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NE Code § 37-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-106 - Game and Parks Commission; secretary; qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; duties; removal.

37-106.  Game and Parks Commission; secretary; qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; duties; removal.The Game and Parks Commission shall appoint a secretary, who will act as its director and chief conservation officer and be in charge of its activities. He or she shall be a person with knowledge of and experience in the requirements of the protection, propagation, conservation, and restoration of the wildlife resources of the state. The secretary shall serve for a term of six years. The secretary shall not hold any other public office and shall devote his or her entire time to the service of the state in the discharge of his or her official duties. The secretary shall receive such compensation as the commission may determine and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by him or her in the discharge of his or her official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the secretary shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office, and shall, in addition thereto, swear or affirm that he or she holds no other public office, nor any position under any political committee or party. Such oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Under the direction of the commission, the secretary shall have general supervision and control of all activities and functions of the commission, shall enforce all the provisions of the law of the state relating to wild animals, birds, fish, parks, and recreational areas, and shall exercise all necessary powers incident thereto not specifically conferred on the commission. The secretary may be removed by the commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, but only by a majority vote of the commissioners after delivering to the secretary a copy of the charges and affording him or her an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own defense. If the secretary is removed, the commission shall place in its minutes a complete statement of all charges made against the secretary and its findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings and the recorded vote thereon.Source   Laws 1929, c. 113, § 10, p. 446;   C.S.1929, § 81-6510;   Laws 1935, c. 174, § 7, p. 642;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6510;   R.S.1943, § 81-807;   Laws 1967, c. 36, § 7, p. 163;   Laws 1967, c. 585, § 10, p. 1979;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 173;   R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-807;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 27.  Cross References  For provisions relating to oath of office and bond approval generally, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska, and Chapter 11.
NE Code § 37-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-107 - Game and Parks Commission; secretary; duties; deposit of receipts from administration of game and fish laws; credited to State Game Fund.

37-107.  Game and Parks Commission; secretary; duties; deposit of receipts from administration of game and fish laws; credited to State Game Fund.It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep an exact and detailed account and record of the activities of the Game and Parks Commission, and on September 15 of each year, he or she shall submit to the Governor a report of all expenditures made during the preceding fiscal year, vouchers for which shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary and open to the inspection of the Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts, and members of the Legislature. All money received by the commission from the administration of fish and game shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the State Game Fund except as otherwise provided in the Game Law.Source   Laws 1929, c. 113, § 9, p. 446;   C.S.1929, § 81-6509;   R.S.1943, § 81-808;   Laws 1961, c. 427, § 1, p. 1335;   R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-808;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 7.
NE Code § 37-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-108 - Game and Parks Commission; employees; appointment; compensation; interference with an election; prohibited.

37-108.  Game and Parks Commission; employees; appointment; compensation; interference with an election; prohibited.The secretary, under the direction of the Game and Parks Commission acting in official session, is authorized to appoint such conservation officers, agents, office employees, and such other employees as may be required efficiently to enforce the laws for the protection of wildlife and for the administration of hatcheries, game preserves, recreational areas, and parks. In addition to the necessary conservation officers, the commission shall specify and require the appointment of such other agents and employees as may be required to execute its plans and projects and to administer its affairs, and the commission shall prescribe their duties. The commission shall fix the compensation of conservation officers and other agents and employees. Conservation officers and other agents and employees may be removed by the commission but only after a hearing. While retaining the right to vote as he or she may please and to express privately his or her opinion on all political subjects, no employee or officer of the commission shall use his or her official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof.Source   Laws 1929, c. 113, § 11, p. 446;   C.S.1929, § 81-6511;   Laws 1935, c. 174, § 8, p. 643;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6511;   R.S.1943, § 81-809;   Laws 1967, c. 585, § 11, p. 1980;   Laws 1977, LB 398, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-809;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 8.
NE Code § 37-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-109 - Game and Parks Commission; officers; oath.

37-109.  Game and Parks Commission; officers; oath.Each commissioner and every conservation officer and each administrative officer under the Game and Parks Commission, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall subscribe and take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1929, c. 113, § 13, p. 447;   C.S.1929, § 81-6513;   Laws 1935, c. 174, § 10, p. 644;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6513;   R.S.1943, § 81-810;   R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-810;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 9.  Cross References  For constitutional oath, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska.
NE Code § 37-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-110 - Game and Parks Commission; commissioners, officers, and employees; bond or insurance.

