The Texas Department of Agriculture has conducted an evaluation of the Organic Certification Program and has sought input from industry stakeholders concerning the current status of the program. The TDA is now proposing a fee restructure concerning the fees charged for certification services or to discontinue the program if the program participants are not in support of the fee restructure proposal. The fee restructure is necessary to comply with changes made to the department’s organic certification program by the 82nd Texas Legislature. The Legislature has required that in order for the program to continue operating, all of the cost of administering the program must be entirely offset by revenue generated for the program.

Please use one of the following hyperlinks to review the proposed rule:
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Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Mary Ellen Holliman, Coordinator for Organic Certification Program, Texas Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas 78711. Comments may be submitted by email at: Organic@TexasAgriculture.gov . The TDA encourages comments to be submitted in writing so that they may be fully considered. Comments must be received no later than 11:59 PM, November 9, 2014. 
As a convenience to TDA certified operations and applicants, the following calculators have been provided to evaluate the potential impact the fee restructure would have on your organic operation(s).

Proposed Fee Calculator - Producer.xlsx
Proposed Fee Calculator - Handler.xlsx