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7 CFR §205.202

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Any field or farm parcel from which harvested crops are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as “organic,” must:
  1. (a)Have been managed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 205.203 through 205.206;
  2. (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
  3. (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.