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IA Code § 459A.207 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.207 - Construction certification.

459A.207 Construction certification.   1. The owner of an open feedlot operation who is issued a construction permit for a settled open feedlot effluent basin or the owner of an animal truck wash facility who is issued a construction permit for an animal truck wash effluent structure as provided in section 459A.205 shall submit to the department a construction certification from a professional engineer certifying all of the following:   a. The basin or structure was constructed in accordance with the design plans submitted to the department as part of an application for a construction permit pursuant to section 459A.205. If the actual construction deviates from the approved design plans, the construction certification shall identify all changes and certify that the changes were consistent with all applicable standards of this section.   b. The basin or structure was inspected by the professional engineer after completion of construction and before commencement of operation.   2. A written record of an investigation for drainage tile lines, including the findings of the investigation and actions taken to comply with subchapter III, shall be submitted as part of the construction certification.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §9; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §26, 27; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §62, 161, 162  Referred to in §459A.102, 459A.302
IA Code § 459A.301 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.301 - Settled open feedlot effluent basins and animal truck wash effluent structures — construction design standards — rules.

459A.301 Settled open feedlot effluent basins and animal truck wash effluent structures — construction design standards — rules.   If the department requires that a settled open feedlot effluent basin or animal truck wash effluent structure be constructed according to construction design standards, regardless of whether the department requires the owner to be issued a construction permit under section 459A.205, any construction design standards for the basin or structure shall be established by rules as provided in chapter 17A that exclusively account for special design characteristics of open feedlot operations and related basins or animal truck wash facilities and related structures, including but not limited to the dilute composition of settled effluent as collected and stored in the basins or structures.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §11; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §31
IA Code § 459A.303 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.303 - Alternative technology systems.

459A.303 Alternative technology systems.   In lieu of using a settled open feedlot effluent basin as provided in section 459A.302 to meet the open feedlot effluent control requirements of section 459A.401, an open feedlot operation may use an alternative technology system for open feedlot effluent control.   1. The alternative technology system must provide an equivalent level of open feedlot effluent control as would be achieved by using a settled open feedlot effluent basin.   2. The commission shall adopt rules establishing requirements for the construction and operation of alternative technology systems.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §13; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §37  Referred to in §459A.102, 459A.205, 459A.208
IA Code § 459A.402 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.402 - Open feedlot effluent control — alternative control practices.

459A.402 Open feedlot effluent control — alternative control practices.   If because of topography or other factors related to the site of an open feedlot operation it is economically or physically impractical to comply with open feedlot effluent control requirements using an open feedlot control method in section 459A.401, the department shall allow the use of other open feedlot effluent control practices if those practices will provide an equivalent level of open feedlot effluent control that would be achieved by using an open feedlot effluent control method pursuant to section 459A.401.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §15
IA Code § 459A.403 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.403 - Solids stockpiling.

459A.403 Solids stockpiling.   A person may stockpile solids, subject to all of the following:   1. a. The person shall not stockpile the solids within the following distances:   (1) Four hundred feet from a designated area other than a high-quality water resource.   (2) Eight hundred feet from a high-quality water resource.   b. The person shall not stockpile solids within two hundred feet from a terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet unless the solids are maintained in a manner that will not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the solids to the terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet.   c. The person shall not stockpile solids in a grassed waterway or where water pools on the soil surface.   d. The person shall not stockpile solids on land having a slope of more than three percent unless methods, structures, or practices are implemented to contain the stockpiled solids, including but not limited to using hay bales, silt fences, temporary earthen berms, or other effective measures, and to prevent or diminish precipitation-induced runoff from the stockpiled solids.   2. The person must remove the stockpiled solids and apply them in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to section 459A.410, within six months after the solids are stockpiled.  2006 Acts, ch 1088, §5, 6
IA Code § 459A.410 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.410 - Effluent application requirements.

459A.410 Effluent application requirements.   1. Open feedlot effluent or animal truck wash effluent shall be applied in a manner which does not cause surface water or groundwater pollution. Application in accordance with the provisions of state law, including this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to the provisions of state law, including this chapter, and guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be deemed as compliance with this section.   2. A separation distance in section 459.314 that applies to the land application of liquid manure from a confinement feeding operation shall also apply to animal truck wash effluent from an animal truck wash effluent structure in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.   3. A person shall not apply animal truck wash effluent on land located within seven hundred fifty feet from a residence not owned by the titleholder of the land in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. This separation distance does not apply to the following:   a. The animal truck wash effluent is injected into the soil or incorporated within the soil not later than twenty-four hours from the original application, as provided by rules adopted by the commission.   b. The titleholder of the land benefiting from the separation distance requirement executes a written waiver with the titleholder of the land where the animal truck wash effluent is applied.   c. The animal truck wash effluent is from a small animal truck wash facility or an animal truck wash facility that is part of a small animal feeding operation.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §16; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §42  Referred to in §459A.105, 459A.403
IA Code § 459A.411 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.411 - Discontinuance of operations.

