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NE Code § 53-103.30 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.30 - Restaurant, defined.

53-103.30.  Restaurant, defined.Restaurant means any public place (1) which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public as a place where meals are served and where meals are actually and regularly served, (2) which has no sleeping accommodations, and (3) which has adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity and a sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook, and serve suitable food for its guests.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 38.
NE Code § 53-103.31 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.31 - Retailer, defined.

53-103.31.  Retailer, defined.Retailer means a person who sells or offers for sale alcoholic liquor for use or consumption and not for resale in any form except as provided in section 53-175.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 39.
NE Code § 53-103.32 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.32 - Revoke, defined.

53-103.32.  Revoke, defined.Revoke means to permanently void and recall all rights and privileges of a license.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 40.
NE Code § 53-103.33 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.33 - Sale, defined.

53-103.33.  Sale, defined.Sale means any transfer, exchange, or barter in any manner or by any means for a consideration and includes any sale made by any person, whether principal, proprietor, agent, servant, or employee.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 41.
NE Code § 53-103.34 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.34 - Sampling, defined.

53-103.34.  Sampling, defined.Sampling means consumption on the premises of a retail licensee of not more than five samples of one fluid ounce or less of alcoholic liquor by the same person in a twenty-four-hour period.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 42.
NE Code § 53-103.35 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.35 - Sell, defined.

53-103.35.  Sell, defined.Sell means to solicit or receive an order for, to keep or expose for sale, or to keep with intent to sell.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 43.
NE Code § 53-103.36 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.36 - Sell at retail and sale at retail, defined.

53-103.36.  Sell at retail and sale at retail, defined.Sell at retail and sale at retail means sale for use or consumption and not for resale in any form except as provided in section 53-175.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 44.
NE Code § 53-103.37 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.37 - Shipping license, defined.

53-103.37.  Shipping license, defined.Shipping license means a license granted pursuant to section 53-123.15.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 45.
NE Code § 53-103.38 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.38 - Spirits, defined.

53-103.38.  Spirits, defined.Spirits means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water or other substance in solution. Spirits includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, or other spirituous liquors and such liquors when rectified, blended, or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other substances. Spirits does not include flavored malt beverages.Source  Laws 2010, LB861, § 46;  Laws 2012, LB824, § 5.
NE Code § 53-103.39 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.39 - Suspend, defined.

53-103.39.  Suspend, defined.Suspend means to cause a temporary interruption of all rights and privileges of a license.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 47.
NE Code § 53-103.40 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.40 - Territory or sales territory, defined.

53-103.40.  Territory or sales territory, defined.Territory or sales territory means the wholesaler's area of sales responsibility for the brand or brands of the manufacturer.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 48.
NE Code § 53-103.41 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.41 - Wholesaler, defined.

53-103.41.  Wholesaler, defined.Wholesaler means a person importing or causing to be imported into the state or purchasing or causing to be purchased within the state alcoholic liquor for sale or resale to retailers licensed under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, whether the business of the wholesaler is conducted under the terms of a franchise or any other form of an agreement with a manufacturer or manufacturers, or who has caused alcoholic liquor to be imported into the state or purchased in the state from a manufacturer or manufacturers and was licensed to conduct such a business by the commission on May 1, 1970, or has been so licensed since that date.Wholesaler includes a distributor, distributorship, and jobber.Source  Laws 2010, LB861, § 49;  Laws 2016, LB1105, § 9.
NE Code § 53-103.42 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.42 - Wine, defined.

53-103.42.  Wine, defined.Wine means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural contents of fruits or vegetables, containing sugar, including such beverages when fortified by the addition of alcohol or spirits.Source Laws 2010, LB861, § 50.
NE Code § 53-103.43 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.43 - Flavored malt beverage, defined.

