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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 18ORGANIC STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION
SUBCHAPTER DLABELS, LABELING, AND MARKET INFORMATION
RULE §18.300Transitional Certification Requirements

(a) Land that meets the requirements of 7 Code of Federal Regulations Part 205, §205.202(a) and (c) may be certified as transitional.

(b) Crops planted and harvested from transitional land after the last application of a prohibited substance or excluded method (as established in 7 CFR Part 205, §205.105) may be labeled as Certified Transitional.

(c) Crops harvested from land that has been certified transitional by the department may be sold, labeled, or otherwise represented as being "Certified transitional by the Texas Department of Agriculture". The operation shall not use, nor make any reference to, the word "organic" on the certified transitional product.


Source Note: The provisions of this §18.300 adopted to be effective December 7, 2017, 42 TexReg 6789

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