1 Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Livestock etc. 
(Notification No. 1608 of the Ministry of  Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
of October 27, 2005)  
(Provisional Translation) 
 
Established   : October 27, 2005 
Partial Revision: October 27, 2006 
Partial Revision: March 28, 2012 
Partial Revision: March 27, 2017 
Partial Revision: To be determined 
 
(Purpose) Article 1 The purpose of this standard is to define the criteria of production methods for 
organic livestock etc. 
 (Principles of Production of Organic Livestock etc.) 
Article 2 Organic livestock etc. are, in principle,  raised in deference to their physiological and 
behavioral needs, on the basis of provision of providing feeds produced by reducing pressure on 
the environment as much as possible and the avoidan ce of use of veterinary drugs, to sustain and 
enhance the natural cyclical function of agricu lture or manufactured from such domestic animals 
or poultry. (Definition) 
Article 3 In this standard, terms listed on the left  side of the table below are defined on the right 
side. 
 
Terms Definitions 
Livestock etc. Livestock (domestic animals and poultry; hereafter the same) and livestock 
products (those manufactured from domestic animals or poultry; hereafter the 
same). 
Organic 
livestock etc. Livestock etc. produced by the criteria in the next Article. 
Domestic 
animals Bovine, equine, ovine, capri ne, and porcine animals. 
Poultry Chickens, quails, ostr iches, ducks, and wild ducks (including crossbreeds with 
ducks as wild duck; hereafter the same).
Organic feeds Limited to those with grading labels produced in accordan ce with the Japanese 
Agricultural Standard for organic agricu ltural products (Notification No.1605 of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005; hereafter 
referred to as the Standard for organic agricultural products), the Japanese 
Agricultural Standard for organic proce ssed foods (Notification No.1606 of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005; hereafter 
referred to as the Standards for organic processed foods) (except for products  2made from livestock products other th an milk) and the Japanese Agricultural 
Standard for organic agricultural feeds (Notification No.1607 of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005; hereafter referred to as 
the Standard for organic agricultural f eeds), and milk with grading labels 
produced in accordance with this standard.  
Feeds produced 
in-house for organic livestock Feeds managed or controlled by the certified Production Process Manager, and 
produced in accordance with Article 4 of the Standard for organic agricultural 
products (in case of producing perennial gr ass, “no less than 3 years before the 
first harvesting of perennial plants” which is prescribed in Article 4, section 1. of 
the criteria of “Fields” in the Standard fo r organic agricultural products shall be 
replaced to “no less than 2 years before first harvesting of perennial grass”) or 
Article 4 of the Standard fo
rorganic agricultural feeds.
Feeds for organic livestock Organic feeds and Feeds produced in-house for organic livestock. 
Meadow Areas, used mainly for grasslands or  pasturing in the business of cultivation or 
husbandry. 
Open-air runs Fields (fields and meadow; he reafter the same) and open-air exercise area 
(mainly used for the exercise of livestoc k, where they can grub the ground. For 
ducks and wild ducks, open-air exercise area, shall include rice paddies, stream, 
pond or lake). 
Chemical 
treatments Treatments fall under the category of 1 or 2. 
1 To change chemical structure of substances by chemical methods (except for 
burning, calcining, melting, dry distillating and saponifying; hereafter the same). 
2 To add substances which are gained by chemical treatments (including the case 
in which final produce doesn’t contain the added substances). 
Recombinant 
DNA technology Technology to create recombinant DNA by connecting DNA through breakage 
and recombination using enzyme, transferri ng it into living cells and proliferating 
it. 
Prohibited 
substances Fertilizers and soil improvement substances (except for those listed in Attached 
Table 1 with no synthetic substances a dded), substances for plant pest and 
disease control (except for those listed in Attached Table 2 and produced without 
recombinant DNA technology) and other materi als that are used to plants or soil 
(except for natural substances, or subs tances originated from natural substances 
without the use of chemical treatment). 
Organically 
raising  Raising methods to satisfy the criteria of “Housings for domestic animals and 
poultry,” “Open-air free runs,” “Feed,” “Health control,” and “General 
management.” 
Renewal The introduction of domestic animals equivalent to no more than 1/3 of the 
domestic animals that died or were shipped during the last 3 business years.
Final fattening phase 3 months or 1/5 of the livestock life sp an, whichever the shorter period before 
slaughter. 
Average feed intake Total feed of the feeds provided to and grazed by  a head of domestic animal or 
poultry a day in dry weight (in case of not being able to assess actual amount, the 
amoun
t in the Attached Table 3).  3Feed additives Those specified by Article 2. 3 of the Law Concerning Safety and Quality of 
Feeds (Law No. 35 of 1953).
Veterinary drugs Those specified by Article 83.  1 of the Pharmaceutical Law (No. 145, 1960). 
Biological drugs 
and veterinary 
drugs Those specified by Article 1. 1 of the Ministerial Ordinance for Handling 
Biological Drugs and Veterinary Drugs by the Ministry of Health, Labour and 
Welfare (No.4 of 1961).
Prescribed drugs Those specified by Article 44. 1 of the Pharmaceutical Law, those specified by 
Article 44. 2 of the Pharmaceutical Law, and those specified by Article 10. 5 of 
the Ministerial Ordinance on the Veterinarian Law by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (No. 93 of 1949).
 
