LD 1567
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accordance with section 4202, subsection 2 and must address the
storage and utilization of all farm nutrients generated on or
transported to the farm. A nutrient management plan developed by a
farm owner or operator is deemed to have been prepared by a
certified nutrient management specialist if a certified nutrient
management specialist reviews the plan for compliance with this
chapter, signs the plan and notifies the department in accordance
with subsection 3. For livestock farms, the nutrient management
plan must address storage and utilization of farm nutrients for the
entire farm operation including leased or rented land. For crop
farms, the plan must address storage and utilization of farm
nutrients on land on which manure is utilized or stored. The plan
must establish minimum distances between manure storage, stacking
and spreading areas and property lines and surface water based on
site-specific factors. The plan must provide for manure storage
for a minimum of 180 days. A nutrient management plan prepared in
accordance with this section is confidential and is not a public
record as defined in Title 1, section 402, subsection 3. A copy of
a nutrient management plan required under this section must be
available to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee upon
request. A nutrient management plan must include the following:

 
A. Provisions for soil erosion control;

 
B. Minimum distances between manure storage, stacking and
spreading areas and property lines and surface waters;

 
C. Results of soil tests for land designated in the plan
for manure spreading or manure irrigation;

 
D. Results of manure tests;

 
E. Statement of yield goals for land receiving farm
nutrients;

 
F. Additional information established through rulemaking;

 
G. Site-specific dates recommended for the spreading of
manure and spraying or irrigation of liquid manure. In
compliance with section 4207, the plan may not recommend
spreading between December 1st of a calendar year and March
15th of the following calendar year; and

 
H. A recommended timetable for implementing the plan.

 
Sec. B-25. 7 MRSA §4204, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Plan requirements.__For livestock farms, the nutrient
management plan must address storage and utilization of farm

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