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IA Code § 459.302 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.302 - Document processing requirements.

459.302 Document processing requirements.   1. The department shall adopt and promulgate forms required to be completed in order to comply with this subchapter including forms for documents that the department shall make available on the internet.   2. a. The department shall provide for procedures for the receipt, filing, processing, and return of documents in an electronic format, including but not limited to the transmission of documents by the internet. 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 permits and manure management plans required under this subchapter using electronic systems, including programming, necessary to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the documents in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §34, 68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  Referred to in §459.312, 459A.201
IA Code § 459.307 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.307 - Construction design standards — formed manure storage structures.

459.307 Construction design standards — formed manure storage structures.   The department shall adopt rules establishing construction design standards for formed manure storage structures that are part of confinement feeding operations other than small animal feeding operations. However, the construction design standards shall apply to a formed manure storage structure that is part of a small animal feeding operation as provided in section 459.310.   1. The department may provide for different standards based on criteria developed by the department, which may include any of the following:   a. The animal unit capacity of the manure storage structure’s confinement feeding operation or the manure storage structure’s manure volume capacity.   b. Whether the manure storage structure stores only dry manure.   c. Whether the manure storage structure is part of a confinement feeding operation building.   d. The use of concrete, including its use for the structure’s footings, walls, or floor.   2. The construction design standards shall be based, to every extent possible, on uniform standards such as available standards promulgated by ASTM (American society for testing and materials) international. The department may require that all or any part of a formed manure storage structure be constructed of concrete.   3. The construction design standards for concrete shall provide for all of the following:   a. The concrete’s minimum compressive strength calculated on a pounds-per-square-inch basis.   b. The use of reinforcement, including but not limited to the grade, amount, and location of steel rebar or fiberglass, wire mesh or fabric, or similar materials set in the concrete, or the use of exterior braces to support joints.   c. The depth of footings.   d. The thickness of the footings, the floor, and walls.   4. A person shall only construct a formed manure storage structure on karst terrain or an area which drains into a known sinkhole pursuant to upgraded construction design standards necessary to ensure that the structure does not pollute groundwater sources.  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §50, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  ; 2003 Acts, ch 84, §1, 6; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §106; 2009 Acts, ch 38, §7, 16  Referred to in §459.310, 459A.205
IA Code § 459.309 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.309 - Settled open feedlot effluent basins — construction design standards.

459.309 Settled open feedlot effluent basins — construction design standards. Repealed by  2005 Acts, ch 136, §37  . See §459A.301.
IA Code § 459.311 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.311 - Minimum requirements for manure control.

459.311 Minimum requirements for manure control.   1. A confinement feeding operation shall retain all manure produced by the operation between periods of manure disposal. For purposes of this section, dry manure may be retained by stockpiling as provided in this subchapter. A confinement feeding operation shall not discharge manure directly into water of the state or into a tile line that discharges directly into water of the state.   2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a confinement feeding operation that is a concentrated animal feeding operation as defined in  40 C.F.R. §122.23(b)   shall comply with applicable national pollutant discharge elimination system permit requirements as provided in the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. ch. 26, as amended, and  40 C.F.R. pts. 122 and 412  , pursuant to rules that shall be adopted by the commission. Any rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be no more stringent than requirements under the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. ch. 26, as amended, and  40 C.F.R. pts. 122 and 412  .   3. Manure from an animal feeding operation shall be disposed of in a manner which will not cause surface water or groundwater pollution. Disposal in accordance with the provisions of state law, including this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to the provisions of state law, including this chapter, guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter, and section 459.314, shall be deemed as compliance with this requirement.   4. The department may require that the owner of a confinement feeding operation install and operate a water pollution monitoring system as part of an unformed manure storage structure.   5. The owner of the confinement feeding operation which discontinues the use of the operation shall remove all manure from related confinement feeding operation structures used to store manure, by a date specified in an order issued to the operation by the department, or six months following the date that the confinement feeding operation is discontinued, whichever is earlier.  95 Acts, ch 195, §24  CS95, §455B.201  98 Acts, ch 1209, §28; 99 Acts, ch 114, §57; 2002 Acts, ch 1137, §37, 68, 71  ; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  C2003, §459.311  2009 Acts, ch 38, §8, 16; 2010 Acts, ch 1029, §2  Referred to in §459.311E, 459.313A, 459.318, 459.319, 459B.307
IA Code § 459.311A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.311A - Stockpiling dry manure.

