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IA Code § 459.319 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.319 - Exception from regulation — stockpiling.

459.319 Exception from regulation — stockpiling.   1. This subchapter shall not apply to a person who stockpiles dry manure if the stockpile’s dry manure originates from a confinement feeding operation that was constructed prior to January 1, 2006, unless the confinement feeding operation is expanded after that date.   2. Subsection 1 does not apply to any of the following:   a. A person who stockpiles dry manure in violation of section 459.311.   b. A stockpile where precipitation-induced runoff has drained away.  2009 Acts, ch 38, §15, 16
IA Code § 459.320 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.320 - Exception from regulation — election for confinement feeding operations confining fish.

459.320 Exception from regulation — election for confinement feeding operations confining fish.   A person who exclusively confines fish as part of a confinement feeding operation may elect to comply with the permitting requirements of section 455B.183 in lieu of the permitting requirements of this subchapter.  2012 Acts, ch 1085, §3  Compliance with applicable national pollutant discharge elimination system permit provisions required, see  2012 Acts, ch 1085, §4
IA Code § 459.402 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.402 - Animal agriculture compliance fees — delinquencies.

459.402 Animal agriculture compliance fees — delinquencies.   If a fee imposed under this chapter for deposit into the animal agriculture compliance fund is delinquent, the department may charge interest on any amount of the fee that is delinquent. The rate of interest shall not be more than the current rate published in the Iowa administrative bulletin by the department of revenue pursuant to section 421.7. The interest amount shall be computed from the date that the fee is delinquent, unless the department designates a later date. The interest amount shall accrue for each month in which a delinquency is calculated as provided in section 421.7, and counting each fraction of a month as an entire month. The interest amount shall become part of the amount of the fee due.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §5, 68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  ; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
IA Code § 459.403 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.403 - County assessment of fees prohibited.

459.403 County assessment of fees prohibited.   A county shall not assess or collect a fee under this chapter for the regulation of animal agriculture, including but not limited to any fee related to the filing, consideration, or evaluation of an application for a construction permit pursuant to section 459.303 or the filing of a manure management plan pursuant to section 459.312.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §4, 68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262
IA Code § 459.502 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.502 - Indemnity fees required — construction permits.

459.502 Indemnity fees required — construction permits.   1. An indemnity fee shall be assessed upon permittees which shall be paid to and collected by the department, prior to issuing a permit for the construction of a confinement feeding operation as provided in section 459.303. The amount of the fees shall be based on the following:   a. If the confinement feeding operation has an animal unit capacity of less than one thousand animal units, the following shall apply:   (1) For all animals other than poultry, the amount of the fee shall be ten cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.   (2) For poultry, the amount of the fee shall be four cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.   b. If the confinement feeding operation has an animal unit capacity of one thousand or more animal units but less than three thousand animal units, the following shall apply:   (1) For all animals other than poultry, the amount of the fee shall be fifteen cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.   (2) For poultry, the amount of the fee shall be six cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.   c. If the confinement feeding operation has an animal unit capacity of three thousand or more animal units, the following shall apply:   (1) For all animals other than poultry, the amount of the fee shall be twenty cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.   (2) For poultry, the amount of the fee shall be eight cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.   2. The department shall deposit moneys collected from the fees into the livestock remediation fund according to procedures adopted by the department.  95 Acts, ch 195, §6  CS95, §204.3  98 Acts, ch 1209, §4, 50  C99, §455J.3  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §54 – 56, 68, 71  ; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  C2003, §459.502  2011 Acts, ch 25, §143; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §82  Referred to in §459.102, 459.303, 459.501, 459.503A
IA Code § 459.503 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.503 - Indemnity fee required — manure management plan.

