Section Env-Sw 608.04 - Animal Carcass Composting Facilities Incidental to Livestock Operations(a) Subject to Env-Sw 608.02, no permit shall be required for a farm that raises livestock to compost animal carcasses provided that: (1) The carcasses are generated on the farm and incidental to the farm's routine livestock operations; and(2) The composting process and use of the finished compost shall be conducted in compliance with the livestock mortality composting best management practices established in the "Manual of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agriculture in New Hampshire," revised July 2019 published by New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, accessed as noted in Appendix B.(b) A farm that operates a permit-exempt animal carcass composting facility as described in (a) above may annually receive and compost up to 10 cubic yards of animal carcasses generated at another farm, provided that the carcasses being received are not classified as infectious waste under Env-Sw 904.01(a)(5) or otherwise known to be carrying an infectious disease.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 608.04
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