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NE Code § 1-170 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 1 - Accountants|1-170 - Audit, report, or financial statement; public agency of state; made by whom.

1-170.  Audit, report, or financial statement; public agency of state; made by whom.Whenever any statute or rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by authority of any statute requires that any audit, report, financial statement, or other document for any department, division, board, commission, agency, or officer of this state be prepared by certified public accountants, such requirement, except as provided in section 1-171, shall be construed to mean certified public accountants holding a permit issued under subdivision (1)(a) of section 1-136 or a person exercising the practice privilege or temporary practice privilege.Source   Laws 1965, c. 1, § 1, p. 59;   Laws 1997, LB 114, § 62;  Laws 2009, LB31, § 39.
NE Code § 1-171 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 1 - Accountants|1-171 - Audit, report, or financial statement; federal regulation; made by whom.

1-171.  Audit, report, or financial statement; federal regulation; made by whom.Whenever any federal regulation requires any audit, report, financial statement, or other document to be prepared by a certified public accountant, such requirement shall be construed to mean a certified public accountant holding a permit issued under subdivision (1)(a) of section 1-136 or a person exercising the practice privilege or temporary practice privilege.Source   Laws 1965, c. 1, § 2, p. 59;   Laws 1997, LB 114, § 63;  Laws 2009, LB31, § 40.
NE Code § 2-101.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-101.01 - Legislative findings.

2-101.01.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that the Nebraska State Fair has been held annually for the exhibition and dissemination of agricultural, horticultural, industrial, mechanical, and other products and innovations and for exhibitions in the arts, skilled crafts, and sciences and is a beneficial cultural and educational event for the state and its citizens. The Legislature declares it to be in the public interest that management of the Nebraska State Fair be based upon a dynamic public-private partnership that includes the active participation of the state and local governments, the private sector, and the citizens of Nebraska. In order to achieve this goal, the Legislature finds that the Nebraska State Fair Board should endeavor to:(1) Place a priority on the development of private funding sources, including corporate donations and sponsorships;(2) Work with municipal officials to enhance the board's participation in local planning efforts and to create a partnership with local economic development and tourism officials;(3) Maintain a policy of openness and accountability that allows for citizen participation in the operation of the Nebraska State Fair; and(4) Regularly provide the Governor, the Legislature, and appropriate state agencies with information, including, but not limited to, the development of private funding sources, the use of state appropriations, the fiscal management of the Nebraska State Fair, and the activities and goals established for the Nebraska State Fair.Source  Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 1;  Laws 2008, LB1116, § 2.
NE Code § 2-103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-103 - Membership; term.

2-103.  Membership; term.(1) The Nebraska State Fair Board shall be a board consisting of the following members:(a) Seven members nominated and selected by district as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the board; and(b) Four members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature, three members selected from the business community of the state with one such member residing in each of the three congressional districts, as such districts existed on January 1, 2009, and one member selected from the business community of the most populous city within the county in which the Nebraska State Fair is located.(2) The term of office for members of the board shall be for three years. Members selected by gubernatorial appointment pursuant to subdivision (1)(b) of this section as it existed prior to January 1, 2009, who continue to be qualified to serve shall continue their term of appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment subject to the limit of terms served prescribed in subsection (3) of this section. In the event that the Nebraska State Fair is to be relocated to a new host community, the term of the member appointed or designated from the business community of the previous host community shall be vacated and the Governor shall appoint a new member from the business community of the most populous city within the county in which the Nebraska State Fair is located to fulfill the remainder of the term of the vacating member.(3) No person may serve more than three consecutive terms as a member of the board. No member of the Legislature may serve on the board.(4) The board shall annually elect from its membership a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary, and such other officers as the board deems necessary. The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board, or any other meeting of the board called for such purpose, and shall hold their offices for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified.(5) The State 4-H Program Administrator of the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Nebraska, or his or her designee, and the Executive Director of the Nebraska FFA, or his or her designee, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Nebraska State Fair Board.Source  Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 3;  Laws 2008, LB1116, § 3.
NE Code § 2-105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-105 - State Fair Foundation; authorized.

2-105.  State Fair Foundation; authorized.It is the intent of the Legislature that the Nebraska State Fair Board establish the State Fair Foundation as a nonprofit foundation operated exclusively as a corporation for charitable purposes as contemplated by sections 170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01, and organized and operated for the benefit of and to carry out the purposes of the board. The foundation may solicit, receive, hold, invest, and contribute funds and property for the use and benefit of the board in a manner consistent with the public good and primarily for capital expenditure and other needs not funded by other means.Source Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 5.
NE Code § 2-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-107 - State Fair Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

2-107.  State Fair Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The State Fair Cash Fund is created. The Tax Commissioner may use the fund to defray the cost of implementing the check-off program under section 77-27,119.05. The Nebraska State Fair shall use the fund to carry out the public-private partnerships established to enhance the work of the Nebraska State Fair. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source Laws 2003, LB 72, § 5.Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-108 - Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

2-108.  Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be maintained in the state accounting system as a cash fund. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund the disbursement of state lottery proceeds designated for the Nebraska State Fair and matching funds from the most populous city within the county in which the state fair is located. The balance of any fund that is administratively created to receive lottery proceeds designated for the Nebraska State Fair and matching fund revenue prior to May 25, 2005, shall be transferred to the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund on such date. The Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund shall be expended by the Nebraska State Fair Board to provide support for operating expenses and capital facility enhancements, including new construction and other capital improvements and other enhancements to and upon any exhibition facility utilized as the location of the Nebraska State Fair. Expenditures from the fund shall not be limited to the amount appropriated. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2005, LB 426, § 4;  Laws 2007, LB435, § 1;  Laws 2008, LB1116, § 4. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-109 - Report regarding lottery revenue.

