(a) A commercial poultry ranch owner or operator who employs the drying and coning operation method of manure management shall comply with the following requirements for the prevention and control of fly breeding unless otherwise approved by the Director and specified in the approved annual proposal:
(1) The process shall begin on at least a six inch pad of dry manure to harbor predators and parasites and to provide absorbent surface for fresh droppings, unless otherwise approved by the Director. A proportionately deeper pad of dry manure shall be required if the area beneath the poultry cages is below the levels of the aisles.
(2) Any system used for watering the poultry shall be maintained to prevent water from reaching the manure and feed.
(3) All wet manure created by water leaks or poultry shall be thoroughly removed and, if necessary, be replaced with an adequate base of dry poultry manure.
(4) Whenever manure is removed from under the cages a six inch pad of dry manure shall be left to provide absorbent surfaces, facilitate the forming of new cones and maintain a habitat for predators and parasites. This may be done by one of the following methods:
(A) Removing every other row and then pushing half of the manure from the remaining row into the "cleaned out" row.
(B) Cleaning so as to leave at least a six inch pad of dry manure in each row.
(C) Cleaning out all manure and replacing it with at least a six inch pad of dry manure.
(5) The poultry house aisles and adjacent areas shall be cleaned of feathers and other debris at intervals specified in the approved annual proposal to eliminate pupation areas for fly larvae.
(b) A commercial poultry ranch owner or operator who employs the frequent manure removal operation method of manure management shall comply with the following requirements unless otherwise approved by the Director and specified in the approved annual proposal:
(1) Manure shall be removed from under poultry cages at least once weekly or more frequently if necessary to prevent larvae and pupae from completing their life cycles and emerging as adult flies.
(2) Whenever manure is removed from underneath poultry cages larvae and pupae shall also be removed from the aisle and adjacent areas.
(3) The aisles and adjacent areas of the poultry housing shall be cleaned of feathers and other debris at intervals specified in the approved proposal to prevent larvae and pupae from completing their life cycles and emerging as adult flies.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7428 (N.S.), effective 2-4-88; amended by Ord. No. 8477 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 9965 (N.S.), effective 2-6-09; amended by Ord. No. 10238 (N.S.), effective 1-4-13)