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House Journal: Page 1563: Tuesday, April 14, 1998

31     "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  190C.5A  REGIONAL ORGANIC
32   ASSOCIATIONS.
33     The department, upon approval by the board, may
34   authorize a regional organic association to assist the
35   board in certifying producers, handlers, and
36   processors of agricultural products under section
37   190C.13.  The regional organic association must be
38   registered with the department.  The registered
39   regional organic association, upon approval of the
40   board, may administer the provisions of section
41   190C.13 by doing all of the following:
42     1.  Reviewing applications and providing applicants
43   with technical assistance in completing applications.
44   The department may authorize a regional organic
45   association to process applications, including
46   collecting and forwarding applications to the
47   department.
48     2.  Preparing a summary of an application,
49   including materials accompanying the application, for
50   review by the department and the organic standards

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 1   board.  A regional organic association may include a
 2   recommendation for approval, modification, or
 3   disapproval of an application."
 4        .  Page 8, line 9, by striking the words
 5   "product, other than livestock," and inserting the
 6   following:  "product".
 7        .  Page 8, line 19, by inserting after the word
 8   "organic" the following:  "A person shall not be
 9   certified unless the certification is approved by the
10   organic standards board".
11        .  Page 8, line 34, by inserting after the word
12   "rules" the following:  "upon approval by the board".
13        .  By striking page 8, line 35, through page 9,
14   line 2, and inserting the following:  "certification
15   procedure."
16        .  Page 11, line 8, by striking the word
17   "department" and inserting the following:  "board".
18        .  Page 11, line 9, by striking the words "or
19   registered".
20        .  Page 11, line 16, by striking the word
21   "department" and inserting the following:  "board".
22        .  Page 12, by striking lines 1 through 3 and
23   inserting the following:  "sale order are satisfied.
24   The board must approve a delay in issuing a release
25   order within three months after requiring that the
26   agricultural product be held.  If the person is found
27   to have violated this chapter, the person shall pay
28   all expenses incurred by the department in connection
29   with the agricultural product's removal."
30        .  Page 12, by striking lines 20 through 22 and

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