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                          1,8752,500

Uncovered earthen

  manure storage basin              1,250                          1,8752,500

Uncovered formed

  manure storage

  structure              1,000                          1,5002,000

Covered earthen 

  manure storage basin                750                          1,0001,500

Covered formed

  manure storage

  structure                750                          1,0001,500

Confinement building                750                          1,0001,500

Egg washwater

  storage structure                750                          1,0001,500

  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                          1,8752,500

 Uncovered earthen

  manure storage basin              1,250                          1,8752,500

 Uncovered formed

  manure storage

  structure              1,250                          1,5002,000

 Covered earthen

  manure storage

  basin              1,000                          1,2501,875

 Covered formed

  manure storage

  structure              1,000                          1,2501,875

 Confinement building              1,000                          1,2501,875

 Egg washwater storage

  structure                750                          1,0001,500

  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                          1,8752,500
  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                          2,5003,000

 Uncovered earthen

  manure storage basin              1,875                          2,5003,000

 Uncovered formed

  manure storage

  structure              1,500                          2,0002,500

 Covered earthen

  manure storage basin              1,250                          1,8752,375

 Covered formed manure

  storage structure              1,250                          1,8752,375

 Confinement building              1,250                          1,8752,375

 Egg washwater

  storage structure              1,000                          1,5002,000
  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                          2,5003,000
  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.

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