This regulation is to be applied to all livestock production building or manure storage facilities. This regulation has been developed and adopted to prevent and control water pollution that can be caused by livestock and manure storage facilities. Authorization certificate are mandatory and have to be obtained from the Ministere de l’Environnement et de la Faune du Quebec for all project of new livestock facilities, expansion of an existing livestock production unit (expansion of building or increase of the number of animal units), change in the species raised on farm and finally a change in the localization of the manure storage facility. The certificate demand is studied and has to respect localization norms considering the manure management type, liquid or solid, and the number of animal units. Provisions on manure use and elimination are also presented. Bookkeeping of the manure application with rates, dates and specific fields where the manure has been applied has to be done and this information have to be kept for 2 years. If an organisation taking care of the surplusses is in charge for the manure disposal of the manure produced in excess of a farm, this organisation have to do the bookkeeping for that volume.