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NE Code § 54-2314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2314 - Quarantine; department; powers.

54-2314.  Quarantine; department; powers.(1) In order to prevent, suppress, control, and eradicate dangerous transmissible diseases among the domesticated cervine animals of this state, the department may place in quarantine any county, or part of any county, any private premises, or any private or public stockyards and may quarantine any domesticated cervine animal infected with such disease or which has been or is suspected of having been exposed to such disease. Such animals shall remain under quarantine until released by the department. An infected animal may be destroyed as provided in the Animal Health and Disease Control Act.(2) The department may regulate or prohibit the arrival into, departure from, and movement within the state of any domesticated cervine animal infected with a dangerous transmissible disease or exposed or suspected of having been exposed to such disease.Source  Laws 1999, LB 404, § 13;  Laws 2020, LB344, § 77.  Cross References  Animal Health and Disease Control Act, see section 54-2901.
NE Code § 54-2315 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2315 - Cost of testing.

54-2315.  Cost of testing.When testing of domesticated cervine animals is performed pursuant to an order by the department, the owners of such animals are responsible for the cost of gathering, confining, restraining, and testing such animals and for providing the necessary facilities and assistance.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 14.
NE Code § 54-2316 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2316 - Escape; recapture or destroy animal.

54-2316.  Escape; recapture or destroy animal.(1) Any permitholder under the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act shall, within twenty-four hours after the discovery of the escape of any such animals, notify the department, which shall immediately notify the commission, of such escape.(2) It is the responsibility of the permitholder to recapture or destroy any escaped domesticated cervine animal within five days.(3) If the permitholder is unwilling or unable to capture any escaped domesticated cervine animal within five days after the discovery of such escape, the commission may destroy such escaped animals. The commission may, on a case-by-case basis, extend the number of days for a permitholder to recapture or destroy any escaped domesticated cervine animal.(4) Any escaped domesticated cervine animal known to have originated from an area placed under quarantine by the department pursuant to section 54-2314 may be destroyed by the commission upon notice of the escape of such animal.(5) Any expenses incurred by the department or the commission to recapture or destroy escaped domesticated cervine animals shall be assessed to the permitholder. The department and the commission shall not be held liable for the value of any domesticated cervine animal destroyed under this section.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 15.
NE Code § 54-2317 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2317 - Wild cervidae; duties upon discovery.

54-2317.  Wild cervidae; duties upon discovery.Any permitholder under the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act shall, within twenty-four hours after the discovery of wild cervidae in a domesticated cervine animal facility, notify the commission and the department of such occurrence. The commission shall adopt policies providing for the disposition of wild cervidae found in a domesticated cervine animal facility and shall consult with the department before removal of such animals from the facility.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 16.
NE Code § 54-2318 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2318 - Rules and regulations.

54-2318.  Rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the testing, control, and eradication of diseases, including, but not limited to, chronic wasting disease, brucellosis, and tuberculosis in domesticated cervine animal herds in the state. The rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisions governing:(1) Testing, test results, and test subjects;(2) Intrastate change of ownership, including provisions requiring all domesticated cervine breeding animals to be tested or originate from a herd which is in a herd certification program as established by the department under section 54-2319; and(3) Any other issues deemed necessary by the department to effectively control and eradicate diseases.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 17.
NE Code § 54-2319 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2319 - Herd certification program authorized.

54-2319.  Herd certification program authorized.In addition to administering the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act and conducting program activities authorized by the act, the department may develop a herd certification program and may cooperate with the United States Government, or any department, agency, or officer thereof, in the development of such program, including the adoption of or reference to applicable federal regulations or industry guidelines.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 18.
NE Code § 54-2320 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2320 - Domesticated Cervine Animal Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

54-2320.  Domesticated Cervine Animal Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The department may assess and collect costs and fees for services provided, fees assessed, and expenses incurred pursuant to its responsibilities under the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act. All costs and fees assessed and collected pursuant to the act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Domesticated Cervine Animal Cash Fund, which fund is hereby created. The fund shall be utilized by the department for the purpose of carrying out the act. 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 1999, LB 404, § 19;  Laws 2016, LB909, § 11.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 54-2321 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2321 - Administration of act.

