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NE Code § 2-15,123 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,123 - Natural Resources Water Quality Fund; allocation; programs; rules and regulations.

2-15,123.  Natural Resources Water Quality Fund; allocation; programs; rules and regulations.(1) The Natural Resources Water Quality Fund shall be allocated by contractual agreement with natural resources districts for the purpose of funding programs listed in subsection (2) of this section. A natural resources district receiving an allocation shall provide a one hundred fifty percent match of district funds. The initial allocations each fiscal year shall be made by the department, based on needs of individual natural resources districts relative to needs of other districts, to districts which have qualifying programs. The director shall have sole discretion to decide whether a district's program qualifies for funding pursuant to this section. The unused allocations may be reallocated to another district if the director determines that one or more districts cannot reasonably be expected to use their full allocation for that fiscal year. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to administer the Natural Resources Water Quality Fund.(2) The fund shall be allocated to natural resources districts for programs related to water quality, including, but not limited to:(a) Natural resources districts' water quality programs;(b) Natural resources districts' illegal water wells decommissioning programs;(c) Inspections by natural resources districts conducted pursuant to the Nebraska Chemigation Act;(d) Source water protection programs undertaken by natural resources districts;(e) Purchases of special equipment required by natural resources districts in management areas and control areas formed pursuant to the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act; and(f) Application of soil and water conservation practices.Source   Laws 1994, LB 961, § 6;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 49;  Laws 2001, LB 329, § 2. Cross References   Nebraska Chemigation Act, see section 46-1101.  Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act, see section 46-701.
NE Code § 2-1601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1601 - Agricultural extension work authorized.

2-1601.  Agricultural extension work authorized.In order to aid in diffusing among the people of Nebraska useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture, home economics, and rural life and to encourage the application of the same, there may be inaugurated, in each of the several counties of the State of Nebraska, extension work which shall be carried on in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the United States Department of Agriculture as provided in the Act of Congress of May 8, 1914.Source   Laws 1939, c. 1, § 1, p. 53;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-2001;   R.S.1943, § 2-1601;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 27.
NE Code § 2-1602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1602 - Extension work; scope.

2-1602.  Extension work; scope.Cooperative extension work shall consist of the giving of practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics and imparting information on such subjects through field and home demonstrations, 4-H clubs, public meetings, publications, and otherwise. The work shall be carried on in each county under the direction of the executive board of the extension organization in the county in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the executive board of such county provided for in section 2-1603 and the Regents of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, through their duly appointed extension representatives.Source   Laws 1939, c. 1, § 2, p. 53;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-2002;   R.S.1943, § 2-1602;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 28.
NE Code § 2-1603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1603 - County extension society; formation; petition for appropriation.

2-1603.  County extension society; formation; petition for appropriation.For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 2-1601 to 2-1608, there may be created in each county or combination of counties within the State of Nebraska an organization to be created in the following manner: Whenever a number of farm operators of a county or counties effect an organization for doing extension work in agriculture and home economics, adopt a constitution and bylaws as are not inconsistent with the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Nebraska, and are recognized by the extension service as the official body within the county or counties for carrying on extension work in agriculture and home economics within the county or counties, such organization may make such regulations and bylaws for its government and the carrying on of its work as are not inconsistent with the provisions of such sections, except that for the purposes of such sections only one such organization shall be recognized in any one county or counties so affiliated. Any farm operator or spouse of a farm operator who is a legal voter in the county may at any time petition the county board to appropriate a sum of money from the general fund of the county, as provided by section 2-1604, for the purpose of employing and maintaining a county agricultural agent and for carrying out generally the purposes as expressed in sections 2-1601 and 2-1602. It shall be understood that for each family operating a farm, there shall be only one person whose name shall be counted in judging the sufficiency of such petition. When any farm operator or spouse of a farm operator has so petitioned the county board, both spouses shall be deemed members of the county extension organization provided for in sections 2-1601 to 2-1603 and shall be entitled to all voting and participating rights thereto.Source   Laws 1939, c. 1, § 3, p. 54;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-2003;   R.S.1943, § 2-1603;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 29;   Laws 1992, LB 672, § 1.
NE Code § 2-1605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1605 - Farm operator, defined; determination of number.

2-1605.  Farm operator, defined; determination of number.In sections 2-1601 to 2-1608 the term farm operator shall mean any person who actually manages, and either by his or her own or other's labor, operates a tract of agricultural land of not less than three acres, and whose name appears on the tax rolls of the county as owning property or equipment such as might be used in operating such tract of agricultural land. The number of farmers in a county shall be determined by the report of the last federal census.Source   Laws 1939, c. 1, § 5, p. 56;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-2005;   R.S.1943, § 2-1605;   Laws 1992, LB 672, § 3.
NE Code § 2-1606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1606 - County extension society; annual report; budget.

2-1606.  County extension society; annual report; budget.The president and secretary of the organization shall on or before January 1 of each year file with the county clerk (1) a report of their work during the preceding year; (2) a sworn itemized statement of expenditures under sections 2-1601 to 2-1608 during the preceding year; and (3) a budget or estimate of the funds necessary for the carrying on of such work in the county during the ensuing year.Source   Laws 1939, c. 1, § 6, p. 56;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-2006;   R.S.1943, § 2-1606;   Laws 1992, LB 672, § 4. Annotations The president and secretary of the county extension service submit proposed budget to county board. State ex rel. Agricultural Extension Service v. Miller, 182 Neb. 285, 154 N.W.2d 469 (1967).
NE Code § 2-1607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1607 - County extension work; counties may join; joint board; duties.

2-1607.  County extension work; counties may join; joint board; duties.(1) Whenever two or more counties which have complied with the provisions of sections 2-1601 to 2-1608 desire to unite for the purpose of continuance, support, and management of extension work, they may do so. The participating county organizations shall form a joint board to direct combined extension work in the participating counties and annually select a president and a secretary. The joint board shall each year establish a combined annual budget for such extension work, and each participating county shall pay its proportionate share of expenses under each combined annual budget as such share of expenses shall be determined by the joint board, except that the share of annual expenses to be paid by a participating county shall not exceed the maximum annual extension budget authorized for it under section 2-1604. The participating counties shall be recognized as but one organization for state and federal aid.(2) The president and secretary of the joint board shall on or before January 1 of each year file with the county clerk of each participating county (a) a report of the combined extension work of the participating counties for the preceding year, (b) a sworn statement of itemized expenditures under sections 2-1601 to 2-1608 during the preceding year, and (c) the extension budget for each participating county which shall be the amount to be set aside in the general fund of each participating county to pay its proportionate share of the expenses of the combined extension work during the ensuing year.Source   Laws 1939, c. 1, § 7, p. 56;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-2007;   R.S.1943, § 2-1607;   Laws 1992, LB 672, § 5.
NE Code § 2-1608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1608 - Joint county extension organizations; employees; retirement system; organizations; duties.

2-1608.  Joint county extension organizations; employees; retirement system; organizations; duties.Whenever two or more county extension organizations have united as provided in section 2-1607 for the purpose of support and management of extension work, county extension employees jointly employed by the participating extension organizations shall be considered persons employed by a county for the purpose of subdivision (10) of section 23-2301 and shall participate in the Retirement System for Nebraska Counties under the County Employees Retirement Act. To accomplish such participation, the participating county extension organizations shall (1) pick up employee contributions as salary deductions on behalf of such county extension employees in the manner required for a county in section 23-2307 and (2) pay to the Public Employees Retirement Board or an entity designated by the board an amount in accordance with the provisions of section 23-2308. In all other respects the participation of such county extension employees in the retirement system shall be in accordance with the act.Source   Laws 1992, LB 672, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 687, § 2;  Laws 2003, LB 451, § 1;  Laws 2006, LB 366, § 1. Cross References  County Employees Retirement Act, see section 23-2331.
NE Code § 2-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1801 - Act, how cited.

2-1801.  Act, how cited.Sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 may be cited as the Nebraska Potato Development Act.Source  Laws 1945, c. 4, § 1, p. 70.
NE Code § 2-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1802 - Division of Potato Development; established.

