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NE Code § 37-353 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-353 - Taking of wildlife; when authorized.

37-353.  Taking of wildlife; when authorized.All conservation officers, all wildlife managers employed by the commission, and all other staff designated by the commission shall be authorized to take any wildlife from the wild that has escaped captivity, is diseased, is needed for scientific study, is considered dangerous to human or livestock health, is damaging agricultural crops, or is otherwise deemed unsuitable to remain in the wild, as stipulated in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.Source Laws 1999, LB 176, § 65.
NE Code § 37-354 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-354 - Operation and maintenance; requirements; compliance and enforcement.

37-354.  Operation and maintenance; requirements; compliance and enforcement.Property conveyed by the commission pursuant to sections 90-272 to 90-275 and 90-278 shall be operated and maintained as follows:(1) The property shall be maintained so as to appear attractive and inviting to the public;(2) Sanitation and sanitary facilities shall be maintained in accordance with applicable health standards;(3) Properties shall be kept reasonably open, accessible, and safe for public use. Fire prevention and similar activities shall be maintained for proper public safety;(4) Buildings, roads, trails, and other structures and improvements shall be kept in reasonable repair throughout their estimated lifetime to prevent undue deterioration and to encourage public use; and(5) The facility shall be kept open for public use at reasonable hours and times of the year, according to the type of area or facility.The commission shall be responsible for compliance and enforcement of the requirements set forth in this section.Source  Laws 2010, LB743, § 4;  Laws 2011, LB207, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB563, § 2;  Laws 2012, LB739, § 2.
NE Code § 37-355 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-355 - Aquatic Invasive Species Program; activities authorized.

37-355.  Aquatic Invasive Species Program; activities authorized.The Aquatic Invasive Species Program is created. Funds identified to support the program shall be used for aquatic invasive species activities which may include monitoring and sampling waters of the state for aquatic invasive species, hiring personnel, purchasing equipment to inspect and decontaminate conveyances, providing additional enforcement, education, and research relating to aquatic invasive species, and conducting aquatic invasive species projects as needed.Source Laws 2015, LB142, § 2.
NE Code § 37-401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-401 - Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; required, when; exemptions; violation; penalty.

37-401.  Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; required, when; exemptions; violation; penalty.For the purpose of supplying revenue for the propagation, importation, distribution, protection, and conservation of the wildlife of this state, including all wild animals, birds, fish, and all things pertaining thereto, every person sixteen years of age or older who hunts for game animals or game birds or takes bullfrogs or any other species defined as game or who takes fish and every person sixteen years of age or older who engages in fur harvesting shall first pay a fee established by the commission pursuant to section 37-327 and obtain a permit except persons exempt from this requirement pursuant to section 37-402. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and shall be fined at least forty dollars.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, II, § 1, p. 409;   C.S.1929, § 37-201;   Laws 1937, c. 89, § 2, p. 291;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-201;   R.S.1943, § 37-201;   Laws 1957, c. 140, § 1, p. 475;   Laws 1957, c. 139, § 3, p. 465;   Laws 1959, c. 149, § 1, p. 565;   Laws 1961, c. 169, § 1, p. 501;   Laws 1961, c. 170, § 1, p. 509;   Laws 1963, c. 201, § 1, p. 650;   Laws 1967, c. 216, § 2, p. 579;   Laws 1973, LB 331, § 2;   Laws 1975, LB 195, § 2;   Laws 1976, LB 861, § 3;   Laws 1981, LB 72, § 2;   Laws 1983, LB 170, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 105, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 3;   Laws 1993, LB 235, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 259, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 584, § 3;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-201;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 111.
NE Code § 37-402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-402 - Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; persons exempt.

37-402.  Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; persons exempt.The following persons are exempt from the requirements of section 37-401:(1) The owner or his or her invitee who takes fish in any body of water (a) which is entirely upon privately owned land, (b) which is entirely privately stocked, (c) which does not connect by inflow or outflow with other water outside such land, and (d) which is not operated on a commercial basis for profit; and(2) Any paraplegic who takes fish in his or her privately owned body of water if he or she does not operate such body of water on a commercial basis for profit.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 112.
NE Code § 37-403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-403 - Farm or ranch owner or operator; hunting permit exemption; violation; penalty.

