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Iowa Code § 459.202

Confinement feeding operations structures — separation distances

Known as the Animal Agriculture Compliance Act

The act spans §§ 459–459 (59 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Morgan HONOMICHL, Robin Honomichl, Timothy Honomichl, Deb Chance, Kara Chance, Karen Jo Frescoln, Mike Merrill, and Q.H., Appellee, v. VALLEY VIEW SWINE, LLC and JBS Live Pork, LLC, Appellants. (2018)

Most recently applied in Morgan HONOMICHL, Robin Honomichl, Timothy Honomichl, Deb Chance, Kara Chance, Karen Jo Frescoln, Mike Merrill, and Q.H., Appellee, v. VALLEY VIEW SWINE, LLC and JBS Live Pork, LLC, Appellants. (June 2018)

2013 Acts, ch 30, §104 – 108; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §117, 118

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, a 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 for

Type of structure cattle cattle cattle

Anaerobic lagoon 1,250 1,8752,500

Uncovered earthen

manure storage basin 1,250 1,8752,500

Uncovered formed

manure storage

structure 1,000 1,5002,000

Covered earthen

manure storage basin 750 1,0001,500

Covered formed

manure storage

structure 750 1,0001,500

Confinement building 750 1,0001,500

Egg washwater

storage structure 750 1,0001,500

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, a 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 for

Type of structure cattle cattle cattle

Anaerobic lagoon 1,250 1,8752,500

Uncovered earthen

manure storage basin 1,250 1,8752,500

Uncovered formed

manure storage

structure 1,250 1,5002,000

Covered earthen

manure storage

basin 1,000 1,2501,875

Covered formed

manure storage

structure 1,000 1,2501,875

Confinement building 1,000 1,2501,875

Egg washwater storage

structure 750 1,0001,500

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 1,8752,500

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 more

Type of structure animal units animal units animal units

Anaerobic lagoon 1,875 2,5003,000

Uncovered earthen

manure storage basin 1,875 2,5003,000

Uncovered formed

manure storage

structure 1,500 2,0002,500

Covered earthen

manure storage basin 1,250 1,8752,375

Covered formed manure

storage structure 1,250 1,8752,375

Confinement building 1,250 1,8752,375

Egg washwater

storage structure 1,000 1,5002,000

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 more

Type of structure animal units animal units animal units

Confinement feeding

operation structure 1,875 2,5003,000

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

;

C2003, §459.202

For separation distance requirements established between an anaerobic lagoon or earthen waste slurry storage basin constructed or expanded within certain dates prior to May 31, 1995, and a residence not owned by the owner of the feeding operation, see §455B.134

For prohibition against constructing or expanding an earthen storage structure within an agricultural drainage well area, see §460.205

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.