(Criteria of Production Methods) 
Article 4 The criteria of production methods for organic livestock etc. are as follows: 
 
Items Criteria 
Housing for 
domestic 
animals or poultry 1. Housings for domestic animals shall satisfy the following criteria from 1) to 
8). 
1) Domestic animals have a free access to feeds and fresh water. 2) The housings are strongly constructed to keep appropriate temperature, 
humidity, ventilation, air infiltr ation and bright sunlight. 
3) The housings are equipped with utens ils or equipments necessary to clean 
and disinfect, and themselves are properly cleaned and disinfected. 
4) Agents other than those in Attached  Table 4 are not used for cleaning and 
disinfection. 
5) The floor is flat and not slippery. 
6) The wall and the floor don’t have projecting parts resulting in injury. 7) The housings provide a clean and dry laying/rest area strewn with bedding 
or of soil. 
8) The housings provide adequate space appropriate to species, varieties and 
ages, and the housings for feeding domestic animals indicated in the left 
column of Attached Table 5 provide an area larger than that for an animal 
indicated in the right column of the same Table. 
2. Housings for poultry shall satisfy the following criteria from 1) to 6). 
1) Poultry have a free access to feeds and fresh water. 
2) The housings are strongly constructed to keep appropriate temperature, 
humidity, ventilation, air infiltr ation and bright sunlight. 
3) The housings are equipped with utens ils or equipments necessary to clean 
and disinfect, and are properly cleaned and disinfected. 
4) Agents other than those in Attached  Table 4 are not used for cleaning and 
disinfection. 
5) Resting areas such as perches and exits in adequate sizes are provided 
depending on species and the size of the group. 
6) The housings provide adequate space appropriate to species, varieties and 
ages, and the housings for feeding poultry indicated in the left column of 
Attached Table 5 provide an area larger than that for an bird
 indicated in 
the right column of the same Table. 4Open-air free 
runs 1. Open-air free runs shall satisfy the following criteria from 1) to 7). 
1) The necessary measures shall be taken, so as to prevent prohibited 
substances from drifting and flowing from surrounding areas.  
2) Seeds and seedlings produced by recombinant DNA technology shall not be 
sown or planted. 
3) Open-air free runs provide sufficient  trees, woods or protections against 
excessive rain, wind, sunlight and temperature in the case that domestic 
animals or poultry do not have a free access to housings. 
4) Open-air free runs provide sufficient protections against predators 
appropriately to pasturing conditions, species and ages  
5) Manure practice and controls on noxi ous animals and plants at open-air 
free runs for domestic animals (except for porcine; the same in 2) are 
managed without using prohibited subs tances during periods from a) to d).
a) No less than 3 years before the first pasturing in case of fields for 
growing perennial plants (other than pasture grasses). 
b) No less than 2 years before the first pasturing in case of fields for 
growing pasture grasses. 
c) No less than 2 years before the first sowing in case of fields for growing 
plants other than a) and b). 
d) No less than 3 years before the first pasturing in case of meadows. 
6) In case of open-air free runs for por cine and poultry, prohibited substances 
shall not be used for no less than 1 year before the first pasturing. 
7) Open-air free runs for domestic an imals or poultry indicated in the left 
column of Attached Table 6 provide an area larger than that for an animal 
or a bird indicated in the right column of the same table. 
 
