Iowa Code 459A.104 – General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance
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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.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 459A.104
- Animal: means the same as defined in section 459. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- Animal truck wash effluent: means a combination of manure, washwater-induced runoff, or other runoff derived from an animal truck wash facility, which may include solids. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- Commission: means the natural resource commission. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Commission: means the environmental protection commission created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- Effluent: means open feedlot effluent or animal truck wash effluent. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Open feedlot: means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area used to house animals in conjunction with an open feedlot operation. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- Open feedlot effluent: means a combination of manure, precipitation-induced runoff, or other runoff from an open feedlot before its settleable solids have been removed. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- operation: means an unroofed or partially roofed animal feeding operation if crop, vegetation, or forage growth or residue cover is not maintained as part of the animal feeding operation during the period that animals are confined in the animal feeding operation. See Iowa Code 459A.102
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
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.