§ 6504. National standards for organic production

To be sold or labeled as an organically produced agricultural product under this chapter, an agricultural product shall—

• (1) have been produced and handled without the use of synthetic chemicals, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
• (2) except as otherwise provided in this chapter and excluding livestock, not be produced on land to which any prohibited substances, including synthetic chemicals, have been applied during the 3 years immediately preceding the harvest of the agricultural products; and
• (3) be produced and handled in compliance with an organic plan agreed to by the producer and handler of such product and the certifying agent.