Livestock Environmental Permitting Program Fact Sheets The Livestock Environmental Permitting Program staff have created several fact sheets and guidance documents to help livestock farmers and the public better understand this new program. Below is a list of those fact sheets available online.   As always, please contact the office if you have more questions or need further information. What is a background check? What is the Livestock Environmental Permitting Program? How can the public be involved? How do I make a complaint? What is a Permit to Install? What is a Permit to Operate? Concentrated animal feeding facility size changed from animal unit definition to small, medium, large and major