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NE Code § 54-1,118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,118 - Livestock; questions of ownership; procedure.

54-1,118.  Livestock; questions of ownership; procedure.If any livestock inspected under the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415 is unbranded or bears a brand or brands in addition to, or other than, the recorded brand or brands of the shipper or seller, then the shipper or seller may be required to establish his or her ownership of such livestock by exhibiting to the Nebraska Brand Committee a bill of sale to such livestock or by other satisfactory evidence of ownership. If ownership of the livestock is not established, the livestock may be sold, and the selling agent who sells such livestock shall hold the proceeds of the sale. If any shipper or seller who has offered such livestock for sale refuses to accept the bids offered, ownership must be established, or a cash bond posted with the selling agent in an amount equal to the approximate value of the livestock and payable to the brand committee, before such livestock may be removed from the premises. When ownership has been established the cash bond shall be returned to the person who or which posted it.The shipper or seller of the livestock is required to establish ownership of such livestock within sixty days after its sale. If such shipper or seller establishes ownership of such livestock, the Nebraska Brand Committee shall order the selling agent of such livestock to pay the proceeds of sale to the shipper or seller. If such shipper or seller fails to establish ownership within the sixty days, such livestock shall be considered an estray and the Nebraska Brand Committee shall order the selling agent to pay the proceeds of sale over to the brand committee. All funds that the brand committee receives from the sale of any estray shall be placed in a separate custodial fund known as the estray fund. The brand committee shall determine the ownership of estrays that originate within the brand inspection area. Such funds shall be disposed of in the manner provided in section 54-415.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 49. Annotations Shipper may be required to establish ownership. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967).
NE Code § 54-1,119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,119 - Open market; designation; brand inspection requirements.

54-1,119.  Open market; designation; brand inspection requirements.(1) Any livestock market, whether within or outside of the state, or any meat packing plant which maintains brand inspection under the supervision of the Nebraska Brand Committee and under such rules and regulations as are specified by the United States Department of Agriculture, may be designated by the brand committee as an open market.(2) When cattle originating from within the brand inspection area are consigned for sale to any commission company at any open market designated as such by the Nebraska Brand Committee where brand inspection is maintained, no brand inspection is required at the point of origin but is required at the point of destination unless the point of origin is a registered feedlot. If cattle are consigned to a commission company at an open market, the carrier transporting the cattle shall not allow the owner, shipper, or party in charge to change the billing to any point other than the commission company at the open market designated on the original billing, unless the carrier secures from the brand committee a certificate of inspection on the cattle so consigned. Any cattle originating in a registered feedlot consigned to a commission company at any terminal market destined for direct slaughter may be shipped in accordance with rules and regulations governing registered feedlots.(3) Until the cattle are inspected for brands on the premises by the Nebraska Brand Committee, no person shall sell or cause to be sold or offer for sale (a) any cattle at a livestock auction market located within the brand inspection area or at a farm or ranch sale located within the brand inspection area or (b) any cattle originating within the brand inspection area consigned to an open market.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 50;  Laws 2000, LB 213, § 9;  Laws 2017, LB600, § 12.
NE Code § 54-1,121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,121 - Registered feedlot; cattle shipment; requirements.

54-1,121.  Registered feedlot; cattle shipment; requirements.Cattle sold or shipped from a registered feedlot, for purposes other than direct slaughter or sale on any terminal market, are subject to the brand inspection under sections 54-1,110 to 54-1,119, and the seller or shipper shall bear the cost of such inspection at the regular fee.Any other cattle shipped from a registered feedlot are not subject to brand inspection at origin or destination, but the shipper must have a shipping certificate from the registered feedlot. The shipping certificate form shall be prescribed by the Nebraska Brand Committee and shall show the registered feedlot operator's name and registration number, date shipped, destination, agency receiving the cattle, number of head in the shipment, and sex of the cattle. The shipping certificate shall be completed in triplicate by the registered feedlot operator at the time of shipment. One copy thereof shall be delivered to the brand inspector at the market along with shipment, if applicable, one copy shall be sent to the brand committee by the tenth day of the following month, and one copy shall be retained by the registered feedlot operator. If a shipping certificate does not accompany a shipment of cattle from a registered feedlot to any destination where brand inspection is maintained by the brand committee, all such cattle shall be subject to a brand inspection and the inspection fees and surcharge provided under section 54-1,108 shall be charged for the service.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 52;  Laws 2000, LB 213, § 10;  Laws 2011, LB181, § 2.
NE Code § 54-1,122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,122 - Registered feedlot; cattle received; requirements.