459.503 Indemnity fee required — manure management plan.   An indemnity fee shall be assessed upon persons required to submit an original manure management plan as provided in section 459.312, but not required to obtain a construction permit pursuant to section 459.303. A person required to submit a replacement original manure management plan shall not be assessed an indemnity fee. The amount of the fee shall be ten cents per animal unit of capacity for the confinement feeding operation covered by the manure management plan.  98 Acts, ch 1209, §5, 50  C99, §455J.4  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §57, 68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  C2003, §459.503  Referred to in §459.102, 459.501, 459.503A
IA Code § 459.503A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.503A - Indemnity fee — waiver and reinstatement.

459.503A Indemnity fee — waiver and reinstatement.   The indemnity fee required under sections 459.502 and 459.503 shall be waived and the fee shall not be assessable or owing if, at the end of any three-month period, unobligated and unencumbered moneys in the livestock remediation fund, not counting the department’s estimate of the cost to the fund for pending or unsettled claims, exceed three million dollars. The department shall reinstate the indemnity fee under those sections if unobligated and unencumbered moneys in the fund, not counting the department’s estimate of the cost to the fund for pending or unsettled claims, are less than two million dollars.  2003 Acts, ch 52, §4, 6; 2011 Acts, ch 81, §11
IA Code § 459.504 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.504 - Use of fund for emergency cleanup.

459.504 Use of fund for emergency cleanup.   If the department provides cleanup of a condition caused by a confinement feeding operation as provided in section 459.506, the department may use moneys in the fund for purposes of supporting the cleanup. The department shall reimburse the fund from moneys recovered by the department as reimbursement for the cleanup as provided in section 459.506.  98 Acts, ch 1209, §7, 50  C99, §455J.6  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  C2003, §459.504
IA Code § 459.506 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.506 - Cleanup.

459.506 Cleanup.   1. a. A county that has acquired real estate on which there is located a confinement feeding operation following the nonpayment of taxes pursuant to section 446.19, may provide for cleanup, including removing and disposing of manure at any time, remediating contamination which originates from the confinement feeding operation, or demolishing and disposing of structures relating to the confinement feeding operation. The county may seek reimbursement including by bringing an action for the costs of the cleanup from the person abandoning the real estate.   b. If the confinement feeding operation has caused a clear, present, and impending danger to the public health or the environment, the department may clean up the confinement feeding operation and remediate contamination which originates from the confinement feeding operation, pursuant to sections 455B.381 through 455B.399. If the department fails to commence cleanup within twenty-four hours after being notified of a condition requiring cleanup, the county may provide for the cleanup as provided in this paragraph. The department or county may seek reimbursement including by bringing an action for the costs of the cleanup from a person liable for causing the condition.   2. A person cleaning up a confinement feeding operation located on real estate acquired by a county may demolish or dispose of any building or equipment of the confinement feeding operation located on the land according to rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A, which apply to the disposal of farm buildings or equipment by an individual or business organization.  95 Acts, ch 195, §8  CS95, §204.5  98 Acts, ch 1209, §8, 50  C99, §455J.7  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  C2003, §459.506  Referred to in §459.504, 459.505
IA Code § 459.507 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.507 - No state obligation.

459.507 No state obligation.   This subchapter does not imply any guarantee or obligation on the part of this state, or any of its agencies, employees, or officials, either elective or appointive, with respect to any agreement or undertaking to which this subchapter relates.  95 Acts, ch 195, §9  CS95, §204.6  98 Acts, ch 1209, §50  C99, §455J.8  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  C2003, §459.507
IA Code § 459.508 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.508 - Departmental rules.

459.508 Departmental rules.   The department shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer this subchapter.  95 Acts, ch 195, §10  CS95, §204.7  98 Acts, ch 1209, §50  C99, §455J.9  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  C2003, §459.508
IA Code § 459.602 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.602 - Air quality violations — civil penalty.