2-1802.  Division of Potato Development; established.There is hereby established a Division of Potato Development in the Department of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture shall appoint the division head and any assistants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Nebraska Potato Development Act.Source   Laws 1945, c. 4, § 2, p. 70;   Laws 1991, LB 358, § 1.
NE Code § 2-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1803 - Nebraska Potato Development Committee; membership; appointment; term; powers; expenses.

2-1803.  Nebraska Potato Development Committee; membership; appointment; term; powers; expenses.With the exception of the ex officio member, the Governor shall appoint an advisory committee to be known as the Nebraska Potato Development Committee. The committee shall be composed of three shippers and four growers from the industry and the vice chancellor of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources who shall be an ex officio member. The Director of Agriculture shall be the chairperson. The committee shall adopt and provide rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the Division of Potato Development and advise the director regarding the appointment of the division head and any assistants as may be appointed. The members of the committee shall serve without pay but shall receive expenses incurred while on official business as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. As the terms of office of such appointees expire, successors shall be appointed by the Governor for a period of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.Source   Laws 1945, c. 4, § 3, p. 70;   Laws 1947, c. 4, § 1, p. 60;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 7;   Laws 1991, LB 358, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 3.  Cross References  Nebraska Potato Council, see section 2-2811.
NE Code § 2-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1804 - Statement of policy; department; powers and duties.

2-1804.  Statement of policy; department; powers and duties.It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nebraska to protect and foster the health, prosperity, and general welfare of its people by conserving, developing, and promoting the state's potato industry. The Department of Agriculture shall be the agency of the State of Nebraska for such purpose. In connection therewith and in furtherance thereof, such department shall have the power, among other things, to: (1) Adopt and devise a program of education to promote better practices and methods in the production, storage, grading, and transportation of potatoes grown within the state; (2) disseminate information to landowners and to producers and shippers of potatoes that will enable them to increase the yield and improve the quality of potatoes; (3) undertake, at such times and in such manner as the department shall determine, an active advertising campaign to acquaint the general public with the high quality and the desirability of the use of potatoes grown in the State of Nebraska; (4) encourage and foster research designed to determine new and better methods of improving the yield and quality of Nebraska potatoes and of converting potatoes to various commercial and industrial uses; (5) enter into such contracts as may be necessary in carrying out the purposes of the Nebraska Potato Development Act and the Nebraska Potato Inspection Act; (6) pay inspection and grading fees prescribed by the Nebraska Potato Inspection Act; and (7) conduct, in addition to the things enumerated, any other work for the improvement of Nebraska potatoes.Source   Laws 1945, c. 4, § 4, p. 70;   Laws 1969, c. 20, § 1, p. 185;   Laws 1987, LB 20, § 1. Cross References  Nebraska Potato Inspection Act, see section 2-1813.
NE Code § 2-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1805 - Potato shipper; license required.

2-1805.  Potato shipper; license required.After sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 shall have been in effect thirty days, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as or conduct the business of a potato shipper without having obtained and being the holder of a license from the Department of Agriculture as hereinafter provided.Source  Laws 1945, c. 4, § 5, p. 71.
NE Code § 2-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1806 - Potato shipper; license; application; issuance; display; records; cancellation and annulment of license; grounds; violations; penalty.

2-1806.  Potato shipper; license; application; issuance; display; records; cancellation and annulment of license; grounds; violations; penalty.Every person desiring to engage in business as a potato shipper shall file with the Department of Agriculture an application for a license in such form and detail as the department may prescribe. If it is found that there has been compliance with the provisions of sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 and the rules and regulations of the department issued in conformance therewith, a license shall forthwith be issued to the applicant. Every person who engages in business as a potato shipper without having a license shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor. Each licensed potato shipper shall display conspicuously in his place of business the license granted to him. Should the licensed potato shipper change his place of business he shall immediately notify the department. Each licensed potato shipper shall keep such records with respect to shipments of potatoes by him as the department may by regulation require. Such records shall be preserved for a period of not less than two years and be, at all times during business hours, subject to inspection by authorized agents of the department. In the event that a licensed potato shipper shall violate any of the provisions of sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 or the regulations of the department issued in conformance therewith, the department may, upon due notice and after full hearing, cancel and annul his license.Source   Laws 1945, c. 4, § 6, p. 71;   Laws 1947, c. 4, § 2, p. 60;   Laws 1951, c. 9, § 1, p. 79;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 16.
NE Code § 2-1808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1808 - Nebraska Potato Development Fund; creation; disbursement; investment.

