New Hampshire Revised Statutes 426:6-b – Certification
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I. Any producer, processor, on-farm processor or handler of agricultural plant, animal, food, or fiber commodities that are sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” “made with organic,” or similar terms, shall be enrolled in a certification program which includes an inspection made no less than annually, by a certifying agency accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program, Final Rule, 7 C.F.R. part 205, unless such producer, processor, or handler is exempted therein.
II. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to become an accredited certifying agency as provided for by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program, Final Rule, 7 C.F.R. part 205, and to implement the provisions thereof.
III. The commissioner may employ inspectors to certify agricultural producers, processors, on-farm processors and handlers in this state, and to determine whether or not agricultural plant, animal, food, or fiber commodities are marked, branded, or labeled in accordance with the labeling requirements set forth in this chapter and in the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program, Final Rule, 7 C.F.R. part 205.
IV, V. [Repealed.]
VI. For purposes of this chapter “on-farm processor” means a processor who uses products grown or raised on his or her own farm.
II. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to become an accredited certifying agency as provided for by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program, Final Rule, 7 C.F.R. part 205, and to implement the provisions thereof.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 426:6-b
- farm: means any land, buildings, or structures on or in which agriculture and farming operations or activities are carried out or conducted and shall include the residence or residences of owners, occupants, or employees located on such land. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:34-a
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
III. The commissioner may employ inspectors to certify agricultural producers, processors, on-farm processors and handlers in this state, and to determine whether or not agricultural plant, animal, food, or fiber commodities are marked, branded, or labeled in accordance with the labeling requirements set forth in this chapter and in the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program, Final Rule, 7 C.F.R. part 205.
IV, V. [Repealed.]
VI. For purposes of this chapter “on-farm processor” means a processor who uses products grown or raised on his or her own farm.