For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (M.O. 051/2020) on December 3, 2020 pursuant to section 44 of the Agricultural Operation Practices Act. 1 The Standards and Administration Regulation (AR 267/2001) is amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 1 is amended (a) by adding the following after subsection (1)(c): (c.01) "catch basin contents" means the runoff captured in a catch basin; (b) by adding the following after subsection (2): (3) For nutrient management purposes, catch basin contents are considered to be manure, composting materials and compost. 3 Section 9 is amended (a) by repealing subsections (1) to (4) and substituting the following: Groundwater resource protection 9(1) A manure storage facility and a manure collection area must have either a protective layer or a liner. (2) In the case of a protective layer referred to in subsection (1), (a) the bottom of the manure storage facility or the collection area must not be less than 1 m above the water table of the site at the time of construction, and (b) the bottom of the protective layer must not be less than 1 m above the top of the uppermost groundwater resource. (3) In the case of a liner referred to in subsection (1), the bottom of the liner (a) must not be less than 1 m above the water table of the site at the time of construction, and (b) must not be less than 1 m above the top of the uppermost groundwater resource. (b) in subsection (5) by striking out "The protective layer of a manure storage facility and of a manure collection area" and substituting "A protective layer referred to in subsection (1)"; (c) in subsection (6) by striking out "The liner of a manure storage facility and of a manure collection area" and substituting "A liner referred to in subsection (1)"; (d) by repealing subsection (8). 4 Section 11(1) is repealed and the following is substituted: Liquid manure containment 11(1) An open liquid manure storage facility must not (a) in the case of an above ground steel or concrete tank, have a freeboard of less than 0.3 m when the facility is full, and (b) in any other case, have a freeboard of less than 0.5 m when the facility is full. 5 Sections 17, 19(4) and 20(1) are repealed. 6 Section 22 is repealed and the following is substituted: Application 22 Sections 22 to 27 apply to manure, composting materials and compost. 7 Section 24 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out "application" and substituting "the time when manure is first applied, unless to do so would be impracticable"; (b) by repealing subsection (2); (c) in subsection (3) (i) by adding "who applies or stores manure, composting materials or compost" after "A person"; (ii) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (a) and by adding the following after clause (b): (c) have a manure handling plan that has been approved by the Board, or (d) satisfy an approval officer or the Board that for the first year following the granting of the application, the applicant has access to sufficient land to meet the land base requirements determined in accordance with the Code. (d) by repealing subsection (4). 8 Section 27 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out ", by entering a common body of water or by becoming return flow"; (b) by repealing subsection (2). 9 Section 28 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by adding "while they are the owner or operator of that operation" after "records"; (ii) by repealing clause (b); (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) A confined feeding operation must keep records of the volume or weight of manure, composting materials or compost production. (c) in subsection (3) by striking out "transfers control" and substituting "transfers ownership"; (d) in subsection (4) (i) by striking out "receives or removes" and substituting "receives or acquires ownership of"; (ii) in clauses (a) and (b) by striking out "received or removed" and substituting "received or acquired"; (iii) in clause (c) by striking