HF 1300

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/28/2011 09:32am

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; modifying the pasture exemption from feedlot
requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 7d.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 7d, is amended to read:

Subd. 7d.

Exemption.

new text begin (a) new text end Notwithstanding subdivision 7 or Minnesota Rules,
chapter 7020, to the contrary, and notwithstanding the proximity to public or private
waters, an owner or resident of agricultural land on which livestock have been allowed to
pasture deleted text begin as defined by Minnesota Rules, chapter 7020, deleted text end at any time during the ten-year period
beginning January 1, deleted text begin 1990 deleted text end new text begin 2010 new text end , is permanently exempt from requirements related to
feedlot or manure management on that land for so long as the property remains in pasture.

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "pasture" means areas where livestock graze
on grass or other growing plants. Pasture also means agricultural land where livestock are
allowed to forage during the winter time and which land is used for cropping purposes
in the growing season. In either case, the concentration of animals must be such that a
vegetative cover, whether of grass, growing plants, or crops, is maintained during the
growing season except in the immediate vicinity of temporary supplemental feeding
or watering devices.
new text end