Board in administering any provision of
any order issued under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999R, Nov. 28, 1990,
104 Stat. 3926.)
CHAPTER 94—ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
Sec.
6501.
Purposes.
6502.
Definitions.
6503.
National organic production program.
6504.
National standards for organic production.
6505.
Compliance requirements.
6506.
General requirements.
6507.
State organic certification program.
6508.
Prohibited crop production practices and ma-
terials.
6509.
Animal production practices and materials.
6510.
Handling.
6511.
Additional guidelines.
6512.
Other production and handling practices.
6513.
Organic plan.
6514.
Accreditation program.
6515.
Requirements of certifying agents.
6516.
Peer review of certifying agents.
6517.
National List.
6518.
National Organic Standards Board.
6519.
Recordkeeping, investigations, and enforce-
ment.
6520.
Administrative appeal.
6521.
Administration.
6521a.
Organic agricultural product imports inter-
agency working group.
6522.
Funding.
6523.
National organic certification cost-share pro-
gram.
6524.
Organically produced food.
§ 6501. Purposes
It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to establish national standards governing
the marketing of certain agricultural products
as organically produced products;
(2) to assure consumers that organically pro-
duced
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