1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/15/2018 04:01pm
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; clarifying that a certain ban on open-air swine basins does
not apply to truck washes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section
116.0714.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116.0714, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a county board shall not
approve any permits for the construction of new open-air swine basins, except that existing
facilities may use one basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons as part of a permitted waste
treatment program for resolving pollution problems or to allow conversion of an existing
basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons to a different animal type, provided all standards are
met. This section expires June 30, 2022.
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(b) This section does not apply to a storage basin for effluent basins used solely for
wastewater from a truck washing facility.
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