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NE Code § 54-158 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-158 - Transferred to section 54-1523.

54-158.  Transferred to section 54-1523.
NE Code § 54-170 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-170 - Act, how cited.

54-170.  Act, how cited.Sections 54-170 to 54-1,131 shall be known and may be cited as the Livestock Brand Act.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 1;  Laws 2000, LB 213, § 3;  Laws 2013, LB435, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB768, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 1.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-171 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-171 - Definitions; where found.

54-171.  Definitions; where found.For purposes of the Livestock Brand Act, the definitions found in sections 54-171.01 to 54-190 shall be used.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 2;  Laws 2013, LB435, § 2;  Laws 2014, LB768, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 2.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-171.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-171.01 - Approved nonvisual identifier, defined.

54-171.01.  Approved nonvisual identifier, defined.Approved nonvisual identifier means a nonvisual method of livestock identification approved by the Nebraska Brand Committee such as an electronic device, a nose print, a retinal scan, a DNA match, or any other such nonvisual method of livestock identification.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 3.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-172 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-172 - Bill of sale, defined.

54-172.  Bill of sale, defined.Bill of sale means a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of title to livestock or other goods and chattels. The bill of sale shall state the purchaser's name and address, the date of transfer, the guarantee of title, the number of livestock transferred, the sex of such livestock, the brand or brands, the location of the brand or brands or a statement to the effect that the animal is unbranded, any approved nonvisual identifiers, and the name and address of the seller. The signature of the seller shall be attested by at least one witness or acknowledged by a notary public or by some other officer authorized by state law to take acknowledgments. For any conveyance or transfer of title to cattle subject to assessment imposed pursuant to the federal Beef Promotion and Research Order, 7 C.F.R. part 1260, for which the purchaser is the collecting person pursuant to 7 C.F.R. 1260.311 for purposes of collecting and remitting such assessment, the bill of sale shall include a notation of the amount the purchaser collected from the seller or deducted from the sale proceeds for the assessment. A properly executed bill of sale means a bill of sale that is provided by the seller and received by the purchaser.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 3;  Laws 2014, LB768, § 3;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 10.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-173 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-173 - Brand clearance, defined.

54-173.  Brand clearance, defined.Brand clearance means the documentary evidence of ownership that is issued and signed by a brand inspector and given to persons who have legally purchased cattle at a livestock auction or sale where a brand inspection service is provided. The brand clearance shall give the name and address of sale or auction where issued, the name of purchaser, the number and sex of cattle, any brands, the location of any brands on the cattle, and any approved nonvisual identifiers.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 4;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 11.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-174 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-174 - Brand inspection agency, defined.

54-174.  Brand inspection agency, defined.Brand inspection agency means an agency of a state, or a duly organized livestock association of a state, authorized by state law and registered with the Packers and Stockyards Division of the United States Department of Agriculture to charge and collect, at designated stockyards, packing plants, sales barns, or farm and ranch loading points, a reasonable and nondiscriminatory fee for the inspection of brands, marks, and other identifying characteristics of livestock originating in or shipped from such state for the purpose of determining the ownership of such livestock.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 5.
NE Code § 54-175 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-175 - Brand inspection area, defined.

54-175.  Brand inspection area, defined.Brand inspection area means that portion of the State of Nebraska designated in section 54-1,109, where brand inspection is mandatory.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 6.
NE Code § 54-175.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-175.01 - Brand inspection service area, defined.

54-175.01.  Brand inspection service area, defined.Brand inspection service area means all Nebraska counties and areas of Nebraska counties contiguous with the brand inspection area designated by section 54-1,109.Source Laws 2014, LB768, § 4.
NE Code § 54-176 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-176 - Brand inspector, defined.

54-176.  Brand inspector, defined.Brand inspector means a person employed by the Nebraska Brand Committee, or some other brand inspection agency, inside or outside of the State of Nebraska, for the purpose of identifying brands, marks, or other identifying characteristics of livestock or approved nonvisual identifiers to determine the existence of such brands, marks, or identifying characteristics or identifiers and from such determinations attempt to establish correct and true ownership of such livestock, and generally carry out the provisions and enforcement of all laws pertaining to brands, brand inspection, physical inspection, electronic inspection, and associated livestock laws.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 7;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 12.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-177 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-177 - Carcass, defined.

