7 CFR 205.202 : Agriculture (§ 1.1 To Parts 4291-4299) — (§ 53.1 To Parts 206-209) — Regulations Of The Department Of Agriculture (Continued) (§ 53.1 To Parts 206-209) — Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department Of Agriculture (Continued) (§ 53.1 To Parts 206-209) — Organic Foods Production Act Provisions (§ 205.1 To Parts 206-209) — National Organic Program (§ 205.1 To §§ 205.691-205.699) — Organic Production And Handling Requirements (§ 205.200 To §§ 205.291-205.299) — Land requirements.

Any field or farm parcel from which harvested crops are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as “organic,” must:

(a) Have been managed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 205.203 through 205.206;

(b) Have had no prohibited substances, as listed in § 205.105, applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop; and

(c) Have distinct, defined boundaries and buffer zones such as runoff diversions to prevent the unintended application of a prohibited substance to the crop or contact with a prohibited substance applied to adjoining land that is not under organic management.