Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Chapter 17 - Water Quality
Subchapter 5 - Registered Poultry Feeding Operations
Section 35:17-5-3 - Registration, Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) required
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 35:17-5-3
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Registration.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to
construct or operate a new poultry feeding operation without first registering
with the State Board of Agriculture.
(2) Every poultry feeding operation shall be
required to reregister annually by January 1 to operate.
(3) Any poultry feeding operation that has a
valid license pursuant to the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Act shall not be required to register pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered
Poultry Feeding Operations Act.
(4)
The owner or operator of a poultry feeding operation not classified as a
poultry feeding operation may register if the owner elects to come under the
provisions of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act and the
rules of the State Board of Agriculture.
(b) Nutrient Management Plan.
(1) Every poultry feeding operation shall
obtain or apply for an approved NMP addressing both nitrogen and
phosphorus.
(2) All new operators
of poultry feeding operations shall obtain or apply for a NMP prior to
construction of the facility. The NMP shall be completed and implemented within
one year of application.
(3) The
NMP shall be prepared by USDA NRCS or an entity approved by the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
(4) Plans shall be reviewed and updated at
least every six (6) years from the date the NMP was obtained. Plans shall also
be reviewed and updated in the following circumstances:
(A) When the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry changes the waste utilization standards
or
(B) Upon notification of the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
(5) The NMP shall be updated prior to the
expansion of a facility.
(6)
Implementation of the NMP shall occur within ninety (90) days of receipt of the
NMP unless otherwise determined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry. In no event shall the poultry feeding operation land apply
poultry waste in excess of the standards contained in Appendix
A.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 1057, eff 12-19-97 (emergency) ; Added at 15 Ok Reg 2508, eff 6-25-98 ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 4266, eff 8-20-98 (emergency) ; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2119, eff 6-25-99 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 813, eff 7-1-13
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