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NE Code § 54-2801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2801 - Legislative findings; act, how cited.

54-2801.  Legislative findings; act, how cited.(1) Sections 54-2801 to 54-2805 shall be known and may be cited as the Livestock Growth Act.(2) The Legislature finds that livestock production has traditionally served a significant role in the economic vitality of rural areas of the state and in the state's overall economy and that the growth and vitality of the state's livestock sector are critical to the continued prosperity of the state and its citizens. The Legislature further finds that a public interest exists in assisting efforts of the livestock industry and rural communities to preserve and enhance livestock development as an essential element of economic development and that a need exists to provide aid, resources, and assistance to rural communities and counties seeking opportunities in the growth of livestock production. It is the intent of the Legislature to seek reasonable means to nurture and support the livestock sector of this state.Source  Laws 2003, LB 754, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB175, § 1.
NE Code § 54-2802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2802 - Director of Agriculture; duties; designation of livestock friendly county; process; county board; powers.

54-2802.  Director of Agriculture; duties; designation of livestock friendly county; process; county board; powers.(1) The Director of Agriculture shall establish a process, including criteria and standards, to recognize and assist efforts of counties to maintain or expand their livestock sector. A county that meets the criteria may apply to the director to be designated a livestock friendly county. A county may remove itself from the process at any time. Such criteria and standards may include, but are not limited to, the following factors: Consideration of the diversity of activities currently underway or being initiated by counties; a formal expression of interest by a county board, by a duly enacted resolution following a public hearing, in developing the livestock production and processing sectors of such county's economy; an assurance that such county intends to work with all other governmental jurisdictions within its boundaries in implementing livestock development within the county; flexible and individual treatment allowing each county to design its own development program according to its own timetable; and a commitment to compliance with the Livestock Waste Management Act.(2) The designation of any county or counties as a livestock friendly county shall not be an indication nor shall it suggest that any county that does not seek or obtain such a designation is not friendly to livestock production.(3) In order to assist any county with information and technology, the Department of Agriculture shall establish a resource database to provide, upon written request of the county zoning authority or county board, information sources that may be useful to the county in evaluating and crafting livestock facility conditional use permits that meet the objectives of the county and the livestock producer applicant.(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or prevent any county board from adopting a resolution that designates the county a livestock friendly county.Source  Laws 2003, LB 754, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB175, § 2.  Cross References  Livestock Waste Management Act, see section 54-2416.
NE Code § 54-2803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2803 - Grant program; applications; purposes.

54-2803.  Grant program; applications; purposes.(1) From funds available in the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund, the Director of Agriculture may administer a grant program to assist counties designated by the director as livestock friendly counties pursuant to section 54-2802 in livestock development planning and associated public infrastructure improvements. The director shall receive applications submitted by county boards or county planning authorities for assistance under this section and award grants for any of the following eligible purposes:(a) Strategic planning to accommodate and encourage investment in livestock production, including one or more of the following activities:(i) Reviewing zoning and land-use regulations;(ii) Evaluating workforce availability, educational, institutional, public infrastructure, marketing, transportation, commercial service, natural resource, and agricultural assets, and needs of the county and surrounding areas to support livestock development;(iii) Identifying livestock development goals and opportunities for the county;(iv) Identifying and evaluating a location or locations suitable for placement of livestock production facilities; and(v) Developing a marketing strategy to promote and attract investment in new or expanded livestock production and related livestock service and marketing businesses within the county; and(b) Improvements to public infrastructure to accommodate one or more livestock development projects, including modifications to roads and bridges, drainage, and sewer and water systems. An application for a grant under this subdivision shall identify specific infrastructure improvements relating to a project for the establishment, expansion, or relocation of livestock production to which the grant funds would be applied and shall include a copy of the county conditional use permit issued for the livestock operation if required by county zoning regulations.(2) A grant award under subdivision (1)(a) of this section shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars. A grant award under subdivision (1)(b) of this section shall not exceed one-half of the unobligated balance of the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund or two hundred thousand dollars, whichever is less.Source Laws 2015, LB175, § 3.
NE Code § 54-2804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2804 - Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

54-2804.  Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund is created. The fund may be used to carry out the Livestock Growth Act. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund any funds transferred or appropriated to the fund by the Legislature and funds received as gifts or grants or other private or public funds obtained for the purposes 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 2015, LB175, § 4. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 54-2805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2805 - Rules and regulations.

