Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law

1. Without prejudice to relevant laws, the following requirements shall be implemented upon carrying out the treatment and safe disposal of agricultural waste: a) Waste from agricultural and veterinary facilities shall not be discarded or kept inside or outside these facilities without safe environmental treatment, as determined by the provisions of the Law, its Regulations, the Ministry’s instructions, and the relevant laws. b) In the event that safe environmental treatment of the waste of agricultural facilities is not possible, said waste shall be dumped inside the agricultural facility in quicklime pits at a depth of at least two meters from the earth surface in stable and low-permeability soil. If not possible, said waste shall be buried outside the facility and away from the houses and other facilities. Waste shall not be thrown in pastures or near roads or waterways and water sources without treatment. Nor shall it be burned inside or outside the agricultural facility using incinerators not licensed by the competent agencies. 107| Implementing Regulations of the Agriculture Law c) Compliance with any controls or standards approved by the Ministry. 2. Agricultural and veterinary facilities may seek the assistance of the Ministry or service provider to carry out the treatment and safe disposal of waste generated by agricultural and veterinary facilities, in exchange for a fee to be specified by the Ministry, as it deems appropriate.