
Proposed Poultry Litter Management Act Means a Change in How Growers and Integrators Manage Litter
By Ashley Ellixson and Paul Goeringer This post should not be considered legal advice or a political statement for or against this proposed legislation. I hope, this year, to look at more proposed legislation currently pending before the General Assembly during the 2016 session. Recently introduced was SB 496, the Poultry Litter Management Act (http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0496f.pdf), which would change how poultry litter is handled in Maryland. SB 496 would