HB 1403 Summary

• Creates a central repository maintained by the agriculture commissioner for all county and township zoning regulations pertaining to concentrated animal feeding operations.

• Establishes odor regulations limiting agricultural operations and animal feeding operations to seven odor concentration units or higher outside property boundaries, with measurement methods requiring certified inspectors using scentometers.

• Sets tiered setback distances from residences based on animal unit size, ranging from no setback for under 300 units to 1.5 miles for hog operations with 5,000+ units.

• Permits existing concentrated feeding operations to expand capacity by 25 percent without triggering higher setback requirements and allows counties and townships to establish high-density and low-density agricultural production districts.

• Repeals sections 23-01-30 and 23.1-01-10 establishing prior central repository requirements and transfers odor regulation authority to the agriculture commissioner.