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House Journal: Page 1071: Tuesday, April 8, 1997

Frevert of Palo Alto offered amendment H-1420 filed by Frevert,
et al., as follows:

H-1420

 1     Amend House File 708 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 18, by inserting after line 23 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  Section 335.2, Code 1997, is amended to
 5   read as follows:
 6     335.2  FARMS AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES EXEMPT.
 7     1.  As used in this section, "confinement swine
 8   feeding operation" means a confinement feeding
 9   operation as defined in section 455B.161 in which
10   swine are confined and fed.
11     2.  Except to the extent required to implement
12   section 335.27, no as provided in this section, an
13   ordinance adopted under this chapter applies shall
not
14   apply to an agricultural operation, including land,
15   farm houses, farm barns, farm outbuildings,
or other
16   buildings or structures, which are primarily adapted,
17   by reason of nature and area, for use for an
18   agricultural purposes purpose, while so used.
19   However, the ordinances an ordinance adopted under
20   this chapter may apply to any of the following:
21     a.  The implementation of an agricultural land
22   preservation ordinance, as provided in section 335.27.
23     b.  A structure, building, dam, obstruction,
24   deposit, or excavation in or on the flood plains of
25   any a river or stream.
26     c.  A confinement swine feeding operation.
27   However, an ordinance adopted under this chapter shall
28   not apply to a confinement swine feeding operation, if
29   any of the following are applicable:
30     (1)  There are less than three thousand five
31   hundred head of swine subject to care and feeding by
32   the confinement swine feeding operation.
33     (2)  The owner of the parcel of agricultural land
34   where the confinement swine feeding operation is
35   located is qualified to file for a homestead tax
36   credit as provided pursuant to section 425.2 on that
37   parcel."
Greiner of Washington rose on a point of order that amendment 
H-1420 was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-1420 not
germane.
Frevert of Palo Alto offered amendment H-1425 filed by her and
Fallon of Polk as follows:

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