2.  Regardless of 1. (5) above, prohib ited substances shall not be used in case 
that total feed of organic feeds and feeds specified by 2) to 4) in 1. of “Feeding” in this Table (hereinafter  referred to as “commercial feeds for 
organic livestock”) is less than 50% of the average feed intake in dry weight. In this case, domestic animals pastured at fields, etc. shall be raised until more than 2 years since the te rmination of prohi bited substances 
usage. 
Coverage of 
domestic 
animals or poultry 1. Domestic animals shall be born from mothers raised organically for no less 
than 6 months before their delivery, a nd shall be raised organically from birth 
by the certified Production Process Mana ger or those with grading labels 
produced in accordance with this standard. 
2. The poultry shall be raised organically after hatching by the certified 
Production Process Manager or those with grading labels produced in 
accordance with this standard. 
3. In addition to 1 and 2, when an opera tor newly starts raising domestic animals 
or poultry for producing organic livestock etc. in the farm,  domestic animals or poultry raised at the same farm may be used as well. In this case, domestic 
animals or poultry shall be raised organically for longer than the periods indicated in Attached Table 7 . 
4. In case that the domestic animals or poultry in 1, 2, and 3 above are difficult 
to obtain, the domestic animals or poultry listed below may be used. In this 
case, domestic animals or poultry shall be raised organically for longer than periods indicated in Attached Table 7. 51) Domestic animals indicated in Attached Table 8 in the case of renewal. 
2) Domestic animals or poultry indicated in Attached Table 9 in the following 
case. 
a. Newly starting raising domestic animals 
b. Starting raising new varieties c. Increasing the number of domestic animals by no less than 30% that are 
raised to produce organic livestock etc. in the farm. 
d. Purchasing poultry 
3) In case that no less than 25% of domestic animals or poultry raised for 
organic livestock etc. are lost as a result of disaster or disease, a fewer 
number of domestic animal or poultry than the lost. 
4) Those born from domestic animals indicated in 1) to 3). 
Feeding 1. Feeds other than those indicated in 1) to 4) below shall not be provided. 
1) Feeds for organic livestock. However, in case that more than 3 years have 
elapsed after the day when operators newly started raising domestic 
animals or poultry for producing organic livestock etc., feeds labeled “under the conversion period” may be used to domestic animals or poultry 
provided that such feeds do not exceed 30% of the total organic feeds in 
dry weight, where the labeling complies with Article 5-2 of JAS for organic plants, Article 5-column2 of the JAS for organic processed foods, Article 5-2 of the JAS for organic feeds. 
2) Feeds of natural substances or s ubstances derived from natural substances 
without chemical treatment and intende d to provide minerals. However, in 
case that these feeds are difficult to obtain, feed additives intended to 
provide minerals may be provided. 
3) Fish meals and algae without chem ical treatment (o ther than those 
irradiated or produced by recombin ant DNA technology. The fish meals 
and algae that may be provided to domestic animals or poultry should be less than 5% of the feeds indicated in 1), in dry weight.) 
4) Enzyme or microorganisms (excep t for those produced by recombinant 
DNA technology.) 
2. For suckling domestic animals, matern al milk. However, in case of a shortage 
of provided maternal milk, natural milk  other than maternal milk may be 
provided. 
3. Notwithstanding the provision 1 above, feeds produced in compliance with 1) 
to 2) below, may be used in case that the total feed of commercial feeds for 
organic livestock  is no more than 50%  of the average feed intake in dry 
weight. In this case, the domestic anim als provided these feeds shall be raised 
more than 2 years since the fields etc. satisfy the following criteria 1) and 2). 
1) The necessary measures shall be taken, so as to prevent prohibited 
substances from drifting and flowing from surrounding areas.  
2) Satisfying criteria of “Seeds and seedlings to be used in fields,” “Manuring 
practice in field,” ”Controls of noxious animal and plant in fields
 or 
cultivation sites,” “General management” and “Management of raising seedlings” indicated by the table in Article 4 of the JAS for organic agricultural products. 
4.  Notwithstanding the provision 1 above, equivalent- country-certfied feeds* 
can be provided in case that organic feeds are difficult to obtain. 
*  limited to feeds which are graded in the countries prescribed in Article 37  6of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Law Concerning Standardization etc. 
of Agricultural and Forestry products, according to the grading system 
stipulated in Article 15-2, Paragraph 2 of the Law and are attached with a 
certificate** or it’s copy which includes the following matters and are issued by the governmental organizations, including bodies recognized as 
equivalent to such organizations by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fisheries 
**  a certificate which is stipulated in Article 15-2, Paragraph1; hereafter the 
same 
1) Name and address of the entity who has issued the certificate; 2) Issuing date of the certificate; 
3) Type and quantity of the feeds to be certificated; 
4) Name and address of the overseas organization which has performed the 
equivalent service to the certification of the Production Process Manager 
(the Production Process Manager pursuan t to Article 14, Paragraph 2 of 
the Law) of the feeds; and 
5) Statement to the effect that the gr ading has been conducted on the feeds. 
5. Notwithstanding the provision 1to 3 above, feeds other than those specified by 
1 to 4 (limited to feeds produced without recombinant DNA technology, and 
free from antibiotics and synthetic antibacterials) may be provided up to the ratio specified by following 1) or 2) only for a certain period when necessary 
amount of feeds for organic livestock cannot be provided in case that feeds for organic livestock are difficult to obtain. 
  1) For bovine, ovine, and caprine animals,
 15%, in dry weight, of the average 
intake excluding feeds specified by 2) to 4) in 1. 
  2 )  For equine and porcine animals and poultry, 20%, in dry weight, of the 
average intake excluding feeds sp ecified by 2) to 4) in 1. 
6. Notwithstanding the provision 1 to 4 above, feeds other than those specified by 
1 to 4 (limited to feeds produced without recombinant DNA technology, and 
free from antibiotics and synthetic antibacterials) may be provided up to 50%, in dry weight, of the average intake excl uding feeds specified by 2) to 4) in 1 
only for a certain period in case that feed s for organic livestock are especially 
difficult to obtain due to natura l disasters or suspended imports or 
transportation pathways. 
7. For bovine, equine, ovine, and caprine animals, feeds other than fresh or dried 
fodder or silage are less than 50% of the average feed intake, in dry weight 
(less than 75% in case of bovine animals in the final fattening phase and less than 80% in case of equine animals in arising phase). The following periods are excluded: 
1) Suckling period; 2) The first 3 months after starting milking in the case of milk-type ovine and 
caprine animals; or 
3) The final fattening phase (except for bovine animals).   7Health control 1. Disease shall be prevented by  strengthening resistance to disease, infection 
prevention, through appropriate husbandry practices depending on the 
varieties of domestic animals or poultry. 
2. In case that domestic animals or poultr y are affected with injury or disease, 
livestock may be isolated as necessary a nd treated expeditiously. In this case, 
domestic animals or poultry shall be treated without unnecessary suffer. 
3. Except the case that specific disease or health problems occur, or may occur, 
and no alternative permitted treatment or  management practice exists, or, in 
the case required by laws and ordinances (including the order and the punishment based on the criteria of the la w; the same hereafter), veterinary 
drugs shall not be used. In case that ve terinary drugs are used, veterinary 
drugs other than prescribed drugs  or antibiotics shall be used. 
4. Vitamins, minerals, biological dr ugs and veterinary drugs other than 
parasiticides may only be used on domestic animals or poultry for the therapy 
purpose. 
5. Notwithstanding the provision 3
 above, prescribed drugs or antibiotics are 
used only when therapy with veterinary  drugs other than prescribed drugs or 
antibiotics is not effective. In the fo llowing case the use of prescribed drugs or 
antibiotics is not permitted in the following period indicated in 1) and 2): 
1) In case of drugs indicated in Attached Table 1 and 2 of the Ministry 
Ordinance of Regulation on Use of Veterinary Drugs (Ministry Ordinance 
No. 42, Ministry of Agriculture, For estry, and Fisheries, 1980), twice the 
withholding period specified in the Tables for each drug and animal; or 
2) In the case of drugs other than 1), 48 hours prior to slaughter for foods, 
milking, and egg collection or twice the period of drug withdrawal (the 
period from the last administration of drugs to slaughter for foods, milking, or egg collection) defined for approva l of drugs, change of approvals, 
reexamination of drugs, and drug efficacy review by Article 14-1, 9, 4, and 6 of the Pharmaceutical Law, whichever the longer. 
6.  Substances for the stimulation of growth and/or production except for feeds 
shall not 
be provided.
General management 1. Livestock can freely access to open-air free runs. (Open-air free runs for 
bovine, equine, ovine, or caprine animals are limited to those with fields, etc.) This is not applicable to the case that  domestic animals or poultry are pastured 
in open-air free runs no less than twice a week or poultry are raised in housing for poultry with sectionalized space for moving and rest. 
2. Notwithstanding the provision 1, livest ock may be raised without access to 
open-air free runs during the periods of the following 1) to 9): 
1) The period when it is difficult for domestic animals or poultry to access 
open-air free runs due to snow coverage , bad weather or natural disasters; 
2) 2 months from birth or 7 days after weaning in case of bovine animals, 
whichever the longer; 
3) The period from 8 month pregnancy to delivery in case of female bovine 
animals; 
4) The period from birth to weaning in case of porcine animals; 
5) The period from 3 months in pregna ncy to weaning of the delivered in case 
of female porcine animals; 
6) The final fattening phase; 
7) The period when exercise is considered to jeopardize the recovery of 
domestic animals or poultry from disease or disorde
r;  88) The period when open-air free runs are considered to be damaged by 
grazing or moving by domestic animals or poultry; or 
9) The period when the access of domestic animals or poultry to open-air free 
runs is prohibited by laws and ordi nance, or when access is urged, in 
written form, to be restricted by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Governor of the Prefecture with jurisdiction over the house of domestic animals or poultry, or Direct or of Livestock Health Institute. 
3. Domestic animals or poultry shall not be intentionally injured with the 
exception of the following operations from 1) to 3) performed at the most 
appropriate time in a manner which minimize suffering to domestic animals or poultry: 
1) Operations for the safety or hea lth of livestock, such as dehorning, 
trimming of beaks, tailcoking, and so on; 
2) Operations for identification of domestic animals, such as attaching tags on 
ears, etc; or 
3) Physical castration. 
4. In case of laying hens, when natural da y length is prolonged by artificial light, 
the length is no more than 16 hours a day. 
5. The following techniques for reproduction are prohibited: 
1) Embryo transfer techniques; 
2) Hormonal reproductive techniques; or 3) Reproductive techniques by recombinant DNA technology. 
6. Excretes from domestic animals or poultr y are managed or disposed in such a 
way as not to degrade soil and pollute water. 
7. In capturing or transporting domestic animals or poultry, the use of electric 
stimulation or tranquilizers is not permitted. 
. 8. In the case of milking, milking equipment and utensils are properly cleaned 
and disinfected, without using agents other than those for cleaning or 
disinfecting teats and those indicated in Attached Table 4. 
 
