7 USC 6502 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 6502.

Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1)

Agricultural product

(2)

Botanical pesticides

(3)

Certifying agent

(A)

In general

(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; 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

(5)

Certified organic handling operation

(6)

Crop year

(7)

Governing State official

(8)

Handle

(9)

Handler

(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

(12)

National List

(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;

(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

(15)

Organically produced

(16)

Person

(17)

Pesticide

(18)

Processing

(19)

Producer

(20)

Secretary

(21)

State organic certification program

(22)

Synthetic

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2103, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10104(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4899.)

cite as: 7 USC 6502