54-1,122.  Registered feedlot; cattle received; requirements.Any cattle originating in a state that has a brand inspection agency and which are accompanied by a certificate of inspection or brand clearance issued by such agency may be moved directly from the point of origin into a registered feedlot. Any cattle not accompanied by such a certificate of inspection or brand clearance or by satisfactory evidence of ownership from states or portions of states not having brand inspection shall be subjected to physical inspection for brands by the Nebraska Brand Committee or, if applicable, subjected to electronic inspection, within a reasonable time after arrival at a registered feedlot, and the inspection fee and mileage charge, if applicable, provided under section 54-1,108 shall be collected by the brand inspector at the time the inspection is performed.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 53;  Laws 2011, LB181, § 3;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 30.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-1,123 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,123 - Prohibited sale; violation; penalty.

54-1,123.  Prohibited sale; violation; penalty.No person, other than the owner of the livestock, shall sell or offer for sale or trade or otherwise dispose of any livestock unless the person so offering has the bill of sale, a power of attorney from the owner of such livestock authorizing such sale, or other satisfactory evidence of ownership. A violation of this section is a Class III felony.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 54. Annotations  Bill of sale of cattle must state the statutory details required. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967). Trade of livestock is not limited by this section. Bendfeldt v. Lewis, 149 Neb. 107, 30 N.W.2d 293 (1948).
NE Code § 54-1,124 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,124 - Prohibited brand; violation; penalty.

54-1,124.  Prohibited brand; violation; penalty.If any person willfully and knowingly brands, marks, or causes to be branded or marked, livestock owned by another with the intent to deprive such owner of the livestock or willfully and knowingly effaces, defaces, or obliterates any mark upon any livestock owned by another with the intent to deprive such owner of the livestock, such person is guilty of a Class III felony.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 55. Annotations Failure to instruct upon effect of this section was prejudicial error. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967).
NE Code § 54-1,124.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,124.01 - Acts prohibited; penalty.

54-1,124.01.  Acts prohibited; penalty.A person commits a Class III felony if:(1) Such person willfully and knowingly performs or causes to be performed any act to:(a) Apply, remove, damage, or alter an approved nonvisual identifier; or(b) Expunge, alter, render inaccessible, or otherwise corrupt information recorded or embedded on or in an approved nonvisual identifier; and(2) Such conduct is done with the intent to deprive an owner of livestock or falsely assert ownership of livestock.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 31.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-1,125 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,125 - False documents; violation; penalty.

54-1,125.  False documents; violation; penalty.(1) Any person who offers as evidence of ownership for any livestock sold, traded, or otherwise disposed of as provided in the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415, any forged, altered, or otherwise falsely prepared document or form, knowing the same to be forged, altered, or otherwise falsely prepared, is guilty of the Class IV felony of criminal possession of a forged instrument as defined in section 28-604.(2) Any person who forges, alters, or otherwise changes in any manner any of the forms or documents which are satisfactory evidence of ownership or any other form or document required by or provided for in the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415, is guilty of second degree forgery as defined in section 28-603, and shall be punished in accordance with such section.(3) Any person who knowingly misrepresents or misuses any certificate of inspection or other satisfactory evidence of ownership is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 56.
NE Code § 54-1,126 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,126 - General penalty.

54-1,126.  General penalty.Any person who violates any provision of the Livestock Brand Act is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor unless another penalty is specifically provided for such violation.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 57.
NE Code § 54-1,127 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,127 - Violations; arresting peace officer; powers.

54-1,127.  Violations; arresting peace officer; powers.Whenever any person is arrested for a violation of the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415 punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting peace officer shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, take the name and address of such person and the license number of his or her motor vehicle. The peace officer shall issue a summons or otherwise notify him or her in writing to appear at a time and place to be specified in such summons or notice. Such time shall be at least five days after such arrest, unless the person arrested demands an earlier hearing. Such person, if he or she so desires, has a right to an immediate hearing or a hearing within twenty-four hours at a convenient hour, such hearing to be before a magistrate within the county where such offense was committed. The peace officer shall thereupon, and upon the giving by such person of his or her written promise to appear at such time and place, forthwith release him or her from custody. Any person refusing to give such written promise to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting peace officer before the nearest or most accessible magistrate.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 58.
NE Code § 54-1,128 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,128 - Brand with brand recorded or registered in another state; application for out-of-state brand permit; contents; fee; violation; penalty.

