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E. Statement of yield goals for land receiving farm
nutrients; and

 
F. Additional information established through rulemaking.;

 
G.__Site-specific dates recommended for the spreading of
manure and spraying or irrigation of liquid manure.__In
compliance with section 4207, the plan may not recommend
spreading between December 1st of a calendar year and March
15th of the following calendar year; and

 
H.__A recommended timetable for implementing the plan.

 
2. Farms requiring a nutrient management plan. A farm that
meets one or more of the following criteria is required to have a
nutrient management plan:

 
A. A farm that confines and feeds 50 or more animal units
at any one time;

 
B. A farm that utilizes more than 100 tons of manure per
year not generated on that farm;

 
C. A farm that, after December 1, 1998, is the subject of a
verified complaint of improper manure handling; or

 
D. A farm that stores or utilizes regulated residuals.

 
3. Responsibility of person preparing nutrient management
plans. Upon completion of a nutrient management plan, a person
certified to prepare nutrient management plans in accordance with
this chapter shall notify the department. The notification must
include the name and address of the owner or operator of the farm
and the location of the farm for which the plan was prepared. A
person preparing a nutrient management plan required by this
chapter shall adhere to rules adopted in accordance with this
chapter pertaining to the preparation and requirements of the
plan.

 
4. Compliance date for farms operational on March 31, 1998.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1 to 3, Except for
a farm requiring a livestock operations permit under section
4205, an owner or operator of a farm that is was operational on
the effective date of this chapter March 31, 1998 and meets the
criteria established in subsection 2, paragraph A, or B or D is
not required to shall have a nutrient management plan prepared
for that farm until no later than January 1, 2001. A nutrient
management plan must be prepared in accordance with this chapter
no later than January 1, 2001. The Except as provided in
subsection 8, the plan must be implemented no later than October
1, 2005 2007.


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