Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-20-11
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Odor Abatement Plans
Official statutory text
A. An Odor Abatement Plan shall be developed by each licensed
managed feeding operation prior to the submission of an application
pursuant to the provisions of this section and rules promulgated by
the State Board of Agriculture pursuant thereto. The Odor Abatement
Plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for
documentation of structural controls, documentation of Best
Management Practices, odor abatement, and recordkeeping provisions.
B. 1. The Odor Abatement Plan shall include specific methods
of odor reduction which shall be tailored to each facility and
created to address each cause of odor listed in paragraph 2 of this
subsection.
2. The Odor Abatement Plan shall address methods for reducing
odors in relationship to swine maintenance, waste storage, land
application, and carcass disposal.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 695
3. The applicant or licensee shall examine the Odor Abatement
Plan at least annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan,
modify for changed conditions at the facility and determine if
economically feasible technological advances are available and
appropriate for the facility.
C. If, after reviewing the Odor Abatement Plan, the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry determines that the
plan does not adequately meet one or more of the minimum
requirements, the licensed managed feeding operation shall make and
implement appropriate changes to the Plan which may include the
utilization of economically feasible technology designed to abate
odor as required by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine
Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
D. In determining the adequacy of an odor abatement plan, the
Department shall consider all relevant factors including but not
limited to:
1. Design of the facilities;
2. Odor control technology to be utilized;
3. Prevailing wind direction in relation to occupied
residences;
4. Size of operation;
5. Distance from facility to occupied residences; and
6. All information contained in the application.
managed feeding operation prior to the submission of an application
pursuant to the provisions of this section and rules promulgated by
the State Board of Agriculture pursuant thereto. The Odor Abatement
Plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for
documentation of structural controls, documentation of Best
Management Practices, odor abatement, and recordkeeping provisions.
B. 1. The Odor Abatement Plan shall include specific methods
of odor reduction which shall be tailored to each facility and
created to address each cause of odor listed in paragraph 2 of this
subsection.
2. The Odor Abatement Plan shall address methods for reducing
odors in relationship to swine maintenance, waste storage, land
application, and carcass disposal.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 695
3. The applicant or licensee shall examine the Odor Abatement
Plan at least annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan,
modify for changed conditions at the facility and determine if
economically feasible technological advances are available and
appropriate for the facility.
C. If, after reviewing the Odor Abatement Plan, the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry determines that the
plan does not adequately meet one or more of the minimum
requirements, the licensed managed feeding operation shall make and
implement appropriate changes to the Plan which may include the
utilization of economically feasible technology designed to abate
odor as required by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine
Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
D. In determining the adequacy of an odor abatement plan, the
Department shall consider all relevant factors including but not
limited to:
1. Design of the facilities;
2. Odor control technology to be utilized;
3. Prevailing wind direction in relation to occupied
residences;
4. Size of operation;
5. Distance from facility to occupied residences; and
6. All information contained in the application.
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