54-177.  Carcass, defined.Carcass means the body, or part thereof but not less than one-fourth of a body, of any dead or slaughtered livestock.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 8.
NE Code § 54-178 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-178 - Cattle, defined.

54-178.  Cattle, defined.Cattle means bovine cattle only and does not relate to or include any other kind of animal.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 9.
NE Code § 54-179 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-179 - Certificate of inspection, defined.

54-179.  Certificate of inspection, defined.Certificate of inspection means the official document issued and signed by a brand inspector authorizing (1) movement of livestock from a point of origin within the brand inspection area to a destination either inside or outside of the brand inspection area or outside of this state, (2) slaughter of livestock as specified on such certificate, or (3) the change of ownership of livestock as specified on such certificate. A certificate of inspection shall designate, as needed, the name of the shipper, consignor, or seller of the livestock, the purchaser or consignee of the livestock, the destination of the livestock, the vehicle license number or carrier number, the miles driven by an inspector to perform inspection, the amount of inspection fees collected, the number and sex of the livestock to be moved or slaughtered, any brands on the livestock, any approved nonvisual identifiers, and the brand owner. A certificate of inspection shall be construed and is intended to be documentary evidence of ownership on all livestock covered by such document.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 10;  Laws 2017, LB600, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 13.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-179.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-179.01 - Certified bill of sale, defined.

54-179.01.  Certified bill of sale, defined.Certified bill of sale means a document generated by the Nebraska Brand Committee from information provided electronically by a qualified dairy when selling calves under thirty days of age for beef production purposes. Such information shall include the name and physical address of the seller, the name and physical address of the purchaser, the number of head being sold, a physical description of the calves including date of birth, the color and sex, any identifiers such as metal tags or dangle tags, and any brands and their location, the date of the transfer of ownership, and if the assessment imposed pursuant to the federal Beef Promotion and Research Order, 7 C.F.R. part 1260, has been collected.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 4.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-179.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-179.02 - Certified transportation permit, defined.

54-179.02.  Certified transportation permit, defined.Certified transportation permit means a document generated by the Nebraska Brand Committee from information provided electronically by a qualified dairy when moving calves under thirty days of age out of the inspection area for beef production purposes. Such information shall include the name and physical address of the owner, the number of head being transported, a physical description of the calves including the date of birth, the color and sex, any identifiers such as metal tags or dangle tags, and any brands and their location, and the actual or intended date of transport.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 5.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-179.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-179.03 - Electronic inspection, defined.

54-179.03.  Electronic inspection, defined.Electronic inspection means a method of performing inspections of livestock enrolled with the Nebraska Brand Committee utilizing approved nonvisual identifier means of identification.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 6.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-179.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-179.04 - Enrollment, defined.

54-179.04.  Enrollment, defined.Enrollment means the registration of livestock identified by nonvisual identifier means of livestock identification approved by the Nebraska Brand Committee and which occurs electronically and uses only those approved identifiers for evidence of ownership.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 7.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-180 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-180 - Estray, defined.

54-180.  Estray, defined.Estray means any livestock found running at large upon public or private lands, either fenced or unfenced, whose owner is unknown in the area where found, any such livestock which is branded with a brand which is not on record in the office of the Nebraska Brand Committee, or any livestock for which ownership has not been established as provided in section 54-1,118.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 11.
NE Code § 54-181 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-181 - Freeze brand, defined.

54-181.  Freeze brand, defined.Freeze brand means a mark or brand that is created on a live animal in a depigmentation technique, whereby the pigment-producing cells in the skin of an animal are destroyed by the application of intense cold to the skin area.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 12.
NE Code § 54-182 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-182 - Investigator, defined.

54-182.  Investigator, defined.Investigator means an employee of the Nebraska Brand Committee who is also a deputy state sheriff and has the duty, responsibility, and authority to enforce all state statutes pertaining to brands, brand inspection, physical inspection, electronic inspection, and associated livestock laws. An investigator is also responsible for the investigation of all problems associated with brands, brand inspection, and associated livestock enforcement problems.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 13;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 14.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Annotations Failure to give cautionary instruction with reference to testimony of investigator for Nebraska Brand Committee was not reversible error. State v. Nelson, 182 Neb. 31, 152 N.W.2d 10 (1967).
NE Code § 54-183 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-183 - Livestock, defined.

