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Committee moves to codify inspections and biosecurity requirements for confined feeding operations
Summary
Senate Bill 193, as amended, would put inspection timelines and biosecurity protocols for confined feeding operations into statute, extend scheduling windows to help agencies meet inspection demands, and preserve complaint-based, no-notice inspections; the committee passed the bill 13-0.
The Indiana House Environmental Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 193 as amended, a measure that places inspection timelines and biosecurity requirements for confined feeding operations (CFOs) into statute and clarifies when IDEM may conduct complaint-driven inspections.
Senate Bill 193, amended by language described in committee as Amendment 9, requires a compliance inspection tied to the submission of a construction-completion affidavit, establishes a scheduled inspection window around five-year renewals, elevates biosecurity protocols to statutory status and preserves IDEM's discretion to perform complaint-driven inspections without notice.
Josh Trenary, executive director of the Indiana Pork Producers Association, testified in support and described the practical need for longer…
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