54-1,128.  Brand with brand recorded or registered in another state; application for out-of-state brand permit; contents; fee; violation; penalty.(1) An owner may brand cattle with a brand recorded or registered in another state when:(a) Cattle are purchased at a livestock auction market licensed under the Livestock Auction Market Act or congregated at another location approved by the Nebraska Brand Committee;(b) The cattle will be imminently exported from Nebraska;(c) The cattle are branded at the livestock auction market or other approved location; and(d) An out-of-state brand permit has been obtained prior to branding the cattle.(2) An application for an out-of-state brand permit shall be made to a brand inspector and shall include a description of the brand, a written application, and a fee not to exceed fifty dollars as determined by the Nebraska Brand Committee. A brand inspector shall evaluate and may approve an out-of-state brand permit within a reasonable period of time.(3) Cattle branded under an out-of-state brand permit shall remain subject to all other brand inspection requirements under the Livestock Brand Act.(4) A violation of this section is an infraction. A peace officer shall have the authority to write a citation, which shall be waivable, to offenders in violation of this section. A fine under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars per head for each offense. Violations shall be charged in the county in which the offense occurred.Source  Laws 2013, LB435, § 4;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 32.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References  Livestock Auction Market Act, see section 54-1156.
NE Code § 54-1,129 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,129 - Livestock auction market or packing plant; brand inspection; election to provide.

54-1,129.  Livestock auction market or packing plant; brand inspection; election to provide.The owner or operator of any livestock auction market, as defined in section 54-1158, or packing plant located in any county outside the brand inspection area may voluntarily elect to provide brand inspection for all cattle brought to such livestock auction market or packing plant from within the brand inspection area upon compliance with sections 54-1,129 to 54-1,131.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 28, p. 972;   Laws 1987, LB 450, § 9;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 76;   R.S.1943, (2010), § 54-1183;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 2.
NE Code § 54-1,130 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,130 - Livestock auction market or packing plant; election; how made.

54-1,130.  Livestock auction market or packing plant; election; how made.The election provided for by section 54-1,129 shall be made by (1) filing with the Secretary of State, in form to be prescribed by the secretary, a written notice of such election and agreement to be bound by section 54-1,131 and (2) posting conspicuously on the premises a notice of the fact that brand inspection is provided at such livestock auction market or packing plant.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 29, p. 973;   Laws 1987, LB 450, § 10;   R.S.1943, (2010), § 54-1184;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 3.
NE Code § 54-1,131 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1,131 - Livestock auction market or packing plant; brand inspection; how conducted; fees; guarantee.

54-1,131.  Livestock auction market or packing plant; brand inspection; how conducted; fees; guarantee.Inspection provided for in sections 54-1,129 to 54-1,131 shall be conducted in the manner established by the Livestock Brand Act. The owner or operator making such election may be required to guarantee to the Nebraska Brand Committee that inspection fees derived from such livestock auction market or packing plant will be sufficient, in each twelve-month period, to pay the per diem and mileage of the inspectors required and that he or she will reimburse the committee for any deficit incurred in any such twelve-month period. Such guarantee shall be secured by a corporate surety bond, to be approved by the Secretary of State, in a penal sum to be established by the Nebraska Brand Committee.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 30, p. 973;   Laws 1987, LB 450, § 11;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 77;  Laws 2000, LB 213, § 11;   R.S.1943, (2010), § 54-1185;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 4.
NE Code § 54-201.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-201.01 - Legislative intent.

54-201.01.  Legislative intent.The Legislature hereby recognizes and declares that the livestock industry is an integral component in the economy of this state and that the continued viability of such industry is essential to the prosperity and well-being of all citizens of this state. The Legislature further recognizes that the livestock industry of this state provides food for the state, the nation, and the world, and that the benefits of a financially sound industry are far reaching. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of sections 54-201 and 54-201.01 to afford protection to those persons involved in the care and feeding of livestock in this state by providing some security of compensation for services rendered.Source  Laws 1982, LB 962, § 1.
NE Code § 54-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-202 - Transferred to section 52-1501.

54-202.  Transferred to section 52-1501.
NE Code § 54-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-203 - Transferred to section 52-1502.

54-203.  Transferred to section 52-1502.
NE Code § 54-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-204 - Transferred to section 52-1503.

54-204.  Transferred to section 52-1503.
NE Code § 54-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-205 - Transferred to section 52-1504.

