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     § 503.  Definitions.
        The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
     shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     context clearly indicates otherwise:
        "AEU."  Animal equivalent unit.
        "AEU per acre."  An animal equivalent unit per acre of
     cropland or acre of land suitable for application of animal
     manure.
        "Agricultural operations."  The management and use of farming
     resources for the production of crops, livestock or poultry.
        "Animal equivalent unit."  One thousand pounds live weight of
     livestock or poultry animals, regardless of the actual number of
     individual animals comprising the unit.
        "Animal housing facility."  A roofed structure or facility,
     or any portion thereof, used for occupation by livestock or
     poultry.
        "Best management practice" or "BMP."  A practice or
     combination of practices determined by the commission to be
     effective and practicable (given technological, economic and
     institutional considerations) to manage nutrients to protect
     surface water and groundwater, taking into account applicable
     nutrient requirements for crop utilization. The term includes,
     but is not limited to:
            (1)  Conservation tillage.
            (2)  Crop rotation.
            (3)  Soil testing.
            (4)  Manure testing.
            (5)  Diversions.
            (6)  Manure storage facilities.
            (7)  Storm water management practices.
            (8)  Nutrient application.
        "Board."  The Nutrient Management Advisory Board created by
     section 510 (relating to Nutrient Management Advisory Board).
        "Commission."  The State Conservation Commission established
     by the act of May 15, 1945 (P.L.547, No.217), known as the
     Conservation District Law.
        "Concentrated animal feeding operation."  An agricultural
     operation that meets the criteria established by the Department
     of Environmental Protection under authority of the act of June
     22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law.
        "Concentrated animal operation."  Agricultural operations
     meeting the criteria established under this chapter.
        "Conservation district."  Any county conservation district
     established under the act of May 15, 1945 (P.L.547, No.217),
     known as the Conservation District Law.
        "Cooperative extension."  The Cooperative Extension Service
     of The Pennsylvania State University.
        "Department."  The Department of Agriculture of the
     Commonwealth.
        "Fund."  The Nutrient Management Fund.
        "Manure management facility."  A manure storage facility,
     including a permanent structure or facility, or a portion of a
     structure or facility, utilized for the primary purpose of
     containing manure. The term includes liquid manure structures,
     manure storage ponds, component reception pits and transfer
     pipes, containment structures built under a confinement
     building, permanent stacking and composting facilities and
     manure treatment facilities. The term does not include the
     animal confinement areas of poultry houses, horse stalls, free
     stall barns or bedded pack animal housing systems.
        "Nutrient."  A substance or recognized plant nutrient,
     element or compound which is used or sold for its plant
     nutritive content or its claimed nutritive value. The term
     includes, but is not limited to, livestock and poultry manures,
     compost as fertilizer, commercially manufactured chemical
     fertilizers, sewage sludge or combinations thereof.
        "Nutrient management plan."  A written site-specific plan
     which incorporates best management practices to manage the use
     of plant nutrients for crop production and water quality
     protection consistent with the criteria established in sections
     504 (relating to powers and duties of commission) and 506
     (relating to nutrient management plans).
        "Nutrient management specialist."  A person satisfying the
     certification requirements of section 508 (relating to nutrient
     management certification program and odor management
     certification program).
        "Odor management plan."  A written site-specific plan
     identifying the practices, technologies, standards and
     strategies to be implemented to manage the impact of odors
     generated from animal housing or manure management facilities
     located or to be located on the site.

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