Management 
concerning 
slaughter, dressing, selection, processing, cleaning, storage, packaging and other processes 1. Organic livestocketc. shall be manage d so as not to be mixed with livestock 
etc. which are not produced in complia nce with the criteria of “Housing for 
livestock,” “Open-air free runs,” “Covera ge of domestic animals and poultry,” 
“Feeding,” “General management” and “H ealth control” (“Criteria of housing 
for domestic animals or poultry etc.”; hereafter the same). 
2. The slaughter of domestic animals or poultry is undertaken in a manner which 
minimizes stress and suffering by producing loss of consciousness
 as much as 
possible. 
3. Noxious animals and plants shall be c ontrolled, and the integrity is maintained 
or improved, by physical or biological methods (only organisms other than 
those produced by recombinant DNA technology may be used; the same hereafter). 
4. Notwithstanding the provision 3, in case of difficulty in controlling noxious 
animals and plants or quality preservation and improvement in ordinary means, 
following materials may be used. When us ing substances prescribed (1) in this 
case, exposure of plant products to these substances shall be prevented. 
(1) For controlling noxious animals and plants: 
Substances for plant pest and disease control listed in Attached Table 2 and  9chemical agents listed in Attached Table 10 as well as food and food 
additives (including those processed using these as ingredients and except for the purpose of pests control for plants); 
(2) For quality preservation and improvement: 
Substances for preparation listed in Attached Table 11 (except those 
produced by using recombinant DNA technology). 
5. Ionizing radiation shall not be executed; or 
6. Livestock etc. produced in accord ance with the criteria of housing for 
domestic animals or poultry etc. and 1. to 3. on the above shall be so as not to be contaminated by veterinary drugs, cleaning agents, disinfectants and other agents. 
 