459.602 Air quality violations — civil penalty.   A person who violates subchapter II shall be subject to a civil penalty which shall be established, assessed, and collected in the same manner as provided in section 455B.109. Any collected civil penalty and interest on a civil penalty shall be credited to the Iowa nutrient research fund created in section 466B.46.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §24, 68, 71  ; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  ; 2011 Acts, ch 128, §36, 45; 2016 Acts, ch 1134, §27, 34  Referred to in §455B.109, 459B.402, 466B.46
IA Code § 459.603 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.603 - Water quality violations — civil penalty.

459.603 Water quality violations — civil penalty.   A person who violates subchapter III shall be subject to a civil penalty which shall be established, assessed, and collected in the same manner as provided in section 455B.109 or 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.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §51, 68, 71  ; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  ; 2007 Acts, ch 82, §4; 2011 Acts, ch 128, §37, 45; 2016 Acts, ch 1134, §28, 34  Referred to in §455B.109, 459.312, 459A.502, 459B.402, 466B.46
IA Code § 459.605 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.605 - Habitual violators — permit restrictions.

459.605 Habitual violators — permit restrictions.   For five years after the date of the last violation of this chapter committed by a person or by a confinement feeding operation in which the person holds a controlling interest during which the person or confinement feeding operation was classified as a habitual violator under section 459.604, all of the following shall apply:   1. The department may not issue a new permit under this chapter to the person or confinement feeding operation.   2. The department may revoke or refuse to renew an existing permit issued under this chapter to the person or confinement feeding operation, if the permit relates to a confinement feeding operation and the department determines that the continued operation of the confinement feeding operation under the existing permit constitutes a clear, present, and impending danger to the public health or environment.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §26, 67, 68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262  For restrictions imposed on the right of a person classified as a “chronic violator” or a “habitual violator” to raise a defense against a nuisance suit brought against a confinement feeding operation, see §657.11 and 657.11A
IA Code § 459A.101 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.101 - Title.

459A.101 Title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Animal Agriculture Compliance Act for Open Feedlot Operations and Animal Truck Wash Facilities”.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §1
IA Code § 459A.104 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.104 - General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance.

459A.104 General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance.   1. The commission shall establish by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 17A, requirements relating to the construction, including expansion, or operation of all of the following:   a. Open feedlot operations, including any related open feedlot operation structures.   b. Animal truck wash facilities, including any related animal truck wash effluent structures.   2. Any provision referring generally to compliance with the requirements of this chapter as applied to open feedlot operations or animal truck wash facilities also includes compliance with requirements in rules adopted by the commission pursuant to this section, orders issued by the department as authorized under this chapter, and the terms and conditions applicable to licenses, certifications, permits, or nutrient management plans required under this chapter.   3. a. The purpose of this chapter is to provide requirements relating to the construction, including the expansion, and operation of all of the following:   (1) Open feedlot operations, and the control of open feedlot effluent.   (2) Animal truck wash facilities, and the control of animal truck wash effluent.   b. The provisions of this chapter 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.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §4; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §9  Referred to in §459A.105, 459A.404
IA Code § 459A.105 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.105 - Exceptions to regulation.

459A.105 Exceptions to regulation.   1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the requirements of this chapter which regulate open feedlot operations, including rules adopted by the commission pursuant to section 459A.104, shall not apply to research activities and experiments performed under the authority and regulations of a research college, if the research activities and experiments relate to an open feedlot operation structure or the disposal or treatment of effluent originating from an open feedlot operation.   b. The requirements of section 459A.410, including rules adopted by the commission under that section, apply to research activities and experiments performed under the authority and regulations of a research college.   2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the requirements of this chapter, including rules adopted by the commission pursuant to section 459A.104, shall not apply to a small animal truck wash facility.   b. (1) The requirements of section 459A.205, including rules adopted by the commission pursuant to that section, shall apply to a small animal truck wash facility only to the extent required by section 459A.205, subsection 5.   (2) The requirements of section 459A.404, including rules adopted by the commission pursuant to that section, shall apply to a small animal truck wash facility. However, section 459A.404, subsection 1, shall only apply to a small animal truck wash facility as provided in that subsection.   (3) The requirements of section 459A.410, including rules adopted by the commission under that section, shall apply to a small animal truck wash facility.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §5; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §10; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §59, 161, 162  Referred to in §459A.205
IA Code § 459A.201 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.201 - Document processing requirements.

