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RIN: 0581-AD44

Publication ID: Spring 2018

Title: NOP; Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices
Abstract: This action would establish standards that support additional practice standards for organic livestock and poultry production. This action would add provisions to the USDA organic regulations to address and clarify livestock and poultry living conditions (for example, outdoor access, housing environment, and stocking densities), health care practices (for example physical alterations, administering medical treatment, and euthanasia), and animal handling and transport to and during slaughter.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Other
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 205
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501 to 6522

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/13/2016	81 FR 21955
Comment Period Extended	06/08/2016	81 FR 36810
NPRM Comment Period End	07/13/2016
Final Rule	01/19/2017	82 FR 7042
Final Rule Effective	05/14/2018
Withdrawn	03/13/2018	83 FR 10775

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Related RINs: Related to 0581-AD74, Related to 0581-AD75
Agency Contact: Jennifer Tucker Deputy Administrator, USDA National Organic Program Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone:202 260-8077 Email: jennifer.tucker@usda.gov