The Australian organics industry is considering changes to its national standards to allow a common wild dog bait to be used on organic livestock properties.

The bait 1080 is acknowledged as the most effective way of managing the multi-million-dollar wild dog problem and controlling other feral animal species.

While 1080 is derived from plants, it is not approved for organic livestock producers.

Marg Will, from the organic industry's national standards sub-committee, said this could be about to change.

"It's viewed as a critical and urgent issue," she said.

"There are submissions to allow its use and have it listed in the national standards to be allowed on organic properties.

"The national standards sub-committee are actually meeting again early March to deliberate on these issues."

The committee provides advice to the Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council (OISCC) about changes to the national organic standards.

Any changes must be adopted by the council's members, which include some of the largest organic certification bodies in Australia.

The submission to allow 1080 has been compiled by the Invasive Animals Co-operative Research Centre.

"There's some recommendations going to the OISCC and a public comment phase is involved with that," Ms Will said.

Ms Will said while the submission were widely applauded by the organic livestock industry, other sectors might not be as supportive.

"Certainly there are animal welfare concerns on both sides of the fence in terms of wild dogs' impact on livestock, but also the effects of 1080 on the actual dogs themselves and non-target species," she said.

"We've been given a lot of information and research from the Invasive Animals CRC, so we'll be able to go out for public comment with a lot of information there."

Currently organic producers who use 1080 can only place it in areas of their properties exempt from their organic certification, so it does not pose a threat to livestock.

The United States' strict organic guidelines also prohibit the use of 1080, which affects Australian organic producers' ability to export meat to that market.

But some farmers are now reconsidering their organic certifications because the cost of not baiting using 1080 is too high.

Scott Fraser, the founding director of OBE Organic, said the argument around the use of 1080 was "lopsided".

"As soon as the Australian Government wakes up to the fact that 1080 is good for our environment, the better," he said.

"Other countries have aversions to 1080, but Australia has to sort its own backyard out first."

Mr Fraser said the wild dog problem was not going away and discussions on the use of 1080 were important for the future of Australia's growing organic industry.

"The wild dog is out of control and there are dogs coming around the back of people's laundries and under their washing lines," he said.

"For anyone to knock 1080 when it's such a convenient and cheap product that breaks down in the environment and grows in plants, then that argument needs to be had.

"For organics, it's very important."