§ 13-18-10-4 — Rules, policies, and statements; uniform standards

Indiana § 13-18-10-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 18: WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
• Ch. 10: Confined Feeding Control

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(a) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 and the department may adopt policies or
statements under IC 13-14-1-11.5 that are necessary for the proper
administration of this chapter. The rules, policies, or statements may
concern construction, expansion, and operation of confined feeding
operations and may include uniform standards for:
(1) construction, expansion, and manure containment that are
appropriate for a specific site; and
(2) manure application and handling that are consistent with best
management practices:
(A) designed to reduce the potential for manure to be conveyed
off a site by runoff or soil erosion; and
(B) that are appropriate for a specific site.
(b) Standards adopted in a rule, policy, or statement under
subsection (a) must:
(1) consider confined feeding standards that are consistent with
standards found in publications from:
(A) the United States Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United
States Department of Agriculture;
(C) the Midwest Plan Service; and
(D) postsecondary educational institution extension bulletins;
and
(2) be developed through technical review by the department,
postsecondary educational institution specialists, and other animal
industry specialists.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-5.7-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.125-1997, SEC.10; P.L.2-2007, SEC.167; P.L.127-2009, SEC.10.