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NE Code § 37-554 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-554 - Explosives or poison; use in waters prohibited; penalties; exceptions; permit.

37-554.  Explosives or poison; use in waters prohibited; penalties; exceptions; permit.(1) Any person who (a) explodes, causes to be exploded, or aids or abets in the explosion of any dynamite, giant powder, bomb, or other explosive in any lake, river, stream, pond, bay, bayou, or other waters in this state with the intent thereby to stun, take, or possess any fish therein, (b) places or aids or abets in placing any bomb or explosive in any waters of this state for the purpose of exploding the same with such intent, or (c) places or aids or abets in placing lime or other poisonous or noxious substance in any of the waters of this state with such intent, shall be guilty of a Class IV felony. This subsection shall not prohibit the commission from using or authorizing the use by written agreement of chemicals and other substances for fish management purposes.(2) It shall be unlawful to explode or cause to be exploded for any purpose any giant powder, dynamite, or other explosives in any lake, river, stream, pond, bay, bayou, or other waters of this state without first obtaining from the commission an order permitting it to be done, except that this shall not apply when, to safeguard public or private property from damage by ice gorges, immediate use of explosives is necessitated. Whenever, in the course of removing any obstruction in any waters within this state or in constructing any foundation for dams, bridges, or other structures, any person desires to explode any giant powder, dynamite, or other explosive in any such waters, he or she shall, before doing so, file a verified application with the commission setting forth his or her plans and objects, the time or times when he or she desires to use the explosive, and the necessity for using it. If it reasonably appears that the use of explosives in such waters is necessary to the advancement of a useful work or project, the commission shall grant leave for the use thereof, designating the place or places and period within which the explosives may be used and prescribing such precautions as will save the fish from injury. If any such person disregards such order, he or she shall be deemed to have violated this subsection. Any person, association, or corporation guilty of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, and every day that any such unlawful act continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, V, § 15, p. 431;   C.S.1929, § 37-515;   R.S.1943, § 37-515;   Laws 1955, c. 136, § 1, p. 387;   Laws 1967, c. 216, § 14, p. 588;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 15;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-515;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 274.
NE Code § 37-555 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-555 - Waters of state; pollution prohibited; violation; penalty.

37-555.  Waters of state; pollution prohibited; violation; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person, association, or corporation to dump or drain any refuse from any factory, slaughterhouse, gas plant, garage, repair shop, or other place whatsoever or any refuse, junk, dross, litter, trash, lumber, or leavings into or near any of the waters of this state or into any bayou, drain, ditch, or sewer which discharges such refuse or any part thereof into any of the waters of this state. It shall be unlawful to place, leave, or permit to escape any such refuse in such manner that it or any part of it is through the action of the elements or otherwise carried into any of the waters of this state. For purposes of this section, refuse means and includes oils, tars, creosote, blood, offal, decayed matter, and all other substances which are injurious to aquatic life.Any person, association, or corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, and every day that any such unlawful act continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, V, § 16, p. 432;   C.S.1929, § 37-516;   Laws 1931, c. 73, § 1, p. 196;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-516;   R.S.1943, § 37-516;   Laws 1965, c. 205, § 1, p. 610;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 191;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 34;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-516;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 275.  Annotations Feeding of livestock along a small stream outside of an incorporated city will not be enjoined in absence of evidence showing that a nuisance is thereby created. Vana v. Grain Belt Supply Co., 143 Neb. 118, 8 N.W.2d 837 (1943).
NE Code § 37-556 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-556 - Waters of state; pollution; carcasses; prohibitions; penalty.

37-556.  Waters of state; pollution; carcasses; prohibitions; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person to place the carcass of any dead animal, fish, or bird in or near any of the waters of this state or leave such carcass where the whole or any part thereof may be washed or carried into any of the waters of this state. Any person guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, and every day that any such unlawful act continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, V, § 17, p. 432;   C.S.1929, § 37-517;   R.S.1943, § 37-517;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 192;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-517;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 276;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 82.
NE Code § 37-557 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-557 - Hatching boxes and nursery ponds; disturbing prohibited; exception; violation; penalty.