37-403.  Farm or ranch owner or operator; hunting permit exemption; violation; penalty.Any person who owns or operates farm or ranch land and who actually resides on a portion of such farm or ranch land, together with members of his or her immediate family also residing on such land, may hunt and possess, within duly established season bag and possession limits, upland game birds and all game except migratory waterfowl, shore birds, elk, deer, antelope, wild turkey, and mountain sheep without paying a fee and without obtaining a hunting permit as required in sections 37-401 and 37-411 or a habitat stamp as required in sections 37-426 to 37-433. For purposes of this exemption, immediate family means and is limited to husband and wife and their children and upland game means and is limited to cottontail rabbits, squirrels, grouse, partridges, pheasants, prairie chickens, and quail. Such exemption shall only apply to hunting done on land owned or operated by such person and shall not apply when hunting on the land of other persons. The commission may by rule and regulation require a person hunting without a permit claiming to come under this exemption to sign a statement presented by a conservation officer which states facts which verify that the person comes within this exemption.A violation of this section shall be a Class IV misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 113.
NE Code § 37-404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-404 - Permits; qualifications; limitations.

37-404.  Permits; qualifications; limitations.(1) Any resident of the United States who has resided in this state continuously for a period of thirty days before applying for a permit under the Game Law and who has a bona fide intention of becoming a legal resident of this state, supported by documentary proof, shall be deemed to be a resident and may be issued a resident permit under the Game Law.(2) No hunting permit shall be issued to any person who is known to have a significant physical or mental disability and who is unable to safely carry or use a firearm because of such disability except as provided in section 37-404.01.(3) The commission may limit the number of days for which a permit is issued and the number of fish or game birds taken on one permit. The commission may provide for a method of tagging and identification of fish and game birds taken under a nonresident permit.Source   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 114;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 17;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 4;  Laws 2014, LB699, § 3. Annotations Legislature was constitutionally free to determine by what authority licenses should be imposed upon those desiring to hunt and fish. State ex rel. Stevens v. Nickerson, 97 Neb. 837, 151 N.W. 981 (1915).
NE Code § 37-404.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-404.01 - Hunting permit; person with developmental disability; license-purchase exemption certificate; application; contents.

37-404.01.  Hunting permit; person with developmental disability; license-purchase exemption certificate; application; contents.A hunting permit may be issued to any person who has a developmental disability and who has a license-purchase exemption certificate issued by the commission authorizing such person to purchase a hunting permit. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish forms and procedures for the issuance of license-purchase exemption certificates. Any license-purchase exemption certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued at no cost to the person who has a developmental disability and shall clearly state on its face that the holder must at all times while hunting be accompanied as described in subsection (4) of section 37-413. No license-purchase exemption certificate shall be issued to any person who has been found by any court or mental health board to pose a current danger to himself or herself or others. As part of the application process for a license-purchase exemption certificate, a person who has a developmental disability shall present the commission with a written authorization signed by a physician indicating that the person who has a developmental disability is at all times capable of understanding and following directions given by another person and that the person who has a developmental disability is not a danger to himself or herself or others while engaged in hunting with a firearm. For purposes of this section, developmental disability has the same meaning as in section 83-1205.Source Laws 2014, LB699, § 2.
NE Code § 37-405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-405 - Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; expiration; duties of holder.

37-405.  Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; expiration; duties of holder.(1) The commission shall provide for the issuance of permits to hunt, fish, or harvest fur. Application for such permits shall be made to the commission or its agents and shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the commission. All applications for permits shall include the applicant's last four digits of his or her social security number. A permit shall authorize the person to whom it is issued to hunt, fish, or harvest fur-bearing animals as provided by the Game Law during the period for which the permit is issued.(2) If the holder of a hunting permit is a hunter of migratory game birds, he or she shall be required to declare himself or herself as such and provide information regarding his or her migratory game bird hunting activity to the commission. Documentation of such a declaration shall be made on the hunting permit or a separate document which shall become a part of the permit. Costs to the commission of implementing such declaration and documentation and for participation in a federal program designed to obtain survey information on migratory bird hunting activity shall be funded from the State Game Fund. For purposes of this subsection, migratory bird has the definition found in 50 C.F.R. part 10, subpart B, section 10.12, and migratory game bird has the definition found in 50 C.F.R. part 20, subpart B, section 20.11(a).(3)(a) All permits shall expire at midnight on December 31 in the year for which the permit is issued, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection and sections 37-415, 37-420, and 37-421.(b) The commission may issue multiple-year permits to hunt, fish, or harvest fur. The permits shall expire at midnight on December 31 in the last year for which the permit is valid.(c) A multiple-year permit issued to a resident of Nebraska shall not be made invalid by reason of the holder subsequently residing outside of Nebraska.(4) A person who is hunting, fur harvesting, or fishing shall present evidence of having a permit immediately upon demand to any officer or person whose duty it is to enforce the Game Law. Any person hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting in this state without such evidence shall be deemed to be without such permit.(5) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, II, § 2, p. 409;   C.S.1929, § 37-202;   Laws 1935, c. 84, § 1, p. 274;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-202;   Laws 1943, c. 94, § 2, p. 322;   R.S.1943, § 37-202;   Laws 1947, c. 131, § 1, p. 373;   Laws 1975, LB 79, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 434, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 72, § 3;   Laws 1985, LB 224, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 173, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 86;   R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-202;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 115;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 18;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 5;  Laws 2011, LB41, § 3;  Laws 2016, LB745, § 2.
NE Code § 37-406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-406 - Licenses, permits, and stamps; issuance; fees; violation; penalty.

