Section 50.75. Livestock fencing.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section, "livestock fencing" means either of the following:

(a) Excluding livestock, by fencing or other means, in order to protect an erodible area or a practice under this subchapter.

(b) Restricting, by fencing or other means, human access to manure storage structures or other practices under this subchapter which may pose a hazard to humans.

(2)   Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs for livestock fencing, including the cost of designing and installing permanent fencing, gates, and related devices that are necessary to protect a practice, or to prevent degradation of waters of the state.

(3)   Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs for any of the following:

(a) Electric fence energizers.

(b) Portable fences and equipment used to contain or exclude livestock.

(c) Fencing, gates, or other equipment used primarily for the purpose of segregating, handling, or feeding livestock, rather than protecting an erodible area or a practice under this subchapter.

(4)   Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse livestock fencing costs unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The livestock fencing complies with all of the following that apply:

1. NRCS technical guide fence standard 382 (January, 2014).

2. NRCS technical guide access control standard 472 (October, 2008).

(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the livestock fencing practice for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

CR 01-090 : cr. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075 : am. (4) (a) 1. and 2. Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (4) (a) 1., 2. Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047 : am. (4) (a) 1. Register May 2015 No. 713 , eff. 6-1-15.