Terms Used In Iowa Code 459.204

  • Commercial enterprise: means a building which is used as a part of a business that manufactures goods, delivers services, or sells goods or services, which is customarily and regularly used by the general public during the entire calendar year and which is connected to electric, water, and sewer systems. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Confinement feeding operation: means an animal feeding operation in which animals are confined to areas which are totally roofed. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Educational institution: means a building in which an organized course of study or training is offered to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve and served by local school districts, accredited or approved nonpublic schools, area education agencies, community colleges, institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and accredited independent colleges and universities. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Liquid manure: means manure that meets all of the following requirements:
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Religious institution: means a building in which an active congregation is devoted to worship. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
 Except as provided in section 459.205, a person shall not apply liquid manure from a confinement feeding operation on land located within seven hundred fifty feet from a residence not owned by the titleholder of the land, a commercial enterprise, a bona fide religious institution, an educational institution, or a public use area.