Texas Form Ror 600 PDF Details

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P.O. Box 12847 Austin, Texas 78711 Voice (800) 835-5832 (512) 463-7476

Hearing impaired: (800) 735-2988 www.TexasAgriculture.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Department of Agriculture

ROR-600

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organic Certification Application

 

TODD STAPLES, COMMISSIONER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1TYPE OF APPLICATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Business

 

Change of Ownership - previous account/certificate number:

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION (check all that apply)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land Producer - Complete Section F

Livestock Producer - Complete Section G

 

Processor (On-Farm) - Complete Section H, #1

Retailer - Complete Section I

 

 

 

 

Processor Fiber - Complete Section H, #2

Distributor - Complete Section J

 

 

 

 

Processor (Commercial Food or Feed) - Complete Section H, #3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3BUSINESS TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

TDA USE ONLY

 

 

 

A

Corporation

 

Sole Proprietorship

 

 

Client No.

 

Account No.

SECTION

Limited Liability Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Initials

 

General Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4CLIENT INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full legal business name (owner's name if sole proprietor - no aliases)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.B.A. (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comptroller Taxpayer ID No.(In-state businesses)

Federal ID No. (Out-of-state businesses and nonprofit org.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Driver License No.

_________________

 

 

 

 

TX

 

State Issued ID No.

 

_________________ (if DL is not available)

 

Other_________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1RESPONSIBLE PERSON INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please list the full legal name (no aliases or nicknames) of the primary person responsible for the business, as

 

indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a corporation, limited liability company, or cooperative, the president or CEO,

 

 

 

 

 

For a limited or general partnership, the managing partner or general manager,

 

 

 

 

 

For a sole proprietorship, the owner,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

For any other type of business, the general manager.

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION

2RESPONSIBLE OFFICER, PARTNER, MANAGER, OR OWNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr.

 

Mrs.

First Name

M.I.

Last Name

 

 

 

 

 

Ms.

 

___

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phone No.

 

 

 

E-mail

 

 

 

 

 

 

(

)

-

 

Ext.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3RESPONSIBLE PERSON MAILING ADDRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

Zip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revised 9/01/2011

ROR-600 Organic Certification ApplicationPage 2 of 5

Legal Business Name: ______________________________

SECTION C

1PERSON TO CONTACT FOR LICENSE-RELATED MATTERS

Mr.

 

Mrs.

First Name

M.I.

Last Name

 

 

Ms.

 

___

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

Primary Phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(

)

-

 

Ext.

Secondary Phone (optional)

Fax (optional)

 

 

 

 

(

)

-

Ext.

(

)

-

 

Ext.

E-mail (optional)

 

Would you prefer to be contacted by E-mail?

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

No

2MAILING ADDRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

Zip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION D

1FACILITY INFORMATION

Facility Name

2PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF LOCATION OF LICENSEE, LICENSED ACTIVITIES or EQUIPMENT

Address (No P.O. Box)

City

State

Zip

County

 

 

 

 

Directions to Physical Location if address above is difficult to find

SECTION E

1OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS ONLY

An applicant for an Organic Certification whose principal place of business is situated outside the State of Texas must appoint and designate a resident citizen of Texas as said applicant's resident agent with Texas. If the address provided in Section B is out of state, resident agent information is REQUIRED.

Who do you wish to designate as resident agent?

The Texas Secretary of State Other (list below)

Resident Agent Name

Resident Agent Address

City

Zip

Business Phone

 

 

 

(

)

-

 

 

 

 

 

Organics

Regulatory Division

Revised 9/01/2011

ROR-600 Organic Certification ApplicationPage 3 of 5

Legal Business Name: ______________________________

 

1LAND PRODUCER (check all that apply)

 

 

 

 

Fields In Crop Production:

 

 

 

 

 

F

Organic acres:

____________

 

Transitional acres:

____________

 

 

Total Organic and Transitional acres:

____________

 

 

 

SECTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fields Not In Crop Production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organic acres:

____________

 

Transitional acres:

____________

 

 

 

Total Organic and Transitional acres:

____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greenhouse/Indoor Production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organic Sq. Ft:

____________

 

Transitional Sq. Ft:

____________

 

 

 

Total Organic and Transitional Sq. Ft: ____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1LIVESTOCK PRODUCER (Land/Herd information) (check all that apply)

 

 

 

Cattle, Horses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

No. of Head

____________

 

Actual acreage available to livestock:

____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goats, Swine, Sheep

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION

 

 

 

 

 

No. of Head

____________

 

Actual acreage available to livestock:

____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avian Species (Chicken, Turkey, or other Poultry)

 

 

 

 

No. of Head

____________

 

Actual acreage available to livestock:

____________

 

 

 

 

 

Is land/facilities used for livestock production organically certified?

Yes

No

 

If No, you must apply for certification as a Land Producer with either TDA or a private certifier.

