Indiana Administrative Code
Title 375 - INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1 - INDIANA ORGANIC CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
Rule 2 - Administration and Accreditation
Section 2-2 - Accreditation procedures; certifying agents
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 15-15-8-17
Affected: IC 15-15-8
Sec. 2.
(a) All persons desiring to be accredited as a certifying agent must be reviewed by the panel and be accredited by the commissioner to conduct certification and must be accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 94, Section 6501, et seq.
(b) Any person seeking accreditation by the commissioner shall submit to the panel for review and recommendation to the commissioner a completed application on forms approved by the panel, together with all required supporting documentation including, but not limited to, verification of accreditation by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 94, Section 6501, et seq.
(c) Each application for accreditation shall include the inspector qualification criteria, as well as names and specific qualifications of all inspectors who have been employed or retained by the certifying agent to verify compliance with organic accreditation standards.
