House Journal: Page 1436: Friday, April 12, 2002
29 section 455B.200 this chapter. The department's
30 decision to approve or disapprove a permit for the
31 construction of a confinement feeding operation shall
32 be based on whether the application is submitted
33 according to procedures required by the department and
34 the application meets standards established by the
35 department. A person shall not begin construction of
36 a confinement feeding operation structure requiring a
37 permit under this section, unless the department shall
38 issue a first approves the person's application and
39 issues to the person a construction permit to an
40 animal feeding operation if an application is
41 submitted according to procedures required by the
42 department and. The department shall provide
43 conditions for requiring when a person must obtain a
44 construction permit.
45 a. Except as provided in paragraph "b", a person
46 must obtain a permit to construct any of the
47 following:
48 (1) A confinement feeding operation structure if
49 after construction its confinement feeding operation
50 would have an animal unit capacity of at least one
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1 thousand animal units.
2 (2) The confinement feeding operation structure is
3 an unformed manure storage structure.
4 b. A person is not required to obtain a permit to
5 construct a confinement feeding operation structure,
6 if any of the following apply:
7 (1) The confinement feeding operation structure,
8 if constructed, would be part of a small animal
9 feeding operation. However, the person must obtain a
10 permit under this section if the confinement feeding
11 operation structure is an unformed manure storage
12 structure.
13 (2) The confinement feeding operation structure is
14 part of a confinement feeding operation which is owned
15 by a research college conducting research activities
16 as provided in section 455B.206.
17 2. The department shall issue a construction
18 permit upon approval of an application. The
19 department shall approve the application meets
20 standards established by the department, if the
21 application is submitted to the county board of
22 supervisors in the county where the proposed
23 confinement feeding operation is to be located as
24 required pursuant to section 455B.200E, and the
25 application meets the requirements of this chapter.
26 If a county submits an approved recommendation
27 pursuant to a construction evaluation resolution filed
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