1. A.

   1. 1. Any concentrated animal feeding operation which is licensed by or which has submitted a substantially completed application to the State Department of Agriculture on or before September 1, 1997, shall be required to comply with all applicable provisions within one (1) year of such date or may enter into a compliance schedule with the Department to come into compliance.
   2. 2. The provisions of Section 9-210.1 of this title relating to setback requirements and the provisions of subsections B and C of Section 9-205.4 of this title relating to utilization of liners in retention structures or documentation of no hydrologic connection and to a minimum separation of four (4) feet between the bottom of the retention structure and the maximum groundwater elevation shall not apply to the facilities specified by this subsection.

2. B.

   1. 1. Any animal feeding operation, other than a concentrated animal feeding operation, which is licensed by or which has submitted a substantially completed application to the State Department of Agriculture on or before September 1, 1997, and desiring to retain such licensure, shall be required to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act within one (1) year of such date or may enter into a compliance schedule Roth the Department to come into compliance.
   2. 2. The provisions of Section 9-210.1 of this title relating to setback requirements and the provisions of subsections B and C of Section 9-205.4 of this title relating to utilization of liners in retention structures or documentation of no hydrologic connection and to a minimum separation of four (4) feet between the bottom of the retention structure and the maximum groundwater elevation shall not apply to the facilities specified by this subsection.

3. C.

   1. 1. Animal feeding operations, other than a concentrated anima] feeding operation, not licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Feed Yards Act in operation on the effective date of this act shall not be subject to any setback requirements not in effect on the date of past construction.
   2. 2. Provided, that the provisions of subsections B and C of Section 9-205.4 of this title relating to utilization of liners in retention structures or documentation of to hydrologic connection and to a minimum separation of four (4) feet between the bottom of the retention structure and the maximum groundwater elevation shall not apply to facilities specified by this subsection except as a condition to the issuance of a license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act.
4. D. On or after September 1, 1997, any expanding operations shall be in accordance with the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

Added by Laws 1997, HB 1522, c. 331, § 18, eff. September 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 1998, SB 1175, c. 404, § 15, emerg. eff. August 1, 1998 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 2 O.S. § 9-210.2 by Laws 2005, HB 1467, c. 292, § 25, emerg. eff. July 1, 2005