37-557.  Hatching boxes and nursery ponds; disturbing prohibited; exception; violation; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to injure, disturb, or destroy any hatching box, hatching house, or nursery pond used for hatching or propagating fish or to injure, disturb, or destroy any spawn or fry, or fish in any hatching box, hatching house, nursery pond, or stream. The commission may take or cause to be taken any of the fish named in this section for the purpose of propagation or stocking the waters of this state. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, V, § 18, p. 432;   C.S.1929, § 37-518;   R.S.1943, § 37-518;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 193;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-518;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 277.
NE Code § 37-558 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-558 - Draining harmful matter into waters stocked by commission prohibited; penalty.

37-558.  Draining harmful matter into waters stocked by commission prohibited; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person, association, or corporation to place, run, or drain any matter harmful to fish into any of the waters of this state that have been stocked by the commission. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1937, c. 89, § 19, p. 301;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-517;   R.S.1943, § 37-520;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 195;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-520;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 278.
NE Code § 37-559 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-559 - Destruction of predators; permit required; when; mountain lion; actions authorized.

37-559.  Destruction of predators; permit required; when; mountain lion; actions authorized.(1) Any farmer or rancher owning or operating a farm or ranch may destroy or have destroyed any predator preying on livestock or poultry or causing other agricultural depredation on land owned or controlled by him or her without a permit issued by the commission. For purposes of this subsection, predator means a badger, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, opossum, raccoon, red fox, or skunk.(2) Any farmer or rancher owning or operating a farm or ranch, or his or her agent, may kill a mountain lion immediately without prior notice to or permission from the commission if he or she encounters a mountain lion and the mountain lion is in the process of stalking, killing, or consuming livestock on the farmer's or rancher's property. The farmer or rancher or his or her agent shall be responsible for immediately notifying the commission and arranging with the commission to transfer the mountain lion to the commission.(3) Any person shall be entitled to defend himself or herself or another person without penalty if, in the presence of such person, a mountain lion stalks, attacks, or shows unprovoked aggression toward such person or another person.(4) This section shall not be construed to allow a farmer or rancher or his or her agent to destroy or have destroyed species which are protected by the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., the federal Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 668 et seq., the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., or federal regulations under such federal acts.Source   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 279;  Laws 2010, LB836, § 4. Cross References  Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, see section 37-801.
NE Code § 37-560 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-560 - Deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to property; removal; disposition of carcass.

37-560.  Deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to property; removal; disposition of carcass.The commission is authorized, when written request has been filed by the property owner, to remove by any means at any time any deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to real or personal property. If it is necessary to kill any such deer, antelope, or elk to remove the same, the carcass thereof shall first be offered for human consumption. If human consumption is not possible, such carcass may be sold or disposed of in any other manner. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.Source   Laws 1949, c. 103, § 1(2), p. 282;   Laws 1953, c. 124, § 2, p. 390;   Laws 1969, c. 293, § 1, p. 1066;   Laws 1985, LB 557, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 94;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-215.01;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 280;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 83;  Laws 2001, LB 130, § 4.
NE Code § 37-561 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-561 - Predatory animals; explosive traps; poison gas; lawful use; exceptions; posting of signs.

37-561.  Predatory animals; explosive traps; poison gas; lawful use; exceptions; posting of signs.(1) It shall be lawful to use any device which (a) is operated by the explosion of small amounts of gunpowder or other explosives, (b) is designed to discharge poison into the mouth of a wolf, coyote, fox, wildcat, or other predatory animals upon the grabbing or seizing of the bait attached to such device by such predatory animals, (c) does not discharge any ball, slug, shot, or other missile, and (d) does not endanger the life and limb of any human being or animal, other than a predatory animal, during the legal trapping season for fur-bearing animals. Such device may be used at any time by any agency of the commission or of the federal government or by persons having the written permission of the commission. Such lawful device when used shall be set not less than two hundred yards from any federal, state, or approved county highway and not less than one thousand yards from any school or from any inhabited dwelling without written permission of the resident of the dwelling. Such device shall not be used on another person's property without the written permission of the owner or operator.(2) It shall be unlawful to use any of such devices unless the user shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, post the land upon which the devices are emplaced with signs at least eighteen inches square and with block letters at least two inches in height and displaying the words DANGER, CYANIDE GUNS IN USE or with the official signs furnished for such a purpose by the United States Department of Agriculture. Such signs shall be placed at all entrances to the area where such devices are set, and a post shall be set by each such device displaying at least two of such signs in a manner so that such signs are plainly legible from all directions.Source   Laws 1945, c. 83, § 2, p. 302;   Laws 1963, c. 207, § 1, p. 663;   Laws 1967, c. 221, § 1, p. 596;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-524;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 281.
NE Code § 37-563 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-563 - Nuisance birds; commission; powers.