37-406.  Licenses, permits, and stamps; issuance; fees; violation; penalty.(1) Licenses, permits, and stamps required under the Game Law shall be issued by the commission and may be procured from the secretary of the commission. The commission may provide for the electronic issuance of any license, permit, or stamp required under the Game Law and may enter into contracts to procure necessary services and supplies for the electronic issuance of licenses, permits, and stamps. Except for permits issued under sections 37-462 and 37-463, the commission may provide for the issuance of any license, permit, or stamp required under the Game Law in the form of a number which identifies the holder in the records of the commission. The commission may designate itself and other persons, firms, and corporations as agents to issue licenses, permits, and stamps and collect the prescribed fees. The commission and any person, firm, or corporation authorized by the commission to issue licenses, permits, and stamps shall be entitled to collect and retain an additional fee of not more than three dollars, for each license, permit, or stamp issued as reimbursement for the clerical work of issuing the license, permit, or stamp and collecting and remitting the fees.(2) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding electronic issuance of licenses, permits, and stamps, including electronic issuance devices, deposits by agents, and remittance of fees. The commission may provide for the electronic issuance of a license, permit, or stamp by acknowledging the purchase of such license, permit, or stamp without requiring a physical license, permit, or stamp or facsimile of such.(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to duplicate any electronically issued license, permit, or stamp. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be fined at least seventy-five dollars, and any license, permit, or stamp involved in such violation shall be confiscated by the court.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, II, § 3, p. 409;   C.S.1929, § 37-203;   R.S.1943, § 37-203;   Laws 1963, c. 202, § 1, p. 652;   Laws 1983, LB 162, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 235, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-203;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 116;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 19;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 18;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB299, § 1;  Laws 2016, LB745, § 3.
NE Code § 37-408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-408 - Permit fees; remittance.

37-408.  Permit fees; remittance.Any county clerk, county official, or agent authorized to issue hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permits shall remit the fees for the permits to the commission in the manner and at the times prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, II, § 5, p. 410;   C.S.1929, § 37-205;   R.S.1943, § 37-205;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 6;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-205;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 118;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 20.
NE Code § 37-409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-409 - Hunting, fishing, and fur-harvesting permits; lost permit; replacement; fee.

37-409.  Hunting, fishing, and fur-harvesting permits; lost permit; replacement; fee.The commission may issue a replacement permit for hunting, fishing, both hunting and fishing, or fur harvesting or for such other permits as may be issued by the commission to any person who has lost his or her original permit upon receipt from such person of satisfactory proof of purchase and an affidavit of loss of such original permit. The commission shall prescribe the procedures for applying for a replacement permit and may authorize electronic issuance. The commission may also designate agents to issue replacement permits pursuant to section 37-406. A fee of not more than five dollars, as established by the commission, shall be charged for the issuance of each replacement permit, except that no such fee shall be charged for replacement of any permits exempt from the payment of fees, lifetime permits, or permits issued under section 37-421 or 37-421.01.Source   Laws 1959, c. 151, § 1, p. 576;   Laws 1967, c. 216, § 3, p. 580;   Laws 1981, LB 72, § 5;   Laws 1993, LB 235, § 7;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-204.01;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 119;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 21;  Laws 2001, LB 111, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB287, § 7.
NE Code § 37-410 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-410 - Permits; unlawful acts; penalty; confiscation of permits; residents under sixteen years of age, no permit necessary.

