New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 78 - NEW JERSEY ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 2:78-1.2 - Adoption of the National Organic program Standards

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:78-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The NJDA hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the following parts of the National Organic Program, 7 CFR 205, effective April 21, 2001, as amended and supplemented, as the official rules and procedures by which it shall act as a certifying agent for operations producing or handling organic crops, livestock, wild crops and processed food products:

1. Subpart A -- Definitions, all sections;

2. Subpart B -- Applicability, all sections;

3. Subpart C -- Organic Production and Handling Requirements, all sections;

4. Subpart D -- Labels, Labeling, and Market Information, all sections;

5. Subpart E -- Certification, all sections; and

6. Subpart G -- Administrative, the following sections only:
i. Sections 205.600 -- 205.607 (National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances);

ii. Sections 205.660 -- 205.663 (Compliance);

iii. Sections 205.670 -- 205.672 (Inspecting and Testing, Reporting and Exclusions from Sale); and

iv. Sections 205.680 -- 205.681 (Adverse Action Appeal Process).

(b) A copy of the NOP may be obtained:

1. By contacting National Organic Program Administrator, USDA-AMS-TMP-NOP, Room 4008-South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0020;

2. By contacting Director's Office, Division of Marketing and Development, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Health and Agriculture Building, John Fitch Plaza, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625; or

3. Online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/NOP/standards/FullRegTextOnly.html.

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