Feedlot Permit Program
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Who Needs A Permit?

All Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations need a water pollution control permit. A "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation" is a lot or facility that stables or confines and feeds or maintains animals for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period and meets the following criteria for a large, medium, or small concentrated animal feeding operation:

  1. A large concentrated animal feeding operation as described in Table 1 below.
  2. A medium concentrated animal feeding operation as described in Table 1 below and meets one of the following conditions: 1) Pollutants are discharged into waters of the state through a man-made ditch, flushing system, or other similar man-made device; or 2) Pollutants are discharged directly into waters of the state which originate outside of and pass over, across, or through the facility or otherwise come into direct contact with the animals confined in the operation.
  3. A small concentrated animal feeding operation as described in Table 1 and designated as a concentrated animal feeding operation by the Secretary.

Table 1. Number of Animals to Define Large, Medium, and Small Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Type of Animal: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/th>
Feeding Operation: Large Medium Small
  Animal numbers
equal to or more than:		 Animal numbers
equal to:		 Animal numbers
less than:
Dairy cows (mature - milked or dry) 700 200 to 699 200
Veal Calves 1,000 300 to 999 300
Cattle other than mature dairy cows or veal calves 1 1,000 300 to 999 300
Swine (weighing more than 55 pounds) 2,500 750 to 2,499 750
Swine (weighing less than 55 pounds) 10,000 3,000 to 9,999 3,000
Horses 500 150 to 499 150
Sheep or Lambs 10,000 3,000 to 9,999 3,000
Turkeys 55,000 16,500 to 54,999 16,500
Laying hens or broilers 2 30,000 9,000 to 29,999 9,000
Chickens, other than laying hens 3 125,000 37,500 to 124,999 37,500
Laying hens 3 82,000 25,000 to 81,999 25,000
Ducks 2 5,000 1,500 to 4,999 1,500
Ducks 3 30,000 10,000 to 29,999 10,000
Geese 30,000 10,000 to 29,999 10,000

1 Cattle includes but is not limited to heifers, steers, bulls and cow/calf pairs.
2 Animal feeding operation uses a liquid manure handling system.
3 Animal feeding operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system.

NOTE: Other animal types not listed in the above table may be considered on a case-by-case basis.