2014 Iowa Code
TITLE XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE 1 - CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 459 - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT
SECTION 459.202 - Confinement feeding operations structures — separation distances.

459.202  Confinement feeding operations structures — separation distances.

The following shall apply to confinement feeding operation structures:

1.  a.  Except as provided in subsection 3 and sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after May 31, 1995, but prior to January 1, 1999; and to the expansion of structures constructed prior to January 1, 1999.

b.  The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, or a commercial enterprise, bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution:

            Minimum separation            distance in feet for            operations having   Minimum separation      an animal weight         Minimum separation   distance in feet for      capacity of 625,000         distance in feet for   operations having      or more pounds but         operations having   an animal weight      less than 1,250,000         an animal weight   capacity of less than      pounds for animals         capacity of 1,250,000   625,000 pounds for      other than cattle,         or more pounds for   animals other than      or 1,600,000 or more         animals other than   cattle, or less than      pounds but less than         cattle, or 4,000,000   1,600,000 pounds for       4,000,000 pounds for          or more pounds forType of structure   cattle         cattle            cattle                                 Anaerobic lagoon      1,250         1,875            2,500Uncovered earthen  manure storage basin      1,250         1,875            2,500Uncovered formed  manure storage  structure      1,000         1,500            2,000Covered earthen   manure storage basin       750         1,000            1,500Covered formed  manure storage  structure       750         1,000            1,500Confinement building       750         1,000            1,500Egg washwater  storage structure       750         1,000            1,500  

2.  a.  Except as provided in subsection 3 and sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after January 1, 1999, but prior to March 1, 2003, and to the expansion of structures constructed on or after January 1, 1999, but prior to March 1, 2003.

b.  The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, or a commercial enterprise, bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution:

            Minimum separation            distance in feet for            operations having   Minimum separation      an animal weight         Minimum separation   distance in feet for      capacity of 625,000         distance in feet for   operations having      or more pounds but         operations having   an animal weight      less than 1,250,000         an animal weight   capacity of less than      pounds for animals         capacity of 1,250,000   625,000 pounds for      other than cattle,         or more pounds for   animals other than      or 1,600,000 or more         animals other than   cattle, or less than      pounds but less than         cattle, or 4,000,000   1,600,000 pounds for      4,000,000 pounds for         or more pounds forType of structure   cattle         cattle            cattle                                 Anaerobic lagoon      1,250         1,875            2,500 Uncovered earthen  manure storage basin      1,250         1,875            2,500 Uncovered formed  manure storage  structure      1,250         1,500            2,000 Covered earthen  manure storage  basin      1,000         1,250            1,875 Covered formed  manure storage  structure      1,000         1,250            1,875 Confinement building   1,000         1,250            1,875 Egg washwater storage  structure       750         1,000            1,500  

3.  a.  Except as provided in sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after May 31, 1995, but prior to March 1, 2003; to the expansion of structures constructed on or after May 31, 1995, but prior to March 1, 2003; and to the expansion of structures constructed prior to May 31, 1995.

b.  The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a public use area; or between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution, if the residence, commercial enterprise, religious institution, or educational institution is located within the corporate limits of a city:

            Minimum separation            distance in feet for            operations having   Minimum separation      an animal weight         Minimum separation   distance in feet for      capacity of 625,000         distance in feet for   operations having      or more pounds but          operations having   an animal weight      less than 1,250,000         an animal weight   capacity of less than       pounds for animals         capacity of 1,250,000   625,000 pounds for      other than cattle,         or more pounds for   animals other than      or 1,600,000 or more         animals other than   cattle, or less than      pounds but less than         cattle, or 4,000,000   1,600,000 pounds for       4,000,000 pounds for         or more pounds for Type of structure   cattle         cattle            cattle                                 Confinement feeding  operation structure      1,250         1,875            2,500  

4.  a.  Except as provided in subsection 5 and sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003, and to the expansion of confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003.

b.  The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution:

            For a confinement   For a confinement      feeding operation         For a confinement   feeding operation      having an animal         feeding operation   having an animal      unit capacity of         having an animal   unit capacity of      1,000 or more but         unit capacity of   less than 1,000      less than 3,000         3,000 or moreType of structure   animal units      animal units         animal units                              Anaerobic lagoon      1,875         2,500            3,000 Uncovered earthen  manure storage basin      1,875         2,500            3,000 Uncovered formed  manure storage  structure      1,500         2,000            2,500 Covered earthen  manure storage basin      1,250         1,875            2,375 Covered formed manure  storage structure      1,250         1,875            2,375 Confinement building   1,250         1,875            2,375 Egg washwater  storage structure      1,000         1,500            2,000  

5.  a.  Except as provided in sections 459.203, 459.205, and 459.206, this subsection applies to confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003, and to the expansion of confinement feeding operation structures constructed on or after March 1, 2003.

b.  The following table represents the minimum separation distance in feet required between a confinement feeding operation structure and a public use area; or between a confinement feeding operation structure and a residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, or an educational institution, if the residence, commercial enterprise, religious institution, or educational institution is located within the corporate limits of a city:

            For a confinement   For a confinement      feeding operation         For a confinement   feeding operation      having an animal         feeding operation   having an animal      unit capacity of         having an animal   unit capacity of      1,000 or more but         unit capacity of   less than 1,000      less than 3,000         3,000 or moreType of structure   animal units      animal units         animal units                              Confinement feeding  operation structure      1,875         2,500            3,000  

6.  Except as provided in section 459.205, a confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed or expanded within one hundred feet from a public thoroughfare.

95 Acts, ch 195, §16

CS95, §455B.162

98 Acts, ch 1209, §15 – 17, 53; 99 Acts, ch 114, §58, 59; 2002 Acts, ch 1137, §11 – 17, 67, 68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262

C2003, §459.202

2013 Acts, ch 30, §104 – 108

Referred to in §459.203, 459.205, 459.207, 459.303, 459.304, 459.305, 654C.1

Subsection 1, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2 designated as paragraphs a and b Subsection 2, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2 designated as paragraphs a and b Subsection 3, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2 designated as paragraphs a and b Subsection 4, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2 designated as paragraphs a and b Subsection 5, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2 designated as paragraphs a and b