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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-707 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-707
View Statute 37-707
Status: repealed

(1) The commission is directed to place suitable signs showing the boundaries of the refuges, as designated in section 37-706 , using the map adopted by the commission pursuant to this section, on all roads leading into such refuges.

(2)(a) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations determining the boundaries of the state game refuges. The commission's determination shall be based on the definitions in sections 37-701 to 37-708 and shall include maps showing such boundaries.

(b) The commission shall update any boundary determination required by subdivision (a) of this subsection whenever it determines that there has been a substantial change in the location of the banks of said stream used for locating such boundary.

(c) To the extent necessary to fulfill their obligations under sections 37-701 to 37-708 and pursuant to notice as provided in subdivision (d) of this subsection, the commission shall have access at all reasonable times to all properties to which access is needed to fulfill such obligations. Entry upon such properties for the purposes set forth in such sections shall not be considered trespass.

(d) Notice of intent to enter upon property for the purposes of subdivision (2)(c) of this section shall be satisfied by publishing such notice at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper published or of general circulation in the county or counties in which such property and such game refuge are located.

(e) All rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this section by the Department of Natural Resources as it existed prior to July 1, 2025, shall remain in effect unless revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.

Laws 1939, c. 43, § 2, p. 202;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-429;

R.S.1943, § 37-419;

Laws 1947, c. 135, § 3, p. 380;

R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-419;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 321;

Laws 2004, LB 826, § 4;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 57.

Game Refuge Act was sustained as constitutional against contention that it was special law for protection of game and fish. Bauer v. State Game, Forestation and Parks Com., 138 Neb. 436, 293 N.W. 282 (1940).

Game Refuge Act was sustained as constitutional against contention that it was special law for protection of game and fish. Bauer v. State Game, Forestation and Parks Com., 138 Neb. 436, 293 N.W. 282 (1940).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-511 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-511
View Statute 37-511
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in the Game Law, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, acting as common carrier or otherwise, to bring into this state any fish or game from any state during the time that such other state prohibits the transportation of such fish or game from such state to a point without the same. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be fined at least fifty dollars.

Laws 1929, c. 112, V, § 7, p. 428;

C.S.1929, § 37-507;

R.S.1943, § 37-507;

Laws 1989, LB 34, § 30;

R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-507;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 231.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1401.04 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-1401.04
View Statute 60-1401.04
Status: in_force

Auction means a sale of motor vehicles and trailers of types required to be registered in this state, except such vehicles as are eligible for registration pursuant to section 60-3,198 , sold or offered for sale at which the price offered is increased by the prospective buyers who bid against one another, the highest bidder becoming the purchaser. The holding of a farm auction or an occasional motor vehicle or trailer auction of not more than two auctions in a calendar year does not constitute an auction subject to the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act.

Laws 2010, LB816, § 16.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-324 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-324
View Statute 60-324
Status: in_force

Farm trailer means a trailer or semitrailer belonging to a farmer or rancher and used wholly and exclusively to carry supplies to or from the owner's farm or ranch, used by a farmer or rancher to carry his or her own agricultural products to or from storage or market, or used by a farmer or rancher for hauling of supplies or agricultural products in exchange of services. Farm trailer does not include a trailer so used when attached to a farm tractor.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 24;

Laws 2007, LB286, § 23.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-814 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-814
View Statute 57-814
Status: in_force

Any lien provided for by the provisions of sections 57-801 to 57-820 may be enforced by civil action in the district court of the county in which the land identified with such leasehold interest, or pipeline, or some part thereof, is situated. Such action shall be brought within two years from the time of the filing of the lien statement as provided for in section 57-811 .

Laws 1957, c. 241, § 14, p. 814.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-1804 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1804
View Statute 14-1804
Status: in_force

The authority shall be a body corporate and politic and shall be known as Transit Authority of ..................... (filling out the blank with the name of the city), and shall be a governmental subdivision of the State of Nebraska with the powers and authority provided by the Transit Authority Law. The authority is declared to be an instrumentality of the state exercising public and essential governmental functions in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the Transit Authority Law.

Laws 1957, c. 23, § 4, p. 160;

Laws 1972, LB 1275, § 4;

Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-263 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-263
View Statute 21-263
Status: in_force

(MBCA 7.21) (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) of this section or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

(b) Absent special circumstances, the shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a second corporation, domestic or foreign, and the first corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation.