37-110.  Game and Parks Commission; commissioners, officers, and employees; bond or insurance.Each member of the Game and Parks Commission, all conservation officers, managers and custodians of parks, hatcheries, and captive wildlife facilities, all other agents, and all employees thereof, shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.Source   Laws 1929, c. 113, § 14, p. 447;   C.S.1929, § 81-6514;   Laws 1935, c. 174, § 11, p. 644;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6514;   R.S.1943, § 81-811;   Laws 1967, c. 585, § 12, p. 1980;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 32;   R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-811;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 10;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 18.
NE Code § 37-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-111 - Water safety education; grants; powers and duties.

37-111.  Water safety education; grants; powers and duties.The Game and Parks Commission shall create a program for the purpose of providing financial support for the education of persons about water safety in general and specifically for the education of children about staying away from water unless accompanied by an adult. The commission shall use the Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund to award grants to nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to educating children about water safety. The grants shall be used by the recipient organization to support educating persons about water safety in general and specifically for the education of children about water safety.Source  Laws 2021, LB166, § 9.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 37-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-112 - Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

37-112.  Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund is created for the purpose of funding the program set forth in section 37-111. The fund shall consist of any money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,258. The fund may also receive gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations from public or private entities. The state investment officer shall invest any money in the fund available for investment pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2021, LB166, § 10.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 37-201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-201 - Law, how cited.

37-201.  Law, how cited.Sections 37-201 to 37-811 and 37-1501 to 37-1510 and the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act shall be known and may be cited as the Game Law.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, I, § 2, p. 408;   C.S.1929, § 37-102;   R.S.1943, § 37-102;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 2;   Laws 1989, LB 251, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 403, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 830, § 7;   Laws 1994, LB 1088, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 1165, § 6;   Laws 1995, LB 274, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 923, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 19, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-102;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 11;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 2;  Laws 2000, LB 788, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 14;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 826, § 1;  Laws 2005, LB 121, § 2;  Laws 2005, LB 162, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB504, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB105, § 2;  Laws 2010, LB743, § 3;  Laws 2010, LB836, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB391, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB928, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB699, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB814, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB142, § 1;  Laws 2016, LB474, § 1;  Laws 2018, LB775, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB374, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB287, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB507, § 1.   Effective Date: May 6, 2021  Cross References  State Park System Construction Alternatives Act, see section 37-1701.
NE Code § 37-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-202 - Definitions, where found.

37-202.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Game Law, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 37-203 to 37-247.01 are used.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, I, § 1, p. 407;   C.S.1929, § 37-101;   Laws 1931, c. 75, § 1, p. 199;   Laws 1937, c. 89, § 1, p. 290;   Laws 1941, c. 72, § 1, p. 300;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-101;   Laws 1943, c. 94, § 1, p. 321;   R.S.1943, § 37-101;   Laws 1949, c. 100, § 1, p. 275;   Laws 1953, c. 123, § 1, p. 386;   Laws 1957, c. 139, § 1, p. 464;   Laws 1959, c. 148, § 2, p. 563;   Laws 1963, c. 200, § 1, p. 647;   Laws 1965, c. 194, § 1, p. 592;   Laws 1967, c. 216, § 1, p. 578;   Laws 1971, LB 733, § 8;   Laws 1973, LB 331, § 1;   Laws 1975, LB 195, § 1;   Laws 1975, LB 142, § 1;   Laws 1976, LB 861, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 72, § 1;   Laws 1985, LB 557, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 154, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 201;   Laws 1993, LB 830, § 6;   Laws 1994, LB 884, § 57;   Laws 1994, LB 1088, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 1165, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 259, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 173, § 1;   R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-101;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 12;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 3;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 15;  Laws 2012, LB391, § 2;  Laws 2019, LB374, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB287, § 2.
NE Code § 37-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-203 - Aquaculture, defined.

37-203.  Aquaculture, defined.Aquaculture has the meaning found in section 2-3804.01.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 13.
NE Code § 37-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-204 - Aquaculture facility, defined.

