Regulation .12 Poultry and Poultry Products.
Regulation .12 Poultry and Poultry Products.LinkCopy Citation
Organic poultry products shall meet the following criteria:
A.
Birds raised for meat production shall be fed 100 percent certified organic feed from the time the animals are 2 days old;
B.
Laying hens and fowl shall be acquired or raised, or both, in one of two ways:
(1)
Raised on 100 percent certified organic feed from 2-day old chicks; or
(2)
Raised from started pullets that are managed nonorganically, provided they are managed organically within an approved farm plan for 56 days immediately prior to the sale of eggs as organic;
C.
Slaughter birds may not be administered hormones, antibiotics, or synthetic parasiticides from 1 day old to slaughter; and
D.
Egg-laying fowl flocks shall be registered with the Department, as provided in COMAR 15.04.01.09.