GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION

CHAPTER 147
HOUSE BILL 981

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 106-22.3.  Organic Production Program.
(a)	The Board of Agriculture may establish rules, standards, guidelines, and policies for the establishment and implementation of a voluntary program for the certification of organically produced agricultural products.
(b)	The Commissioner of Agriculture may enter into agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture and may apply for approval, accreditation, certification, or similar authority as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of June, 1993.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives