Legal basis: Article 40 of the Animal Husbandry Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) prohibits the construction of livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities in the following areas:
(a) drinking water source protection areas, scenic spots, as well as the core areas and buffer areas of nature reserves;
(2) Urban residential areas, cultural, educational and scientific research areas and other densely populated areas;
(3) Other areas prohibited by laws and regulations.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law
Article 75 Livestock and poultry farms and farming communities shall collect, store, remove and treat sewage, livestock and poultry droppings and corpses in time to prevent the emission of malodorous gases.
Article 117 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of this Law, fails to take measures to prevent and control the emission of malodorous gases shall be ordered by the competent department of ecological environment of the people's government at or above the county level to make corrections according to their duties, and be fined between 654.38 million yuan and 654.38 million yuan; Refuses to correct, shall be ordered to stop rectification or suspend business for rectification.