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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455B.152 MANURE SPRAYING DEVICES
1 2 AND EQUIPMENT &endash; PROHIBITION.
1 3 1. As used in this section:
1 4 a. "Agricultural land" means land suitable for the
1 5 cultivation of crops or pasture land suitable for growing hay,
1 6 grass, clover, or alfalfa.
1 7 b. "Manure spraying device" means any implement or
1 8 equipment used for applying manure in a liquid form above the
1 9 surface of the ground by the use of a pressurized system of
1 10 dispersal, including but not limited to a mechanical system
1 11 commonly used for irrigation.
1 12 2. A person shall not use or operate a manure spraying
1 13 device, manufactured on or after the effective date of this
1 14 Act, for purposes of applying liquid manure on agricultural
1 15 land. Beginning two years following the effective date of
1 16 this Act, a person shall not use or operate a manure spraying
1 17 device for purposes of applying liquid manure on the
1 18 agricultural land, regardless of the date that the device was
1 19 manufactured.
1 20 3. A person violating this section shall be subject to a
1 21 civil penalty according to the schedule of civil penalties
1 22 adopted by the commission pursuant to section 455B.109.
1 23 However, the civil penalty imposed shall not be more than one
1 24 thousand dollars. Each day that a violation continues shall
1 25 be considered a separate offense.
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 This bill prohibits a person from using or operating a
1 28 manure spraying device, manufactured on or after the effective
1 29 date of this bill, for purposes of applying liquid manure on
1 30 agricultural land. It also provides that two years following
1 31 the effective date of the bill, a person is prohibited from
1 32 using or operating a manure spraying device for purposes of
1 33 applying liquid manure on the agricultural land, regardless of
1 34 the date that the device was manufactured. The bill defines a
1 35 manure spraying device to mean any implement or equipment used
2 1 for applying manure in a liquid form above the surface of the
2 2 ground by the use of a pressurized system of dispersal. A
2 3 person violating this section is subject to a civil penalty
2 4 according to a schedule adopted by the environmental
2 5 protection commission. The civil penalty is limited to not
2 6 more than $1,000. Each day that a violation continues
2 7 constitutes a separate offense.
2 8 LSB 1039SS 76
2 9 da/cf/24
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