37-204.  Aquaculture facility, defined.Aquaculture facility means any facility, structure, lake, pond, tank, or tanker truck used for the purpose of propagating, selling, brokering, trading, or transporting cultured aquatic stock.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 14.
NE Code § 37-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-205 - Aquaculturist, defined.

37-205.  Aquaculturist, defined.Aquaculturist means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, other than an employee of a state or federal hatchery, involved in producing, transporting, or marketing cultured aquatic stock or products thereof.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 15.
NE Code § 37-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-206 - Aquatic disease, defined.

37-206.  Aquatic disease, defined.Aquatic disease means any departure from a normal state of health of aquatic organisms caused by disease agents.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 16.
NE Code § 37-206.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-206.01 - Aquatic invasive species, defined.

37-206.01.  Aquatic invasive species, defined.Aquatic invasive species means exotic or nonnative aquatic organisms listed in rules and regulations of the commission which pose a significant threat to the aquatic resources, water supplies, or water infrastructure of this state.Source Laws 2012, LB391, § 3.
NE Code § 37-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-207 - Aquatic organism, defined.

37-207.  Aquatic organism, defined.Aquatic organism means an individual member of any species of fish, mollusk, crustacean, aquatic reptile, aquatic amphibian, aquatic insect, or other aquatic invertebrate. Aquatic organism includes the viable gametes, eggs or sperm, of an aquatic organism.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 17.
NE Code § 37-207.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-207.01 - Authorized inspector, defined.

37-207.01.  Authorized inspector, defined.Authorized inspector means a person who meets the requirements established in rules and regulations of the commission to inspect for aquatic invasive species and includes, but is not limited to, a conservation officer and a peace officer as defined in section 49-801.Source Laws 2012, LB391, § 4.
NE Code § 37-208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-208 - Bait, defined.

37-208.  Bait, defined.Bait means anything used in luring fish or other animals to a hook, snare, enclosure, or net for the purpose of taking them.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 18.
NE Code § 37-208.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-208.01 - Bonus point, defined.

37-208.01.  Bonus point, defined.Bonus point means a point or points accrued by an applicant for preference in a random permit drawing in which the number of points determines the number of entries in the permit drawing.Source Laws 2020, LB287, § 3.
NE Code § 37-209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-209 - Baitfish, defined.

37-209.  Baitfish, defined.Baitfish means those species of fish, as listed in rules and regulations of the commission, that are collected from the wild or bought from legal sources and sold for use as bait.Source   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 19;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 4.
NE Code § 37-209.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-209.01 - Captive, defined.

37-209.01.  Captive, defined.Captive, as it pertains to captive wildlife, captive wild birds, or captive wild mammals, means the condition of captivity.Source Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 16.
NE Code § 37-210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-210 - Captive propagation, defined.

37-210.  Captive propagation, defined.Captive propagation means to hold live raptors in a controlled environment that is intensively manipulated by humans for the purpose of producing raptors of selected species and that has boundaries designed to prevent raptors, eggs, or gametes of the selected species from entering or leaving the controlled environment.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 20.
NE Code § 37-210.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-210.01 - Captivity, defined.

37-210.01.  Captivity, defined.Captivity means a condition which limits or restricts the free egress or free range of wild birds, wild mammals, or wildlife by the use of fences, barriers, or restraints.Source Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 17.
NE Code § 37-211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-211 - Commercial aquaculturist, defined.

37-211.  Commercial aquaculturist, defined.Commercial aquaculturist means an aquaculturist engaged in the business of growing, selling, brokering, or processing live or viable aquatic organisms for commercial purposes.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 21.
NE Code § 37-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-212 - Commercial exploitation, defined.

37-212.  Commercial exploitation, defined.Commercial exploitation means buying, selling, or bartering for economic or financial gain by any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 22.
NE Code § 37-213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-213 - Commercial fish, defined.

37-213.  Commercial fish, defined.Commercial fish means those species of fish, other than baitfish, as listed in rules and regulations of the commission, allowed to be harvested from the wild or bought, sold, or bartered for economic gain.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 23.
NE Code § 37-214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-214 - Commission, defined.

