Each owner, operator or person
responsible for an animal feeding operation shall prevent pollution caused by
composting of animal mortality. Animal feeding operations found by the director
or the director's designee, which have failed to implement best management
practices (BMPs) for composting animal mortality shall use the appropriate
method, technique, or practice of composting as established in the "Field
Office Technical Guide," or other such standard as approved by the director or
the the director's designee.
The owner or operator of any existing
or planned animal feeding operation, or owner of animals raised by an owner or
operator of an animal feeding operation wishing to conduct composting of animal
mortality resulting from the operation shall participate in an educational
course concerning composting conducted by the Ohio state university extension
service and obtain a certificate of course completion.
Replaces: 1501:15-5-18
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 901:13-1-13
Effective:
4/1/2016
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
12/31/2017
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
939.02
Rule Amplifies:
939.02
Prior Effective Dates: 11/15/94, 10/03/05,
12/23/2010
