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Home » US Law » 2022 Alaska Statutes » Title 17. Food and Drugs » Chapter 06. Sale of Organic Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Processed Foods

Sec. 17.06.010. Prohibition.

(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale food represented as organic food if the person knows or has reason to know that the food has been grown, raised, or produced with the use of (1) a fertilizer, except for manure and other natural fertilizers; (2) a manufactured pesticide, hormone, antibiotic, or growth […]

Sec. 17.06.020. Disclosure.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not sell food represented as organic food unless the name and address of the producer of the food are displayed with the food. If the food is not displayed at the purchase site, a written statement with the name and address of the […]

Sec. 17.06.030. Sworn statement of compliance.

(a) A producer may not sell to a vendor food represented as organic food unless before the sale the producer provides the vendor with a sworn statement that the producer has grown, raised, or otherwise produced the food in compliance with AS 17.06.010. If a producer sells the food to the same vendor more than […]

Sec. 17.06.050. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement and interpret this chapter, including a regulation that lists and periodically updates substances under AS 17.06.010(a).

Sec. 17.06.060. Enforcement and penalties.

(a) If the department determines that a person is violating a provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the department shall order the person to stop the violation and to refrain from future violations. (b) If a person violates this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order issued […]

Sec. 17.06.070. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Environmental Conservation; (2) “food represented as organic food” means food, when the food is meat, fish, poultry, or processed, that is marketed using the term “organic” or a derivative of that term in the labeling or advertising; (3) “producer” means a person who grows, raises, or […]