The Vermont Accepted Agricultural Practices provide the following requirements for burying livestock:
4.05 Agricultural Waste Management
(a) All agricultural wastes including, but not limited to, chemicals, petroleum products, containers, and carcasses shall be properly stored, handled and disposed of, so as to minimize adverse water quality impacts.
(b) Animal mortalities buried on farm property shall be sited so as to be:
(i) at least 150 feet from property lines, wells and surface waters.
(ii) at least 3 feet above the seasonal high water table.
(iii) covered with a minimum of 24 inches of soil
(c) Animal mortalities composted on farm property shall be sited so as to be:
(i) at least 100 feet from property lines, wells and surface waters.
(ii) not on land subject to annual overflow from adjoining surface waters.
(iii) at least 300 feet from neighboring domiciles.
The full document can be found at: http://www.vermontagriculture.com/ARMES/awq/AAPs.htm