(Labeling of Names of Organic Livestock Products) 
Article 5 Names of the organic livestock product s shall be labeled according to any of the 
following examples: 
1) “有機畜産物 ” (which means organic livestock etc. in Japanese); 
2) “有機畜産物〇〇 ” or “〇〇  (有機畜産物 )” (which means organic livestock etc. 〇〇  or 
〇〇  (organic livestock etc.) in Japanese); 
3) “有機畜産〇〇 ” or “〇〇  (有機畜産 )” (which means organic livestock etc. 〇〇  or 〇〇  
(organic livestock etc.) in Japanese);  
4) “有機〇〇 ” or “〇〇  (有機 )” (which means organic 〇〇  or 〇〇  (organic) in 
Japanese); or 
5) “オーガニック〇〇 ” or “〇〇  (オーガニック )” (which means organic 〇〇  or 〇〇  
(organic) in Japanese.) 
Note: The general name of the livestock etc. shall be filled out in “ 〇〇 ”. 
 
Attached Table 1   Fertilizers and soil improvement substances 
 
Fertilizers and soil 
improvement substances 
 Criteria 
Materials derived from plants 
and plant residues Those without the use of chemical treatment after cutting or 
trimming.  
Materials derived from fermented, dried or baked excrements Those derived from livestock and poultry excrements. 
 