54-2805.  Rules and regulations.The Department of Agriculture may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Livestock Growth Act.Source Laws 2015, LB175, § 5.
NE Code § 54-2901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2901 - Act, how cited.

54-2901.  Act, how cited.Sections 54-2901 to 54-2957 shall be known and may be cited as the Animal Health and Disease Control Act.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 1.
NE Code § 54-2902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2902 - Definitions, where found.

54-2902.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of sections 54-753.05 and 54-797 to 54-7,103 and the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 54-2903 to 54-2938 shall be used.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 2.
NE Code § 54-2903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2903 - Accredited veterinarian, defined.

54-2903.  Accredited veterinarian, defined.Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian duly licensed by the State of Nebraska and approved by the administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 3.
NE Code § 54-2904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2904 - Affected animal, herd, or flock, defined.

54-2904.  Affected animal, herd, or flock, defined.Affected animal, herd, or flock means an animal, herd, or flock which contains an animal infected with or exposed to a dangerous disease.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 4.
NE Code § 54-2905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2905 - Affected premises, defined.

54-2905.  Affected premises, defined.Affected premises means premises upon which is or was located an affected animal, herd, or flock or suspected affected animal, herd, flock, or disease agent of a dangerous disease.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 5.
NE Code § 54-2906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2906 - Animal, defined.

54-2906.  Animal, defined.Animal means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans or wild animals at large.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 6.
NE Code § 54-2907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2907 - Approved laboratory, defined.

54-2907.  Approved laboratory, defined.Approved laboratory means an animal disease diagnostic laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians to conduct animal disease testing.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 7.
NE Code § 54-2908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2908 - Cattle, defined.

54-2908.  Cattle, defined.Cattle means all domestic bovine animals, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, and bison.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 8.
NE Code § 54-2909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2909 - Certificate of veterinary inspection, defined.

54-2909.  Certificate of veterinary inspection, defined.Certificate of veterinary inspection means a legible document, paper, or electronic submission, issued by an accredited veterinarian at the point of origin of an animal movement which meets federal and state requirements for interstate or intrastate movement of animals. Certificate of veterinary inspection does not include Form 7001 of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 9.
NE Code § 54-2910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2910 - Controlled movement, defined.

54-2910.  Controlled movement, defined.Controlled movement means a temporary movement restriction controlling the movement of animals, animal products, and fomites into, within, and out of a regulatory control area where affected animals, herds, or flocks are or were located.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 10.
NE Code § 54-2911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2911 - Dangerous disease, defined.

54-2911.  Dangerous disease, defined.Dangerous disease means an infectious, contagious, or otherwise transmissible disease, infestation, or exposure which has the potential for rapid spread, serious economic impact, or serious threat to livestock health, and is of major importance in the trade of livestock and livestock products.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 11.
NE Code § 54-2912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2912 - Department, defined.

54-2912.  Department, defined.Department means the Department of Agriculture.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 12.
NE Code § 54-2913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2913 - Director, defined.

54-2913.  Director, defined.Director means the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 13.
NE Code § 54-2914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2914 - Domesticated cervine animal, defined.

54-2914.  Domesticated cervine animal, defined.Domesticated cervine animal means any elk, deer, or other member of the family cervidae legally obtained from a facility which has a license, permit, or registration authorizing domesticated cervine animals which has been issued by the state in which such facility is located and such animal is raised in a confined area.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 14.
NE Code § 54-2915 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2915 - Embargo, defined.

