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Agriculture Sectors: Crop (NAICS 111) and Animal (NAICS 112)

The Agriculture sectors comprise establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, and harvesting fish and other animals from a farm, ranch, or their natural habitats. Additional regulatory information may also be available from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Air

  • National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP):
    • Pesticide Active Ingredient Production Industry
    • Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters:
      • Area Sources 
      • Major Sources

General

  • Laws and Regulations by Farm Activity
  • Laws and Regulations by Statute
  • Pasture, Rangeland, and Grazing Operations - Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Guidance

Pesticides

  • Regulating Pesticides: Laws & Regulations
  • Restricted and Canceled Uses
  • Requirements for Pesticide Storage
  • Requirements for Pesticide Disposal
  • Worker Protection Standard (WPS) e-CFR section
  • Pesticide Tolerances

Water

  • Effluent Guidelines: Aquatic Animal Production Industry
  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs): information about agricultural activities regulated by wastewater permits.

Compliance

  • Agriculture Sector Compliance Assistance
  • Boiler Compliance at Area Sources
  • Combustion Portal: compliance assistance center.
  • Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Compliance Monitoring

Policies and Guidance

  • NPDES: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations - Regulations and Guidance

Additional federal and state regulations not listed here may apply. Find your state environmental agency.

Related Technical Information

  • AP 42: Chapter 9: Food and Agricultural Industries: emission factors and process information for air pollution source categories

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AgSTAR: promotes the recovery and use of methane from animal manure.

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Last updated on March 30, 2022