7 USC 6509 - Animal production practices and materials

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 18, 2024

§ 6509.

Animal production practices and materials

(a)

In general

(b)

Breeder stock

(c)

Practices

For a farm to be certified under this chapter as an organic farm with respect to the livestock produced by such farm, producers on such farm—

(1)

shall feed such livestock organically produced feed that meets the requirements of this chapter;

(2)

shall not use the following feed—

(A)

plastic pellets for roughage;

(B)

manure refeeding; or

(C)

feed formulas containing urea; and

(3)

shall not use growth promoters and hormones on such livestock, whether implanted, ingested, or injected, including antibiotics and synthetic trace elements used to stimulate growth or production of such livestock.

(d)

Health care

(1)

Prohibited practices

For a farm to be certified under this chapter as an organic farm with respect to the livestock produced by such farm, producers on such farm shall not—

(A)

use subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics;

(B)

use synthetic internal parasiticides on a routine basis; or

(C)

administer medication, other than vaccinations, in the absence of illness.

(2)

Standards

(e)

Additional guidelines

(1)

Poultry

(2)

Dairy livestock

(A)

In general

(B)

Transition guideline

(f)

Livestock identification

(1)

In general

(2)

Records

In order to carry out paragraph (1), each producer shall keep accurate records on each animal (or in the case of poultry, each flock) including—

(A)

amounts and sources of all medications administered; and

(B)

all feeds and feed supplements bought and fed.

(g)

Notice and public comment

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2110, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3940; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1001(2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1893; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 797(c), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2165.)

cite as: 7 USC 6509