SUBTITLE E: AGRICULTURE RELATED POLLUTION
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
PART 502 PERMITS
SECTION 502.103 LARGE CAFOS
Section 502.103 Large CAFOs
An Animal Feeding Operation is defined as a Large CAFO if at least the numbers of animals specified in any of the following categories are stabled or confined:
|
Number of Animals |
Kind of Animals |
|
700 |
Mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry |
|
1,000 |
Veal calves |
|
1,000 |
Cattle other than mature dairy cows or veal calves. Cattle includes heifers, steers, bulls, and cow/calf pairs. |
|
2,500 |
Swine, each weighing 55 pounds or more |
|
10,000 |
Swine, each weighing less than 55 pounds |
|
500 |
Horses |
|
10,000 |
Sheep or lambs |
|
55,000 |
Turkeys |
|
30,000 |
Laying hens or broilers, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses a liquid manure handling system |
|
125,000 |
Chickens (other than laying hens), if the Animal Feeding Operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system |
|
82,000 |
Laying hens, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system |
|
30,000 |
Ducks, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system |
|
5,000 |
Ducks, if the Animal Feeding Operation uses a liquid manure handling system |
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 3196, effective February 15, 2024)