Ministry of Environment Mandates Submission of Odor Prevention Plans for Livestock Farms

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Dongwoo Lee] The Ministry of Environment announced on the 5th that the partial amendment to the "Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Manure" to prevent odor from livestock farms was approved at the Cabinet meeting and will be enforced from the 14th.

This amendment mandates the submission of an "odor prevention plan" and an "annual maintenance and management plan for odor prevention facilities" when obtaining permission to install livestock manure discharge facilities.

The purpose is to establish an odor prevention plan from the livestock farm installation stage and have the responsible city, county, or district verify its appropriateness to prevent impacts on the living environment near the livestock farms.

The submission obligation applies to livestock farmers who are newly obtaining permission to install livestock manure discharge facilities. The Ministry of Environment plans to prepare a "Livestock Manure Odor Management Guide" related to this system and provide it to relevant local governments and farms within this month.

Lee Sangjin, Director of the Water Environment Policy Division at the Ministry of Environment, said, "We hope this will enhance the odor management efforts of livestock farmers and provide an opportunity for the responsible city, county, or district to systematically manage odor control of livestock manure discharge facilities."

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