1. An indemnity fee shall be assessed upon permittees which shall be paid to and collected by the department, prior to issuing a permit for the construction of a confinement feeding operation as provided in section 459.303. The amount of the fees shall be based on the following:

 a. If the confinement feeding operation has an animal unit capacity of less than one thousand animal units, the following shall apply:

 (1) For all animals other than poultry, the amount of the fee shall be ten cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.
 (2) For poultry, the amount of the fee shall be four cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.
 b. If the confinement feeding operation has an animal unit capacity of one thousand or more animal units but less than three thousand animal units, the following shall apply:

 (1) For all animals other than poultry, the amount of the fee shall be fifteen cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.
 (2) For poultry, the amount of the fee shall be six cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.
 c. If the confinement feeding operation has an animal unit capacity of three thousand or more animal units, the following shall apply:

 (1) For all animals other than poultry, the amount of the fee shall be twenty cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.
 (2) For poultry, the amount of the fee shall be eight cents per animal unit of capacity for confinement feeding operations.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 459.502

  • Animal: means cattle, swine, horses, sheep, chickens, turkeys, or fish. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Animal unit: means a unit of measurement based upon the product of multiplying the number of animals of each category by a special equivalency factor as follows:
     a. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Animal unit capacity: means a measurement used to determine the maximum number of animal units that may be maintained as part of an animal feeding operation at any one time, including as provided in sections 459. 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
  • Department: means the department of natural resources created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Indemnity fee: means a fee provided in section 459. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The department shall deposit moneys collected from the fees into the livestock remediation fund according to procedures adopted by the department.
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