Terms Used In Iowa Code 459.503

  • Animal: means cattle, swine, horses, sheep, chickens, turkeys, or fish. 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
  • Covered: means organic or inorganic material placed upon an animal feeding operation structure used to store manure as provided by rules adopted by the department after receiving recommendations which shall be submitted to the department by the college of agriculture and life sciences at Iowa state university of science and technology. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Indemnity fee: means a fee provided in section 459. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Management plan: means the document that states the goals and objectives of a specific protected water area which has been proposed for designation, the specific description of the area to be protected, land use agreements with property owners, the specific management programming considerations for the area, the in-depth project evaluations, analysis, justifications, and cost estimates, the proposed acquisition of fee title and conservation easements and other agreements, and the specific design and layout of facilities. See Iowa Code 462B.1
  • Manure: means animal excreta or other commonly associated wastes of animals, including but not limited to bedding, litter, or feed losses. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
 An indemnity fee shall be assessed upon persons required to submit an original manure management plan as provided in section 459.312, but not required to obtain a construction permit pursuant to section 459.303. A person required to submit a replacement original manure management plan shall not be assessed an indemnity fee. The amount of the fee shall be ten cents per animal unit of capacity for the confinement feeding operation covered by the manure management plan.