54-2915.  Embargo, defined.Embargo means a temporary movement restriction of any affected or suspect animal, herd, or flock.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 15.
NE Code § 54-2916 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2916 - Exposed, defined.

54-2916.  Exposed, defined.Exposed means an animal, herd, flock, or premises which has come into contact with a disease agent which affects livestock.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 16.
NE Code § 54-2917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2917 - Foreign animal or transboundary disease, defined.

54-2917.  Foreign animal or transboundary disease, defined.Foreign animal or transboundary disease means a disease not endemic to the United States or which has been eradicated in the United States, and which is of significant economic, trade, and food security importance.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 17.
NE Code § 54-2918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2918 - Herd or flock, defined.

54-2918.  Herd or flock, defined.Herd or flock means one or more groups of livestock under common ownership or supervision, maintained on common ground for any purpose, or which are geographically separated but which have an interchange of livestock or equipment.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 18.
NE Code § 54-2919 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2919 - Herd or flock management plan, defined.

54-2919.  Herd or flock management plan, defined.Herd or flock management plan means a written disease management plan that is designed by the herd owner or the owner's representative in conjunction with the State Veterinarian or federal area veterinarian in charge to eradicate or reduce exposure to a dangerous disease from an affected herd or flock. Such plan may require additional disease management practices deemed necessary by the State Veterinarian to eradicate such disease.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 19.
NE Code § 54-2920 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2920 - Infected or positive animal, herd, or flock, defined.

54-2920.  Infected or positive animal, herd, or flock, defined.Infected or positive animal, herd, or flock means an animal that has tested positive to an official test.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 20.
NE Code § 54-2921 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2921 - Livestock, defined.

54-2921.  Livestock, defined.Livestock means cattle, swine, sheep, horses, mules, donkeys, goats, domesticated cervine animals, ratite birds, poultry, llamas, and alpacas.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 21.
NE Code § 54-2922 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2922 - Negative animal, herd, or flock, defined.

54-2922.  Negative animal, herd, or flock, defined.Negative animal, herd, or flock means any animal, herd, or flock which has been tested and found negative to an official test.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 22.
NE Code § 54-2923 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2923 - Official test, defined.

54-2923.  Official test, defined.Official test means a diagnostic test approved by USDA/APHIS/VS or the department for determining the presence or absence of a program disease.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 23.
NE Code § 54-2924 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2924 - Permit for entry or permit, defined.

54-2924.  Permit for entry or permit, defined.Permit for entry or permit means a pre-movement authorization for entry into the State of Nebraska obtained from the department which states the conditions under which the animal movement may be made and the location where the animal or animals are going and includes a permit authorization number which is required to be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 24.
NE Code § 54-2925 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2925 - Person, defined.

54-2925.  Person, defined.Person means any individual, governmental entity, corporation, society, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, association, or any other corporate body or legal entity.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 25.
NE Code § 54-2926 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2926 - Poultry, defined.

54-2926.  Poultry, defined.Poultry means domesticated birds that serve as a source of eggs or meat and includes, but is not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 26.
NE Code § 54-2927 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2927 - Premises, defined.

54-2927.  Premises, defined.Premises means land, buildings, vehicles, equipment, pens, holding facilities, and grounds upon which an animal, herd, or flock is or was, housed, kept, located, grazed, or transported.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 27.
NE Code § 54-2928 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2928 - Program disease, defined.

54-2928.  Program disease, defined.Program disease means a dangerous disease for which specific state or federal legislation exists for disease control or eradication, or is classified as a program disease by the department or USDA/APHIS/VS.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 28.
NE Code § 54-2929 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2929 - Program disease activity or surveillance, defined.

54-2929.  Program disease activity or surveillance, defined.Program disease activity or surveillance means determining the presence, control, eradication, surveillance, or monitoring of program diseases and may include, but is not limited to, testing, taking of diagnostic samples, treating, vaccinating, monitoring, or surveillance of any animals, affected animals, or suspected affected animals or any premises, affected premises, or suspected affected premises.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 29.
NE Code § 54-2930 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2930 - Program standards, defined.

54-2930.  Program standards, defined.Program standards means the supplemental guidelines and uniform methods and rules adopted and approved by USDA/APHIS/VS for further clarification of established procedures for the regulation, control, eradication, and enforcement of livestock program diseases.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 30.
NE Code § 54-2931 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2931 - Quarantine, defined.

54-2931.  Quarantine, defined.Quarantine means a restriction imposed on animal movement, premises, or regulated articles issued by the department.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 31.
NE Code § 54-2932 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2932 - Ratite bird, defined.

54-2932.  Ratite bird, defined.Ratite bird means any ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi, or cassowary.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 32.
NE Code § 54-2933 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2933 - Regulated article, defined.

54-2933.  Regulated article, defined.Regulated article means any item capable of transmitting a dangerous disease including conveyances, equipment, feed, or any other item established by the department.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 33.
NE Code § 54-2934 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2934 - Responder or suspect, defined.

54-2934.  Responder or suspect, defined.Responder or suspect means any animal which exhibits a response to an official test, and such animal is classified as a responder or suspect by the testing veterinarian or laboratory.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 34.
NE Code § 54-2935 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2935 - Sale, defined.

54-2935.  Sale, defined.Sale means a sale, lease, loan, trade, barter, or gift.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 35.
NE Code § 54-2936 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2936 - State Veterinarian, defined.

54-2936.  State Veterinarian, defined.State Veterinarian means the veterinarian appointed pursuant to section 81-202 or his or her designee, subordinate to the director.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 36.
NE Code § 54-2937 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2937 - Trace or tracing, defined.

54-2937.  Trace or tracing, defined.Trace or tracing means the epidemiological investigative process of determining the origin and movements of animals, animal products, and possible vectors that may be involved in the spread or transmissibility of a disease agent.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 37.
NE Code § 54-2938 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2938 - USDA/APHIS/VS, defined.

54-2938.  USDA/APHIS/VS, defined.USDA/APHIS/VS means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 38.
NE Code § 54-2939 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2939 - Legislative findings; department; powers.

54-2939.  Legislative findings; department; powers.The Legislature finds and declares it is the policy of this state that animal health and disease control are essential to the livestock industry and the health of the economy of Nebraska. The purpose of the Animal Health and Disease Control Act is to further the best interests of Nebraska's livestock industry and to grow Nebraska agriculture. In carrying out its duty to protect the health of Nebraska's livestock, the department may use USDA/APHIS/VS program standards to determine and employ the most efficient and practical means for the prevention, suppression, control, and eradication of dangerous diseases among livestock and transmissible from other animals to livestock.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 39.
NE Code § 54-2941 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2941 - Veterinary inspector or agent of the USDA/APHIS/VS; act as agent of the department, when.

54-2941.  Veterinary inspector or agent of the USDA/APHIS/VS; act as agent of the department, when.Any veterinary inspector or agent of the USDA/APHIS/VS who has been officially assigned by the United States Department of Agriculture for service in Nebraska may be officially authorized by the department to perform and exercise such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the department, and when so authorized shall have and exercise all rights and powers under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act and the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act as agents of the department.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 41. Cross References  Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, see section 54-7,105.
NE Code § 54-2942 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2942 - Department; animal disease control and eradication responsibilities; cooperate and contract; agreements authorized.

54-2942.  Department; animal disease control and eradication responsibilities; cooperate and contract; agreements authorized.In carrying out its animal disease control and eradication responsibilities, the department may cooperate and contract with public or private persons and enter into agreements with other state or federal agencies to allow personnel from such agencies to work in Nebraska and to allow department personnel to work in other states or with federal agencies under a cooperative work program.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 42.