Disposal vessel requirements
 13. (1) In addition to complying with section 9, every operator who disposes of a dead farm animal by placing it in a disposal vessel shall ensure that the requirements set out in this section are satisfied.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (1). (2) The dead farm animal must be placed in a disposal vessel that satisfies the following requirements: 1. The interior volume of the disposal vessel must not exceed 10 cubic metres. 2. The vessel must protect the dead farm animal from scavengers, rodents and other pests, other than insects. 3. The top of the vessel must have at least one duct that is large enough to permit small insects, such as flies, to enter the vessel and to permit air to flow in and out of the vessel, and this duct must be located above the surface of the ground and exposed to the air once the hatch is closed. 4. Other than the duct described in paragraph 3, the disposal vessel must be impervious and leakproof when its hatch is closed.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (2). (3) The following requirements must be satisfied when a disposal vessel is in use: 1. A disposal vessel may be kept above the surface of the ground on a supporting structure, on the surface of the ground or be fully or partially buried, but the duct required under paragraph 3 of subsection (2) must be located above the surface of the ground and exposed to the air at all times. 2. Every point on the exterior of the vessel must be at least, i. 15 metres from every point on the exterior of another vessel, ii. 30 metres from a highway, iii. 15 metres from the lot line of the registered parcel of land on which the disposal vessel is located, iv. 100 metres from every livestock housing facility, outdoor confinement area and residential structure located on land not owned by the person who owns the registered parcel of land on which the vessel is located, v. 100 metres from the lot line of land that has an industrial use or parkland use, and vi. 200 metres away from the lot line of any land in a residential area or from land used for a commercial, community or institutional use. 3. Every point on the exterior of the vessel must be at least 15 metres from a field drainage tile. 4. Every point on the exterior of the vessel must be at least, i. 50 metres from every part of a drilled well that has a depth of at least 15 metres and a watertight casing to a depth of at least six metres, ii. 250 metres from every part of a municipal well, and iii. 100 metres from every part of a well that is not described in subparagraphs i and ii. 5. There must be a flow path that runs for at least 100 metres measured from the place where it is closest to the exterior of the vessel to the top of the bank of the nearest surface water or tile inlet. 6. The disposal vessel must not be located in an area that is subject to flooding once or more every 100 years, according to flood plain mapping provided by a municipality or conservation authority having jurisdiction over the area.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (3). (4) One of the following requirements must be satisfied with respect to a disposal vessel that is kept above the surface of the ground: 1. The surface of the ground that is directly below the disposal vessel must be at least 0.9 metres above the top of the uppermost identified aquifer and at least 0.9 metres above the top of the uppermost identified bedrock. 2. If there is less than 0.9 metres between the surface of the ground directly below the disposal vessel and the top of the uppermost identified aquifer and the top of the uppermost identified bedrock, a pad that satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (6) must be placed on the surface of the ground directly below the disposal vessel.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (4). (5) One of the following requirements must be satisfied with respect to a disposal vessel that is kept on the surface of the ground: 1. The surface of the ground on which the disposal vessel is kept must be at least 0.9 metres above the top of the uppermost identified aquifer and at least 0.9 metres above the top of the uppermost identified bedrock. 2. If there is less than 0.9 metres between the surface of the ground and the top of the uppermost identified aquifer and the top of the uppermost identified bedrock, the disposal vessel must be placed on a pad that satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (6).  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (5). (6) The following requirements apply to a pad that is required under subsection (4) or (5): 1. The pad must be impervious to liquid. 2. The pad must exceed every point on the perimeter of the footprint of the disposal vessel by at least 0.5 metres.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (6). (7) The following requirements must be satisfied with respect to a disposal vessel that is fully or partially buried: 1. The lowest point of the vessel must be at least 0.9 metres above the top of the uppermost identified aquifer. 2. The lowest point of the vessel must be at least 0.9 metres above the top of the uppermost identified bedrock.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (7). (8) If there is a leak in a disposal vessel, the vessel must be repaired in accordance with the requirements of subsection (9), or closed in accordance with subsection (11).  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (8). (9) The requirements referred to in subsection (8) are as follows: 1. Any liquid that is present on the ground or on a pad must be immediately contained. 2. The vessel must be repaired so that it is leakproof.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (9). (10) A disposal vessel must be promptly closed once it is no longer used for the disposal of dead farm animals.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (10). (11) To close a disposal vessel, an operator must fill the vessel with soil and close the hatch.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (11). (12) In this section, “footprint”, with respect to a disposal vessel, means the area of the ground directly beneath any part of the vessel.  O. Reg. 106/09, s. 13 (12). Composting