Docket Number: AMS-NOP-11-0009
Effective Date: June 6, 2022
Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) amends the origin of livestock requirements for dairy animals under the USDA organic regulations with this final rule. AMS is taking this action to increase uniformity in origin of livestock production practice for organic dairy animals, and reduce variance between the approaches taken by certifying agents. The policy choices in this rule align with practices that many certifiers and most organic operations already follow, and align with the public comments on the rule. This rule specifies that organic milk and milk products must be from animals that have been under continuous organic management from the last third of gestation onward, with an exception for newly certified organic livestock operations.
Contact
Jennifer Tucker, Deputy Administrator, National Organic Program, USDA-AMS-NOP, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2642-S, Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250-0268. (202) 260-8077
Supporting Documents
- April 5, 2022 - Origin of Livestock Final Rule
- Infographic: Origin of Livestock Final Rule (pdf)
- Press Release - USDA Publishes Origin of Livestock Final Rule for Organic Dairy
- Public Webinar slides (pdf) – Origin of Livestock Final Rule – April 20, 2022
Historical Documents
- May 12, 2021 - Proposed rule; reopening of comment period
- Oct 19, 2019 - Proposed Rule; reopening of comment period
- April 28, 2015 Proposed Rule
- Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2014
- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Spring 2014
- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2013
- Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
- Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions