§ 459.506 — Cleanup

Iowa § 459.506

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 459: ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT

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1. a. A county that has acquired real estate on which there is located a confinement
feeding operation following the nonpayment of taxes pursuant to section 446.19, may
provide for cleanup, including removing and disposing of manure at any time, remediating
contamination which originates from the confinement feeding operation, or demolishing
and disposing of structures relating to the confinement feeding operation. The county may
seek reimbursement including by bringing an action for the costs of the cleanup from the
person abandoning the real estate.
b. If the confinement feeding operation has caused a clear, present, and impending
dangertothepublichealthortheenvironment, thedepartmentmaycleanuptheconfinement
feeding operation and remediate contamination which originates from the confinement
feeding operation, pursuant to sections 455B.381 through 455B.399. If the department
fails to commence cleanup within twenty-four hours after being notified of a condition
requiring cleanup, the county may provide for the cleanup as provided in this paragraph.
The department or county may seek reimbursement including by bringing an action for the
costs of the cleanup from a person liable for causing the condition.
2. A person cleaning up a confinement feeding operation located on real estate acquired
by a county may demolish or dispose of any building or equipment of the confinement
feeding operation located on the land according to rules adopted by the department pursuant
to chapter 17A, which apply to the disposal of farm buildings or equipment by an individual
or business organization.