54-2321.  Administration of act.In administering the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act, the agents and employees of the department:(1) Shall have access, upon notification, to any premises where domesticated cervine animals may be for the purpose of implementing the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act; and(2) May enter any premises occupied by a permitholder at any reasonable time to examine books and records maintained by the permitholder. Such books and records shall be maintained by the permitholder for review for five years after the death or disposal of any domesticated cervine animal from the facility.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 20.
NE Code § 54-2322 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2322 - Commission; access to premises.

54-2322.  Commission; access to premises.The commission shall have access, upon notification, to any premises where domesticated cervine animals may be for the purpose of assessing or removing populations of wild cervidae.Source  Laws 1999, LB 404, § 21;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 40.
NE Code § 54-2323 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2323 - Enforcement of act; violations; penalties.

54-2323.  Enforcement of act; violations; penalties.(1) In order to insure compliance with the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act, the department may apply for a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction, or a mandatory injunction against any person violating or threatening to violate the act or the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act. The district court of the county where the violation is occurring or is about to occur has jurisdiction to grant such relief upon good cause shown. Relief may be granted notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law and shall be granted without bond.(2) The Attorney General or the county attorney of the county in which violations of the act, rules, or regulations are occurring or about to occur shall, when notified of such violation or threatened violation, cause appropriate proceedings under subsection (1) of this section to be instituted and pursued without delay.(3) Any person who violates the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act or any rules or regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act is guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class II misdemeanor for each subsequent offense.Source Laws 1999, LB 404, § 22.
NE Code § 54-2324 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2324 - Act; how construed.

54-2324.  Act; how construed.Nothing in the Domesticated Cervine Animal Act shall be construed to authorize any person to import, own, or possess any species of cervine animal the importation or possession of which is prohibited under section 37-524 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.Source Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 39.
NE Code § 54-2401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2401 - Transferred to section 54-2416.

54-2401.  Transferred to section 54-2416.
NE Code § 54-2402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2402 - Transferred to section 54-2417.

54-2402.  Transferred to section 54-2417.
NE Code § 54-2404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2404 - Transferred to section 54-2419.

54-2404.  Transferred to section 54-2419.
NE Code § 54-2404.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2404.01 - Transferred to section 54-2420.

54-2404.01.  Transferred to section 54-2420.
NE Code § 54-2404.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2404.02 - Transferred to section 54-2421.

54-2404.02.  Transferred to section 54-2421.
NE Code § 54-2406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2406 - Transferred to section 54-2423.

54-2406.  Transferred to section 54-2423.
NE Code § 54-2408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2408 - Transferred to section 54-2428.

54-2408.  Transferred to section 54-2428.
NE Code § 54-2411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2411 - Transferred to section 54-2433.

54-2411.  Transferred to section 54-2433.
NE Code § 54-2412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2412 - Transferred to section 54-2429.

54-2412.  Transferred to section 54-2429.
NE Code § 54-2413 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2413 - Transferred to section 54-2435.

54-2413.  Transferred to section 54-2435.
NE Code § 54-2414 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2414 - Transferred to section 54-2434.

54-2414.  Transferred to section 54-2434.
NE Code § 54-2415 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2415 - Transferred to section 54-2430.

54-2415.  Transferred to section 54-2430.
NE Code § 54-2416 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2416 - Act, how cited.

54-2416.  Act, how cited.Sections 54-2416 to 54-2438 shall be known and may be cited as the Livestock Waste Management Act.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1209, § 1;  Laws 1999, LB 822, § 7;  Laws 2003, LB 619, § 15;   R.S.Supp.,2003, § 54-2401;  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 5;  Laws 2006, LB 975, § 1.
NE Code § 54-2418 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2418 - Department; duties.