(c) Subsection (b) of this section does not limit the power of a corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

(d) Redeemable shares are not entitled to vote after notice of redemption is mailed to the holders and a sum sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with a bank, trust company, or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on surrender of the shares.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 63.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-118 — NE Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64-118
View Statute 64-118
Status: in_force

All persons, officers, and governmental and nongovernmental bodies and associations heretofore authorized by law to adopt and use a seal on official documents are hereby authorized to adopt and use either an engraved or ink stamp seal for such purposes, unless the use of ink stamp seals for such purposes is specifically prohibited by law.

Laws 1971, LB 653, § 12.

Additional requirements for notary public seal, see section 64-210 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-855 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-855
View Statute 39-855
Status: in_force

Whenever used in sections 39-855 to 39-876 , the word county or counties shall be construed to include municipal corporations as well and to include any commission or authority which may be established in any county or counties; and whenever the governing body of any county is specifically directed or empowered to perform a given act or function it shall be deemed a grant or direction for the corresponding governing body of a city or village, or any commission or authority which may be established within any county or counties, as the case may be, to do likewise. Any county in the State of Nebraska may build or construct or aid in the construction or complete construction of any highway, wagon, vehicle or automobile bridge within the State of Nebraska and any adjoining state across any river, navigable or nonnavigable stream, forming a boundary line between any county within the State of Nebraska and any other state of the United States.

Laws 1935, c. 87, § 1, p. 278;

Laws 1941, c. 78, § 1, p. 314;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2101;

R.S.1943, § 39-855.

Purchase by counties of interstate bridges already built is authorized. Hansen v. Dakota County, 135 Neb. 582, 283 N.W. 217 (1939).

Purchase by counties of interstate bridges already built is authorized. Hansen v. Dakota County, 135 Neb. 582, 283 N.W. 217 (1939).

Power of county to issue bonds is purely statutory and must be exercised in manner prescribed by statute. Ahern v. Richardson County, 127 Neb. 659, 256 N.W. 515 (1934).

Power of county to issue bonds is purely statutory and must be exercised in manner prescribed by statute. Ahern v. Richardson County, 127 Neb. 659, 256 N.W. 515 (1934).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-622 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-622
View Statute 9-622
Status: in_force

(1) Before any application is denied pursuant to section 9-620 , the department shall notify the applicant in writing by mail of the department's intention to deny the application and the reasons for the denial. Such notice shall inform the applicant of his or her right to request an administrative hearing for the purpose of reconsideration of the intended denial of the application. The date the notice is mailed shall be deemed to be the date of service of notice to the applicant.

(2) A request for a hearing by the applicant shall be in writing and shall be filed with the department within thirty days after the service of notice to the applicant of the department's intended denial of the application. If a request for hearing is not filed within the thirty-day period, the application denial shall become final at the expiration of such period.

(3) If a request for hearing is filed within the thirty-day period, the Tax Commissioner shall grant the applicant a hearing and shall, at least ten days before the hearing, serve notice upon the applicant by mail of the time, date, and place of the hearing. Such proceedings shall be considered contested cases pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

Laws 1989, LB 767, § 62;

Laws 2002, LB 545, § 52;

Laws 2012, LB727, § 11.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-1618 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-1618
View Statute 57-1618
Status: in_force

The storage operator has title to the carbon dioxide injected into and stored in a storage reservoir and holds title until the commission issues a certificate of project completion under section 57-1619 . While the storage operator holds title, the operator is liable for any damage the carbon dioxide may cause, including damage caused by carbon dioxide that escapes from the storage facility.

Laws 2021, LB650, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-629 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-629
9-629
Status: in_force

(1) The gross proceeds of any lottery conducted by a county, city, or village shall be used solely for community betterment purposes, awarding of prizes, taxes, and expenses.

(2) Not less than sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds shall be used for the awarding of prizes, except that for purposes of conducting a lottery authorized by subdivision (1)(c)(ii) of section 9-607 , not less than sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds during an annual period from July 1 to June 30 of each year shall be used for the awarding of prizes.

(3) Not more than fourteen percent of the gross proceeds shall be used to pay the expenses of operating the lottery, except that license fees paid to the department and audit or legal expenses incurred by the county, city, or village which relate directly to the conduct of operating such lottery need not be included in determining the fourteen-percent limitation on expenses.

(4) For purposes of this section, audit and legal expenses shall include all expenses relating to: (a) The governmental organization of the lottery; (b) government maintenance, monitoring, and examination of lottery records; and (c) enforcement, regulatory, administrative, investigative, and litigation functions undertaken by government, but shall not include the expenses of the actual conduct of the game. Audit and legal expenses during an annual period from July 1 to June 30 of each year in excess of one percent of gross proceeds or five thousand dollars, whichever is greater, shall be subject to the fourteen-percent limitation on expenses under subsection (3) of this section. In the case of a joint lottery conducted pursuant to an interlocal agreement as provided for in section 9-625 , the combined gross proceeds of the joint lottery shall be used to determine that portion of audit and legal expenses that are not subject to the fourteen-percent limitation on expenses.

Laws 1983, LB 259, § 41;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 28-1116.01;

Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 180;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 9-609;

Laws 1989, LB 767, § 69;

Laws 1991, LB 795, § 8;

Laws 1991, LB 849, § 58;

Laws 1993, LB 138, § 16;

Laws 1994, LB 694, § 109;

Laws 1995, LB 344, § 32.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2506 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-2506
View Statute 54-2506
Status: in_force

No animal welfare organization shall accept controlled substances under a collaborating veterinarian agreement unless, at the time of the acceptance, it has in effect third-party liability insurance covering damages resulting from the improper handling or control of controlled substances.

Laws 1999, LB 573, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1903 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-1903
View Statute 60-1903
Status: in_force

(1) Except for vehicles governed by section 60-1902 , the local authority or state agency having custody of an abandoned vehicle shall make an inquiry concerning the last-registered owner of such vehicle as follows:

(a) Abandoned vehicle with license plates affixed, to the jurisdiction which issued such license plates; or

(b) Abandoned vehicle with no license plates affixed, to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2) The local authority or state agency shall notify the last-registered owner, if any, and any lienholder, if any, within fifteen business days that the vehicle in question has been determined to be an abandoned vehicle and that, if unclaimed, either (a) it will be sold or will be offered at public auction after five days from the date such notice was mailed or (b) title will vest in the local authority or state agency thirty days after the date such notice was mailed. If the agency described in subdivision (1)(a) or (b) of this section also notifies the local authority or state agency that a lien or mortgage exists, such notice shall also be sent to the lienholder or mortgagee. Any person claiming such vehicle shall be required to pay the cost of removal and storage of such vehicle.

(3) Title to an abandoned vehicle, if unclaimed, shall vest in the local authority or state agency (a) five days after the date the notice is mailed if the vehicle will be sold or offered at public auction under subdivision (2)(a) of this section, (b) thirty days after the date the notice is mailed if the local authority or state agency will retain the vehicle, or (c) if the last-registered owner cannot be ascertained, when notice of such fact is received.

(4) After title to the abandoned vehicle vests pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the local authority or state agency may retain for use, sell, or auction the abandoned vehicle. If the local authority or state agency has determined that the vehicle should be retained for use, the local authority or state agency shall, at the same time that the notice, if any, is mailed, publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction an announcement that the local authority or state agency intends to retain the abandoned vehicle for its use and that title will vest in the local authority or state agency thirty days after the publication.

Laws 1971, LB 295, § 3;

Laws 1999, LB 90, § 3;

Laws 2021, LB616, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-211 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-211
View Statute 23-211
Status: in_force

If any change is made in the corporate boundaries of any city of the second class, after same has been formed into a separate township, the county board of the county in which said city is situated shall have the power to make corresponding changes in the township boundaries of the said city township without either a petition for or notice of such proposed changes.

Laws 1915, c. 179, § 2, p. 363;

C.S.1922, § 897;

C.S.1929, § 26-211;

R.S.1943, § 23-211.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5808 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5808
View Statute 44-5808
Status: in_force

(1) All charges and premiums collected by a third-party administrator on behalf of or for an insurer or insurers and the return of premiums received from that insurer or insurers shall be held by the third-party administrator in a fiduciary capacity. Such funds shall be immediately remitted to the person or persons entitled to them or shall be deposited promptly in a fiduciary account established and maintained by the third-party administrator in a federally insured or state-insured financial institution. The written agreement between the third-party administrator and the insurer shall provide for the third-party administrator to periodically render an accounting to the insurer detailing all transactions performed by the third-party administrator pertaining to the insurance business underwritten by the insurer.

