1 (4a) "Dry litter poultry facility" means any agricultural feedlot activity 



2 involving poultry that does not utilize a liquid animal waste 



3 management system. 



4 (5) "Feedlot" means a lot or building or combination of lots and buildings 



5 intended for the confined feeding, breeding, raising, or holding of 



6 animals and either specifically designed as a confinement area in 



7 which animal waste may accumulate or where the concentration of 



8 animals is such that an established vegetative cover cannot be 



9 maintained. A building or lot is not a feedlot unless animals are 



10 confined for 45 or more days, which may or may not be consecutive, 



11 in a 12-month period. Pastures shall not be considered feedlots for 



12 purposes of this Part. 



1 3 (6) "Technical specialist" means an individual designated by the Soil and 



14 Water Conservation Commission, pursuant to rules adopted by that 



1 5 Commission, to certify animal waste management plans." 



16 SECTION 2. G.S. 143-2 15. IOC reads as rewritten: 



17 "§ 143-215.10C. Applications and permits. 



1 8 (a) No person shall construct or operate an animal waste management system for 



19 an animal operation or a dry litter poultry facility subject to federal discharge permit 



20 regulations without first obtaining an individual permit or a general permit under this 



21 Articl e . section. The Commission shall develop a system of individual and general 



22 permits for animal operations and dry litter poultry facilities based on species, number 



23 of animals, and other relevant factors. It is the intent of the General Assembly that most 



24 animal waste management systems be permitted under a general permit. The 



25 Commission, in its discretion, may require that an animal waste management system be 



26 permitted under an individual permit if the Commission determines that an individual 



27 permit is necessary to protect water quality, public health, or the environment. 



28 (b) An animal waste management system shall be designed, constructed, and 



29 operated so that the animal operation served by the animal waste management system 



30 does not cause pollution in the waters of the State except as may result because of 



31 rainfall fi"om a storm event more severe than the 25-year, 24-hour stei ^storm of the 



32 100-year. 24-hour storm if required by federal discharge permit regulations. 



33 (c) The Commission shall act on a permit application as quickly as possible and 



34 may conduct any inquiry or investigation it considers necessary before acting on an 



35 application. 



36 (d) All applications for permits or for renewal of an existing permit shall be in 



37 writing, and the Commission may prescribe the form of the applications. All 



38 applications shall include an animal waste management system plan approved by a 



39 technical specialist. The Commission may require an appUcant to submit additional 



40 information the Commission considers necessary to evaluate the application. Permits 



41 and renewals issued pursuant to this section shall be effective until the date specified 



42 therein or until rescinded unless modified or revoked by the Commission. 



43 (e) Animal waste management plans for animal operations shall include all of the 



44 following components: 



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