54-2418.  Department; duties.The department shall (1) administer the animal feeding operation permitting program in accordance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System of the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., through the Environmental Protection Act, the Livestock Waste Management Act, and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such acts and (2) administer the state program for construction and operating permits and major modification approval for animal feeding operations and livestock waste control facilities provided under the Environmental Protection Act, the Livestock Waste Management Act, and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such acts.Source  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 7;  Laws 2006, LB 975, § 3.  Cross References  Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.
NE Code § 54-2419 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2419 - Permits; approval; conditions; restrictions.

54-2419.  Permits; approval; conditions; restrictions.(1) No new animal feeding operation shall be issued a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or a construction and operating permit in any part of a watershed that feeds directly or indirectly into a cold water class A stream, delineated pursuant to section 54-2421.(2) An existing animal feeding operation may not expand if its livestock waste control facility is located within one mile of a designated cold water class A stream segment delineated pursuant to section 54-2421 and the same cold water class A stream watershed as the animal feeding operation, except that an existing animal feeding operation used for research sponsored by the University of Nebraska at a facility owned by the University of Nebraska may expand if the department determines based on scientific information provided in the application or other available scientific information that the proposed expansion does not pose a potential threat to the stream.(3) Existing animal feeding operations may receive a new or modified National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, a new or modified construction and operating permit, a modified operating permit, or a modified construction approval if:(a) The existing animal feeding operation does not currently have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or a construction and operating permit and upon inspection by the department a determination is made that one is necessary;(b) The existing animal feeding operation modifies its operation but does not expand its approved livestock waste control facility;(c) The existing animal feeding operation's livestock waste control facility is located more than two miles from a designated cold water class A stream segment delineated pursuant to section 54-2421 and in the same cold water class A stream watershed as the animal feeding operation; or(d) The existing animal feeding operation or livestock waste control facility is located less than two miles but more than one mile from a cold water class A stream delineated pursuant to section 54-2421, and the department determines based on scientific information provided in the application or other available scientific information that the proposed expansion does not pose a potential threat to the stream.(4) The department may deny or restrict an application for a transfer or major modification of an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or a construction and operating permit based upon the potential degradation of a cold water class A stream.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1209, § 4;  Laws 1999, LB 822, § 8;  Laws 1999, LB 870, § 7;   R.S.Supp.,2002, § 54-2404;  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 8;  Laws 2006, LB 975, § 4.
NE Code § 54-2420 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2420 - Section; how construed.

54-2420.  Section; how construed.Nothing in section 54-2419 shall be construed to change the zoning authority of a county that existed prior to May 25, 1999.Source  Laws 1999, LB 822, § 10;   R.S.Supp.,2002, § 54-2404.01;  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 9.  Annotations Because this section indicates that the Legislature did not intend to occupy the entire field of livestock waste management regulation and that the state requirements in the Livestock Waste Management Act were meant to coexist with local requirements, there is no field preemption of local laws by the Livestock Waste Management Act. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013).
NE Code § 54-2421 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2421 - Cold water class A streams; designation.

54-2421.  Cold water class A streams; designation.A map delineating segments and watershed boundaries for cold water class A streams, as designated prior to May 25, 1999, and prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy and the Department of Natural Resources, shall be maintained by the Department of Environment and Energy and used by the department for determinations made concerning cold water class A streams and stream watersheds under the Livestock Waste Management Act unless changed by the council. Beginning on May 25, 1999, the council may designate and may redesignate previously designated waters of this state as cold water class A streams for purposes of the act based on the determination by the council that the waters provide or could provide habitat of sufficient water volume or flow, water quality, substrate composition, and water temperature capable of maintaining year-round populations of cold water biota, including reproduction of a salmonoid (trout) population. The council shall not designate or redesignate a stream as a cold water class A stream unless the stream has supported the reproduction of a salmonoid (trout) population within the previous five years. The department shall revise and maintain the cold water class A stream and stream watershed map to incorporate all designations and redesignations of the council.Source  Laws 1999, LB 822, § 9;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 242;   R.S.Supp.,2002, § 54-2404.02;  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 10;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 58.
NE Code § 54-2422 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2422 - Inspection and construction and operating permit requirements; exemptions.

