Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions; and expanding and clarifying existing requirements covering livestock care and production practices and mammalian living conditions.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 205 [Document Number AMS-NOP-15-0012; NOP-15-06FR] RIN 0581-AD44 AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions; and expanding and clarifying existing requirements covering livestock care and production practices and mammalian living conditions. DATES: Effective Date: This rule becomes effective March 20, 2017. Implementation Dates: This rule will be fully implemented March 20, 2018. There are two exceptions: (1) Organic egg operations that are certified before March 20, 2020 need to implement the outdoor access requirements by March 21, 2022. Organic egg operations that become certified after March 20, 2020 need to comply with the outdoor access requirements in order to obtain certification. (2) Organic broiler operations must fully implement the indoor space requirements by March 20, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lewis, Ph.D., Director of Standards Division, Telephone: (202) 720-3252; Fax: (202) 260-9151. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Executive Summary A. Purpose of the Final Rule B. Summary of Provisions C. Costs and Benefits II. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? III. B…
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Citation: 82 FR 7042
