Iowa HF2418 allows county boards of supervisors to control the siting and management of confinement feeding operations.

Iowa HF2418 provides for county control over the siting and management of confinement feeding operations. The bill allows county boards of supervisors to adopt ordinances that govern the construction and expansion of confinement feeding operations. These operations involve keeping agricultural animals in a structure for at least 45 days in any 12-month period. The county board may approve or disapprove the location of such operations, subject to conditions, and may establish separation distances greater than those required by state law.

Iowa HF2418 allows county boards of supervisors to control the siting and management of confinement feeding operations.

Iowa HF2418 provides for county control over the siting and management of confinement feeding operations. The bill allows county boards of supervisors to adopt ordinances that govern the construction and expansion of confinement feeding operations. These operations involve keeping agricultural animals in a structure for at least 45 days in any 12-month period. The county board may approve or disapprove the location of such operations, subject to conditions, and may establish separation distances greater than those required by state law.