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County requirements for signup to evaluate animal confinement sites

• 1/10/2024 10:44:00 AM
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DES MOINES -- The Iowa DNR would like to remind counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities that they must adopt a construction evaluation resolution.

County requirements for signup to evaluate animal confinement sites

• 12/12/2023 12:19:00 PM
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DES MOINES -- Counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt a construction evaluation resolution. County boards of supervisors may approve the resolutions at any time, but must submit resolutions between Jan. 1 and 31, 2024.

Counties: Prepare for signup to evaluate animal confinement sites

• 12/6/2022 10:26:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reminds the Iowa State Association of Counties in early December that counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt a construction evaluation resolution.

Livestock Master Matrix adopted in 86 counties

• 2/22/2022 9:27:00 AM
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DES MOINES –Most of Iowa’s 99 counties notified DNR in January that they plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed animal confinement locations by using the master matrix.

Counties - prepare for signup to evaluate animal confinement sites

• 12/21/2021 3:38:00 PM
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DNR reminded the Iowa State Association of Counties in early December that counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt a construction evaluation resolution.

Livestock master matrix adopted in 89 counties

• 2/6/2020 12:05:00 PM
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DES MOINES – In January, 89 of Iowa’s 99 counties notified DNR that they plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed animal confinement locations by using the master matrix.

Counties must sign up soon to evaluate animal confinement sites

• 12/22/2016 12:02:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt and submit a construction evaluation resolution to the DNR between Jan. 1 and 31. 

Livestock Master Matrix Adopted in 88 Counties

• 2/4/2016 5:17:00 AM
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DES MOINES – Once again, 88 of 99 Iowa counties notified DNR in January that they plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed locations for animal confinements by using the master matrix.