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NE Code § 2-4006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4006 - Board; membership; transitional provisions.

2-4006.  Board; membership; transitional provisions.The member serving district 1 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving district 1 as defined by section 2-4004, and his or her term shall expire on July 1, 2014. The member serving district 3 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving new district 2 as defined by section 2-4004, and his or her term shall expire on July 1, 2013. The member serving as the at-large member prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving district 3 as defined by section 2-4004, and his or her term shall expire on July 1, 2013. The Governor shall appoint a member to serve district 4 as defined by section 2-4004, and the term of such member shall expire on July 1, 2012. The member serving district 2 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving as the at-large member appointed by the board as defined by section 2-4004, and his or her term shall expire on July 1, 2012. The member serving district 4 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving as an at-large member appointed by the Governor as defined by section 2-4004, and the term of such member shall expire on July 1, 2013. The member serving district 5 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving as an at-large member appointed by the Governor as defined by section 2-4004, and the term of such member shall expire on July 1, 2014.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 6;  Laws 2011, LB107, § 3.
NE Code § 2-4007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4007 - Board; responsibility; powers.

2-4007.  Board; responsibility; powers.The board shall be responsible for the administration of all subsequent appointments and may adopt rules and regulations to carry out such responsibility. The composition of the board as defined by section 2-4004 shall continue until such time as the board determines that the districts and at-large membership as defined by such section are incompatible with an equitable representation of producers of grain sorghum due to changing geographic distribution of grain sorghum production in the state, changing marketing patterns, or availability of qualified individuals to serve as board members. The board may, from time to time as appropriate, by rule and regulation, redesignate districts and the number of at-large members to provide for an equitable representation of producers of grain sorghum, except that the number of appointed members of the board shall be either seven or five and the number of districts shall be no greater than six nor fewer than three.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 7;  Laws 2011, LB107, § 4.
NE Code § 2-4008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4008 - Board; voting members; expenses.

2-4008.  Board; voting members; expenses.All voting members of the board shall be entitled to expenses as provided for in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 while attending meetings of the board or while engaged in the performance of official responsibilities as determined by the board.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 8;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 9.
NE Code § 2-4009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4009 - Board; removal of member; grounds.

2-4009.  Board; removal of member; grounds.A member of the board shall be removable for ceasing to (1) be a resident of the state, (2) live in the district from which appointed, or (3) be actually engaged in growing grain sorghum in the state.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 9.
NE Code § 2-4010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4010 - Board; meetings.

2-4010.  Board; meetings.The board shall meet at least once every three months and at such other times as called by the chairperson or by any three members of the board.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 10.
NE Code § 2-4011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4011 - Board; duties and responsibilities.

2-4011.  Board; duties and responsibilities.The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be to implement and carry out the grain sorghum program and to the extent applicable shall include the following:(1) To develop and direct any grain sorghum development, utilization, and marketing program. Such program may include a program to make grants and enter into contracts for research, accumulation of data, and construction of ethanol production facilities;(2) To prepare and approve a budget consistent with limited receipts and the scope of the grain sorghum commodity program;(3) To adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations;(4) To procure and evaluate data and information necessary for the proper administration and operation of the grain sorghum commodity program;(5) To employ personnel and contract for services which are necessary for the proper operation of the program;(6) To establish a means whereby any grower of grain sorghum has the opportunity at least annually to offer his or her ideas and suggestions relative to board policy for the coming year;(7) To authorize the expenditure of funds and contracting for expenditures to conduct proper activities of the program;(8) To bond the treasurer and such other persons necessary to insure adequate protection of funds;(9) To keep minutes of its meetings and other books and records which will clearly reflect all of the acts and transactions of the board and to keep these records open to examination by any grower-participant during normal business hours;(10) To prohibit any funds collected by the board from being expended directly or indirectly to promote or oppose any candidate for public office or to influence state legislation. The board shall not expend more than twenty-five percent of its annual budget to influence federal legislation; and(11) To make refunds for overpayments of fees according to rules and regulations which may be adopted and promulgated by the board pursuant to this section.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 11;   Laws 1983, LB 535, § 1;   Laws 1983, LB 505, § 7;   Laws 1986, LB 1016, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 1230, § 19.
NE Code § 2-4012 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4012 - Sale of grain sorghum; fee; adjustment.

2-4012.  Sale of grain sorghum; fee; adjustment.(1) After August 31, 1981, there shall be paid to the board a fee of not to exceed one cent per hundredweight upon all grain sorghum sold through commercial channels in the State of Nebraska or delivered in the State of Nebraska. The fee shall be paid by the grower at the time of sale or delivery and shall be collected by the first purchaser. Under the provisions of the Grain Sorghum Resources Act, no grain sorghum shall be subject to the fee more than once.(2) The board may, whenever it shall determine that the fees provided by this section are yielding more than is required to carry out the intent and purposes of the Grain Sorghum Resources Act, reduce such fees for such period as it shall deem justified, but not less than one year. If the board, after reducing such fees, finds that sufficient revenue is not being produced by such reduced fees, it may restore in full or in part such fees not to exceed the amount authorized by subsection (1) of this section.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 12;   Laws 1983, LB 535, § 2;   Laws 1983, LB 505, § 8;   Laws 1987, LB 610, § 3;   Laws 1997, LB 11, § 2.
NE Code § 2-4013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4013 - Pledge or mortgage; grain sorghum used as security; fee; refund; procedure.

