California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 3 - Economics
Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables
Article 6.1 - State Organic Program
Section 1391 - Intent
The intent of this article is to facilitate the sale of organic products within the State of California, support organic agriculture through outreach and education while maintaining sufficient regulatory control, by means of spot inspections, investigations, and sampling, to determine compliance with the provisions of the California Organic Food and Farming Act, federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, National Organic Program regulations, and state regulations.
1. New
article 6.1 (sections 1391-1391.1) and section filed 9-10-2007; section
operative upon approval by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(Register 2007, No. 37).
2. Change without regulatory effect
amending section, and attaching letter by the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture approving the State Organic Program appeal procedures effective
11-5-2007, filed 1-24-2008 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2008, No. 4).
3. Amendment of article heading,
renumbering of former section 1391 to new section
1391.5 and new section 1391 filed
10-6-2010; operative 11-5-2010 (Register 2010, No. 41).
4. Amendment
filed 12-12-2017; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2017, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 46000, 46001, 46002, 46016.1 and 46018.1, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 401, Food and Agricultural Code.
