[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR205.237]

[Page 396]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 205_NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C_Organic Production and Handling Requirements
 
Sec. 205.237  Livestock feed.

    (a) The producer of an organic livestock operation must provide 
livestock with a total feed ration composed of agricultural products, 
including pasture and forage, that are organically produced and, if 
applicable, organically handled: Except, That, nonsynthetic substances 
and synthetic substances allowed under Sec. 205.603 may be used as feed 
additives and supplements.
    (b) The producer of an organic operation must not:
    (1) Use animal drugs, including hormones, to promote growth;
    (2) Provide feed supplements or additives in amounts above those 
needed for adequate nutrition and health maintenance for the species at 
its specific stage of life;
    (3) Feed plastic pellets for roughage;
    (4) Feed formulas containing urea or manure;
    (5) Feed mammalian or poultry slaughter by-products to mammals or 
poultry; or
    (6) Use feed, feed additives, and feed supplements in violation of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.