Iowa § 459.314 Application of manure near designated areas

Iowa Statutes

§ 459.314 — Application of manure near designated areas

Iowa § 459.314

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 459ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT

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Iowa Code § 459.314 (2026).

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1.The department shall adopt rules relating to the application of manure in close proximity to a designated area.

2.Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not apply manure on land located within two hundred feet from a designated area, unless one of the following applies:

a.The manure is land-applied by injection or incorporation on the same date as the manure was land-applied.

b.An area of permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest buffers, exists for fifty feet surrounding the designated area other than an unplugged agricultural drainage well or surface intake to an unplugged agricultural drainage well, and the area of permanent vegetation cover is not subject to manure application.

c.The department adopts rules requiring an inc

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1. The department shall adopt rules relating to the application of manure in close
proximity to a designated area.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not apply manure on
land located within two hundred feet from a designated area, unless one of the following
applies:

a. The manure is land-applied by injection or incorporation on the same date as the
manure was land-applied.
b. An area of permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest
buffers, exists for fifty feet surrounding the designated area other than an unplugged
agricultural drainage well or surface intake to an unplugged agricultural drainage well, and
the area of permanent vegetation cover is not subject to manure application.
c. The department adopts rules requiring an increased separation distance for the
application of manure located in proximity to a high-quality water resource in order to
protect the integrity of the high-quality water resource. However, the department shall not
provide for an increased separation distance requirement that is more than four times the
separation distance requirement otherwise applicable under this section.