A bill for an act relating to the regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction, including expansion, of structures, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

HF 2416 prohibits the construction or expansion of confinement feeding operation structures (including partially roofed facilities) in Iowa, affecting most livestock operations. It allows exceptions for small animal feeding operations and ongoing projects begun before the bill's effective date. The moratorium ends 30 days after Iowa's Department of Natural Resources publishes a notice confirming fewer than 100 impaired water bodies on the state's 303(d) list. The bill amends Iowa's Animal Agriculture Compliance Act to implement this temporary construction freeze, which takes effect immediately upon enactment.