459A.411 Discontinuance of operations.   The owner of an open feedlot operation or animal truck wash facility who discontinues its operation shall remove all effluent from related open feedlot operation structures or animal truck wash effluent structures used to store effluent, as soon as practical but not later than six months following the date the operations of the open feedlot operation or animal truck wash facility are discontinued.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §17; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §43; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §45, 161, 162
IA Code § 459A.501 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.501 - General.

459A.501 General.   The department and the attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as provided in chapter 455B, division I and section 455B.175, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §18; 2007 Acts, ch 82, §5
IA Code § 459A.502 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.502 - Violations — civil penalty.

459A.502 Violations — civil penalty.   A person who violates this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty which shall be established, assessed, and collected in the same manner as provided in section 455B.191. Any collected civil penalty and interest on a civil penalty shall be credited to the Iowa nutrient research fund created in section 466B.46. A person shall not be subject to a penalty under this section and a penalty under section 459.603 for the same violation.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §19; 2011 Acts, ch 128, §39, 45; 2016 Acts, ch 1134, §30, 34  Referred to in §455B.109, 466B.46
IA Code § 459B.101 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.101 - Title.

459B.101 Title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Animal Agriculture Compliance Act for Dry Bedded Confinement Feeding Operations”.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §5, 18
IA Code § 459B.103 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.103 - Special terms.

459B.103 Special terms.   For purposes of this chapter, all of the following shall apply:   1. Two or more dry bedded confinement feeding operations under common ownership or common management are deemed to be a single dry bedded confinement feeding operation if they are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for dry bedded manure disposal.   2. For purposes of determining whether two or more dry bedded confinement feeding operations are adjacent, all of the following shall apply:   a. At least one dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure must be constructed on or after March 21, 1996.   b. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure which is part of one dry bedded confinement feeding operation is separated by less than one thousand two hundred fifty feet from a dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure which is part of the other dry bedded confinement feeding operation.   3. a. For purposes of determining whether two or more dry bedded confinement feeding operations are under common ownership, a person must hold an interest in each of the dry bedded confinement feeding operations as any of the following:   (1) A sole proprietor.   (2) A joint tenant or tenant in common.   (3) A holder of a majority equity interest in a business association as defined in section 202B.102, including but not limited to as a shareholder, partner, member, or beneficiary.   b. An interest in the dry bedded confinement feeding operation under paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2) or (3) which is held directly or indirectly by the person’s spouse or dependent child shall be attributed to the person.   4. For purposes of determining whether two or more dry bedded confinement feeding operations are under common management, a person must have significant control of the management of the day-to-day operations of each of the dry bedded confinement feeding operations. Common management does not include control over a contract livestock facility by a contractor, as defined in section 202.1.   5. In calculating the animal unit capacity of a dry bedded confinement feeding operation, the animal unit capacity shall include the animal unit capacity of all dry bedded manure confinement feeding operation buildings that are used to house animals in the dry bedded confinement feeding operation.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §7, 18; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §60
IA Code § 459B.104 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.104 - General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance.

459B.104 General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance.   1. The environmental protection commission shall establish by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 17A, requirements relating to the construction, including expansion, or operation of dry bedded confinement feeding operations, including related dry bedded manure confinement feeding operation buildings and stockpiles.   2. Any provision referring generally to compliance with the requirements of this chapter as applied to dry bedded confinement feeding operations also includes compliance with requirements in rules adopted by the environmental protection commission pursuant to this section, orders issued by the department as authorized under this chapter, and the terms and conditions applicable to manure management plans required under this chapter.   3. The purpose of this chapter is to provide requirements relating to the construction, including the expansion, and operation of dry bedded confinement feeding operations, and the control of dry bedded manure which shall be construed to supplement applicable provisions of chapter 459. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and chapter 459, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §8, 18
IA Code § 459B.201 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.201 - Construction design standards.

459B.201 Construction design standards.   A person constructing a dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure on karst terrain or in an alluvial aquifer area shall comply with all of the following:   1. The person must construct the dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure at a location where there is a vertical separation distance of at least five feet between the bottom of the floor of the dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure and the underlying limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock in karst terrain or the underlying sand and gravel aquifer in an alluvial aquifer area.   2. The person must construct the dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure with a floor consisting of reinforced concrete at least five inches thick.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §9, 18
IA Code § 459B.202 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.202 - Distance requirements.

459B.202 Distance requirements.   1. Except as provided in subsection 3, the following shall apply:   a. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed closer than five hundred feet away from the surface intake of an agricultural drainage well. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed closer than one thousand feet from a wellhead, cistern of an agricultural drainage well, or known sinkhole.   b. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed if the dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure as constructed is closer than any of the following:   (1) Two hundred feet away from a water source other than a major water source.   (2) One thousand feet away from a major water source.   (3) Two thousand five hundred feet away from a designated wetland.   c. (1) A water source, other than a major water source, shall not be constructed, expanded, or diverted if the water source as constructed, expanded, or diverted is closer than two hundred feet away from a dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure.   (2) A major water source shall not be constructed, expanded, or diverted if the major water source as constructed, expanded, or diverted is closer than one thousand feet from a dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure.   (3) A designated wetland shall not be established if the designated wetland is closer than two thousand five hundred feet away from a dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure.   2. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed on land that is part of a one hundred year floodplain.   3. A separation distance required in subsection 1 shall not apply to any of the following:   a. A location or object and a farm pond or privately owned lake, as defined in section 462A.2.   b. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation structure constructed with a secondary containment barrier. The department shall adopt rules providing for the construction and use of a secondary containment barrier.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §10, 18
IA Code § 459B.301 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.301 - Stockpiling — air quality.

