Code of Agricultural Practice for Waste Management (B.C. Reg. 131/92).

The present Regulation is made under the Public Health Act and the Environmental Management Act applies to ‘agricultural operations’. Within this Regulation, the Code of Agricultural Practice for Waste Management describes agricultural practices for using, storing and managing agricultural waste in a manner that is environmentally sound. Producers who operate in compliance with this Code do not have to hold an approval, permit or operational certificate under the Environmental Management Act to discharge ‘agricultural wastes’ into the environment (i.e. it offers exemption of sections 6 (2) and 6 (3) of the Act). Compliance with the Code under the Agricultural Waste Control Regulation does not exempt a producer from any other part of the Act. Handling agricultural wastes in a manner not outlined in the Code requires an Approval, Permit or Operational Certificate under the Act. The text of the Code consists of 31 sections divided into 10 Parts as follows: Purpose (1); Interpretation (2); General (3); Storage and use of agricultural waste (4); Application and composting of agricultural waste (5); Agricultural emissions (6); Storage and use of wood waste (7); On-farm disposal of mortalities (8); Feeding areas and access to water (9); Use and storage of agricultural products (10).