459.311A Stockpiling dry manure.   A person may stockpile dry manure so long as the person stockpiles the dry manure in compliance with restrictions applicable to stockpiling as provided in this subchapter and subchapter II.  2009 Acts, ch 38, §9, 16
IA Code § 459.311B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.311B - Stockpiling dry manure — minimum separation distance requirements and prohibitions.

459.311B Stockpiling dry manure — minimum separation distance requirements and prohibitions.   1. A person shall not stockpile dry manure within the following distances from any of the following:   a. A terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet, two hundred feet. However, this paragraph does not apply to a person who stockpiles the dry manure in a manner that does not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the stockpile to the terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet. A terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet does not include a tile inlet that is not directly connected to a tile line that discharges directly into a water of the state.   b. (1) A designated area, four hundred feet. However, an increased separation distance of eight hundred feet shall apply to all of the following:   (a) A high-quality water resource.   (b) An agricultural drainage well.   (c) A known sinkhole.   (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to a person who stockpiles dry manure in a manner that does not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the stockpile to the designated area.   2. A person shall not stockpile dry manure in a grassed waterway.   3. A person shall not stockpile dry manure on land having a slope of more than three percent. However, this subsection shall not apply to a person who stockpiles dry manure using methods, structures, or practices that contain the stockpile, including but not limited to silt fences, temporary earthen berms, or other effective measures, and that prevent or diminish precipitation-induced runoff from the stockpile.  2009 Acts, ch 38, §10, 16
IA Code § 459.311C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.311C - Stockpiling dry manure on terrain other than karst terrain.

459.311C Stockpiling dry manure on terrain other than karst terrain.   A person stockpiling dry manure on terrain, other than karst terrain, for more than fifteen consecutive days shall comply with any of the following:   1. Stockpile dry manure using any of the following:   a. A qualified stockpile structure.   b. A qualified stockpile cover. However, the person shall not stockpile dry manure using a qualified stockpile cover at a long-term stockpile location unless the person stockpiles the dry manure on compacted soil, compacted granular aggregates, asphalt, concrete, or other similar materials.   2. Deliver a stockpile inspection statement to the department as follows:   a. The department must receive the statement by the fifteenth day of each month.   b. The stockpile inspection statement shall provide the location of the stockpile and document the results of an inspection conducted by the person during the previous month. The inspection must evaluate whether precipitation-induced runoff is draining away from the stockpile and, if so, describe actions taken to prevent the runoff. If an inspection by the department documents that precipitation-induced runoff is draining away from a stockpile, the person shall immediately remove dry manure from the stockpile in compliance with this chapter or comply with all directives of the department to prevent the runoff.   c. The stockpile inspection statement must be in writing and may be on a form prescribed by the department.  2009 Acts, ch 38, §11, 16
IA Code § 459.311D (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.311D - Stockpiling dry manure on karst terrain.

459.311D Stockpiling dry manure on karst terrain.   A person stockpiling dry manure on karst terrain shall comply with all of the following:   1. The person shall stockpile the dry manure at a location where there is a vertical separation distance of at least five feet between the bottom of the stockpile and the underlying limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock.   2. A person who stockpiles dry manure for more than fifteen consecutive days shall use any of the following:   a. A qualified stockpile structure.   b. A qualified stockpile cover. However, the person shall not stockpile dry manure using a qualified stockpile cover at a long-term stockpile location unless the stockpile is located on reinforced concrete at least five inches thick.  2009 Acts, ch 38, §12, 16
IA Code § 459.311E (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.311E - Stockpiling — required practices.

