§ 106-800 – Title.
106-800. Title. This Article shall be known as the "Swine Farm Siting Act". (1995, c. 420, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 626, s. 7(a); 1997-458, s. 4.1.)
§ 106-801 – Purpose.
106-801. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that certain limitations on the siting of swine houses and lagoons for swine farms can assist in the development of pork production, which contributes to the economic development of the State, by lessening the interference with the use and enjoyment of adjoining property. (1995, c. 420, s. 1; 1995 […]
§ 106-802 – Definitions.
106-802. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Lagoon" means a confined body of water to hold animal byproducts including bodily waste from animals or a mixture of waste with feed, bedding, litter or other agricultural materials. (2) Repealed by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session, 1996), c. 626, s. […]
§ 106-803 – Siting requirements for swine houses, lagoons, and land areas onto which waste is applied at swine farms.
106-803. Siting requirements for swine houses, lagoons, and land areas onto which waste is applied at swine farms. (a) A swine house or a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be located: (1) At least 1,500 feet from any occupied residence. (2) At least 2,500 feet from any school; hospital; church; […]
§ 106-804 – Enforcement.
106-804. Enforcement. (a) Any person who owns property directly affected by the siting requirements of G.S. 106-803 pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may bring a civil action against the owner or operator of a swine farm who has violated G.S. 106-803 and may seek any one or more of the following: (1) Injunctive […]
§ 106-805 – Written notice of swine farms.
106-805. Written notice of swine farms. Any person who intends to construct a swine farm whose animal waste management system is subject to a permit under Part 1 or 1A of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes shall, after completing a site evaluation and before the farm site is modified, notify all […]
§ 106-806 – Construction or renovation of swine houses at preexisting swine farms.
106-806. Construction or renovation of swine houses at preexisting swine farms. (a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) "Farm digester system" means a farm digester system as defined in G.S. 143-213(12a). (2) "New swine farm" means any swine farm the operations of which were sited on or after October 1, 1995. […]