# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 22 — Organically Produced Commodities

### Chapter 04 — Production Standards for Organic Animal Products

#### Regulation .04 Organic Farm Plan.

*COMAR 15.22.04.04*

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.