53-103.43.  Flavored malt beverage, defined.Flavored malt beverage means a beer that derives not more than forty-nine percent of its total alcohol content from flavors or flavorings containing alcohol obtained by distillation, except that in the case of a malt beverage with an alcohol content of more than six percent by volume, not more than one and one-half percent of the volume of the malt beverage may consist of alcohol derived from flavors, flavorings, or other nonbeverage ingredients containing alcohol obtained by distillation.Source Laws 2012, LB824, § 4.
NE Code § 53-103.44 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.44 - Hard cider, defined.

53-103.44.  Hard cider, defined.Hard cider means still wine (1)(a) derived primarily from apples or apple concentrate and water such that apple juice, or the equivalent amount of concentrate reconstituted to the original brix of the juice prior to concentration, represents more than fifty percent of the volume of the finished product or (b) derived primarily from pears or pear concentrate and water such that pear juice, or the equivalent amount of concentrate reconstituted to the original brix of the juice prior to concentration, represents more than fifty percent of the volume of the finished product, (2) containing at least one-half of one percent and less than eight and one-half percent alcohol by volume, (3) having the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to hard cider, and (4) sold or offered for sale as hard cider.Source  Laws 2015, LB330, § 5;  Laws 2016, LB1105, § 10.
NE Code § 53-103.45 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.45 - Pedal-pub vehicle, defined.

53-103.45.  Pedal-pub vehicle, defined.Pedal-pub vehicle means a multi-passenger, human-powered vehicle.Source Laws 2015, LB330, § 6.
NE Code § 53-103.46 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.46 - Powdered alcohol, defined.

53-103.46.  Powdered alcohol, defined.Powdered alcohol means alcohol prepared in a powdered form for either direct use or consumption after the powder is combined with a liquid.Source Laws 2015, LB330, § 7.
NE Code § 53-103.47 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.47 - Bottle club, defined.

53-103.47.  Bottle club, defined.Bottle club means an operation, whether formally organized as a club having a regular membership list, dues, officers, and meetings or not, keeping and maintaining premises where persons who have made their own purchases of alcoholic liquor congregate for the express purpose of consuming alcoholic liquor upon the payment of a fee or other consideration.Source Laws 2018, LB1120, § 3.
NE Code § 53-103.48 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.48 - Farmers market, defined.

53-103.48.  Farmers market, defined.Farmers market means any common facility or area where producers or growers gather on a regular, recurring basis to sell fruits, vegetables, meats, and other farm products directly to consumers.Source  Laws 2021, LB274, § 3.   Operative Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 53-103.49 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-103.49 - Ready-to-drink cocktail, defined.

53-103.49.  Ready-to-drink cocktail, defined.Ready-to-drink cocktail means a beverage or confection containing spirits in an original package which contains twelve and one-half percent or less alcohol by volume.Source  Laws 2021, LB274, § 4.   Operative Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 53-105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-105 - Nebraska Liquor Control Commission; creation; members; appointment; qualifications.

53-105.  Nebraska Liquor Control Commission; creation; members; appointment; qualifications.There is hereby created the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, consisting of three members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members elected to the Legislature, no more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, and no two shall be citizens of the same congressional district.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 6, p. 379;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-306;   R.S.1943, § 53-105;   Laws 1965, c. 318, § 3, p. 890.  Annotations Under former act, it did not provide for, or require, confirmation of appointment of members of the Liquor Control Commission by the Legislature. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-106 - Commission; members; term; removal; not to hold other office.

53-106.  Commission; members; term; removal; not to hold other office.The Governor shall appoint three members of the commission, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. One member shall be appointed every two years and shall hold office for a period of six years. Any appointee may be removed by the Governor, after an opportunity to be heard, for malfeasance, misfeasance or neglect in office. No person shall be appointed to the commission, or continue to hold that office after appointment, while holding any other office or position under the laws of this state, any other state, or of the United States.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 7, p. 379;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-307;   R.S.1943, § 53-106. Annotations  Term of office of member of Liquor Control Commission is six years. State ex rel. Meyer v. Sorrell, 174 Neb. 340, 117 N.W.2d 872 (1962). Authority to remove member of Liquor Control Commission is declaratory of power granted by the Constitution. State ex rel. Beck v. Young, 154 Neb. 588, 48 N.W.2d 677 (1951). Member of Liquor Control Commission can only be removed by the Governor for cause, after an opportunity to be heard, and for the reasons set forth in this section. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-107 - Commission; quorum; executive director; duties.

