1. A person shall not sell an agricultural product as organic unless the agricultural product is produced and handled in accordance with standards established by rules adopted by the department as provided in this chapter.
2. An agricultural product which is sold or advertised as organic must be produced and handled according to the following standards:
a. The agricultural product must be produced and handled without the use of synthetic chemicals, except as otherwise provided in rules adopted by the department.
b. The agricultural product must not be produced on land to which any prohibited substances have been applied during the three years immediately preceding the harvesting of the agricultural product.
c. The agricultural product must be produced and handled in compliance with an organic plan agreed to by the producer and handler of the product and the certifying agent.
98 Acts, ch 1205, §7, 20
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