HB 1197 - Confined Feeding Operation Regulation - Indiana Key Vote
Jeffrey Thompson voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- March 5, 2007
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 21, 2007
- Introduced
- Jan. 11, 2007
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Confined Feeding Operation Regulation
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill establishing regulatory measures for confined feeding operations (CFOs) and confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
Highlights:
- Requires the construction of confined feeding operations (CFOs) and confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to be at least one mile from any public school, health facility, or municipality [SEC. 2 (sec. 1.5)(a)]. - Exempts new construction on an already existing CFO or within one mile of an existing CFO [SEC. 2 (sec. 1.5)(b)]. - Establishes civil penalties of $100-$25,000 per day for first time offenders, $500-$50,000 per day for repeat offenders, and $10,000-$100,000 per day for intentional violators [SEC. 5 (sec. 7)(c)]. - Requires an annually inspect of each feeding operation at the expense of the feeding operation [SEC. 6 (sec. 8)]. - Requires the state chemist to adopt rules for a CFO/CAFO manure application training program [SEC. 12 (sec. 18)(a)]. - Allows counties to retroactively regulate feeding operations within their boundaries so long as ordinances are adopted before January 1, 2008 [SEC. 14 (e)].