37-410.  Permits; unlawful acts; penalty; confiscation of permits; residents under sixteen years of age, no permit necessary.(1) It shall be unlawful (a) for any person who has been issued a permit under the Game Law to lend or transfer his or her permit to another or for any person to borrow or use the permit of another, (b) for any person to procure a permit under an assumed name or to falsely state the place of his or her legal residence or make any other false statement in securing a permit, (c) for any person to knowingly issue or aid in securing a permit under the Game Law for any person not legally entitled thereto, (d) for any person disqualified for a permit to hunt, fish, or harvest fur with or without a permit during any period when such right has been forfeited or for which his or her permit has been revoked by the commission, or (e) for any nonresident under the age of sixteen years to receive a permit to harvest fur from any fur-bearing animal under the Game Law without presenting a written request therefor signed by his or her father, mother, or guardian.(2) All children who are residents of the State of Nebraska and are under sixteen years of age shall not be required to have a permit to hunt, harvest fur, or fish.(3) Any person violating subdivision (1)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined at least one hundred dollars for violations involving a fishing permit, at least one hundred fifty dollars for violations involving a small game, fur-harvesting, paddlefish, or deer permit, at least two hundred fifty dollars for violations involving an antelope permit, at least five hundred dollars for violations involving an elk permit, and at least one thousand dollars for violations involving a mountain sheep permit. Any person violating subdivision (1)(e) of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be fined at least seventy-five dollars. Any permits purchased or used in violation of this section shall be confiscated by the court.Source   Laws 1929, c. 112, II, § 8, p. 411;   C.S.1929, § 37-208;   Laws 1941, c. 72, § 8, p. 305;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-208;   R.S.1943, § 37-208;   Laws 1949, c. 102, § 1, p. 280;   Laws 1959, c. 150, § 2, p. 569;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 173;   Laws 1981, LB 72, § 6;   Laws 1989, LB 34, § 9;   R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-208;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 120;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 22;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 7;  Laws 2009, LB105, § 6.
NE Code § 37-412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-412 - Hunting or fur-harvesting permit; exception for dog trials.

37-412.  Hunting or fur-harvesting permit; exception for dog trials.No hunting permit or fur-harvesting permit shall be required of any nonresident entering this state solely to participate in scheduled dog trials for which an entry fee is charged. For purposes of this section, scheduled dog trials means events in which hunting dogs and their owners or handlers compete and are judged under controlled conditions in various feats of skill and performance in the hunting or retrieving of birds and animals when such events are conducted under the written authorization of the commission.Source  Laws 1998, LB 922, § 122.
NE Code § 37-414 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-414 - Bow hunter education program; certificate; issuance; hunting, lawful; when.

37-414.  Bow hunter education program; certificate; issuance; hunting, lawful; when.(1) The commission shall establish and administer a bow hunter education program providing instruction in the safe use of bow hunting equipment, the fundamentals of bow hunting, shooting and hunting techniques, game identification, conservation management, and hunter ethics. When establishing such a program, the commission shall locate and train volunteers as bow hunter education instructors. The commission shall issue a certificate of successful completion to any person who satisfactorily completes a bow hunter education program accredited by the commission and shall print, purchase, or otherwise acquire materials necessary for effective program operation. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for carrying out and administering such program.(2) A person twelve through twenty-nine years of age who is hunting antelope, deer, elk, or mountain sheep with a bow and arrow or crossbow pursuant to any provision of sections 37-447 to 37-453 shall (a) have on his or her person proof of successful completion of a bow hunter education course issued by his or her state or province of residence or by an accredited program recognized by the commission, (b) have on his or her person the appropriate hunting permit and an apprentice hunter education exemption certificate issued by the commission pursuant to subsection (3) of section 37-413 and be accompanied as described in subsection (4) of section 37-413, or (c) hold the appropriate hunting permit and a license-purchase exemption certificate issued pursuant to section 37-404.01 if required pursuant to such section.Source   Laws 1991, LB 403, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 584, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 107, § 1;   R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-105;   Laws 1998, LB 922, § 124;  Laws 2001, LB 111, § 4;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 10;  Laws 2007, LB299, § 3;  Laws 2008, LB690, § 2;  Laws 2014, LB699, § 5.