53-107.  Commission; quorum; executive director; duties.A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum to transact business, but no vacancy shall impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all of the powers of the commission. Every act of a majority of the members of the commission shall be deemed to be the act of the commission. The commission shall have an executive director, to be appointed by it subject to the approval of the Governor, who shall keep a record of all proceedings, transactions, communications, and official acts of the commission. The executive director shall be the custodian of all records and perform such other duties as the commission may prescribe.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 8, p. 380;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-308;   R.S.1943, § 53-107;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 1.  Annotations Appointment of secretary is subject to approval of Governor. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-108 - Employees; appointment.

53-108.  Employees; appointment.The commission may, with the advice and approval of the Governor, appoint or employ such clerks and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the Nebraska Liquor Control Act or to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the commission.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 9, p. 380;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-309;   R.S.1943, § 53-108;   Laws 1945, c. 238, § 22, p. 714;   Laws 1951, c. 311, § 4, p. 1067;   Laws 1991, LB 344, § 6.  Annotations Employment of subordinate employees is subject to approval of Governor. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-109 - Commissioners and employees; bonds or insurance.

53-109.  Commissioners and employees; bonds or insurance.Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each commissioner shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201. Employees of the commission who are accountable for public funds shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201 to secure the safety of such funds. The premium shall be paid by the State of Nebraska out of the General Fund. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the executive director of the commission shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 10, p. 380;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-310;   R.S.1943, § 53-109;   Laws 1953, c. 180, § 1, p. 569;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 14;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 2;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 25.  Annotations Bond required of member of Liquor Control Commission is different than that required of head of executive department. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-110 - Commissioners and employees; qualifications; employment by licensee authorized; restrictions.

53-110.  Commissioners and employees; qualifications; employment by licensee authorized; restrictions.(1) No person shall be appointed as a commissioner, the executive director of the commission, or an employee of the commission who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not resided within the State of Nebraska successively for two years next preceding the date of his or her appointment.(2) No person (a) convicted of or who has pleaded guilty to a felony or any violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquor prior or subsequent to the passage of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, (b) who has paid a fine or penalty in settlement of any prosecution against him or her for any violation of such laws, or (c) who has forfeited his or her bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation shall be appointed commissioner.(3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection, no commissioner or employee of the commission may, directly or indirectly, individually, as a member of a partnership, as a member of a limited liability company, or as a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor, receive any compensation or profit from such manufacture, sale, or distribution, or have any interest whatsoever in the purchases or sales made by the persons authorized by the act to purchase or to sell alcoholic liquor.(b) With the written approval of the executive director, an employee of the commission, other than the executive director or a division manager, may accept part-time or seasonal employment with a person licensed or regulated by the commission. No such employment shall be approved if the licensee receives more than fifty percent of the licensee's gross revenue from the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor.(4) This section shall not prevent any commissioner, the executive director, or any employee from purchasing and keeping in his or her possession for the use of himself, herself, or members of his or her family or guests any alcoholic liquor which may be purchased or kept by any person pursuant to the act.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 11, p. 380;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-311;   R.S.1943, § 53-110;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 344, § 7;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 318;  Laws 2011, LB407, § 2.
NE Code § 53-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-111 - Gifts and gratuities forbidden; violation; penalty.

