{"data":{"id":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-507","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"3 Pa.C.S. § 507","heading":"Manure application setbacks and buffers.","body":"(a) General rule.--Unless the commission establishes a stricter requirement by regulation, no concentrated animal operation or other agricultural operation receiving manure from a concentrated animal operation directly or indirectly through a broker or other person may mechanically land apply manure within 100 feet of surface water unless a vegetated buffer no less than 35 feet in width and meeting standards established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service is used to prevent manure runoff into the surface water.\n(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term \"surface water\" means a perennial or intermittent stream with a defined bed and bank, a lake or a pond.","path":["Title 3 - AGRICULTURE","PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 5 NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND ODOR MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=03\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=5\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 3 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:13Z","sha256":"9c0eb5f7e6759694e237773440b0d261c69bc25ef7feb0a24e7a4a10f6ae7ee3","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-506","next":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}