Poultry litter bill breezes through Legislature on final days of session

Rainwater flows off a hillside into a roadside ditch below an Adair County poultry operation.
- Kelly J Bostian, KJBOutodoors

Author characterizes bill as a 'carrot and stick' approach
KELLY BOSTIAN
Oklahoma Ecology Project

A bill shielding the poultry industry from future lawsuits and increasing fines on farmers who are "bad actors" passed the House and Senate in the final days of the legislative session.

Senate Bill 1424, by Sen. Brent Howard, R-Ada, and Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, is characterized by its author as a "carrot and stick" approach. It increases fines on operators who violate poultry waste management regulations but protects those with a nutrient management plan in good standing.

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