22-1101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature recognizes a public benefit and provides consumer protection in establishing standards for food products marketed and labeled using the term "organic", or a derivative of the term "organic." These standards will also facilitate the development of out-of-state markets for Idaho food grown by organic methods. History: [22-1101, added 1990, ch. […]
22-1102. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or the director’s designee. (2) "Food products" shall include all agricultural, horticultural, viticultural and vegetable products of the soil, apiary and apiary products, poultry and poultry products, livestock and livestock products, milk and dairy products and aquaculture products. (3) "Handler" […]
22-1103. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT — RULES — ANNUAL LIST DISTRIBUTION. (1) The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be under the director. The director is authorized, in conformance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, to promulgate rules concerning, but not limited to: (a) Standards for agricultural crops and livestock produced […]
22-1104. VIOLATION OF RULES — CIVIL PENALTY. Any person violating a rule promulgated by the director to implement provisions of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the department or its duly authorized agent of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each offense and shall be liable for reasonable attorney’s fees. […]
22-1105. PROHIBITED REPRESENTATIONS. A producer, vendor or handler shall not sell or resell or offer for sale or resale any food product with the representation that the product is an organically grown food product if the producer, vendor or handler knows, or has reason to know, that the food product has not been grown, raised […]
22-1106. FEES — ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT. The director may adopt rules establishing a fee schedule that will provide for the recovery of the full cost of the certification program. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the organic food products administration account which is hereby created in the dedicated fund […]
22-1107. ORGANIC FOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL. (1) There is hereby created in the department of agriculture, the organic food advisory council which shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by the director. Organizations representing Idaho’s organic food products industry shall nominate to the director one (1) member and one (1) alternate for each […]
22-1108. APPEAL PROCESS. Any person aggrieved by an agency action in the administration and enforcement of this chapter or rules promulgated pursuant thereto may, within sixty (60) days after the action is taken, petition the director for a hearing to determine the matter as provided for in relation to contested cases pursuant to chapter 52, […]
