HB 1115 Summary

• Creates a central repository under the agriculture commissioner to collect and maintain all county and township zoning regulations pertaining to concentrated animal feeding operations.

• Establishes odor standards limiting agricultural operations and animal feeding operations to 7 odor concentration units or higher measured outside property boundaries, with different measurement protocols for urban and rural areas.

• Sets tiered setback distances from residences, schools, churches, and public buildings based on animal unit size, ranging from no requirement for fewer than 300 units to 1.5 miles for hog operations exceeding 5,000 units.

• Transfers odor regulation authority from the Department of Environmental Quality to the agriculture commissioner and exempts agricultural operations from certain air pollution permits.

• Repeals the previous central repository provision in Section 23.1-01-10 and standardizes animal unit calculations across multiple code sections.