459A.201 Document processing requirements.   1. The department shall adopt and promulgate forms required to be completed in order to comply with this chapter, including forms for documents that the department shall make available on the internet in the same manner as provided in section 459.302.   2. a. The department shall provide for procedures for the receipt, filing, processing, and return of documents in an electronic format in the same manner as provided in section 459.302. The department shall provide for authentication of the documents that may include electronic signatures as provided in chapter 554D.   b. The department shall to every extent feasible provide for the processing of documents required under this subchapter using electronic systems in the same manner as required in section 459.302.   3. a. The department shall approve or disapprove an application for a construction permit as provided in section 459A.205 within sixty days after receiving the permit application. However, the applicant may deliver a notice requesting a continuance. Upon receipt of a notice, the time required for the department to act upon the application shall be suspended for the period provided in the notice, but for not more than thirty days after the department’s receipt of the notice. The applicant may submit more than one notice. However, the department may provide that an application is terminated if no action is required by the department for one year following delivery of the application to the department. The department may also provide for a continuance when it considers the application. The department shall provide notice to the applicant of the continuance. The time required for the department to act upon the application shall be suspended for the period provided in the notice, but for not more than thirty days. However, the department shall not provide for more than one continuance.   b. (1) A nutrient management plan as provided in section 459A.208 shall be approved or disapproved as part of a construction permit application pursuant to section 459A.205.   (2) For an open feedlot operation, if the nutrient management plan is not part of an application for a construction permit, the nutrient management plan shall be approved or disapproved within sixty days from the date that the department receives the nutrient management plan.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §11  Referred to in §459A.208
IA Code § 459A.202 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.202 - Operating permit requirements.

459A.202 Operating permit requirements. Repealed by its own terms;  2006 Acts, ch 1088, §2  .
IA Code § 459A.206 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES|Section 459A.206 - Settled open feedlot effluent basins and unformed animal truck wash effluent structures — soils and hydrogeologic report.

459A.206 Settled open feedlot effluent basins and unformed animal truck wash effluent structures — soils and hydrogeologic report.   1. A settled open feedlot effluent basin or an unformed animal truck wash effluent structure required to be constructed pursuant to a construction permit issued pursuant to section 459A.205 shall meet design standards as required by a soils and hydrogeologic report.   2. The report shall be submitted with the construction permit application as provided in section 459A.205. The report shall include all of the following:   a. A description of the steps to determine the soils and hydrogeologic conditions at the proposed construction site, a description of the geologic units encountered, and a description of the effects of the soil and groundwater elevation and direction of flow on the construction and operation of the basin.   b. The subsurface soil classification of the site. A subsurface soil classification shall be based on ASTM international designation D-2487-92 or D-2488-90.   c. The results of at least three soil corings reflecting the continuous soil profile taken for each settled open feed lot effluent basin or unformed animal truck wash effluent structure. The soil corings shall be taken and used in determining subsurface soil characteristics and groundwater elevation and direction of flow of the proposed site for construction. The soil corings shall be taken as follows:   (1) By a qualified person ordinarily engaged in the practice of taking soil cores and in performing soil testing.   (2) At locations that reflect the continuous soil profile conditions existing within the area of the proposed basin or unformed structure, including conditions found near the corners and the deepest point of the proposed basin or unformed structure. The soil corings shall be taken to a minimum depth of ten feet below the bottom elevation of the basin or unformed structure.   (3) By a method such as hollow stem auger or other method that identifies the continuous soil profile and does not result in the mixing of soil layers.  2005 Acts, ch 136, §8; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §143; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §25; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §60, 61, 161, 162; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §128  Referred to in §459A.102, 459A.205