2-109.  Report regarding lottery revenue.The Department of Revenue shall, at the conclusion of each calendar quarter, provide to the most populous city within the county in which the Nebraska State Fair is held written notification of the amount estimated by the department to equal ten percent of the lottery revenue collected during the calendar quarter to be transferred to the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund. If the state fair is scheduled to be held in a different county from that in which the most recent state fair was held, the written notification required by this section shall be made to the most populous city within the county in which the state fair is scheduled to be held beginning with the written notification made at the conclusion of the first calendar quarter during the calendar year in which the state fair is held or scheduled to be held in such county. The department shall provide a copy of the written notification to the Department of Administrative Services.Source  Laws 2005, LB 426, § 5;  Laws 2009, LB224, § 2.
NE Code § 2-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-110 - Matching fund requirements.

2-110.  Matching fund requirements.The most populous city within the county in which the Nebraska State Fair is held or scheduled to be held that calendar year shall remit quarterly payments to the State Treasurer in amounts equal to the matching fund requirement established by the Department of Revenue under section 2-109. The State Treasurer shall credit the matching funds to the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund. The city shall provide written notification to the Department of Administrative Services regarding its compliance with the matching fund requirement. Upon verification by the Department of Administrative Services that a quarterly transfer of lottery proceeds to the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund has been executed and that the full amount of the matching funds requirement has been received from the city, the Department of Administrative Services shall authorize the expenditure of the fund by the Nebraska State Fair Board. Matching fund requirements shall not apply to investment income accruing to the fund and investment income may be expended by the board.Source  Laws 2005, LB 426, § 6;  Laws 2009, LB224, § 3.
NE Code § 2-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-111 - Annual report.

2-111.  Annual report.The Nebraska State Fair Board shall, no later than November 1 of each year, provide an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the use of the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. The report shall include (1) a detailed listing of how the proceeds of the fund were expended in the prior fiscal year and (2) any distributions from the fund that remain unexpended and on deposit in Nebraska State Fair accounts.Source  Laws 2005, LB 426, § 7;  Laws 2007, LB435, § 2;  Laws 2009, LB224, § 4;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 1.
NE Code § 2-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-112 - Nebraska State Fair Relocation Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

2-112.  Nebraska State Fair Relocation Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Nebraska State Fair Relocation Cash Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund such money as is transferred to the fund by the Legislature or donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions to such fund from public or private entities. The fund shall be expended by the Nebraska State Fair Board to provide funding to assist in the construction and improvement of capital facilities necessary to develop a location suitable for the operation of the Nebraska State Fair. Expenditures from the fund shall not be limited to the amount appropriated. The money in the fund shall not be subject to any fiscal year or biennium limitation requiring reappropriation of the unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year or biennium. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source Laws 2008, LB1116, § 5. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-202 - Transferred to section 2-258.

2-202.  Transferred to section 2-258.
NE Code § 2-203.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-203.01 - Transferred to section 2-257.

2-203.01.  Transferred to section 2-257.
NE Code § 2-203.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-203.06 - Transferred to section 2-259.

2-203.06.  Transferred to section 2-259.
NE Code § 2-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-204 - Transferred to section 2-260.

2-204.  Transferred to section 2-260.
NE Code § 2-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-206 - Transferred to section 2-261.

2-206.  Transferred to section 2-261.
NE Code § 2-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-207 - Transferred to section 2-262.

2-207.  Transferred to section 2-262.
NE Code § 2-209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-209 - Transferred to section 2-263.

2-209.  Transferred to section 2-263.
NE Code § 2-210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-210 - Transferred to section 2-264.

2-210.  Transferred to section 2-264.
NE Code § 2-220 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-220 - State, district, and county fairs; offenders; illegal devices; obstructions; penalties.

2-220.  State, district, and county fairs; offenders; illegal devices; obstructions; penalties.The president of any district or county agricultural society, a marshal, or any police officer appointed by the Nebraska State Fair Board shall be empowered to arrest, or cause to be arrested, any person or persons engaged in violating section 2-219. He or she may seize, or cause to be seized, all intoxicating liquors, wine, or beer, of any kind, with the vessels containing the same, and all tools or other implements used in any gambling or other game of chance, and may remove, or cause to be removed, all shows, swings, booths, tents, carriages, wagons, vessels, boats, or any other nuisance that may obstruct, or cause to be obstructed, by collecting persons around or otherwise, any thoroughfare leading to the enclosure in which such fair is being held. Any person owning or occupying any of such causes of obstruction, who may refuse or fail to remove such obstruction or nuisance when ordered to do so by the president or officer, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1879, § 18, p. 402;   R.S.1913, § 14;   C.S.1922, § 14;   C.S.1929, § 2-209;   R.S.1943, § 2-220;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 91;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 3;  Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 8.
NE Code § 2-220.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-220.01 - State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; contracts; security required.

2-220.01.  State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; contracts; security required.All carnival companies, booking agencies, or shows that enter into any contract with the Nebraska State Fair Board, any county agricultural society, or any county fair board may be required, within thirty days after the execution of the contract, to either deposit cash or a certified check payable to the State of Nebraska, the county agricultural society, or the county fair board, as appropriate, or execute and file with the chairperson of the Nebraska State Fair Board, the county agricultural society, or the county fair board, as appropriate, a good and sufficient bond with a corporate surety. The Nebraska State Fair Board, the county agricultural society, or the county fair board, as appropriate, shall determine the amount of the deposit or bond required. Such security shall run to the State of Nebraska, the county agricultural society, or the county fair board, as appropriate, on the condition that the carnival company, booking agency, or show will faithfully perform any contract entered into by it during a period of one year from the date of execution of the contract and shall, at the time of the filing of the cash, certified check, or bond, file a sworn statement giving the names and addresses of the owners of the carnival company, booking agency, or show. Further cash, certified check, or bond shall not be required on signing any subsequent contract during the year such bond is in force.Source   Laws 1949, c. 3, § 1, p. 59;   Laws 1951, c. 5, § 1, p. 67;   Laws 1992, LB 398, § 6;   Laws 1997, LB 469, § 25;  Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 9.
NE Code § 2-220.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-220.02 - State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; security; action for damages.

2-220.02.  State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; security; action for damages.The Nebraska State Fair Board, county agricultural society, or county fair board may bring suit upon the deposit or bond required by section 2-220.01 in the county where such contract was to have been performed to recover any damages sustained by reason of breach of contract or failure to carry out the terms thereof.Source   Laws 1949, c. 3, § 2, p. 59;   Laws 1951, c. 5, § 2, p. 68;   Laws 1963, c. 4, § 3, p. 64;   Laws 1997, LB 469, § 26;  Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 10.
NE Code § 2-220.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-220.03 - State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; security; failure to execute and file; violation; penalty.

2-220.03.  State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; security; failure to execute and file; violation; penalty.Each officer, owner, or manager of any carnival company, booking agency, or show who willfully fails to cause cash, certified check, or bond to be executed and filed as required by section 2-220.01, or who willfully fails to cause the receipt or certificate to be filed as provided by section 2-220.01, shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1949, c. 3, § 3, p. 60;   Laws 1951, c. 5, § 3, p. 68;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 4.
NE Code § 2-220.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-220.04 - State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; cash deposit; certified check; return; when.

2-220.04.  State and county fairs; carnival companies, booking agencies, and shows; cash deposit; certified check; return; when.If cash or certified check is deposited with the Nebraska State Fair Board, a county agricultural society, or a county fair board under section 2-220.01, such deposit shall be returned to the person or company making the deposit within sixty days after the completion of the last performance of the contract unless a written, signed, and verified complaint has been filed within such time.Source   Laws 1951, c. 5, § 4, p. 68;   Laws 1997, LB 469, § 27;  Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 11.
NE Code § 2-221 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-221 - County fairs; county powers.

2-221.  County fairs; county powers.Counties in the State of Nebraska are hereby authorized to establish and maintain county fair boards, to purchase, hold, and improve real estate for the purpose of holding county fairs, to convey the same, to levy and collect taxes for such purposes, and to do all other things necessary for the proper management of such county fairs. Property acquired for such purpose by an elected county fair board shall be held in the name of the (name of county) County Fair.Source   Laws 1917, c. 168, § 1, p. 377;   C.S.1922, § 57;   C.S.1929, § 2-210;   R.S.1943, § 2-221;  Laws 1999, LB 437, § 1. Annotations  A county which has not accepted in the manner prescribed statute authorizing it to establish and maintain county fair is without authority to levy taxes therefor. Richardson v. Kildow, 116 Neb. 648, 218 N.W. 429 (1928). Under this section, counties may establish and maintain county fairs by going through certain procedure and by vote of the people as provided in subsequent sections. Wilson v. Thayer County Agricultural Society, 115 Neb. 579, 213 N.W. 966 (1927), 52 A.L.R. 1393 (1927).
NE Code § 2-221.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-221.01 - County fairs; joint fairs; permitted.

2-221.01.  County fairs; joint fairs; permitted.The boards of county agricultural societies and county fair boards of two or more adjoining counties may hold joint fairs at one location. Such authority shall not disturb their right to purchase, hold, and improve real estate for that purpose, to convey the same, to levy and collect taxes for such purposes, and to do all things necessary for the proper management of such joint county fairs.Source   Laws 1965, c. 5, § 1, p. 75;  Laws 1999, LB 437, § 2.