The owner of a fish farm wants Delaware County officials to exempt aquaculture from a proposed new ordinance that would govern confined animal feeding operations. Michael Miller, who owns Bell Aquaculture about 10 miles northeast of Muncie, also said passage of the CAFO ordinance could cause him to halt plans to expand his $10 million operation. "Restrictions on new facilities in Delaware County should aquatic animals remain part of this zoning approval process will eliminate this county from any further consideration for building additional facilities by Bell Aquaculture or others," he said.

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