37-563.  Nuisance birds; commission; powers.The commission may adopt, promulgate, and publish rules and regulations for the control of individual nuisance birds or populations of such birds to reduce or avert depredation upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife or when concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health hazard or other nuisance. Such rules and regulations shall specify the species which may be controlled, the circumstances under which control is to be permitted, and the control methods which may be employed.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 283.
NE Code § 37-564 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-564 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing.

37-564.  Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing.(1) No person shall knowingly and intentionally interfere or attempt to interfere with another person who is not trespassing and who is lawfully hunting or trapping any game bird, game animal, fur-bearing animal, or other wild mammal or bird or engaged in activity associated with hunting or trapping.(2) No person shall knowingly and intentionally interfere or attempt to interfere with another person who is not trespassing and who is lawfully fishing or engaged in activity associated with fishing.(3) For purposes of this section, (a) activity associated with hunting, trapping, or fishing shall mean travel, camping, or other acts that are preparatory to or in conjunction with hunting, trapping, or fishing on lands or waters upon which hunting, trapping, or fishing may lawfully occur and that are done by a hunter, a trapper, or an angler or by a member of a hunting, trapping, or fishing party and (b) interfere shall mean (i) disturbing, scaring, chasing, or otherwise driving away by any means any game bird, game animal, fur-bearing animal, other wild mammal or bird, or game fish, but shall not include releasing a non-fur-bearing animal, except a coyote, from a trap, (ii) impeding or obstructing a person who is hunting, trapping, or fishing, (iii) impeding or obstructing a person who is engaged in an activity associated with hunting, trapping, or fishing, (iv) affecting the condition or location of personal property intended for use in hunting, trapping, or fishing, and (v) intentionally placing himself or herself into the line of fire for the purpose of interfering with lawful hunting or trapping.Source   Laws 1995, LB 274, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-529.01;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 284.
NE Code § 37-565 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-565 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; injunction.

37-565.  Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; injunction.A court may enjoin conduct described in section 37-564 upon petition by a person affected or by a person who may reasonably be affected by such conduct upon a showing that such conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect such conduct will be repeated.Source   Laws 1995, LB 274, § 3;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-529.02;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 285.
NE Code § 37-566 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-566 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; affirmative defense.

37-566.  Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; affirmative defense.It shall be an affirmative defense in any action brought for violation of section 37-564 that the person against whom such action is brought was not trespassing at the time of the alleged intentional interference or attempted interference and was engaged in a lawful activity in conflict with hunting, trapping, or fishing or activity associated with hunting, trapping, or fishing described in such section.Source   Laws 1995, LB 274, § 4;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-529.03;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 286.
NE Code § 37-567 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-567 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; aiding or assisting prohibited.

37-567.  Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; aiding or assisting prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person to aid or assist a person who is in violation of section 37-564.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 287.
NE Code § 37-568 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-568 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; prohibited acts.

37-568.  Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; prohibited acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to use any aircraft, vessel, vehicle, snowmobile, or other conveyance, firearm, bow and arrow, projectile, device, radio, an electronic device, or other equipment in the commission of any of the acts prohibited under section 37-564 or 37-567.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 288.
NE Code § 37-569 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-569 - Sections; how construed.

