Indiana § 13-18-10-4 - Rules, policies, and statements; uniform standards
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§ 13-18-10-4. Rules, policies, and statements; uniform standards
Sec. 4. (a) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 and the department may adopt policies or statements under IC 13-14-1-11.5 that are necessary for the proper administration of this chapter. The rules, policies, or statements may concern construction, expansion, and operation of confined feeding operations and may include uniform standards for:
(1) construction, expansion, and manure containment that are appropriate for a specific site; and
(2) manure application and handling that are consistent with best management practices:
(A) designed to reduce the potential for manure to be conveyed off a site by runoff or soil erosion;
(B) that are appropriate for a specific site; and
(C) accurately reflect differences between dry and liquid manure.
(b) Standards adopted in a rule, policy, or statement under subsection (a) must:
(1) consider confined feeding standards that are consistent with standards found in publications from:
(A) the United States Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;
(C) the Midwest Plan Service; and
(D) postsecondary educational institution extension bulletins; and
(2) be developed through technical review by the department, postsecondary educational institution specialists, and other animal industry specialists.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-5.7-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.125-1997, SEC.10; P.L.2-2007, SEC.167; P.L.127-2009, SEC.10; P.L.135-2026, SEC.162.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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