| (a) The Corporation will take steps reasonably necessary
to protect the certification of organic crops during the course of
its normal suppression activities.
(b) In the event the Corporation or an employee or
independent contractor of the Corporation inadvertently treats a certified
organic or transitional grove or portion of a grove, either directly
or through drift, with prohibited materials, other than an application
allowed under emergency pest or disease treatment program provisions
of Chapter 18 of this title (relating to Organic Standards and Certification),
the Corporation will, to the extent appropriate, assist the citrus
producer in obtaining just and reasonable compensation.
(c) For purposes of this section, a determination of
whether or not a direct treatment or drift occurred will be made by
the Department in accordance with established procedures.
(d) In the event of a confirmed case of direct treatment
or drift of chemical applied for or by the Corporation, and where
appropriate, the Department will investigate and seek such penalties
as warranted under Chapter 76 of the Code, and Chapter 7 of this title
(relating to Pesticides).
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