Oilseed meals Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatmen t (except for organic solvent 
extraction of oil). 
By-products of food & textile industries of agricultural, livestock or fishery origin Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatmen t (except for organic solvent 
extraction of oil).  
Processed animal products  from slaughterhouses or fish industries Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.   
Materials derived from fermented leftover food Those prevented from mixing other material than leftover 
food. 
Bark compos t Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.  
 10Methane fermented digestive 
liquid (except for composted sludge) Those obtained from organic sources such as animal 
excrements by methane fermentation under anaerobic conditions. However, those de rived from human excrements 
should not be used for edible parts of food crops. 
Guano  
Dried algae and their powde r  
Vegetation ash  Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. 
Calcium carbonate  Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment (including calcium magnesia carbonate).
Potassium chloride  Those formed by pulverizing or washing and refining the 
natural ore or those produced from sea water or lake water without the use of chemical treatment..  
Potassium sulfate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. 
Potassium magnesium sulfate Those formed by  washing and refining the natural ore. 
Natural rock phosphate Cadmium should not exceed 90 mg/kg P ₂O₅. 
Magnesium sulfate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. 
Magnesium hydroxide Those formed by pulverizing the natural ore. 
Calcined magnesia  
Gypsum (calcium sulfate) Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. 
Sulphu r  
Calcium oxide (including 
unslaked lime) Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.  
Calcium hydroxide (Slaked 
lime)  Those derived from Calcium oxide written above. 
Trace elements (manganese, 
boron, iron, copper, zinc, molybdenum and chlorine) Limited to the case that the crop is unable to grow normally 
because of shortage of trace elements.    
Stone meal Those derived from na tural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment and not contaminating soil with harmful heavy metal or other substances included in sources.
Charcoal Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.
Peat Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. As for soil improvement substances, peat shall be only used for vegetables (except for 
fungi production and wild vegetables) and fruits as well as soil for raising seedling. 
Bentonite Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.  
Perlite Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.  
Zeolite 
 Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.  
Vermiculite Those derived from natura l sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. 
Calcined diatomaceous earth Those derived fro m natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment.
 11Basic slag By-products by Thomas steel making process.  
Slag silicicate fertilize r Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. 
Fused magnesium phosphate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources without 
the use of chemical treatment. Cadmium should not exceed 90 mg/kg P₂O₅.
Sodium chloride Mined, or produced fro m seawater or lake water without the 
use of chemical treatmen t 
Aluminum calcium phosphate Cadmium should not exceed 90 mg/kg P ₂O₅. 
Calcium chloride  
Vinega r  
Lactic acid Those obtained by fermente d plants and limited to be used for 
adjusting pH in soil for raising seedling.
By-products of sugar indust
ries  
Granulating agen t and 
anticaking agent for fertilizer    Those derived from natural sources, or natural   sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. In case of a difficulty to manufacture granulating agent and anticaking agent from these substances, lignin sulfonic acid may be used. 
Other fertilizers and soil improvement substances  Those including living organis
ms; 
a. applying to soil for providing plants with nutrition or 
improving the soil property;  
b. applying to plants for providing with nutrition; c. derived from natural sources, or natural sources without the 
use of chemical treatment (those produced without using any chemical methods and recombinant DNA technology); and 
d. shall not be effective as the disease and pest control. Those satisfying a. through d. may be used only in the cases 
where soil fertility cannot be main tained and enhanced by the 
use of fertilizers and soil improvement substances in this Table.  
 
Attached Table 2   Substances for Plant Pest and Disease Control 
 
Substances for Plant Pest and 
Disease Control 
 Criteria 
Pyrethrum emulsion 
  Those extracted from Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, and 
without piperonyl butoxide as synergist. 
Canola oil emulsion  
Mixed oil emulsion  
Petroleum oil aerosol  
Petroleum oil emulsion  
Starch wettable powde r  
Fatty glyceride emulsion  
Metaldehyde (granular 
formulation) Limited to the use in insect traps.
Sulfur smoking agen t  
Sulfu r powdered agen t  
Sulfur/copper wettable powde r  
 12Wettable sulfur powde r  
Lime sulfur powde r  
Lentinus edodes mycelium 
extract liquid  
 
Sodium hydrogencarbonate wettable powder and sodium 
bicarbonate  
Sodium hydrogencarbonate/ 
copper wettable powde r  
Copper wettable powde r  
Copper powdered agen t  
Copper sulfate Limited to the use for preparing Bordeaux mixture. 
Calcium oxide 
 Limited to the use for preparing Bordeaux mixture. 
Biopesticide formulation  
Biopesticide formulation / 
copper wettable powde r  
Sex pheromone agen t
 Limited to the agent containing sex pheromone activity for pest 
as active ingredient.
Chlorella extract liquid  
Mixed crude medical plant extract liquid  
Wax wettable powde r  
Spreade r Limited to agent containing casein and pa raffin as active 
ingredient 
Carbon dioxide fumigant Limited to the use in storage facilities.
Diatomaceous earth powde r Limited to the use in storage facilities.
Vinega r  
Ferric phosphate (granular 
formulation)  
Potassium hydrogen carbonate 
(water solu ble powder) 
Calcium carbonate wettable 
powde r Limited to the use for preventing harmful effects of 
copper wettable powde r
Milbemecti n emulsion  
Milbemecti n wettable 
powde r  
Spinosad wettable powde r  
Spinosad (granular formulation
)  
Hydrogenated sta rch 
hydrolysate  
Hypochlorous acid wate r  
 
 
Attached Table 3    Average feed intake 
Type of domestic 
animals or poultry Class Daily average feed 
intake in weight 
(kg)  13Meat-type bovine 
animals Less than 10 months of age  (except for female bovine 
in breeding) 
No less than 10 months of age (except for female bovine 
in breeding) 
Female bovine in breeding 6.0 kg 
 
9.3 kg 
7.6 kg 
Milk-type female 
bovine animals Less than 10 months of age 
No less than 10 months of age, and until milking Under milking 
Non-milking delivered cows 5.6 kg 
 
9.0 kg 
21.3 kg 12.0 kg 
Equine animals Less than 12 months of age (except for female equine in 
breeding) 
Less than 24 months of age (except for female equine in 
breeding) 
No less than 24 months of age (except for female equine 
in breeding) 
Female equine in breeding  12.4 kg 
 