459.311E Stockpiling — required practices.   1. A person stockpiling dry 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  .   2. A person stockpiling dry manure shall remove the dry manure and apply it in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to section 459.311, within six months after the dry manure is first stockpiled.  2009 Acts, ch 38, §13, 16
IA Code § 459.312A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.312A - Election to be a small animal feeding operation.

459.312A Election to be a small animal feeding operation.   1. A person otherwise required to submit an updated manure management plan as required in section 459.312 and pay an annual compliance fee as required in section 459.400 may make a small animal feeding operation election as provided in this section.   2. Upon the effective date of the election, the confinement feeding operation covered by the updated manure management plan shall be considered a small animal feeding operation only for purposes of submitting the updated manure management plan and paying the annual compliance fee, during the period of the election.   3. A person is eligible to make an election only if all of the following apply:   a. The confinement feeding operation has a capacity of five hundred or fewer animal units which shall be calculated by determining all of the following:   (1) The number of animal units housed at the confinement feeding operation at any one time during the period of election.   (2) The animal unit capacity of each confinement feeding operation building that is used to store manure during the period of the election. However, this subparagraph (2) does not apply if a confinement feeding operation building stores manure pursuant to a temporary approval issued by the department. The department shall not issue a temporary approval unless the manure is stored on an emergency basis for a limited period. The department shall establish terms and conditions for a temporary approval. The department may issue one or more extensions to a temporary approval if necessary.   b. The department is notified of the election in a manner required by the department. The department may require that a person submit a notice of election as part of an updated manure management plan form or as a separate document.   4. The department shall provide for the period of election, including its effective and expiration dates. However, the period of election shall be at least for the same period covered by the updated manure management plan. An election automatically terminates when more than five hundred animal units are housed at the confinement feeding operation at any one time.   5. This section does not affect any of the following:   a. A condition associated with a construction permit as provided in this subchapter, including but not limited to a master matrix as provided in section 459.305.   b. A requirement unrelated to filing an updated manure management plan or paying an annual compliance fee, including but not limited to the filing of a construction design statement as provided in section 459.306, the application of manure as provided in section 459.313A, or the certification of a person as a confinement site manure applicator as provided in section 459.315.  2013 Acts, ch 106, §2  Referred to in §459.301
IA Code § 459.313 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.313 - Manure application — rules.

459.313 Manure application — rules.   1. The department shall adopt rules governing the application of manure originating from an anaerobic lagoon or aerobic structure which is part of a confinement feeding operation. The rules shall establish application rates and practices to minimize groundwater or surface water pollution resulting from application, including pollution caused by runoff or other manure flow resulting from precipitation events. The rules shall establish different application rates and practices based on the water holding capacity of the soil at the time of application.   2. A person shall not apply manure by spray irrigation equipment, except as provided by rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A. However, a person shall not use restricted spray irrigation equipment to apply manure originating from a confinement feeding operation, unless the manure has been diluted as provided by rules adopted by the department, including diluted by use of an anaerobic lagoon.  98 Acts, ch 1209, §34, 53  C99, §455B.203B  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  C2003, §459.313
IA Code § 459.313B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.313B - Application of liquid manure on snow covered ground or frozen ground — annual report.

459.313B Application of liquid manure on snow covered ground or frozen ground — annual report. Repealed by its own terms; 2009 Acts, ch 155, §4.
IA Code § 459.314 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.314 - Application of manure near designated areas.