2-4013.  Pledge or mortgage; grain sorghum used as security; fee; refund; procedure.In the case of a pledge or mortgage of grain sorghum as security for a loan under the federal price support program, the fee shall be deducted from the proceeds of such loan at the time the loan is made. If, within the life of the loan, plus thirty days after the collection of a fee for grain sorghum that is mortgaged as security for a loan under the federal price support program or other government agricultural loan programs, the grower decides to purchase the grain sorghum and use it as feed, the grower shall be entitled to a refund of the checkoff fee previously paid. The refund shall be payable by the board upon the grower's written application to the board for a refund of the amount deducted. Each application for a refund by a grower shall have attached thereto proof of the tax deducted.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 13;   Laws 1997, LB 11, § 3.
NE Code § 2-4014 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4014 - Fee; when assessed.

2-4014.  Fee; when assessed.The fee, provided for by section 2-4012, shall be deducted, as provided by sections 2-4001 to 2-4020, whether such grain sorghum is stored in this state or any other state.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 14.
NE Code § 2-4015 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4015 - Fee; when not applicable.

2-4015.  Fee; when not applicable.The fee imposed by section 2-4012 shall not apply to the sale of grain sorghum to the federal government for ultimate use or consumption by the people of the United States when the State of Nebraska is prohibited from imposing such fee by the Constitution of the United States and laws enacted pursuant thereto.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 15.
NE Code § 2-4016 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4016 - Purchaser; deduct fee; maintain records; public inspection; quarterly statement.

2-4016.  Purchaser; deduct fee; maintain records; public inspection; quarterly statement.(1) The purchaser, at the time of settlement, shall deduct the grain sorghum fee and shall maintain the necessary record of the fee for each purchase of grain sorghum on the grain settlement form or check stub showing payment to the grower for each purchase. Such records maintained by the purchaser shall provide the following information: (a) Name and address of the grower and seller; (b) the date of the purchase; (c) the number of hundredweights of grain sorghum sold; and (d) the amount of fees collected on each purchase. Such records shall be open for inspection during normal business hours observed by the purchaser.(2) The purchaser shall render and have on file with the board by the last day of each January, April, July, and October, on forms prescribed by the board, a statement of the number of hundredweights of grain sorghum purchased in Nebraska during the preceding quarter. At the time the statement is filed, the purchaser shall pay and remit to the board the fee as provided for in section 2-4012.Source   Laws 1981, LB 11, § 16;   Laws 1983, LB 535, § 3.
NE Code § 2-4017 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4017 - Board; annual report; contents.

2-4017.  Board; annual report; contents.The board shall make and publish an annual report on or before January 1 of each year, which report shall set forth in detail the income received from the grain sorghum assessment for the previous year and shall include:(1) The expenditure of all funds by the board during the previous year for the administration of sections 2-4001 to 2-4020;(2) The action taken by the board on all contracts requiring the expenditure of funds by the board;(3) Copies of all such contracts;(4) A detailed explanation of all programs relating to the discovery, promotion, and development of markets and industries for the utilization of grain sorghum, the direct expense associated with each program, and copies of such programs if in writing; and(5) The name and address of each member of the board and a copy of all rules and regulations promulgated by the board.Such report shall be available to the public upon request.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 17.
NE Code § 2-4018 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4018 - Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund; created; purpose; investment.

2-4018.  Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund; created; purpose; investment.The State Treasurer shall establish in the state treasury a fund to be known as the Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund, to which shall be credited (1) all fees collected by the board pursuant to the Grain Sorghum Resources Act and (2) any repayments relating to the fund, including license fees or royalties, which shall be credited to the fund for the uses and purposes of the act and its enforcement. Such fund shall be expended solely for the administration of the act. 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 1981, LB 11, § 18;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 24;  Laws 2019, LB298, § 12.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-4019 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4019 - Board; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.

2-4019.  Board; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.The board shall not set up research or development units or agencies of its own, but shall limit its activity to cooperation and contracts with the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and other proper local, state, or national organizations, public or private, in carrying out the purposes of sections 2-4001 to 2-4020.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 19.
NE Code § 2-4020 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4020 - Violations; penalty.

2-4020.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 2-4001 to 2-4020 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1981, LB 11, § 20.
NE Code § 2-4021 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4021 - Grain Sorghum National Checkoff Fund; created; use; investment.

2-4021.  Grain Sorghum National Checkoff Fund; created; use; investment.The Grain Sorghum National Checkoff Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board. All sums of money received from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program shall be deposited in the fund. The board shall expend the fund to conduct state-specific programs for research, information, and promotion related to grain sorghum. 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 2019, LB298, § 23. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-4101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4101 - Act, how cited.

2-4101.  Act, how cited.Sections 2-4101 to 2-4119 shall be known and may be cited as the Dry Pea and Lentil Resources Act.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 1.
NE Code § 2-4102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4102 - Terms, defined.

