{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s6502","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f6502.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f6502.\nDefinitions\nAs used in this chapter:\n(1)\nAgricultural product\nThe term \u201cagricultural product\u201d means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption.\n(2)\nBotanical pesticides\nThe term \u201cbotanical pesticides\u201d means natural pesticides derived from plants.\n(3)\nCertifying agent\n(A)\nIn general\nThe term \u201ccertifying agent\u201d means the chief executive officer of a State or, in the case of a State that provides for the Statewide election of an official to be responsible solely for the administration of the agricultural operations of the State, such official, and any person (including private entities) who is accredited by the Secretary as a certifying agent for the purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation as a certified organic farm or handling operation in accordance with this chapter.\n(B)\nForeign operations\nWhen used in the context of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country, the term \u201ccertifying agent\u201d includes any person (including a private entity)\u2014\n(i) accredited in accordance with\nsection 6514(d) of this title\n(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.\n(4)\nCertified organic farm\nThe term \u201ccertified organic farm\u201d means a farm, or portion of a farm, or site where agricultural products or livestock are produced, that is certified by the certifying agent under this chapter as utilizing a system of organic farming as described by this chapter.\n(5)\nCertified organic handling operation\nThe term \u201ccertified organic handling operation\u201d means any operation, or portion of any handling operation, that is certified by the certifying agent under this chapter as utilizing a system of organic handling as described under this chapter.\n(6)\nCrop year\nThe term \u201ccrop year\u201d means the normal growing season for a crop as determined by the Secretary.\n(7)\nGoverning State official\nThe term \u201cgoverning State official\u201d means the chief executive official of a State or, in the case of a State that provides for the Statewide election of an official to be responsible solely for the administration of the agricultural operations of the State, such official, who administers an organic certification program under this chapter.\n(8)\nHandle\nThe term \u201chandle\u201d means to sell, process or package agricultural products.\n(9)\nHandler\nThe term \u201chandler\u201d means any person engaged in the business of handling agricultural products, except such term shall not include final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products.\n(10)\nHandling operation\nThe term \u201chandling operation\u201d means any operation or portion of an operation (except final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products) that\u2014\n(A) receives or otherwise acquires agricultural products; and\n(B) processes, packages, or stores such products.\n(11)\nLivestock\nThe term \u201clivestock\u201d means any cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, equine animals used for food or in the production of food, fish used for food, wild or domesticated game, or other nonplant life.\n(12)\nNational List\nThe term \u201cNational List\u201d means a list of approved and prohibited substances as provided for in\nsection 6517 of this title\n(13)\nNational organic program import certificate\nThe term \u201cnational organic program import certificate\u201d means a form developed for purposes of the program under this chapter\u2014\n(A) to provide documentation sufficient to verify that an agricultural product imported for sale in the United States satisfies the requirement under\nsection 6514(c) of this title\n(B) which shall include, at a minimum, information sufficient to indicate, with respect to the agricultural product\u2014\n(i) the origin;\n(ii) the destination;\n(iii) the certifying agent issuing the national organic program import certificate;\n(iv) the harmonized tariff code, if a harmonized tariff code exists for the agricultural product;\n(v) the total weight; and\n(vi) the organic standard to which the agricultural product is certified; and\n(C) that is not more than otherwise required under an equivalency agreement negotiated between the United States and the foreign government.\n(14)\nOrganic plan\nThe term \u201corganic plan\u201d means a plan of management of an organic farming or handling operation that has been agreed to by the producer or handler and the certifying agent and that includes written plans concerning all aspects of agricultural production or handling described in this chapter including crop rotation and other practices as required under this chapter.\n(15)\nOrganically produced\nThe term \u201corganically produced\u201d means an agricultural product that is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter.\n(16)\nPerson\nThe term \u201cperson\u201d means an individual, group of individuals, corporation, association, organization, cooperative, or other entity.\n(17)\nPesticide\nThe term \u201cpesticide\u201d means any substance which alone, in chemical combination, or in any formulation with one or more substances, is defined as a pesticide in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (\n7 U.S.C. 136\n(18)\nProcessing\nThe term \u201cprocessing\u201d means cooking, baking, heating, drying, mixing, grinding, churning, separating, extracting, cutting, fermenting, eviscerating, preserving, dehydrating, freezing, or otherwise manufacturing, and includes the packaging, canning, jarring, or otherwise enclosing food in a container.\n(19)\nProducer\nThe term \u201cproducer\u201d means a person who engages in the business of growing or producing food or feed.\n(20)\nSecretary\nThe term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Agriculture.\n(21)\nState organic certification program\nThe term \u201cState organic certification program\u201d means a program that meets the requirements of\nsection 6506 of this title\n(22)\nSynthetic\nThe term \u201csynthetic\u201d means a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources, except that such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s6502.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f6502."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Agricultural product"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cagricultural product\u201d means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Botanical pesticides"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cbotanical pesticides\u201d means natural pesticides derived from plants.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Certifying agent"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201ccertifying agent\u201d means the chief executive officer of a State or, in the case of a State that provides for the Statewide election of an official to be responsible solely for the administration of the agricultural operations of the State, such official, and any person (including private entities) who is accredited by the Secretary as a certifying agent for the purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation as a certified organic farm or handling operation in accordance with this chapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Foreign operations"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"When used in the context of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country, the term \u201ccertifying agent\u201d includes any person (including a private entity)\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6502/3/B/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" accredited in accordance with ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 6514(d) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t7/s6514/d","tail":"; 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