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Exhibit B <br /> <br />Minnesota Statutes 116.06 DEFINITIONS <br />§ Subd. 4a. Animal unit. <br />"Animal unit" means a unit of measure used to compare differences in the production of animal manure <br />that employs as a standard the amount of manure produced on a regular basis by a slaughter steer or <br />heifer for an animal feedlot or manure storage area calculated by multiplying the number of animals of <br />each type in clauses (1) to (9) by the respective multiplication factor and summing the resulting values <br />for the total number of animal units. For purposes of this chapter, the following multiplication factors <br />apply: <br />1) one mature dairy cow, whether milked or dry: <br /> (i) over 1,000 pounds, 1.4 animal units; or <br /> (ii) under 1,000 pounds, 1.0 animal unit; <br />2) one cow and calf pair, 1.2 units; <br />3) one calf, 0.2 unit; <br />4) one slaughter steer, 1.0 animal unit; <br />5) head of feeder cattle or heifer, 0.7 unit; <br />6) one head of swine: <br /> (i) over 300 pounds, 0.4 animal unit; <br /> (ii) between 55 pounds and 300 pounds, 0.3 animal unit; and <br /> (iii) under 55 pounds, 0.05 animal unit; <br />7) one horse, 1.0 animal unit; <br />8) one sheep or lamb, 0.1 animal unit; <br />9) one chicken: <br /> (i) one laying hen or broiler, if the facility has a liquid manure system, 0.033 animal unit; or <br /> (ii) one chicken if the facility has a dry manure system: <br /> (A) over five pounds, 0.005 animal unit; or <br /> (B) under five pounds, 0.003 animal unit; <br />10) one turkey: <br /> (i) over five pounds, 0.018 animal unit; or <br /> (ii) under five pounds, 0.005 animal unit; <br />11) one duck, 0.01 animal unit; and <br />12) for animals not listed in clauses (1) to (8), the number of animal units is the average weight of the <br />animal in pounds divided by 1,000 pounds. <br /> <br /> <br />154