37-569.  Sections; how construed.Nothing in sections 37-564 to 37-568 shall prohibit authorized personnel of the commission or the United States Department of the Interior in the administration and management of wildlife resources.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 289.
NE Code § 37-570 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-570 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; violation; penalty; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle; destruction of property; liability.

37-570.  Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; violation; penalty; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle; destruction of property; liability.Any person violating section 37-564 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. In addition, any person who damages crops, fields, livestock, fences, gates, timber, water, or any other property by the use of any aircraft, vessel, vehicle, snowmobile, or other conveyance shall be liable to the property owner.Source   Laws 1978, LB 828, § 7;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-534;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 290.
NE Code § 37-571 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-571 - Hunt through the Internet, defined.

37-571.  Hunt through the Internet, defined.For purposes of sections 37-571 to 37-573, hunt through the Internet means to hunt living wildlife in real time using Internet services to remotely control actual firearms and to remotely discharge live ammunition.Source Laws 2007, LB504, § 2.
NE Code § 37-572 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-572 - Hunt through the Internet; prohibited acts; confiscation and forfeiture of contraband.

37-572.  Hunt through the Internet; prohibited acts; confiscation and forfeiture of contraband.(1) No person shall hunt through the Internet.(2) No person shall host hunting through the Internet or otherwise enable another person to hunt through the Internet.(3) Any conservation officer or any person specifically employed or designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may offer to host or otherwise enable another person to hunt through the Internet for the sole purpose of obtaining evidence of a violation of this section.(4) Any firearm, computer, equipment, appliance, or conveyance used in violation of this section is contraband and shall be confiscated and forfeited to the state upon seizure by law enforcement authorities.Source Laws 2007, LB504, § 3.
NE Code § 37-573 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-573 - Violations; penalty.

37-573.  Violations; penalty.(1) Any person who violates subsection (1) of section 37-572 is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, shall pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense and not less than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense, and shall not hunt, fish, or trap in this state for a period of not less than one year from the date of sentencing.(2) Any person who violates subsection (2) of section 37-572 is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense and not less than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. Each unlawful transaction, offer, or transfer of wildlife for any consideration, or possession of contraband described in section 37-572 with the intent to transact, offer, or transfer wildlife for any consideration in connection with hunting through the Internet is a separate offense. Any person who violates subsection (2) of section 37-572 shall not hunt, fish, or trap for a period of not less than one year from the date of sentencing.Source Laws 2007, LB504, § 4.
NE Code § 37-601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-601 - Jurisdiction of courts; duty of prosecuting attorneys.

37-601.  Jurisdiction of courts; duty of prosecuting attorneys.All prosecutions for violations of the Game Law shall be brought in the name of the State of Nebraska before any court having jurisdiction thereof. It shall be the duty of all prosecuting attorneys in their respective jurisdictions to prosecute all persons charged with violations of the Game Law.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 1, p. 433;   C.S.1929, § 37-601;   R.S.1943, § 37-601;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 228;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-601;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 291;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 84.
NE Code § 37-602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-602 - Prosecutions; when and where brought; limitation.

37-602.  Prosecutions; when and where brought; limitation.Prosecutions shall be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in the county within which the offense was committed. If the offense charged is that of having sold, having transported, or having in possession game, wild mammals, wild birds, fish, or raw furs in violation of law, prosecutions may be brought in any county through which or into which any such game, wild mammals, wild birds, fish, or raw furs have been transported or brought. All prosecutions shall be commenced within eighteen months from the time the offense charged was committed.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 2, p. 433;   C.S.1929, § 37-602;   R.S.1943, § 37-602;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 229;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-602;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 292;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 85.
NE Code § 37-603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-603 - Conservation officers; powers.

37-603.  Conservation officers; powers.All full-time conservation officers are hereby made peace officers of the state with the powers of sheriffs.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 3, p. 433;   C.S.1929, § 37-603;   R.S.1943, § 37-603;   Laws 1961, c. 175, § 1, p. 522;   Laws 1961, c. 176, § 1, p. 526;   Laws 1971, LB 315, § 1;   Laws 1972, LB 1291, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 57;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 36;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 35;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-603;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 293.