54-2422.  Inspection and construction and operating permit requirements; exemptions.Animal feeding operations with animal capacity that is less than three hundred cattle, two hundred mature dairy cattle, seven hundred fifty swine weighing fifty-five pounds or more per head, three thousand swine weighing less than fifty-five pounds per head, one thousand five hundred ducks with liquid manure handling system, ten thousand ducks without liquid manure handling system, nine thousand chickens with liquid manure handling system, thirty-seven thousand five hundred chickens without liquid manure handling system, twenty-five thousand laying hens without liquid manure handling system, sixteen thousand five hundred turkeys, three thousand sheep, or one hundred fifty horses are exempt from the inspection and construction and operating permit requirements of the Environmental Protection Act, the Livestock Waste Management Act, and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the council pursuant to such acts, unless the animal feeding operation has intentionally or negligently discharged pollutants to waters of the state or the department has determined that a discharge is more likely than not to occur.Source  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 11;  Laws 2006, LB 975, § 5;  Laws 2009, LB56, § 2. Cross References  Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.
NE Code § 54-2423 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2423 - Animal feeding operation; request inspection; when; fees; department; duties.

54-2423.  Animal feeding operation; request inspection; when; fees; department; duties.(1) If any person owning or operating an animal feeding operation (a) does not hold a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, an operating permit, or a construction and operating permit or have construction approval, (b) has not been notified by the department that no National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or construction and operating permit is required, or (c) is not exempt under section 54-2422, such person shall, on forms prescribed by the department, request the department to inspect such person's animal feeding operation to determine if a livestock waste control facility is required. If an inspection is requested prior to January 1, 1999, an inspection fee for such inspection shall not be assessed. For inspections requested on or after July 16, 2004, there shall be an inspection fee established by the council with a minimum fee of one hundred dollars and a maximum fee of five hundred dollars. Such fee may be set according to animal capacity.(2) The department shall, in conjunction with natural resources districts and the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Nebraska, publicize information to make owners and operators of affected animal feeding operations aware of the need to request an inspection.(3) Any person required to request an inspection under this section who operates an animal feeding operation after January 1, 2000, without first submitting the request for inspection required under this section shall be assessed, except for good cause shown, a late fee of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Each month a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Exceptions to this provision are:(a) An animal feeding operation exempted by the department from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements prior to July 16, 2004; or(b) A livestock operation that became an animal feeding operation by enactment of the Livestock Waste Management Act as such act existed on July 16, 2004, but was not required to request an inspection prior to that date.(4) A person meeting the provisions of subdivision (3)(b) of this section shall request an inspection prior to January 1, 2009, and pay fees required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.(5) Any person required to request an inspection under subsection (4) of this section who operates an animal feeding operation after December 31, 2008, shall be assessed, except for good cause shown, a late fee of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Each month a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1209, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 870, § 8;   R.S.Supp.,2002, § 54-2406;  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 12;  Laws 2006, LB 975, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB677, § 1.
NE Code § 54-2424 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2424 - Animal feeding operation; operating requirements; when.

54-2424.  Animal feeding operation; operating requirements; when.Any animal feeding operation which was in existence on January 1, 2004, and does not have any permit on March 17, 2006, shall be subject, in addition to any other requirements of the Environmental Protection Act, Livestock Waste Management Act, and rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such acts, to the same or substantially similar operating requirements as the requirements that existed on January 1, 2004.Source  Laws 2004, LB 916, § 13;  Laws 2006, LB 975, § 7.  Cross References  Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.