54-205.  Transferred to section 52-1504.
NE Code § 54-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-206 - Transferred to section 52-1505.

54-206.  Transferred to section 52-1505.
NE Code § 54-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-207 - Transferred to section 52-1506.

54-207.  Transferred to section 52-1506.
NE Code § 54-209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-209 - Lien satisfied; financing statement; termination.

54-209.  Lien satisfied; financing statement; termination.When a lien created under section 54-201 or 54-208 is satisfied, any financing statement filed to perfect that lien shall be terminated in the manner and form provided in article 9, Uniform Commercial Code.Source   Laws 1985, LB 606, § 16;   Laws 1988, LB 943, § 20;  Laws 1999, LB 550, § 38;  Laws 2001, LB 54, § 27;  Laws 2014, LB750, § 18.
NE Code § 54-301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-301 - Herd laws; stock grower, cattle drover, defined.

54-301.  Herd laws; stock grower, cattle drover, defined.Every person who shall keep neat cattle, horses, mules, sheep, or goats, for their growth or increase within the state, shall be deemed a stock grower. Any person who shall drive or bring neat cattle into or through this state shall be deemed a cattle drover.Source   Laws 1879, § 1, p. 67;   R.S.1913, § 96;   C.S.1922, § 104;   C.S.1929, § 54-301;   R.S.1943, § 54-301.
NE Code § 54-302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-302 - Driving off another's livestock; penalty.

54-302.  Driving off another's livestock; penalty.Any cattle drover, or his employee, who shall drive off any neat cattle, horses, mules, or sheep belonging to another person, intentionally or through neglect, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1879, § 2, p. 67;   R.S.1913, § 97;   C.S.1922, § 105;   C.S.1929, § 54-302;   R.S.1943, § 54-302;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 17.
NE Code § 54-303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-303 - Herd laws; actions; proof of ownership.

54-303.  Herd laws; actions; proof of ownership.In any indictment or complaint under sections 54-301 to 54-310, the description of any kind or class of neat cattle shall be deemed sufficient if described as cattle; and the proof of brand shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of ownership of such stock.Source   Laws 1879, § 3, p. 68;   R.S.1913, § 98;   C.S.1922, § 106;   C.S.1929, § 54-303;   R.S.1943, § 54-303.
NE Code § 54-304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-304 - Male animal running at large; liability of owner.

54-304.  Male animal running at large; liability of owner.The owner of any stallion, jack, bull, buck, or boar shall restrain the same, and any person may take possession of any such animal running at large in the county in which such person resides, or in which he or she occupies or uses real estate. He or she shall give notice thereof to the sheriff or any constable in the county in which such animal is taken, who shall give notice to the owner of such animal, if known to him or her, by delivering a written notice to the owner, or leaving the same at his or her usual place of abode, giving a description of the animal so taken. If such owner does not appear within ten days after such notice to claim his or her property and pay costs and damages if any, then the sheriff or constable shall sell the animal so taken, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, having given twenty days' notice of the time and place of sale, with a description of the property, by posting such notice in three public places in the township or precinct in which such animal was found at large. Out of the proceeds of such sale he or she shall pay all costs and any damages done by such animal, to be ascertained and determined by him or her, and the sheriff or constable shall pay the remainder, if any, into the county treasury for the use of the county. If legal proof is made to the county board by the owner of such animal of a right thereto at any time within one year of the sale, the county board shall order the proper amount to be paid to the owner by its warrant drawn for that purpose. If the owner, or any person for him or her, on or before the day of sale shall pay the costs thus far made and all damages, to be determined by the sheriff or constable if the parties cannot agree, and make satisfactory proof of ownership, the sheriff or constable shall release the animal to him or her. This remedy shall not be construed as a bar to any suit for damages sustained and not covered by the proceeds of the sale as hereinbefore provided.Source   Laws 1879, § 4, p. 68;   Laws 1901, c. 3, § 1, p. 45;   R.S.1913, § 99;   C.S.1922, § 107;   C.S.1929, § 54-304;   R.S.1943, § 54-304;   Laws 1996, LB 299, § 25.  Annotations  The herd laws pertain to damage to property and do not alter the common law liability for personal injuries caused by trespassing bulls. Foland v. Malander, 222 Neb. 1, 381 N.W.2d 914 (1986). The duty imposed by this statute, unlike that of section 54-401, RRS1943, is not restricted to cultivated lands. Fuchser v. Jacobson, 205 Neb. 786, 290 N.W.2d 449 (1980).