459B.301 Stockpiling — air quality.   A person may stockpile dry bedded manure, subject to this section.   1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person shall not stockpile dry bedded manure within one thousand two hundred fifty feet from a residence not owned by the titleholder of the land, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, an educational institution, or a public use area.   2. A person may stockpile dry bedded manure within a separation distance required between the stockpiled dry bedded manure and an object or location for which separation is required under subsection 1, if any of the following apply:   a. The titleholder of the land benefiting from the separation distance requirement executes a written waiver with the titleholder of the land where the dry bedded manure is stockpiled.   b. The stockpiled dry bedded manure originates from a small animal feeding operation.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §11, 18  Referred to in §459B.402
IA Code § 459B.305 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.305 - Dry bedded manure control — water quality.

459B.305 Dry bedded manure control — water quality.   A dry bedded confinement feeding operation shall retain all dry bedded manure produced by the operation between periods of dry bedded manure application. For purposes of this section, dry bedded manure may be retained by stockpiling as provided in this chapter. A dry bedded confinement feeding operation shall not discharge dry bedded manure directly into water of the state or into a tile line that discharges directly into water of the state.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §12, 18
IA Code § 459B.306 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.306 - Stockpiling — NPDES requirements — water quality.

459B.306 Stockpiling — NPDES requirements — water quality.   A person stockpiling dry bedded manure shall comply with applicable requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system pursuant to the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. ch. 26, as amended, and  40 C.F.R. pts. 122 and 412  .  2009 Acts, ch 155, §13, 18
IA Code § 459B.307 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.307 - Stockpiling — state requirements — water quality.

459B.307 Stockpiling — state requirements — water quality.   A person may stockpile dry bedded manure, subject to all of the following:   1. a. The person shall not stockpile the dry bedded manure within the following distances to a designated area unless the dry manure is maintained in a manner that will not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the dry bedded manure to the designated area:   (1) Four hundred feet from a designated area other than a high-quality water resource.   (2) Eight hundred feet from a high-quality water resource.   b. The person shall not stockpile dry bedded manure within two hundred feet from a terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet unless the dry bedded manure is maintained in a manner that will not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the dry bedded manure to the terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet.   c. The person shall not stockpile dry bedded manure in a grassed waterway, where water pools on the soil surface, or in any location where surface water will enter the stockpiled dry bedded manure.   d. The person shall not stockpile dry bedded manure on land having a slope of more than three percent unless methods, structures, or practices are implemented to contain the stockpiled dry bedded manure, including but not limited to using hay bales, silt fences, temporary earthen berms, or other effective measures, and to prevent or diminish precipitation-induced runoff from the stockpiled dry bedded manure.   e. The person shall not stockpile dry bedded manure on karst terrain or in an alluvial aquifer area unless the person complies with all of the following:   (1) The person must stockpile the dry bedded manure at a location where there is a vertical separation distance of at least five feet between the bottom of the stockpiled dry manure and the underlying limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock in karst terrain or the underlying sand and gravel aquifer in an alluvial aquifer area.   (2) The dry bedded manure must be stockpiled on reinforced concrete at least five inches thick.   2. The person shall remove the stockpiled dry bedded manure and apply it in accordance with the provisions of chapter 459, including but not limited to section 459.311, within six months after the dry bedded manure is stockpiled.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §14, 18
IA Code § 459B.308 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.308 - Manure management plan for a dry bedded confinement feeding operation.

459B.308 Manure management plan for a dry bedded confinement feeding operation.   For purposes of a manure management plan for a dry bedded confinement feeding operation, if the application of dry bedded manure is on land other than land owned or rented for crop production by the owner of the dry bedded confinement feeding operation, the plan shall include a copy of each written agreement executed by the owner of the dry bedded confinement feeding operation and the landowner or the person renting the land for crop production where the dry bedded manure may be applied.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §15, 18; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §61
IA Code § 459B.401 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.401 - General.

459B.401 General.   The department and the attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as provided in chapter 459, subchapter VI.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §16, 18
IA Code § 459B.402 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459B - DRY BEDDED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS|Section 459B.402 - Violations — civil penalty.

459B.402 Violations — civil penalty.   A person who violates section 459B.301 shall be subject to the same penalty as provided in section 459.602, and a person who violates any other provision of this chapter shall be subject to the same penalty as provided in section 459.603. Any collected civil penalty and interest on a civil penalty shall be credited to the Iowa nutrient research fund created in section 466B.46.  2009 Acts, ch 155, §17, 18; 2011 Acts, ch 128, §40, 45; 2016 Acts, ch 1134, §31, 34  Referred to in §455B.109, 466B.46