ATCP 50.80(2)(e) (e) The costs for practices that would remediate streambank erosion and streambank habitat degradation.

ATCP 50.80(2)(f) (f) The costs for practices that would exclude livestock from woodlands, sensitive wildlife habitat, and recreational lands.

ATCP 50.80(2)(g) (g) The costs for development of a prescribed grazing plan.

ATCP 50.80(3) (3) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse prescribed grazing costs unless all of the following conditions are met:

ATCP 50.80(3)(a) (a) The prescribed grazing practices comply with all of the following that apply:

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)1. 1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)2. 2. NRCS conservation practice standard 512 forage and biomass planting (January, 2013).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)3. 3. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)4. 4. NRCS conservation practice standard 580 streambank and shoreline protection (September, 2021).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)5. 5. NRCS conservation practice standard 561 heavy use area protection (November, 2022).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)6. 6. NRCS conservation practice standard 528 prescribed grazing (April, 2017).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)7. 7. Guidelines specified in “Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing,” published by the University of Wisconsin-Extension (2014).

ATCP 50.80 Note Note: Copies of “Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing” are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX Pub. No. A3529).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)8. 8. NRCS conservation practice standard 575 trails and walkways (August, 2021).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)9. 9. Standards for livestock watering facilities specified under s. ATCP 50.76.

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)10. 10. NRCS conservation practice standard 315 herbaceous weed treatment (June, 2016).

ATCP 50.80(3)(a)11. 11. NRCS conservation practice standard 314 brush management (April, 2017).

ATCP 50.80(3)(b) (b) The landowner agrees to maintain the prescribed grazing system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

ATCP 50.80 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) 1. to 8. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (3) (a) 1. to 6., 8. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047: am. (3) (a) 4., 5., 8. Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012: am. (3) (a) 5., 8. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 16-083: am. (3) (a) 1., 3., 7., 8. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (2) (intro.), (c), (d), cr. (2) (g), am. (3) (a) 1. to 6., 8., cr. (3) (a) 10., 11. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (a) 10., 11. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

ATCP 50.81 ATCP 50.81 Relocating or abandoning animal feeding operations.

ATCP 50.81(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

ATCP 50.81(1)(a) (a) “Abandonment” means discontinuing an animal feeding operation in order to prevent surface water or groundwater pollution from that animal feeding operation.

ATCP 50.81(1)(b) (b) “Animal feeding operation” means a feedlot or facility, other than a pasture, where animals are fed, confined, maintained, or stabled for 45 days or more in any 12-month period. Two or more animal feeding operations under common ownership or common management constitute a single animal feeding operation if any of the following apply:

ATCP 50.81(1)(b)1. 1. The operations are adjacent.

ATCP 50.81(1)(b)2. 2. The operations use common plans, acreage, or systems to landspread manure or other wastes.

ATCP 50.81(1)(b)3. 3. Manure, barnyard runoff, or other wastes are commingled in a common storage facility prior to landspreading.

ATCP 50.81(1)(c) (c) “Relocation” means discontinuing an animal feeding operation at one site and commencing that operation at a suitable alternate site in order to minimize the amount of surface water or groundwater pollution from that animal feeding operation.

ATCP 50.81(2) (2) Cost-share eligibility. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs incurred for the permanent relocation or abandonment of an animal feeding operation if all of the following conditions are met:

ATCP 50.81(2)(a) (a) The department or the county land conservation committee finds that relocation or abandonment is the most practical and cost-effective way to achieve compliance with state or local regulations.