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House Amendment 8236

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend House File 2494 as follows:
  1  2    #1.  Page 6, line 21, by striking the words
  1  3 "LIMITATIONS ON".
  1  4    #2.  Page 6, line 22, by inserting after the word
  1  5 "LEGISLATION" the following:  "– CONFINEMENT FEEDING
  1  6 OPERATIONS".
  1  7    #3.  By striking page 6, line 23, through page 7,
  1  8 line 6, and inserting the following:
  1  9    "1.  As used in this section:
  1 10    a.  "Animal feeding operation structure" means the
  1 11 same as defined in section 455B.161.
  1 12    b.  "Confinement feeding operation" means the same
  1 13 as defined in section 455B.161.
  1 14    c.  "Small animal feeding operation" means the same
  1 15 as defined in section 455B.161.
  1 16    2.  a.  Notwithstanding section 335.2, a county may
  1 17 adopt a confinement feeding operations siting
  1 18 ordinance, pursuant to section 331.302.  The purpose
  1 19 of the ordinance shall be to designate appropriate
  1 20 sites in the county where a confinement feeding
  1 21 operation is authorized to be constructed, regardless
  1 22 of whether the county has adopted an ordinance under
  1 23 chapter 335.  The ordinance shall authorize a person
  1 24 to construct confinement feeding operation buildings
  1 25 and related animal feeding operation structures in
  1 26 appropriate locations in order to preserve and protect
  1 27 natural resources, including water sources and fragile
  1 28 environmental locations; lessen congestion and
  1 29 overcrowding of confinement feeding operations,
  1 30 especially near cities; and to protect the health and
  1 31 welfare of the public.  This section does not
  1 32 authorize a county to restrict agricultural operations
  1 33 within an agricultural area established pursuant to
  1 34 section 352.6.
  1 35    b.  A confinement feeding operations siting
  1 36 ordinance shall not apply to a proposed confinement
  1 37 feeding operation or to the proposed expansion of a
  1 38 confinement feeding operation, if the confinement
  1 39 feeding operation is a small animal feeding
  1 40 operation."
  1 41    #4.  Page 21, line 20, by inserting after the word
  1 42 "located." the following:  "All of the following shall
  1 43 apply, unless the county has adopted a confinement
  1 44 feeding operation siting ordinance as provided in
  1 45 section 331.304A:" 
  1 46 
  1 47 
  1 48                               
  1 49 FREVERT of Palo Alto 
  1 50 HF 2494.313 77
  2  1 da/cf/28
     

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