2-4102.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Dry Pea and Lentil Resources Act, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Commercial channels means the sale of any dry peas and lentils for any use when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, or cooperative or any person, public or private, who resells any dry peas and lentils or product produced from dry peas and lentils;(2) Commission means the Dry Pea and Lentil Commission;(3) Dry peas and lentils means dry peas, lentils, chickpeas or garbanzo beans, faba beans, or lupins;(4) First purchaser means any person, public or private corporation, association, partnership, or limited liability company buying, accepting for shipment, or otherwise acquiring the property rights in or to any dry peas and lentils from a grower and includes a mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, or other person, public or private, having a claim against the grower when the actual or constructive possession of such dry peas and lentils is taken as part payment or in satisfaction of such mortgage, pledge, lien, or claim;(5) Grower means any landowner personally engaged in growing any dry peas and lentils, a tenant of the landowner personally engaged in growing any dry peas and lentils, and both the owner and the tenant jointly and includes a person, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper, and other business units, devices, and arrangements;(6) Net market price means the sales price, or other value, per volumetric unit received by a grower for any dry peas and lentils after adjustment for any premium or discount;(7) Net market value means the value found by multiplying the net market price by the appropriate quantity of the volumetric units or the minimum value in a production contract received by a grower for any dry peas and lentils after adjustments for any premium or discount. For any dry peas and lentils pledged as collateral for a loan issued under any Commodity Credit Corporation price support loan program, net market value means the principal amount of the loan; and(8) Sale includes any pledge or mortgage of any dry peas and lentils after harvest to any person, public or private.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 2.
NE Code § 2-4103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4103 - Dry Pea and Lentil Commission, created.

2-4103.  Dry Pea and Lentil Commission, created.The Dry Pea and Lentil Commission is created. Members shall be appointed to the commission by the Governor pursuant to section 2-4104.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 3.
NE Code § 2-4104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4104 - Commission; members; appointment; districts.

2-4104.  Commission; members; appointment; districts.(1) The commission shall be composed of five members who shall:(a) Be citizens of Nebraska;(b) Be at least twenty-one years of age;(c) Have been actually engaged in growing dry peas and lentils in this state for a period of at least five years;(d) Reside in the district they represent; and(e) Derive a substantial portion of their income from growing dry peas and lentils.(2) The Director of Agriculture and the vice chancellor of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall serve as nonvoting members of the commission.(3) With the exception of the nonvoting members, the Governor shall appoint the members to the commission. The Governor shall appoint the initial members no later than July 1, 2021. One member shall be appointed from each of the following five districts:(a) District 1: The counties of Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Garden, and Deuel;(b) District 2: The counties of Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Arthur, McPherson, Logan, Keith, Perkins, Lincoln, Chase, Hayes, Frontier, Dundy, Hitchcock, and Red Willow;(c) District 3: All counties other than those listed in subdivision (a) or (b) of this subsection;(d) District 4: The state at-large; and(e) District 5: The state at-large.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 4.
NE Code § 2-4105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4105 - Commission; members; terms.

2-4105.  Commission; members; terms.The term of the member first appointed to serve district 1 shall expire on June 30, 2022; the term of the members first appointed to serve district 2 and district 4 shall expire on June 30, 2023; and the term of the members first appointed to serve district 3 and district 5 shall expire on June 30, 2024. As the terms of office of the initial commission members expire as provided in this section, their successors shall be appointed to serve for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. A member appointed to fill a vacancy, occurring before the expiration of the term of a member separated from the commission for any cause, shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the member whose office has been so vacated in the same manner as his or her predecessor. Each commission member may serve a maximum of three consecutive terms.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 5.
NE Code § 2-4106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4106 - Commission; members; expenses.

2-4106.  Commission; members; expenses.All voting members of the commission shall be entitled to expenses, as provided for in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177, while attending meetings of the commission or while engaged in the performance of official responsibilities as determined by the commission.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 6.
NE Code § 2-4107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4107 - Commission; members; removal.

2-4107.  Commission; members; removal.A member of the commission may be removed by the Governor for cause. He or she shall first be given a written copy of the cause or causes for removal and an opportunity to be heard publicly. In addition to all other causes, a member ceasing to (1) be a resident of the state, (2) live in the district from which he or she was appointed, or (3) be actually engaged in growing dry peas and lentils in the state shall be deemed a sufficient cause for removal from the commission.Source Laws 2020, LB803, § 7.
NE Code § 2-4108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4108 - Commission; officers; meetings; quorum.

2-4108.  Commission; officers; meetings; quorum.At the first meeting of the commission, it shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The commission shall meet at least once every year and at such other times as called by the chairperson or by any three voting members of the commission. The majority of the voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. The commission may hold meetings by virtual conferencing subject to the Open Meetings Act. No member shall vote by proxy, and the affirmative vote of the majority of all members of the commission shall be necessary for the adoption of rules and regulations.Source  Laws 2020, LB803, § 8;  Laws 2021, LB83, § 1.   Effective Date: April 22, 2021  Cross References  Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.