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House Journal: Page 1240: Tuesday, April 4, 1995

33   operation to informally reach solutions to matters of
34   concern affecting the parties.
35     d.  Methods to reduce impacts on the fair market
36   value of neighboring property due to the construction
37   or operation of an animal feeding operation structure,
38   which may include the purchase or lease of property
39   around an animal feeding operation structure, or the
40   payment of compensation to neighboring property
41   owners.
42     e.  The implementation of practices and the
43   installation of systems to ensure that animal diseases
44   originating from the operation do not contaminate
45   animals located on neighboring property.
46     f.  Practices and systems designed to reduce the
47   discomfort to neighbors arising from an animal feeding
48   operation.  The application may include practical and
49   inexpensive methods utilized by the operation to
50   reduce odor, including planting trees around animal

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 1   feeding operation structures and providing that open
 2   manure storage structures be covered with materials
 3   which inhibit odor, such as straw, foam pellets, or
 4   mats.
 5     6.  The Iowa cooperative extension service in
 6   agriculture and home economics at Iowa state
 7   university shall assist in carrying out the purpose of
 8   this section by developing a model good neighbor
 9   policy which may be used by animal feeding operations
10   in complying with this section.  The service shall
11   provide different versions of the policy based on
12   various possible situations.  In developing different
13   versions, the service shall consider the type and size
14   of animal feeding operations, the type and size of
15   animal feeding operation structures utilized by
16   operations, the different species of animals
17   maintained at operations, varying distances to
18   neighboring residents, different types of locations of
19   the animal feeding operations, and the number of
20   existing or planned animal feeding operations located
21   in close proximity to the operation to be constructed.
22   The service shall develop its model good neighbor
23   policy based upon the sensibilities of a reasonable
24   rural resident in the county who is familiar with and
25   appreciates the importance of animal agriculture."
26     4.  Page 19, line 3, by inserting after the word
27   "voluntarily." the following:  "An animal feeding
28   operation shall not be eligible for nuisance suit
29   protection under this section, unless the operation is
30   subject to an existing good neighbor policy as
31   provided in section 455B.205."
32     5.  Page 19, by inserting after line 14 the
33   following:

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