14.4 kg 
 
17.3 kg 19.2 kg 
Ovine animals Female ovine in breeding 
Other than above 1.7 kg 
1.9 kg 
Caprine animals Female caprine in breeding 
Other than above 2.5 kg 
1.1 kg 
Porcine animals Less than 3 months of age 
Less than 5 months of age  
No less than 5 months of age In pregnancy 
Under milking 1.1 kg 
2.5 kg 
3.3 kg 2.2kg 
5.6kg 
Meat-type poultry Less than 4 weeks of age 
No less than 4 weeks of age 49 g 
152 g 
Laying hens Less than 9 weeks of age 
No less than 9 weeks of age, and until egg collection 
Under egg collection 32 g 
 
67 g 
114 g 
Quails  18 g 
Ducks and wild 
ducks Less than 6 weeks of age 
No less than 6 weeks of age 108 g 
180 g 
   
   
(Note) Daily average feed intake shall be calculated in dried weight  
Attached Table 4 Agents for cleaning or
 disinfecting of housing for domestic animals or poultry  14Soap 
Milk of lime 
Slacked lime (calcium hydroxide) 
Quick lime (calcium oxide) Alcohols 
Phenols 
Agents containing orthodichlorobenzene and cresol Iodine agents 
Formaldehyde 
Glutaraldehyde Chlorhexidine 
Invert soap 
Ampholytic soap Chloric agents 
Hydrogen peroxide solution 
Sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide Cleaning agents and disinfectants for milking equipment, rooms and buildings 
Sodium carbonate Other products of plant origin 
 
Attached Table 5  Minimum area of Housing for domestic animals or poultry 
Type of domestic animals or poultry Minimum ar ea per a head of domestic animal or poultry
Meat-type bovine animals (weighing 
more than 340 kg only)5.0 m2 
Milk-type bovine animals (adult stock* 
only) 4.0 m2 (1.8 m2 for tethering**) 
Breeding-type female bovine animals 
(adult stock* only) 3.6 m2 (1.8 m2 for tethering**) 
Equine animals (adult stock* only) 13 m2 
Ovine animals (adult stock* only) 2.2 m2 
Caprine animals (adult stock* only) 2.2 m2 
Meat-type porcine animals (weighing 
more than 40 kg only)1.1 m2 
Breeding-type female porcine animals 
(adult stock* only) 3.0 m2 
Meat-type  poultry (older than 28 days 
after hatching only) 0.1 m2 
Laying hens (older than 28 days after 
hatching only) 0.15 m2 
Notes: * “Adult stock” refers to domestic animals used for breeding or having been used for 
breeding.   15 ** “Tethering” refers to a method of livestoc k husbandry where each animal is tethered by 
tethering equipment in a barn. 
 
Attached Table 6  Least area of open-air runs 
Type of domestic animals or poultry Least area of open-air runs per a head of domestic 
animals or poultry 
Meat-type bovine animals (weighing more than 340 kg only)5.0 m
2 
Milk-type bovine animals (adult stock* 
only) 4.0 m2 
Breeding-type bovine animals (adult 
stock* only) 3.6 m2 
Equine animals (adult stock* only) 13 m2 
Ovine animals (adult stock* only) 2.2 m2 
Caprine animals (adult stock* only) 2.2 m2 
Meat-type porcine animals (weighing 
more than 40 kg only)1.1 m2 
Breeding-type female porcine animals 
(adult stock* only) 3.0 m2 
Meat-type poultry except for ostriches 
(olde r than 28 days after hatching only)0.1 m2 
Poultry to produce egg expect for 
ostriches (older than 28 days after 
hatching only) 0.15 m2 
Wild ducks(older than 28 days after 
hatching only) 33.3 m2 (rice puddies) 
Ostriches (older than 3 month and 
younger than 7 month after hatching 
only) 6.6 m2 (regardless of the number of ostriches, the length 
of the short side and long side shall be 5m and 20m 
respectively)
Ostriches (older than 7 month after 
hatching only) 16.5 m2 (regardless of the number of ostriches, the length 
of the short side and long side shall be 5m and 20m 
respectively)
Note: * “Adult stock” refers to domestic animal s used for breeding or having been used for 
breeding. 
 
