The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a final public notice covering a Permit to Install and a Permit to Operate for Langenkamp Poultry in Mercer County. Kevin Langenkamp owns the operation at 2859 Koenig Road in St. Henry, the notice states.
The site currently has two barns with capacity for 505,800 laying hens. Under the proposal, capacity would rise to 606,833 layers. The Permit to Install would be valid for two years and the Permit to Operate for five years.
The final permits may be appealed. A notice of appeal and any required filing fee must reach the Environmental Review Appeals Commission at 30 E. Broad St., Fourth Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, by 5 p.m. Nov. 23. Questions about the appeal process may go to ERAC. A copy of the appeal must also be served on the director of agriculture within three days after it is filed with ERAC.