Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 900 - LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT FACILITY REGULATIONS › Subpart I - CERTIFIED LIVESTOCK MANAGER › Section 900.901 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A livestock
				waste handling facility serving 300 or greater animal units shall be operated
				only under the supervision of a certified livestock manager. Notwithstanding
				this requirement, a livestock waste handling facility may be operated on an
				interim basis, but not to exceed 6 months, to allow for the owner or operator
				of the facility to become certified. [510 ILCS
				77/30(a) ] For the purposes of this
				Subpart, being operated under the supervision of a certified livestock manager
				shall mean that the certified livestock manager shall be immediately available
				to the workers at a livestock waste handling facility either in person or via
				telecommunications and shall have the ability to be physically present at the
				livestock waste handling facility within one hour after notification.
b) Persons may become certified livestock
				managers by demonstrating an understanding of and competence for the operation
				of livestock waste handling facilities as established in Section 30 of the
				Livestock Management Facilities Act [510 ILCS
				77/30 ] and further described in this Subpart.
				Livestock managers shall establish or re-establish certification when required
				to do so in accordance with Section 30 of the Livestock Management Facilities
				Act.
c) A livestock manager
				certified pursuant to the emergency amendment adopted in R97-14 at 20 Ill. Reg.
				14903, effective October 31, 1996 and the emergency rules adopted in R97-14 at
				21 Ill. Reg. 4313, effective March 31, 1997, shall be considered as certified
				pursuant to this Subpart.
d) For
				the purposes of this Subpart, the number of animal units served by a livestock
				waste handling facility is the maximum design capacity of the livestock
				management facility which is being served by the livestock waste handling
				facility.
e) Any certification
				shall be valid for 3 years and thereafter subject to renewal. A renewal shall
				be valid for a 3 year period and the procedures set forth in Section 30 of the
				Livestock Management Facilities Act shall be followed. The Department may
				require anyone who is certified to be recertified in less than 3 years for just
				cause including but not limited to repeated complaints where investigations
				reveal the need to improve management practices. [510 ILCS
				77/30(c) ] Examples include, but are
				not limited to, lagoon maintenance violations, improper waste handling
				practices, waste management plan violations, other violations of the Livestock
				Management Facilities Act or rules promulgated thereunder, or violations of
				other Acts related to livestock management practices including the Dead Animal
				Disposal Act [225 ILCS 610 ].
f)
				The following methods shall be utilized by an owner or operator to become
				certified:
1) The owner or operator of a
				livestock waste handling facility serving 300 or greater animal units but less
				than 1,000 animal units shall become a certified livestock manager by:
A) Attending a training session conducted by
				the Department, Cooperative Extension Service, or any agriculture association
				that has been approved by or is in cooperation with the Department;
				or
B) In lieu of attendance at a
				training session, successfully completing a written competency
				examination.