1. A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 14 of this act and subsection F of this section, animal feeding operations using liquid animal waste management systems where swine are housed in roof- covered structures shall not be located within the following applicable distances from an occupied residence:

   1. 1. More than 4000 animal units 2 miles; 2. 2001 to 4000 animal units 1 1/4 miles; 3. 1001 to 2000 animal units 3/4 mile; 4. 601 to 1000 animal units 1/2 mile; 5. 300 to 600 animal units 1/4 mile; and 6. Less than 300 animal units no setback.
2. B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no licensed managed feeding operation which applies for a new or expanding concentrated animal feeding operation license after March 9, 1998, shall be located within three (3) miles of the outside boundary of any area or facility owned or operated as a camp or recreational site by a nonprofit organization established prior to application of the concentrated animal feeding operation.
3. C. The setback requirements contained in subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to any property owner who executes a written waiver with the owner or operator of the animal feeding operation, under such terms and conditions as are agreed to by the parties. The written waiver shall be effective upon recording of the waiver in the office of the county clerk in the county in which such property is located. The filed waiver shall preclude enforcement of the setback requirements of subsections A or B of this section with regard to property described in the waiver and owned by the person executing such waiver. A change in ownership of the applicable property or change in ownership of the property on which the animal feeding operation is located shall not affect the validity of the waiver.

4. D. No licensed managed feeding operation established after the effective date of this act which applies for a new or expanding license after March 9, 1998, shall be located:

   1. 1. Within three (3) miles of any designated scenic river area as specified by the Scenic Rivers Act;
   2. 2. Within three (3) miles of the outside boundary of any historic property or museum owned by the State of Oklahoma;
   3. 3. Within three (3) miles of a public drinking water well;
   4. 4. Within one (1) mile of a waterbody specified as Outstanding Resource Waters that has recreational or ecological significance as outlined by the most current Water Quality Standards promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; or
   5. 5. Within three (3) miles of a national park designated by the United States .Department of the Interior National Park Service.
5. E. All distances between occupied residences and animal feeding operations shall be measured from the closest corner of the walls of the occupied residence to the closest point of the nearest waste facility, as determined by the State Department of Agriculture. The property boundary line of the real property is not used unless it coincides with the closest point of the waste facility or occupied residence.
6. F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any animal feeding operation which has been licensed by or which had submitted an application to the State Department of Agriculture on or prior to March 9, 1998. In addition, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any animal feeding operation with a capacity of 2000 animal units or less which was established prior to June 1, 1998.

Laws 1998, SB 1175, c. 404, § 15, emerg. eff. August 1, 1998; Renumbered from 2 O.S. § 9-210.3 by Laws 2005, HB 1467, c. 292, § 25, emerg. eff. July 1, 2005.