Section 1313. Land application system notification.
(a) Requirement.--An agricultural operator intending to use food processing residuals in the course of normal farming operations shall file a land application system notification with the commission prior to the use in a form and manner determined by the commission. The notification shall be filed every three years as applicable.
(b) Required components.--A land application system notification shall include:
(1) The name, location and contact information for the agricultural operator.
(2) The total estimated volume per month of food processing residuals intended to be used in the course of normal farming operations.
(3) Nutrient content analysis and characteristics of interest analysis of food processing residuals intended to be used in the course of normal farming operations.
(4) Total acreage upon which food processing residuals may be land-applied in the course of normal farming operations in accordance with the agricultural operator's land application system.
(5) A signed statement confirming that the use of all food processing residuals in the course of normal farming operations shall be conducted under a land application system.
(c) Resubmission.--The commission may require resubmission of a land application system notification if the commission finds a submission to be incomplete.
(d) Validity.--A land application system notification shall be valid for three years from the date the land application system notification is received by the commission or until the associated land application system is modified in a form and manner determined by the commission.
(1313 added July 12, 2026, P.L.265, No.21)
Compiler's Note: See section 37(1) of Act 21 of 2026 in the appendix to this act for special provisions relating to effective date.