---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 205.202"
title: "7"
number: "205.202"
heading: "Land requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/205.202"
---

# §205.202. Land requirements.


Any field or farm parcel from which harvested crops are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as “organic,” must:

- (a) Have been managed in accordance with the provisions of [§§ 205.203 through 205.206](/cfr/7/205.203..205.206.md);
- (b) Have had no prohibited substances, as listed in [§ 205.105](/cfr/7/205.105.md), applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop; and
- (c) Have distinct, defined boundaries and buffer zones such as runoff diversions to prevent the unintended application of a prohibited substance to the crop or contact with a prohibited substance applied to adjoining land that is not under organic management.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501-6524.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.