Liquid Animal Waste Management Systems

The Department of Agriculture proposes its Liquid Animal Waste Management Systems Rule.

A public hearing was held on August 26, 2024. The public comment period expired on September 2, 2024. The agency provided a summary of the public comments it received and its responses thereto. Due to its length, that summary is attached separately. Jason Kearney, an attorney with the Bureau of Legislative Research, asked the following questions and was provided with the following agency responses: 1) Did the Department consult with the Division of Environmental Quality in promulgating this rule, per Arkansas Code Annotated § 15-20-102(a)? RESPONSE: Yes, we consulted extensively with ADEQ in this draft. 2) Are the permit fee amounts contained in Section II(7) of the proposed rule set by statute? RESPONSE: The permit fee schedule is not found in statute. The fees in our rule are unchanged from those that were set by ADEQ and are found in their Regulation 9 (Permit Fee Regulations).

• Rule packet: B.1.a DOA Liquid Animal Waste Management Systems and Act 824 of 2023
• Public comments: B.1.a.PC DOA Public Comment Summary_Liquid Animal Waste Management Systems
• ALC summary agenda Jun 19, 2025
• ALC agenda Jun 19, 2025
• ALC meeting video Jun 19, 2025
• ALC summary agenda May 21, 2025
• ALC agenda May 21, 2025
• ALC meeting video May 21, 2025
• Arkansas Register, July 2025