459.202  Confinement feeding operations structures -- separation distances.

The following shall apply to confinement feeding operation structures:

1.  Except as provided in subsection 3 and sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after May 31, 1995, but prior to January 1, 1999; and to the expansion of structures constructed prior to January 1, 1999.

The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, or a commercial enterprise, bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution: 

                                                   Minimum separation                                                                                                                                                            distance in feet for                                                                                                                                                          operations having                                                                                                                                       Minimum separation                                  an animal weight                                                          Minimum separation                                                                                          distance in feet for                                capacity of 625,000                                                        distance in feet for                                                                                   operations having                                    or more pounds but                                                        operations having                                                                                          an animal weight                                    less than 1,250,000                                                        an animal weight                                                                                           capacity of less than                                pounds for animals                                                        capacity of 1,250,000                                                                                  625,000 pounds for                                  other than cattle,                                                        or more pounds for                                                                                        animals other than                                  or 1,600,000 or more                                                      animals other than                                                                                      cattle, or less than                                pounds but less than                                                      cattle, or 4,000,000                                                                                  1,600,000 pounds for                                 4,000,000 pounds for                                                       or more pounds for                                                      Type of structure            cattle                                              cattle                                                                    cattle                                                                               
 

Anaerobic lagoon                  1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,500 Uncovered earthen manure   storage basin          1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,500 Uncovered formed manure   storage structure      1,000                                                      1,500                                                                            2,000 Covered earthen manure   storage basin            750                                            1,000                                                                            1,500 Covered formed manure   storage structure        750                                            1,000                                                                            1,500 Confinement building                750                                            1,000                                                                            1,500 Egg washwater storage   structure                750                                            1,000                                                                            1,500 

2.  Except as provided in subsection 3 and sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after January 1, 1999, but prior to March 1, 2003, and to the expansion of structures constructed on or after January 1, 1999, but prior to March 1, 2003.

The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, or a commercial enterprise, bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution: 

                                                   Minimum separation                                                                                                                                                            distance in feet for                                                                                                                                                          operations having                                                                                                                                       Minimum separation                                  an animal weight                                                          Minimum separation                                                                                          distance in feet for                                capacity of 625,000                                                        distance in feet for                                                                                   operations having                                    or more pounds but                                                        operations having                                                                                          an animal weight                                    less than 1,250,000                                                        an animal weight                                                                                           capacity of less than                                pounds for animals                                                        capacity of 1,250,000                                                                                  625,000 pounds for                                  other than cattle,                                                        or more pounds for                                                                                        animals other than                                  or 1,600,000 or more                                                      animals other than                                                                                      cattle, or less than                                pounds but less than                                                      cattle, or 4,000,000                                                                                  1,600,000 pounds for                                4,000,000 pounds for                                                      or more pounds for                                                        Type of structure            cattle                                              cattle                                                                    cattle                                                                               
 

Anaerobic lagoon                  1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,500 Uncovered earthen manure   storage basin          1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,500 Uncovered formed manure   storage structure      1,250                                                      1,500                                                                            2,000 Covered earthen manure   storage basin          1,000                                                      1,250                                                                            1,875 Covered formed manure   storage structure      1,000                                                      1,250                                                                            1,875 Confinement building              1,000                                                      1,250                                                                            1,875 Egg washwater storage   structure                750                                            1,000                                                                            1,500 

3.  Except as provided in sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after May 31, 1995, but prior to March 1, 2003; to the expansion of structures constructed on or after May 31, 1995, but prior to March 1, 2003; and to the expansion of structures constructed prior to May 31, 1995.

The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a public use area; or between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution, if the residence, commercial enterprise, religious institution, or educational institution is located within the corporate limits of a city: 

                                                   Minimum separation                                                                                                                                                            distance in feet for                                                                                                                                                          operations having                                                                                                                                       Minimum separation                                  an animal weight                                                          Minimum separation                                                                                          distance in feet for                                capacity of 625,000                                                        distance in feet for                                                                                   operations having                                    or more pounds but                                                         operations having                                                                                         an animal weight                                    less than 1,250,000                                                        an animal weight                                                                                           capacity of less than                               pounds for animals                                                        capacity of 1,250,000                                                                                 625,000 pounds for                                  other than cattle,                                                        or more pounds for                                                                                        animals other than                                  or 1,600,000 or more                                                      animals other than                                                                                      cattle, or less than                                pounds but less than                                                      cattle, or 4,000,000                                                                                  1,600,000 pounds for                                 4,000,000 pounds for                                                      or more pounds for                                                       Type of structure            cattle                                              cattle                                                                    cattle                                                                               
 

Confinement feeding operation   structure              1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,500 

4.  Except as provided in subsection 5 and sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003, and to the expansion of confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003.

The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution: 

                                                   For a confinement                                                                                                                                       For a confinement                                    feeding operation                                              For a confinement                                                                                         feeding operation                        having an animal                                                          feeding operation                                                                                        having an animal                                    unit capacity of                                                          having an animal                                                                                              unit capacity of                                    1,000 or more but                                                          unit capacity of                                                                                             less than 1,000                                      less than 3,000                                                            3,000 or more                                                                       Type of structure            animal units                                        animal units                                                              animal units                                                             
 

Anaerobic lagoon                  1,875                                                      2,500                                                                            3,000 Uncovered earthen manure   storage basin          1,875                                                      2,500                                                                            3,000 Uncovered formed manure   storage structure      1,500                                                      2,000                                                                            2,500 Covered earthen manure   storage basin          1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,375 Covered formed manure   storage structure      1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,375 Confinement building              1,250                                                      1,875                                                                            2,375 Egg washwater storage   structure              1,000                                                      1,500                                                                            2,000 

5.  Except as provided in sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003, and to the expansion of confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003.

The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a public use area; or between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution, if the residence, commercial enterprise, religious institution, or educational institution is located within the corporate limits of a city: 

                                                   For a confinement                                                                                                                                       For a confinement                                    feeding operation                                              For a confinement                                                                                         feeding operation                        having an animal                                                          feeding operation                                                                                        having an animal                                    unit capacity of                                                          having an animal                                                                                              unit capacity of                                    1,000 or more but                                                          unit capacity of                                                                                             less than 1,000                                      less than 3,000                                                            3,000 or more                                                                       Type of structure            animal units                                        animal units                                                              animal units                                                             
 

Confinement feeding   operation structure    1,875                                                      2,500                                                                            3,000 

6.  Except as provided in section 459.205, a confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed or expanded within one hundred feet from a public thoroughfare.

Section History: Recent form

  95 Acts, ch 195, §16

  CS95, §455B.162

  98 Acts, ch 1209, § 15--17, 53; 99 Acts, ch 114, § 58, 59; 2002 Acts, ch 1137, §11--17, 67, 68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262

  C2003, §459.202

Footnotes

  Except for terminology changes from "animal" to "confinement" feeding operation structures and of "bovine" to "cattle", 2002 amendments to this section take effect March 1, 2003; for prior law effective until that date, see §455B.162, subsections 1--4, Code 2001; 2002 Acts, ch 1137, §67, 71


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