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County staff report state review of animal-waste ordinance; DATCP suggests simplifying large-farm threshold
Summary
Marathon County conservation staff said state agencies are reviewing draft animal-waste ordinance amendments and DATCP recommended changing the medium/large farm threshold from “300–999 animal units” to “300 or more” to avoid ambiguity for farms in the 1,000-unit permitting limbo; staff supported the change and said the draft may not reach the State Land and Water Board until June.
Marathon County conservation staff updated the Environmental Resources Committee March 31 on state legal review of proposed amendments to Chapter 11.02 — animal waste and cropland management.
County Conservationist Kirsty Heidenreich said the draft was sent to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Department of Natural Resources in early January and that the state review process can delay the county’s timeline because the State Land and Water Board meets only every other month. She said DATCP suggested a minor but…
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