Section 261.110

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Chapter 261

Effective - 28 Aug 2002, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  261.110.  Department of agriculture to develop standards and labeling for organic farming — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of agriculture shall develop standards and labeling for organic farming.

  2. The department of agriculture shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.

  3. The department may cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in this state, any private entity or person engaged in growing, processing, marketing of organic products, or any group of such persons in this state, in programs to effectuate such purposes. Such agreements may provide for cost and revenue sharing, and for division of duties and responsibilities under this section and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this section.

  4. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid and void.

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(L. 2000 S.B. 894, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348)