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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES » Chapter 459A - OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES

Section 459A.101 – Title.

459A.101 Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Animal Agriculture Compliance Act for Open Feedlot Operations and Animal Truck Wash Facilities”. 2005 Acts, ch 136, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §1

Section 459A.102 – Definitions.

459A.102 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Alternative technology system” or “alternative system” means a system for open feedlot effluent control as provided in section 459A.303. 2. “Animal” means the same as defined in section 459.102. 3. “Animal feeding operation” means the same as defined in section 459.102. 4. […]

Section 459A.103 – Special terms.

459A.103 Special terms. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following shall apply: 1. a. Two or more open feedlot operations under common ownership or common management are deemed to be a single open feedlot operation if they are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for open feedlot effluent disposal. b. For […]

Section 459A.104 – General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance.

459A.104 General authority — commission and department — purpose — compliance. 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 […]

Section 459A.105 – Exceptions to regulation.

459A.105 Exceptions to regulation. 1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the requirements of this chapter which regulate open feedlot operations, including rules adopted by the commission pursuant to section 459A.104, shall not apply to research activities and experiments performed under the authority and regulations of a research college, if the research activities and […]