(2) If charges and premiums deposited in a fiduciary account have been collected on behalf of or for one or more insurers, the third-party administrator shall keep records clearly recording the deposits in and withdrawals from the fiduciary account on behalf of each insurer. The third-party administrator shall keep copies of all the records pertaining to such deposits and withdrawals and, upon request of an insurer, shall furnish the insurer with copies of the records.

(3) The third-party administrator shall not pay any claim by withdrawals from a fiduciary account in which charges and premiums are deposited. Withdrawals from such account shall be made as provided in the written agreement between the third-party administrator and the insurer. The written agreement shall address, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Remittance to an insurer entitled to remittance;

(b) Deposit in an account maintained in the name of the insurer;

(c) Transfer to and deposit in a claims-paying account, with claims to be paid as provided for in subsection (4) of this section;

(d) Payment to a group policyholder or group contract holder for remittance to the insurer entitled to such remittance;

(e) Payment to the third-party administrator of its commissions, fees, or charges; and

(f) Remittance of return of premium to the person or persons entitled to such return of premium.

(4) All claims paid by the third-party administrator from funds collected on behalf of or for an insurer shall be paid only on drafts or checks of and as authorized by the insurer.

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 83.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-407.02 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-407.02
View Statute 44-407.02
Status: in_force

Any cash surrender value available under the policy in the event of default in a premium payment due on any policy anniversary, whether or not required by section 44-407.01 , shall be an amount not less than the excess, if any, of the present value, on such anniversary, of the future guaranteed benefits which would have been provided for by the policy, including any existing paid-up additions, if there had been no default, over the sum of (a) the then present value of the adjusted premiums as defined in sections 44-407.04 , 44-407.08 , 44-407.09 , and 44-407.24 , corresponding to premiums which would have fallen due on and after such anniversary, and (b) the amount of any indebtedness to the company on the policy. For any policy issued on or after the operative date of section 44-407.24 as defined therein, which provides supplemental life insurance or annuity benefits at the option of the insured and for an identifiable additional premium by rider or supplemental policy provision, the cash surrender value referred to in the first paragraph of this section shall be an amount not less than the sum of the cash surrender value as defined in such paragraph for an otherwise similar policy issued at the same age without such rider or supplemental policy provision and the cash surrender value as defined in such paragraph for a policy which provides only the benefits otherwise provided by such rider or supplemental policy provision.

For any family policy issued on or after the operative date of section 44-407.24 as defined therein, which defines a primary insured and provides term insurance on the life of the spouse of the primary insured expiring before the spouse's age seventy-one, the cash surrender value referred to in the first paragraph of this section shall be an amount not less than the sum of the cash surrender value as defined in such paragraph for an otherwise similar policy issued at the same age without such term insurance on the life of the spouse and the cash surrender value as defined in such paragraph for a policy which provides only the benefits otherwise provided by such term insurance on the life of the spouse.

Any cash surrender value available within thirty days after any policy anniversary under any policy paid up by completion of all premium payments or any policy continued under any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, whether or not required by section 44-407.01 , shall be an amount not less than the present value, on such anniversary, of the future guaranteed benefits provided for by the policy, including any existing paid-up additions, decreased by any indebtedness to the company on the policy.

Laws 1943, c. 106, § 5(2), p. 364;

R.S.1943, § 44-407.02;

Laws 1959, c. 206, § 1, p. 719;

Laws 1965, c. 262, § 4, p. 736;

Laws 1981, LB 355, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-209 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-209
View Statute 23-209
Status: in_force

When the board of supervisors shall have been organized as stated in section 23-208 , they shall at once divide the county into townships. The board of supervisors shall divide the county into townships of sufficient population and territory to provide a workable township organization.

Laws 1895, c. 28, § 9, p. 134;

R.S.1913, § 995;

C.S.1922, § 895;

C.S.1929, § 26-209;

R.S.1943, § 23-209;

Laws 1969, c. 152, § 1, p. 718.

Because a township is created by a county from the territory of the county, a county is higher than a township in the hierarchy of political subdivisions in Nebraska. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013).

Because a township is created by a county from the territory of the county, a county is higher than a township in the hierarchy of political subdivisions in Nebraska. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013).

In a county under township organization, board of supervisors may create new towns. State ex rel. Town of Ewing v. Town of Golden, 99 Neb. 782, 157 N.W. 971 (1916).

In a county under township organization, board of supervisors may create new towns. State ex rel. Town of Ewing v. Town of Golden, 99 Neb. 782, 157 N.W. 971 (1916).