Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.03 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Approved" means Departmental standards
				for the production of organic animal products have been met.
(2) "Aquafarm" means a facility operated as a
				business, where aquatic animals and plants are produced under controlled
				conditions for all or part of their life cycle, by the following of accepted
				cultural practices such as feeding, breeding, sheltering, containing, planting,
				or otherwise nurturing or manipulating by a grower, breeder, or owner of the
				aquatic plant or animal.
(3)
				"Botanical pesticides" are pesticides derived from plant materials.
(4) "Certified organic feed" means feed
				produced and processed organically, as provided in COMAR 15.22.02.
(5) "Department" means the Maryland
				Department of Agriculture or its designee.
(6) "Feed" means all edible materials which
				are consumed by livestock and poultry, including crops in pasture, for the
				purpose of supplying protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals for
				nutritional purposes.
(7) "Feed
				additives" mean substances used to fulfill a specific nutritional need in a
				feed ration.
(8) "Feed supplement"
				means any ingredient added to an animal's diet to supply additional nutrients
				either not supplied, or not supplied in sufficient quantities, including
				minerals, amino acids, and vitamins, to optimize an animal's health.
(9) "Material" means any substance or mixture
				of substances given internally, or applied externally, to an animal in the
				production of animals or animal products.
(10) "Organic animal producer" or "producer"
				means any person who manages animal production in accordance with this chapter,
				who labels and offers for sale animal products using the word "organic" or any
				derivative of "organic".
(11)
				"Organic animal product" means any animal product labeled and offered for sale
				with the word "organic" or any derivative of "organic".
(12) "Organic pasture" means ground covered
				with vegetation suitable for grazing that has been managed in accordance with
				COMAR 15.22.02 for organically produced commodities for at least 36
				months.
(13) "Prohibited" means any
				material or practice which is disallowed by this chapter.
(14) "Remedy" means anything that relieves or
				cures a disease.
(15) "Secretary"
				means the Secretary of Agriculture or a designee.
(16) "Valid veterinarian-client relationship"
				means a relationship where a veterinarian:
(a) Assumes the responsibility for making
				medical judgments regarding the health of an animal and the need for medical
				treatment, and a producer agrees to follow the instructions of the
				veterinarian;
(b) Has sufficient
				knowledge of the circumstances to initiate at least a general or preliminary
				diagnosis of the medical condition of an animal, including when the
				veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the care of an
				animal by examining the animal; and
(c) Is readily available for follow-up in
				case of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy.