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L4.0 Livestock Living Conditions
Describe the living conditions you provide for your animals on this form. Also describe all circumstances when you may confine animals from the outdoors or from pasture. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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L4.1 Pasture Management Plan
Only required for operations that manage pasture. Use this form to describe your pasture management practices and grazing strategy. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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L5.0 Livestock Health Care
Health care practices and materials are described on this form, including your system for segregating animals treated with non-allowed materials, physical alterations, and animal identification. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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L6.0 Brokers, Auction Yards and Transport
Complete this form to describe your use of feed or animal brokers, auction yards, and animal transport practices. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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L7.0 Livestock Product Profile
Describe the products to be sold as organic and list any facilities that handle product while still under your ownership. Describe your sales method(s) and any livestock products you purchase from off-site. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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L8.0 Livestock Product Handling
On-site facilities used for handling organic products are described here, including sanitation practices and pest control practices. For facilities used in the production of multi-ingredient products see Form H1.0. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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L9.0 Record Keeping
Indicate the types of records and documents you maintain. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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Livestock Animal Application
Provide this form with your initial CCOF application in order to describe the animals you wish to certify. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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Livestock Materials Application (OSP Materials List)
List all materials used by your operation, including pest control materials, sanitizers, health care materials, and feed supplements/additives. |
Livestock producer | Organic System Plan |
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Livestock Offsite Location Affidavit
A CCOF certified operation may use another certified organic location for animal grazing and/or management if records are maintained that fully disclose all activities and transactions. Use this form to add a certified organic offsite location to your Organic System Plan. |
Grower, Livestock producer | Form, Organic System Plan |
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Livestock Organic Certification Application
Organic certification application for operations that raise animals such as poultry, dairy, beef, and sheep etc. This application includes crop production sections for pasture and range land. Download your application packet and email completed forms to inbox@ccof.org: |
Livestock producer, I am not an organic operation | Application Packet, Organic System Plan |
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Material Composition Affidavit – Livestock Feed
Used by CCOF clients and manufacturers to document compliance for livestock feed ingredients. |
Form | |
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Mediation Request Form and Instructions
An operation may request mediation concerning a notification of Denial of Certification, Proposed Suspension, or Proposed Revocation directly to CCOF in writing. CCOF may accept or deny the request for mediation and will communicate the decision to accept or deny in writing. The goal of mediation is to enter into a Settlement Agreement. |
Grower, Livestock producer, Processor or Handler, Retail or Restaurant, Processor located in Canada, Trader or Broker or Private label owner | Form, Instructions |
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Mexico Compliance Program Application
Enroll in the Mexico Compliance Program if your operation is located in Mexico or exports organic products to Mexico. |
Grower, Livestock producer, Processor or Handler, I am not an organic operation | Organic System Plan |
| Grower, Livestock producer, Processor or Handler, Retail or Restaurant, Processor located in Canada, Trader or Broker or Private label owner, I am not an organic operation | Manual or Standard |