54-183.  Livestock, defined.Livestock means any domestic cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, or swine.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 14. Annotations Dogs are not livestock and the care or production of dogs cannot be included in the term animal husbandry. City of Beatrice v. Goodenkauf, 219 Neb. 756, 366 N.W.2d 411 (1985).
NE Code § 54-184 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-184 - Mark, defined.

54-184.  Mark, defined.A mark means a physical identification that includes, but is not limited to, visible characteristics on an animal such as a natural, accidental, or manmade blemish that sets apart a particular animal from all others. Such marks include, but are not limited to, hair coloration, scars, brands, earmarks, or tattoos.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 15.
NE Code § 54-185 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-185 - Market agency, defined.

54-185.  Market agency, defined.Market agency means any person engaged in the business of (1) buying or selling in commerce livestock on a commission basis or (2) furnishing stockyard services, meaning services or facilities furnished at a stockyard in connection with the receiving, buying, or selling on a commission basis or otherwise, marketing, feeding, watering, holding, delivering, shipping, weighing, or handling, in commerce, of livestock.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 16.
NE Code § 54-186 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-186 - Open market, defined.

54-186.  Open market, defined.Open market means a sales barn, market agency, stockyard, packing plant, or terminal market located outside of the brand inspection area or located outside of this state where brand inspection is maintained either by employees of the Nebraska Brand Committee or by some other state under a reciprocal agreement as allowed under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, 7 U.S.C. 181 et seq., as amended.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 17.
NE Code § 54-186.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-186.01 - Out-of-state brand permit, defined.

54-186.01.  Out-of-state brand permit, defined.Out-of-state brand permit means an authorization for a one-time use of a brand registered with a state other than Nebraska to brand cattle imminently being exported out of Nebraska.Source Laws 2013, LB435, § 3.
NE Code § 54-187 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-187 - Person, defined.

54-187.  Person, defined.Person means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, firm, or agents or servants of an individual or business entity.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 18.
NE Code § 54-187.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-187.01 - Physical inspection, defined.

54-187.01.  Physical inspection, defined.Physical inspection means an inspection for purposes of the Livestock Brand Act performed by an employee of the Nebraska Brand Committee physically present at the location of the inspected animals to verify ownership through visual observation of brands or other distinguishing markings and physical characteristics of the livestock and examination of any associated documentary or other evidence of ownership.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 8.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-187.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-187.02 - Qualified dairy, defined.

54-187.02.  Qualified dairy, defined.Qualified dairy means a milk production facility with a Grade A milk producer permit or a manufacturing grade milk producer permit pursuant to section 2-3968.Source  Laws 2021, LB572, § 9.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-188 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-188 - Registered feedlot, defined.

54-188.  Registered feedlot, defined.Registered feedlot means a feedlot registered under section 54-1,120.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 19.
NE Code § 54-189 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-189 - Satisfactory evidence of ownership, defined.

54-189.  Satisfactory evidence of ownership, defined.Satisfactory evidence of ownership consists of the brands, tattoos, or marks on the livestock; approved nonvisual identifiers; point of origin of livestock; the physical description of the livestock; the documentary evidence, such as bills of sale, brand clearance, certificates of inspection, breed registration certificates, animal health or testing certificates, genomic testing certificates, recorded brand certificates, purchase sheets, scale tickets, disclaimers of interest, affidavits, court orders, security agreements, powers of attorney, canceled checks, bills of lading, or tags; and such other facts, statements, or circumstances that taken in whole or in part cause an inspector to believe that proof of ownership is established.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 20;  Laws 2017, LB600, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 15.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-190 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-190 - Tattoo, defined.

54-190.  Tattoo, defined.Tattoo means the conspicuous curvilinear marks or patterns brought about by pricking a pigment coloration into the skin of an animal by using a needle or similar device or the act of marking, coloring, or pricking into the skin of an animal coloring matter or ink which forms an indelible mark or figure.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 21.
NE Code § 54-191 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-191 - Nebraska Brand Committee; created; members; terms; vacancy; bond or insurance; expenses; purpose.

