Michigan Laws 286.921 – Rules; scope
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.921
- Department: means the Michigan department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 286.903
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 286.903
- Ionizing radiation: means gamma-ray emissions from radioactive isotopes such as cobalt-60 or cesium-137; x-rays; electron beams; or any other radiation capable of altering a food's molecular structure, used for purposes that include, but are not limited to, controlling microbes, pathogens, parasites, and pests in food, preserving a food, or inhibiting physiological processes such as sprouting or ripening. See Michigan Laws 286.905
- Michigan organic standards: means those organic production and handling standards defined by this act, rules adopted under this act, or both, that are designed to combine organic production or handling practices and an audit trail that will ensure the integrity of organic products from the producer to the consumer. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- Organic: means a labeling term referring to an agricultural product produced in accordance with the standards described in this act, rules adopted under this act, or both. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- Organic advisory committee: means the committee created under section 25. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- Organic agriculture: means an agricultural management system that enhances biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity to produce healthy plants and animals and fosters human and environmental health. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- Sewage sludge: means solid, semisolid, liquid, or ash residue generated during treatment of domestic or industrial sewage in a treatment works. See Michigan Laws 286.909
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Synthetic: means a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources except those substances created by naturally occurring biological processes. See Michigan Laws 286.909
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) By promulgation of rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, the director may adopt standards that meet or exceed the standards for organic products of the United States department of agriculture agricultural marketing service, or equivalent national organic program. The standards shall include a list of prohibited substances. In no case shall this act, the standards, or both, permit the use of synthetic chemicals, genetically modified organisms, sewage sludge, ionizing radiation, or any combination of those substances. The director shall consult with the organic advisory committee regarding the development of and changes to the Michigan organic standards. The director may adopt additional standards that he or she determines necessary, including, but not limited to, protecting the waters of this state, the state natural resources, or the integrity of organic agriculture.
(2) The standards contained in 7 C.F.R. part 205, national organic program, are adopted by reference. The director may adopt any other standards he or she determines substantially equivalent upon 10 days’ notification of such determination on the department internet website, or other form of notice considered appropriate by the director and designed to inform the industry and general public.