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Regulation .04 Organic Farm Plan.

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A.
A certified organic animal producer shall follow COMAR 15.22.02 in the development and the use of a farm plan for producing products under a system of organic management.
B.
The plan shall address the following:
(1)
Feed sources;
(2)
Nutrient management;
(3)
Animal health;
(4)
Animal management;
(5)
Animal identification;
(6)
Shelter;
(7)
Living conditions;
(8)
Records;
(9)
Disease prevention and treatment; and
(10)
Parasite prevention and control.
C.
A licensed veterinarian shall recommend disease and parasite prevention, treatment, and control programs within the context of a valid veterinarian-client relationship.
D.
Sections A—C of this regulation, including the labeling provisions of Regulation .14 of this chapter, apply to farms in a transition period to becoming organically certified for livestock production.
E.
If the farm is a split operation:
(1)
There shall be functionally separate and observable differences between the certified organic and conventional sections; and
(2)
Each section of the split operation shall be described in the farm plan.