53-111.  Gifts and gratuities forbidden; violation; penalty.A commissioner, the executive director of the commission, or any person appointed or employed by the commission shall not solicit or accept any gift, gratuity, emolument, or employment from any person subject to the Nebraska Liquor Control Act or from any officer, agent, or employee thereof or solicit, request from, or recommend, directly or indirectly, to any such person or to any officer, agent, or employee thereof the appointment of any person to any place or position. Any such person and every officer, agent, or employee thereof may not offer to any commissioner, the executive director, or any person appointed or employed by the commission any gift, gratuity, emolument, or employment. If a commissioner, the executive director, or any person appointed or employed by the commission violates this section, he or she shall be removed from his or her office or employment. Every person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 12, p. 381;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-312;   R.S.1943, § 53-111;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 310;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 4.  Annotations  A violation of this section affords an adequate basis for an order of removal from office. State ex rel. Meyer v. Sorrell, 174 Neb. 340, 117 N.W.2d 872 (1962). Violation of this section constitutes ground for removal of member of Liquor Control Commission. State ex rel. Beck v. Young, 154 Neb. 588, 48 N.W.2d 677 (1951).
NE Code § 53-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-112 - Commissioners and executive director; compensation; expenses.

53-112.  Commissioners and executive director; compensation; expenses.Each member of the commission shall receive an annual salary of not to exceed twelve thousand five hundred dollars, to be fixed by the Governor, payable monthly, and in addition expenses authorized in section 53-113 incurred on behalf of the commission. The salary of the executive director of the commission shall be fixed by the commission, payable monthly.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 13, p. 382;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-313;   R.S.1943, § 53-112;   Laws 1951, c. 338, § 2, p. 1116;   Laws 1955, c. 200, § 1, p. 568;   Laws 1957, c. 227, § 1, p. 777;   Laws 1959, c. 339, § 1, p. 1222;   Laws 1967, c. 330, § 1, p. 876;   Laws 1969, c. 438, § 1, p. 1468;   Laws 1973, LB 111, § 2;   Laws 1974, LB 681, § 3;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 5;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 44.  Annotations Cited in making comparison of powers and duties of Liquor Control Commission with those of heads of executive departments. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-113 - Commissioners and employees; expenses and mileage.

53-113.  Commissioners and employees; expenses and mileage.The commissioners, the executive director of the commission, and all employees of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. The commission may also incur necessary expenses for office furniture and other incidental expenses. No commissioner, executive director, or employee of the commission shall request or be allowed mileage or other traveling expenses unless such sections are strictly complied with.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 14, p. 382;   Laws 1941, c. 180, § 15, p. 709;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-314;   R.S.1943, § 53-113;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 94;   Laws 1988, LB 864, § 8;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 6;   Laws 1991, LB 344, § 8;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 45.
NE Code § 53-114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-114 - Meetings; office; branch offices; seal; certified copies of records as evidence.

53-114.  Meetings; office; branch offices; seal; certified copies of records as evidence.The office of the commission shall be in Lincoln, but the commission may, with the approval of the Governor, establish and maintain branch offices at places other than the seat of government. The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once a month and may hold such special meetings as it deems necessary at any time and at any place within the state. The commission may, for authentication of its records, process, and proceedings, adopt, keep, and use a common seal, of which seal judicial notice shall be taken in all of the courts of the state. Any process, notice, or other paper which the commission is authorized by law to issue shall be deemed sufficient if signed by the chairperson and executive director of the commission and authenticated by such seal. All acts, orders, proceedings, rules, regulations, entries, minutes, and other records of the commission and all reports and documents filed with the commission may be proved in any court of this state by copy thereof certified to by the executive director attached.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 15, p. 382;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-315;   R.S.1943, § 53-114;   Laws 1988, LB 1089, § 4;   Laws 1989, LB 780, § 7.  Annotations Member of Liquor Control Commission is not required to reside in Lincoln. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 53-115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 53 - Liquors|53-115 - Assistant attorney general assigned to commission; compensation; payment.

53-115.  Assistant attorney general assigned to commission; compensation; payment.The Attorney General of Nebraska shall designate an assistant attorney general or assistant attorneys general, when requested by the commission and directed by the Governor, and the services of such assistant attorney general or assistant attorneys general shall be available to the commission whenever demanded. The compensation of such assistant attorney general or assistant attorneys general as are assigned to the commission shall be paid by the office of the Attorney General.Source   Laws 1935, c. 116, § 24, p. 389;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 53-324;   R.S.1943, § 53-115;   Laws 1988, LB 1089, § 5.