54-191.  Nebraska Brand Committee; created; members; terms; vacancy; bond or insurance; expenses; purpose.(1) The Nebraska Brand Committee is hereby created. Beginning August 28, 2007, the brand committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. At least three appointed members shall be active cattlepersons and at least one appointed member shall be an active cattle feeder. The Secretary of State and the Director of Agriculture, or their designees, shall be nonvoting, ex officio members of the brand committee. The appointed members shall be owners of cattle within the brand inspection area, shall reside within the brand inspection area, shall be owners of Nebraska-recorded brands, and shall be persons whose principal business and occupation is the raising or feeding of cattle within the brand inspection area.(2) The members of the brand committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its appointed members during the first meeting held after September 1 each calendar year. A member may be reelected to serve as chairperson or vice-chairperson.(3) The terms of the members shall be four-year, staggered terms, beginning on August 28 of the year of initial appointment or reappointment and concluding on August 27 of the year of expiration. At the expiration of the term of an appointed member, the Governor shall appoint a successor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. If there is a vacancy on the brand committee, the Governor shall fill such vacancy by appointing a member to serve during the unexpired term of the member whose office has become vacant. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be subject to confirmation by the Legislature.(4) The action of a majority of the members shall be deemed the action of the brand committee. No appointed member shall hold any elective or appointive state or federal office while serving as a member of the brand committee. Each member and each brand committee employee who collects or who is the custodian of any funds shall be bonded or insured as required under section 11-201. The appointed members of the brand committee shall be reimbursed for expenses in attending meetings of the brand committee or in performing any other duties that are prescribed in the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415, as provided for in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.The purpose of the Nebraska Brand Committee is to protect Nebraska brand and livestock owners from the theft of livestock through established brand recording, brand inspection, and livestock theft investigation.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 22;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 26;  Laws 2007, LB422, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB600, § 3;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 48;  Laws 2021, LB572, § 16.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 54-193 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-193 - Nebraska Brand Committee; brand publication.

54-193.  Nebraska Brand Committee; brand publication.The Nebraska Brand Committee shall periodically have published in book form, electronic medium, or such other method prescribed by the committee a list of all brands recorded with the brand committee at the time of such publication. Such publication may be supplemented from time to time. The publication shall contain a facsimile of all recorded brands, together with the owner's name and post office address, and shall be arranged in convenient form for reference. The brand committee shall send, without any charge, the publication as required by section 51-413 to the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse and shall provide the publication to each inspector of record and to the county sheriff of each county in the State of Nebraska, which shall be kept as a matter of public record. The publication may be sold to the general public for a price equal to or less than the actual cost of production.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 24;  Laws 2002, LB 589, § 1.
NE Code § 54-194 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-194 - Documents; signature and seal requirements.

54-194.  Documents; signature and seal requirements.The director of the Nebraska Brand Committee or the chairperson of the brand committee shall have the authority to sign all certificates and other documents that may by law require certification by signature. Such documents shall include, but not be limited to, new brand certificates, brand transfer certificates, duplicate brand certificates, and brand renewal receipts. A facsimile of the brand committee seal and the signature of the brand recorder shall also be placed on all brand certificates.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 25;  Laws 2007, LB422, § 3.
NE Code § 54-195 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-195 - Assessments and promotional materials.

54-195.  Assessments and promotional materials.(1) The Nebraska Brand Committee may contract to collect assessments made by any public, quasi-public, or private agency or organization on the sale of cattle, beef, and beef products in Nebraska by producers and importers of such cattle, beef, and beef products. The brand committee may charge such agency or organization for collection of the assessments. The charge for collection of assessments shall be used to cover administrative costs of the brand committee, but such charge shall not exceed five percent of the assessments collected.(2) The brand committee may authorize and direct its employees to disseminate or otherwise distribute various materials promoting the cattle industry.Source  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 26;  Laws 2017, LB600, § 5.
NE Code § 54-196 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-196 - Rules and regulations.

54-196.  Rules and regulations.The Nebraska Brand Committee may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Livestock Brand Act and section 54-415.Source Laws 1999, LB 778, § 27. Annotations Delegation of power to make rules and regulations was essential to complete exercise of powers conferred. Satterfield v. State, 172 Neb. 275, 109 N.W.2d 415 (1961).