GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 357

Short Title:  General Animal Waste Permits.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Mitchell; Baker, Brown, Culp, Kiser, McCombs, Nichols, and Weatherly.

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Referred to:  Environment.

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February 27, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY GENERAL PERMITS FOR CERTAIN ANIMAL OPERATIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-215.10C is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a1)	The general permits for animal operations shall not require any of the following:
(1)	That application of animal waste onto land used to grow crops for direct human consumption be prohibited within any specified time period prior to or during the planting of the crop, during the growing season, or, in the case of fruit trees, prior to breaking dormancy.
(2)	That application of animal waste onto land used to grow fiber or food crops for direct human consumption that undergo further processing be prohibited within any specified time period prior to the harvesting of the crop.
(3)	That animal waste be incorporated into the soil within any specified time period after it is applied onto bare soil.
(4) 	That waste application and handling equipment be maintained on site, when it is provided by the owner or operator.
(5)	That inspection of a waste collection, treatment, storage, or transmission structure be performed more frequently than annually, when the structure is under the control of the owner or operator.
(6)	That records be maintained of maintenance and repairs of a waste collection, treatment, storage, or transmission structure, when the structure is under the control of the owner or operator.
(7)	That repairs of a waste treatment, storage, or transmission structure be approved by a technical specialist."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.