The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall investigate complaints of improper manure handling, including, but not limited to, complaints of improper storage or spreading of manure. If the commissioner is able to identify the source or sources of the manure and has reason to believe that the manure is a nuisance and the nuisance is caused by the use of other than best management practices for manure handling, the commissioner shall:

1. 1. Findings Determine the changes needed in manure handling to comply with best management practices for manure handling;

   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]

2. 2. Conformance Require the person responsible to abide by the necessary changes determined in subsection 1 and determine if the changes have been made; and

   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]

3. 3. Report Give the written findings of the initial investigation and any determination of compliance to the complainant and the person responsible.

   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]

PL 1989, c. 836, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 548, §§A6,7 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 283, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).