Updated 8/10/09

Adoption of 2006 Version of National Organic Program

Chapter 16-157, WAC

• Documents

The US National Organic Program was amended in October 2008. The current WAS 16-157-020 adopts the September 11, 2006 version of the National Organic Program and needs to be updated. The proposal would adopt the most current version of the National Organic Program dated October 9, 2008.

Comments Due: 7/20/09  Adopted: 7/21/09  Effective: 7/21/09

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Documents: 

• CR-105

• Propose Language

• CR-103P

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Public Hearing Information:

Notice

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE REPSONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE.  IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO:

By mail to:
Miles McEvoy
Washington State Department of Agriculture
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560

By fax: 360-902-2087

AND RECEIVED BY:  July 20, 2009   BY 5:00 PM