7 C.F.R. § 205.202

Land requirements.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 101 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 7 C.F.R. § 205.202 (2026)

Any field or farm parcel from which harvested crops are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as “organic,” must: (a) Have been managed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 205.203 through 205.206; (b) Have had no prohibited substances, as listed in § 205.105, applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop; and (c) Have distinct, defined boundaries and buffer zones such as runoff diversions to prevent the unintended application of a prohibited substance to the crop or contact with a prohibited substance applied to adjoining land that is not under organic management.
Cross-references to the CFR
205.105205.203
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