1. (1) Definitions. In this section:

   1. (a) “Animal housing” means a building or structure used exclusively for the housing, raising, or sheltering of animals.
   2. (am) “Roof” means a weather-proof covering that shields an animal lot or manure storage structure from precipitation, and includes the structure supporting that weather-proof covering.
2. (2) Cost-share eligibility. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of constructing a roof if the county land conservation committee finds that the roof construction is the most practical and cost-effective way to achieve compliance with state or local regulations.
3. (3) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a roof, over an existing or relocated animal lot or manure storage structure, that is necessary to prevent barnyard runoff or discharges from a manure storage structure.
4. (4) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs to install a roof over feed storage, machinery storage, or animal housing areas, except as provided in sub. (3).

5. (5) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a roof unless all of the following conditions are met:

   1. (a) The roof complies with NRCS conservation practice standard 367 roofs and covers (April, 2016).
   2. (b) The roof structure has sufficient ventilation to protect farm operators, livestock, and the roof.
   3. (c) The roof and supporting structure are constructed of materials with a life expectancy of 10 years or more.
   4. (d) The landowner agrees not to establish additional outdoor animal lots on the site for the duration of the cost-share agreement maintenance period, except with adequate runoff control practices approved by the department.
   5. (e) The landowner agrees not to convert a roofed animal lot structure, cost-shared under this chapter, for use other than as an animal lot for the duration of the maintenance agreement.
   6. (f) The landowner agrees to maintain the roof for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

History

History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: r. and recr. (5) (a) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (5) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-083: am. (5) (a) Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: renum. (1) (a) to (am) and am., cr. (1) (a), r. (1) (b), consol. (4) (intro.) and (c) and am., r. (4) (a), (b), am. (5) (a), (e) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.