37-214.  Commission, defined.Commission means the Game and Parks Commission.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 24.
NE Code § 37-215 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-215 - Conservation, defined.

37-215.  Conservation, defined.Conservation means the use of all methods and procedures for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals within species and populations of wildlife up to the optimum carrying capacity of their habitat and maintaining such levels. Such methods and procedures include, but are not limited to, all activities associated with scientific resources management such as research, census, law enforcement, habitat acquisition and maintenance, propagation, live trapping, transplantation, regulated taking, and the periodic or total protection of species or populations.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 25.
NE Code § 37-215.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-215.01 - Conveyance, defined.

37-215.01.  Conveyance, defined.Conveyance means a motorboat as defined in section 37-1204, a personal watercraft as defined in section 37-1204.01, a vessel as defined in section 37-1203, a trailer, or any associated equipment or containers which may contain or carry aquatic invasive species.Source Laws 2012, LB391, § 5.
NE Code § 37-216 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-216 - Cultured aquatic stock, defined.

37-216.  Cultured aquatic stock, defined.Cultured aquatic stock means aquatic organisms raised from privately owned stocks and aquatic organisms lawfully acquired and held in private ownership until they become intermingled with wild aquatic organisms.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 26.
NE Code § 37-217 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-217 - Disabled person, defined.

37-217.  Disabled person, defined.Disabled person means any person certified by a physician to have a permanent physical impairment which limits personal mobility and results in an inability to travel unassisted more than two hundred feet without the use of a wheelchair, crutch, walker, prosthetic, orthotic, or other assistance device as allowed by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 27.
NE Code § 37-218 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-218 - Ecologic harm, defined.

37-218.  Ecologic harm, defined.Ecologic harm means significant loss, disadvantage, or injury to the relationships between organisms and their environment.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 28.
NE Code § 37-219 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-219 - Economic harm, defined.

37-219.  Economic harm, defined.Economic harm means significant loss, disadvantage, or injury to personal or material resources.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 29.
NE Code § 37-220 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-220 - Ecosystem, defined.

37-220.  Ecosystem, defined.Ecosystem means a system of living organisms and their environment, each influencing the existence of the other and both necessary for the maintenance of life.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 30.
NE Code § 37-221 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-221 - Endangered Species Act, defined.

37-221.  Endangered Species Act, defined.Endangered Species Act means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 31.
NE Code § 37-222 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-222 - Falconry, defined.

37-222.  Falconry, defined.Falconry means the sport of taking quarry by means of a trained raptor.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 32.
NE Code § 37-223 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-223 - Fish, when used as a noun, defined.

37-223.  Fish, when used as a noun, defined.Fish, when used as a noun, means a cold-blooded, vertebrate animal, typically covered with scales, which breathes by gills, swims by body motion using fins for maneuvering, and is dependent upon water as a medium in which to live.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 33.
NE Code § 37-224 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-224 - Fish, when used as a verb, defined.

37-224.  Fish, when used as a verb, defined.Fish, when used as a verb, means to pursue, shoot, catch, capture, collect, harvest, kill, destroy, or attempt to pursue, shoot, catch, capture, collect, harvest, kill, or destroy.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 34.
NE Code § 37-225 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-225 - Fur harvesting, defined.

37-225.  Fur harvesting, defined.Fur harvesting means taking or attempting to take any fur-bearing animal by any means as prescribed by rules and regulations of the commission.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 35.
NE Code § 37-226 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-226 - Fur-bearing animals, defined.

37-226.  Fur-bearing animals, defined.Fur-bearing animals means all beaver, martens, mink, muskrats, raccoons, opossums, otters, bobcats, gray foxes, red foxes, badgers, long-tailed weasels, Canada lynx, and skunks, except mutation minks and mutation foxes.Source   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 36;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 5.
NE Code § 37-227 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-227 - Game, defined.

37-227.  Game, defined.Game means all game fish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles, tiger salamanders, mussels, crows, game animals, fur-bearing animals, game birds, protected birds, and all other creatures protected by the Game Law.Source   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 37;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 6.
NE Code § 37-228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-228 - Game animals, defined.

37-228.  Game animals, defined.Game animals means all antelope, cottontail rabbits, deer, elk, mountain sheep, squirrels, mountain lions, moose, and bears.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 38.