459.314 Application of manure near designated areas.   1. The department shall adopt rules relating to the application of manure in close proximity to a designated area.   2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not apply manure on land located within two hundred feet from a designated area, unless one of the following applies:   a. The manure is land-applied by injection or incorporation on the same date as the manure was land-applied.   b. An area of permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest buffers, exists for fifty feet surrounding the designated area other than an unplugged agricultural drainage well or surface intake to an unplugged agricultural drainage well, and the area of permanent vegetation cover is not subject to manure application.   c. The department adopts rules requiring an increased separation distance for the application of manure located in proximity to a high-quality water resource in order to protect the integrity of the high-quality water resource. However, the department shall not provide for an increased separation distance requirement that is more than four times the separation distance requirement otherwise applicable under this section.  95 Acts, ch 195, §3  CS95, §159.27  98 Acts, ch 1209, §50  C99, §455B.204A  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §46, 68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  C2003, §459.314  2009 Acts, ch 38, §14, 16  Referred to in §459.311, 459A.410
IA Code § 459.314A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.314A - Licensure — commercial manure service.

459.314A Licensure — commercial manure service.   A person shall not engage in the business of a commercial manure service unless the department issues the person a commercial manure service license under this section.   1. The department shall not issue a license to a commercial manure service unless each manager of the commercial manure service is certified as a commercial manure service representative pursuant to section 459.315.   2. The department shall not issue a license to a commercial manure service if the license for the commercial manure service has been revoked within the previous three years or a person who holds a controlling interest in the commercial manure service held a controlling interest in another commercial service which has been revoked within the previous three years.   3. The department may impose conditions or limitations upon the license. However, the issuance of a license shall not be conditioned upon providing a bond or maintaining a certain financial condition. A commercial manure service shall be issued a single license regardless of the number of sites where the commercial manure service operates offices.   4. A license application must be submitted to the department on a form furnished by the department according to procedures required by the department. The license shall expire on March 1 of each year.   5. A commercial manure service shall be charged a license fee as provided in section 459.400.  2003 Acts, ch 163, §4, 23  Referred to in §459.400
IA Code § 459.314B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.314B - Disciplinary action — commercial manure service.

459.314B Disciplinary action — commercial manure service.   The department may issue an order to suspend or revoke the license of a commercial manure service as provided in chapter 17A, including an order to immediately suspend or revoke the license pursuant to section 17A.18A. The department may suspend or revoke the license of a commercial manure service for an applicable violation of this chapter. In addition, the department may suspend or revoke a commercial manure service’s license for any of the following:   1. Committing a fraudulent act, including but not limited to engaging in a deceptive act or practice, deliberately misrepresenting or omitting a material fact in the license application, or submitting a statement verifying that an employee may be substituted for certification without paying a fee as provided in section 459.400.   2. Knowingly assisting a person in evading the provisions of this chapter.   3. Knowingly employing or executing a contract with a person who acts as a commercial manure service representative and who is not certified pursuant to section 459.315.  2003 Acts, ch 163, §5, 23; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §81
IA Code § 459.315A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.315A - Disciplinary action — commercial manure service representatives.

459.315A Disciplinary action — commercial manure service representatives.   The department may issue an order to suspend or revoke the certification of a commercial manure service representative for a violation of this chapter. The department shall issue an order for the suspension or revocation of a certificate as provided in chapter 17A. The department may issue an order to immediately suspend or revoke the certification notwithstanding section 17A.18.  2003 Acts, ch 163, §12, 23
IA Code § 459.318 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT|Section 459.318 - Exception from regulation — research colleges.

459.318 Exception from regulation — research colleges.   1. As used in this section, “research college” means an accredited public or private college or university, including but not limited to a university under the control of the state board of regents as provided in chapter 262, or a community college under the jurisdiction of a board of directors for a merged area as provided in chapter 260C, if the college or university performs research or experimental activities regarding animal agriculture or agronomy.   2. The requirements of this subchapter which regulate animal feeding operations, including rules adopted by the department pursuant to section 459.103, 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 animal feeding operations, including but not limited to the confinement of animals and the storage and disposal of manure originating from animal feeding operations.   3. This section shall not apply to requirements provided in any of the following:   a. Section 459.311, including rules adopted by the department under that section.   b. Section 459.310, including rules adopted by the department under that section.  98 Acts, ch 1209, §37  C99, §455B.206  2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71;  2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262  C2003, §459.318  Referred to in §459.303