Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 502.104
a) An Animal Feeding Operation is defined as a Medium CAFO if the following numbers of animals specified in any of the following categories are stabled or confined and subsection (b), (c) or (d) is met:
| Number of Animals | Kind of Animals |
| 200 to 699 | Mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry |
| 300 to 999 | Veal calves |
| 300 to 999 | Cattle other than mature dairy cows or veal calves. Cattle includes heifers, steers, bulls, and cow/calf pairs. |
| 750 to 2,499 | Swine, each weighing 55 pounds or more |
| 3,000 to 9,999 | Swine, each weighing less than 55 pounds |
| 150 to 499 | Horses |
| 3,000 to 9,999 | Sheep or lambs |
| 16,500 to 54,999 | Turkeys |
| 9,000 to 29,999 | Laying hens or broilers, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses a liquid manure handling system |
| 37,500 to 124,999 | Chickens (other than laying hens), if the Animal Feeding Operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system |
| 25,000 to 81,999 | Laying hens, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system |
| 10,000 to 29,999 | Ducks, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system |
| 1,500 to 4,999 | Ducks, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses a liquid manure handling system |
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 3196, effective February 15, 2024)