Livestock Waste Management Practices And Legilation Outside Br

Alberta
Municipalities under provincial guidelines have the authority for intensive
livestock development under a detailed permit process.
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3.2 REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Livestock waste management regulation and enforcement for the jurisdictions
reviewed are a complex mixture of activity at various levels of government. In
some instances a specific level of government is responsible, but more often a
shared responsibility of two or three levels of government is utilized for
integrated approaches to livestock waste management.
The direct involvement of livestock producers or their organizations in regulation
and enforcement appears to be becoming more common.
European Community
In 1991 a directive concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused
by nitrate from agricultural sources meant that members were required to
designate land areas where the NO 3 concentration in water exceeded 50mg/L
as vulnerable zones.
In addition, and specifically with reference to solid manure and associated slurry
application since 1995, applications are limited to 210 kg. N/ha with reductions
over the next 4 years to 170kg. N/ha.
Denmark