2-1808.  Nebraska Potato Development Fund; creation; disbursement; investment.The State Treasurer is hereby directed to establish and set up in the treasury of the State of Nebraska a fund to be known as the Nebraska Potato Development Fund, to which fund shall be credited, for the uses and purposes of the Nebraska Potato Development Act and its enforcement, all taxes and fees collected by the Department of Agriculture. After appropriation, the Director of Administrative Services, upon receipt of proper vouchers approved by the director of the department, shall issue his or her warrants on such funds and the State Treasurer shall pay the same out of the money credited to the fund. 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 1945, c. 4, § 8, p. 72;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 29, p. 2359;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 10;  Laws 2016, LB909, § 2.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1809 - Department; rules and regulations; duties; criminal actions.

2-1809.  Department; rules and regulations; duties; criminal actions.The Department of Agriculture shall have authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to promptly and effectively enforce the provisions of sections 2-1801 to 2-1811. The department may call upon the Attorney General of Nebraska for legal assistance. All criminal actions for the violation of any provisions of sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General. It shall be the duty of the department to immediately report to the Attorney General any information coming into its possession concerning any violation of sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 or the failure or refusal of any person to comply therewith.Source  Laws 1945, c. 4, § 9, p. 73.
NE Code § 2-1810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1810 - Terms, defined.

2-1810.  Terms, defined.As used in the Nebraska Potato Development Act:(1) Person shall mean and include any natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation;(2) Potato shipper shall mean and include any person engaged in the business of shipping potatoes who, in any calendar year, sells one hundred eighty thousand pounds of potatoes grown in Nebraska, including potato growers who sell one hundred eighty thousand pounds of potatoes not through licensed shippers and any person who utilizes for any purpose in any calendar year one hundred eighty thousand pounds of potatoes grown in Nebraska not purchased from licensed shippers;(3) Potato grower shall mean the actual grower within the State of Nebraska of at least three acres of potatoes during the crop year; and(4) Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture.Source   Laws 1945, c. 4, § 10, p. 73;   Laws 1947, c. 4, § 4, p. 62;   Laws 1969, c. 20, § 3, p. 186;   Laws 1987, LB 20, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 63.
NE Code § 2-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1811 - Violation; penalty.

2-1811.  Violation; penalty.Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 2-1801 to 2-1811 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1945, c. 4, § 11, p. 73;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 18.
NE Code § 2-1812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1812 - Applicability of sections.

2-1812.  Applicability of sections.Section 2-1807 and subdivision (2) of section 2-1810 shall not apply to the shipping or utilizing of seed potatoes grown in Nebraska and planted in the state by the grower or shipper.Source  Laws 1969, c. 20, § 4, p. 187.
NE Code § 2-1813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1813 - Act, how cited.

2-1813.  Act, how cited.Sections 2-1813 to 2-1825 may be cited as the Nebraska Potato Inspection Act.Source  Laws 1969, c. 20, § 5, p. 187.
NE Code § 2-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1814 - Terms, defined.

2-1814.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 2-1813 to 2-1825, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture;(2) Director shall mean the Director of Agriculture;(3) Nebraska Potato Development Committee shall mean the advisory committee established by section 2-1803;(4) Commercial potato growing area shall mean a geographic area in which potatoes are produced and offered for sale in commercial quantities;(5) Commercial shipment shall mean any potatoes shipped in commerce or processed and destined for human consumption, and noncertified seed potatoes shipped out of the state;(6) Commercial potato acreage shall mean a potato field of three acres or more; and(7) Preceding crop year shall mean the last calendar year for which official acreage statistics have been compiled by the state-federal division of agricultural statistics.Source  Laws 1969, c. 20, § 6, p. 187.
NE Code § 2-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1815 - Seed potatoes; when exempt from act.

2-1815.  Seed potatoes; when exempt from act.The provisions of sections 2-1813 to 2-1825 shall not include seed potatoes officially designated by law as Nebraska Certified.Source  Laws 1969, c. 20, § 7, p. 188.