 
Attached Table 7  Conversion periods 
Type of domestic 
animals or poultry Periods 
Meat-type bovine 
animals The longer of 12 moths or 3/4 of their life span (6 months for bovine 
animals raised for less than 6 months from birth, and the period from 
producing organic milk or  delivering organic calves for more than three
times in a row to slaughte rin cases of raising milk-type bovine animals o r 16breeding-type female bovine animals  ).
Milk-type female 
bovine animals 6 months (4 months for female bovine  animals that have been forwardly 
reared at organic farms).
Breeding-type female 
bovine animals 6 months (4 months for female bovine  animals that have been forwardly 
reared at organic farms).
Equine animals The longer of 12 months or 3/4 of their life span. 
Ovine animals 6 months. 
Milk-type female caprine animals 6 months. 
Meat-type caprine 
animals or 
breeding-type female caprine animals 6 months. 
Porcine animals 6 months. 
Meat-type poultry 
expect for ostriches From the third day after hatching to sl aughter.(the period from the time after 
producing organic eggs for more than 45 weeks to slaughter for poultry
raised for egg collection)
Poultry to produce 
egg expect for 
ostriches  6 weeks. 
Ostriches (older than 
3 month and younger 
than 7 month after hatching only) From the 14th day after hatching to slaughter. 
Ostriches (older than 
7 month after 
hatching only) 6 month. 
 
Attached Table 8  Requirements of Renewal number 
Type of mammal Criteria 
Milk-type female 
bovine animals Less than 10% of the average deliver ed-female number (1/5 of the total 
delivered-domestic animals of last 5 fiscal years) in the fiscal year, and 
non-delivered only.
Breeding-type female 
bovine animals Less than 10% of the average delivered -female number in the fiscal year, 
and non-delivered onl y.
Breeding-type female equine animals Less than 5% of the average delivered-fe male number in the fiscal year, and 
non-delivered only.
Milk-type female caprine animals Less than 10% of the average delivered -female number in the fiscal year, 
and non-delivered only.
Breeding-type female porcine animals Less than 20% of the average delivered -female number in the fiscal year, 
and non-delivered only.
  17Attached Table 9  Requirements of Introduction from outside 
Type of domestic 
animals or poultry Criteria 
Meat-type bovine 
animals Less than 12 months of age, satisfying one of the following 1 to 8. 
1. Japanese Black that weigh no more than 310 kg. 
2. Japanese Brown that weigh no more than 340 kg. 3. Japanese Polled that weigh no more than 300 kg. 
4. Japanese Shorthorn that weigh no more than 300 kg. 
5. Angus or Hereford that weigh no more than 280 kg. 6. Holstein other than females, that weigh no more than 310 kg. 
7. Crossbreed cattle delivered by Hols tein, that weigh no more than 310 kg.
8. Cattle other than 1 to 7, an d that weigh no more than 340 kg. 
Milk-type female 
bovine animals Nulliparous only. 
Breeding-type female 
bovine animals Nulliparous only. 
Equine animals Less than 12 months of age. 
Ovine and caprine 
animals Less than 5 months of age. 
Porcine animals Less than 4 months of age. 
Meat-type poultry Less than 3 days of age. 
Laying hens Less than 18 weeks of age. 
 
Attached Table 10  Chemical agents  
Chemical agents Criteria 
Extract from pyrethru m Those without piperonyl butoxide as synergist.
Except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants.
Sodium silicate  Except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants
Potash soap (Soft soap)  Except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants
Ethanol  Except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants
Boric aci d Limited to be used in containers, and except for the 
purpose of pests control for plants  
Pheromone agent  Limited to those containing sex pheromone activity of insects as an active ingredient, and except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants
Capsaici n Limited to be used as a repellent, and except for the 
purpose of pests control for plants  
Extract from Geranium Limited to be  used as a repellent, and except 
for the purpose of pests control for plants  
 18Extract from Citronella Limited to be used as a repellent, and except 
for the purpose of pests control for plants  
 
Attached Table 11 Substances for Preparation  
Substances for 
preparation Criteria 
Ozone Limited to the use for disinfecting meat and poultry at slaughter, or washing 
eggs. 
Sodium hypochlorite 
 Limited to the use for disinfecting meat  and poultry at slaughter, or washing 
eggs. 
Sodium hypochlorite 
solution 
 Limited to the use for disinfecting meat  and poultry at slaughter, or washing 
eggs.  
 
Agents containing 
fumarates Limited to the use for disinfecting meat  and poultry at slaughter, or washing 
eggs. 
Monosodium 
Fumarate Limited to the use for disinfecting meat  and poultry at slaughter, or washing 
eggs. 
 
 
The Supplementary Clauses  1. This notification becomes effective 30 days after publication.  
2. In case of a difficulty to Attached Table 7,  “6 months” can be substituted for “90 days” in 
“Milk-type female bovine animals” and “Milk-type female caprine animals.”  
 
 The Supplementary Clauses (Notification No.1466 of  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of October 27, 2006) 
This notification becomes effective 30 days after publication. 
 
 
The Supplementary Clause (Notification No.836 of  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of March 28, 2012) 
With regard to organic livestock products graded  in accordance with the previous criteria of the 
Japanese Agricultural Standard when
 this notification becomes effective, the organic livestock 
products then in force shall remain applicable. 
 (Schedule of the last revision) Notification No.836 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of March 28, 2012 
becomes effective as from April 27, 2012.