2003 Minnesota Statutes

     18C.433 Private manure applicator certification. 

    Subdivision 1.    Requirement.  Beginning January 1, 
 2005, except for a commercial animal waste technician, only a 
 certified private manure applicator may apply animal waste from 
 a feedlot that: 

    (1) has a capacity of 300 animal units or more; and 

    (2) does not have an updated manure management plan that 
 meets the requirements of Pollution Control Agency rules. 

    Subd. 2.    Certification.  (a) The commissioner shall 
 prescribe certification requirements and provide training.  The 
 training may be done in cooperation with other government 
 agencies and must be at least three hours in duration. 

    (b) A person must apply to the commissioner for 
 certification as a private manure applicator.  The certification 
 expires March 1 of the third calendar year after the initial 
 year of certification. 

    (c) The commissioner shall issue a private manure 
 applicator card to a certified private manure applicator. 

    Subd. 3.    Fees.  (a) A person applying to be certified 
 as a private manure applicator must pay a nonrefundable $10 
 application fee. 

    (b) A $5 fee must be paid for the issuance of a duplicate 
 private manure applicator card. 

    HIST: 2000 c 435 s 2