 

If Yes, what is your organic certification number? ___________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1PROCESSOR (ON-FARM) (must be certified as an organic producer) (check all that apply)

H

On-Farm Food Processing

 

 

 

 

 

On-Farm Feed Processing

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION

 

 

 

 

 

On-Farm Milk Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2PROCESSOR FIBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cotton Ginning

Textile Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3PROCESSOR (COMMERCIAL FOOD OR FEED)

 

 

 

 

Commercial Food Processor

Commercial Feed Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1RETAILER

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

Number of stations for in-store processing of organic products:

________

 

 

SECTION

Please note, retailers are exempt from organic certification under the National Organic Program Regulations.

 

 

However, if you plan to label products that were made in-store with the 'USDA Organic' seal

or 'Certified

 

Organic' statement, you are required to become certified under the National Organic Program Regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organics

Regulatory Division

Revised 9/01/2011

ROR-600 Organic Certification ApplicationPage 4 of 5

Legal Business Name: ______________________________

SECTION J

1DISTRIBUTOR

Broker/Trader (check all that apply)

Food Products

Feed Products

Fiber Products

Warehousing/Storage (check all that apply)

Food Products

Feed Products

Fiber Products

Packing/Grading/Sizing (check all that apply)

Food Products

Feed Products

SECTION K

1PAYMENT

See instructions for applicable fees.

CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID UNTIL APPROVED BY TDA

Method of Payment (payable to Texas Department of Agriculture)

 

Check # ________

 

Cashier's Check # ________

Money Order # ________

 

 

 

 

Amount remitted

 

 

Mail to: Texas Department of Agriculture

 

 

 

P.O. Box 12076, Austin, TX 78711-2076

 

 

 

 

 

TDA USE ONLY

Receipt No.

 

Date Receipt Issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION L

1PREVIOUS CERTIFICATIONS

Have you previously applied for organic certification with another certifier?

Yes

No

If Yes:

 

 

1.List the name(s) of any organic certifying agent(s) to which application has previously been made:

_________________________________________________________________________________________

2.List year(s) when application(s) was submitted: ______________________________________________

3. Outcome of the application(s) submission:

Approved

Denied

Withdrawn

If applicable, attach:

 

 

 

A.Copy of any certification conditions, notification of noncompliance or denial of certification issued to the applicant

B.Description of actions taken to correct the noncompliance or to meet certification conditions

C.Evidence of such correction

Organics

Regulatory Division

Revised 9/01/2011

ROR-600 Organic Certification ApplicationPage 5 of 5

Legal Business Name: ______________________________

SECTION M

1SIGNATURE

The applicant, by and through their personal or agent's signature below (1) certifies that all information provided in connection with this application at any time is true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge; (2) acknowledges that any misrepresentation or false statement made by the applicant, or an authorized agent of the applicant, in connection with this application, whether intentional or not, will constitute grounds for denial, revocation, or non-renewal of any license issued pursuant to this application and/or assessment of monetary administrative penalties; and (3) if applying as an individual, further acknowledges that this application may be denied and that any license issued pursuant to this application may be suspended, revoked, or denied renewal due to delinquency in payment of a guaranteed student loan and that any license issued pursuant to this application may be suspended or denied renewal for failure to pay child support. Applicant similarly certifies that such farm or handler has not produced or handled any agricultural product sold or labeled as organically produced except in accordance wi employee) of the applicant, the person signing certifies that he or she is authorized to make the preceding certifications on behalf of the applicant.

Applicant Name

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant Signature

Date

/

/

 

month

day

year

 

 

 

 

SECTION N

1CHECKLIST

Please use this checklist to ensure you are sending all of the necessary information and documents. Organic standards require you to keep a copy of your application and all supporting documentation for your files.

Organic Certification Application

Fees (see instructions for assistance with calculating the correct fee)

All applicable supporting documentation:

Land Producer - ROR-607 Producer Organic System Plan

ROR-621 Previous Land Owner/Manager Affidavit for Organic Land Certification (if applicable) ROR-622 Seed and Planting Stock Disclosure (if applicable)

Livestock Producer - ROR-603 Livestock Organic System Plan

ROR-623 Organic Livestock Dry Matter Worksheet (if applicable)

ROR-624 Organic Livestock Outdoor Access Calendar

Processor (Food and Feed) - ROR-606 Processor (Food and Feed) Organic System Plan Processor (Fiber) - ROR-604 Processor (Fiber) Organic System Plan

Distributor - ROR-602 Distributor Organic System Plan Retailer - ROR-608 Retailer Organic System Plan

Please note that an incomplete application will result in processing delays.

This document becomes public record and is subject to disclosure. With few exceptions, you have the right to request and be informed about the information that the State of Texas collects about you. You are entitled to receive and review the information upon request. You also have the right to ask the state agency to correct any information that is determined to be incorrect. (Reference: Government Code, Sections 552.021, 552.023, and 559.004.)

Organics

Regulatory Division

Revised 9/01/2011