out "the receipt or removal" and substituting "the receipt or acquisition"; (iv) by adding the following after clause (c): (d) the legal land description of the land where the manure, composting materials, or compost are to be kept. (e) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following: (5) Where a total of 500 tonnes or more of manure, composting materials or compost is applied to land in a year, the person who has control of that land must keep the following records: (a) the legal land description of the land to which the manure, composting materials or compost are applied; (b) the area of the land to which the manure, composting materials or compost are applied; (c) the volume or weight of the manure, composting materials or compost applied; (d) the application rates of the manure, composting materials or compost nutrients and fertilizer by field and year; (e) the dates of application and incorporation and the methods used for each field; (f) the soil test results, by area the manure, composting materials, or compost is to be applied to, for the nutrients specified in Schedule 3. (f) by repealing subsection (6). 10 Section 29, as extended by the Regulations Expiry Date Extension Regulation (AR 47/2020), is amended by striking out "June 30, 2020" and substituting "June 30, 2025". 11 Table 1 in Schedule 1 is repealed and the following is substituted: Table 1 Livestock Siting Unit (LSU) Table for Livestock Categories and Types Category of Livestock Type of Livestock Factor A Technology Factor MU LSU Factor Feedlot Animals Beef Cows/Finishers (900+ lbs) 0.700 0.700 0.910 0.446 Beef Feeders (450 - 900 lbs) 0.700 0.700 0.500 0.245 Beef Feeder Calves (< 550 lbs) 0.700 0.700 0.275 0.135 Horses - PMU 0.650 0.700 1.000 0.455 Horses Feeders > 750 lbs 0.650 0.700 1.000 0.455 Horses - Foals < 750 lbs 0.650 0.700 0.300 0.137 Mules 0.600 0.700 1.000 0.420 Donkeys 0.600 0.700 0.670 0.281 Bison 0.600 0.700 1.000 0.420 Dairy (*count lactating cows only) *Free Stall - Lactating Cows with all associated dries, heifers, and calves 0.800 1.100 2.000 1.760 *Free Stall - Lactating with Dry Cows only 0.800 1.100 1.640 1.443 Free Stall - Lactating cows only 0.800 1.100 1.400 1.232 Tie Stall - Lactating cows only 0.800 1.000 1.400 1.120 Loose Housing - Lactating cows only 0.800 1.000 1.400 1.120 Dry Cow 0.800 0.700 1.000 0.560 Replacements - Bred Heifers (Breeding to calving) 0.800 0.700 0.875 0.490 Replacements - Growing Heifers (350 lbs to breeding) 0.800 0.700 0.525 0.294 Calves (< 350 lbs) 0.800 0.700 0.200 0.112 Swine Liquid (*count sows only) Farrow to finish * 2.000 1.100 1.780 3.916 Farrow to wean * 2.000 1.100 0.670 1.474 Farrow only * 2.000 1.100 0.530 1.166 Feeders/Boars 2.000 1.100 0.200 0.440 Growers/Roasters 2.000 1.100 0.118 0.260 Weaners 2.000 1.100 0.055 0.121 Swine Solid (*count sows only) Farrow to finish * 2.000 0.800 1.780 2.848 Farrow to wean * 2.000 0.800 0.670 1.072 Farrow only * 2.000 0.800 0.530 0.848 Feeders/Boars 2.000 0.800 0.200 0.320 Growers/Roasters 2.000 0.800 0.118 0.189 Weaners 2.000 0.800 0.055 0.088 Poultry Chicken - Breeders - Solid 1.000 0.700 0.010 0.007 Chicken - Layer - Liquid (includes associated pullets) 2.000 1.100 0.008 0.018 Chicken - Layers (Belt Cage) 2.000 0.700 0.008 0.011 Chicken - Layers (Deep Pit) 2.000 0.700 0.008 0.011 Chicken - Pullets/Broilers 1.000 0.700 0.002 0.001 Turkeys - Toms/Breeders 1.000 0.700 0.020 0.014 Turkey - Hens (light) 1.000 0.700 0.013 0.009 Turkey - Broilers 1.000 0.700 0.010 0.007 Ducks 1.000 0.700 0.010 0.007 Geese 1.000 0.700 0.020 0.014 Sheep and Goats Sheep - Ewes/Rams 0.600 0.700 0.200 0.084 Sheep - Ewes with Lambs 0.600 0.700 0.250 0.105 Sheep - Lambs 0.600 0.700 0.050 0.021 Sheep - Feeders 0.600 0.700 0.100 0.042 Goats - Meat/Milk (per Ewe) 0.700 0.700 0.170 0.083 Goats - Nannies/Billies 0.700 0.700 0.140 0.069 Goats - Feeders 0.700 0.700 0.077 0.038 Cervid Elk 0.600 0.700 0.600 0.252 Deer 0.600 0.700 0.200 0.084 Wild Boar Feeders 2.000 0.800 0.140 0.224 Sow (farrowing) 2.000 0.800 0.371 0.594