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NE Code § 2-4241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4241 - Bondholders; pledge of the state.

2-4241.  Bondholders; pledge of the state.The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holder of any bonds issued under sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders until the bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest or any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of the bonds.Source  Laws 1981, LB 385, § 41.
NE Code § 2-4242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4242 - Expenses; how paid; liability of state prohibited.

2-4242.  Expenses; how paid; liability of state prohibited.All expenses incurred by the corporation in carrying out the Conservation Corporation Act shall be payable solely from funds provided under such act, and nothing in such act shall be construed to authorize the corporation to incur debts, indebtedness, or liability on behalf of or payable by this state.Source   Laws 1981, LB 385, § 42;   Laws 1985, LB 387, § 18.
NE Code § 2-4243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4243 - Property, income, and bonds; exempt from taxation; dissolution; assets; how treated.

2-4243.  Property, income, and bonds; exempt from taxation; dissolution; assets; how treated.All property acquired or held by the corporation under the Conservation Corporation Act is declared to be public property. The property to the extent used for a public purpose, all the income therefrom, bonds issued under the act, interest payable thereon, and income derived therefrom, shall at all times be exempt from all taxes imposed by this state or any county, any city, or any other political subdivision of this state. The corporation may, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of any series of bonds, elect to have the income on such bonds be subject to personal income taxation imposed by this state. If the corporation is dissolved after all indebtedness and other obligations of the corporation are discharged, its remaining assets shall inure to the benefit of the State of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1981, LB 385, § 43;  Laws 2001, LB 173, § 1.
NE Code § 2-4244 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4244 - Bonds; legal investment; considered securities.

2-4244.  Bonds; legal investment; considered securities.The bonds issued by and under the authority of sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 by the corporation are declared to be legal investments in which all public officers or public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on insurance business, all banks, bankers, banking associations, trust companies, savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who are now or may later be authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of this state, may invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are also hereby made securities which may be deposited with and received by all public officials and bodies of this state or any agency or political subdivision of this state and all municipalities and public corporations for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of this state is now or may be later authorized by law.Source  Laws 1981, LB 385, § 44.
NE Code § 2-4245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4245 - Annual report; contents; audit.

2-4245.  Annual report; contents; audit.The corporation shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the Governor and the Clerk of the Legislature. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. Each member of the Legislature shall receive an electronic copy of such report by making a request for it to the administrator of the corporation. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement for the corporation during the fiscal year it covers. An independent certified public accountant shall at least once in each year audit the books and accounts of the corporation.Source   Laws 1981, LB 385, § 45;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 7.
NE Code § 2-4246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4246 - Sections, how construed.

2-4246.  Sections, how construed.Nothing in sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power which the corporation might otherwise have under any other law of this state, and sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 is cumulative to such powers. Sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 do and shall be construed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by any other laws. Issuance of bonds under the provisions of sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 need not comply with the requirements of any other state laws applicable to the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the issuance of any bonds or any instrument or the security thereof, except as provided in sections 2-4201 to 2-4246. All conservation practices for which funds are advanced, loaned, or otherwise provided by the corporation under sections 2-4201 to 2-4246 must be in compliance with any land-use, zoning, and other laws of this state applicable to the land upon which such conservation practices are to be constructed or implemented.Source  Laws 1981, LB 385, § 46.
NE Code § 2-4301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4301 - Act, how cited.

2-4301.  Act, how cited.Sections 2-4301 to 2-4327 shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Liming Materials Act.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 871, § 26.
NE Code § 2-4302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4302 - Definitions, where found.

2-4302.  Definitions, where found.As used in the Agricultural Liming Materials Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in sections 2-4303 to 2-4318.01 shall apply.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 2;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 1.
NE Code § 2-4303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4303 - Agricultural liming material, defined.

2-4303.  Agricultural liming material, defined.Agricultural liming material shall mean material which is distributed for agricultural purposes whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity, including limestone, burnt lime, hydrated lime, marl, an industrial byproduct, and agricultural lime slurry.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 3;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 2.
NE Code § 2-4304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4304 - Limestone, defined.

2-4304.  Limestone, defined.Limestone shall mean a material consisting essentially of calcium carbonate or a combination of calcium carbonate with magnesium carbonate capable of neutralizing soil acidity.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 4.
NE Code § 2-4305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4305 - Burnt lime, defined.

2-4305.  Burnt lime, defined.Burnt lime shall mean a material made from limestone which consists essentially of calcium oxide or a combination of calcium oxide with magnesium oxide.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 5.
NE Code § 2-4306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4306 - Hydrated lime, defined.

2-4306.  Hydrated lime, defined.Hydrated lime shall mean a material made from burnt lime which consists of calcium hydroxide or a combination of calcium hydroxide with magnesium oxide or magnesium hydroxide.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 6.
NE Code § 2-4307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4307 - Marl, defined.

2-4307.  Marl, defined.Marl shall mean a granular or loosely consolidated earthy material composed largely of seashell fragments and calcium carbonate.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 7.
NE Code § 2-4308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4308 - Industrial byproduct, defined.

2-4308.  Industrial byproduct, defined.Industrial byproduct shall mean any industrial waste or byproduct containing calcium or calcium and magnesium in forms that will neutralize soil acidity.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 8.
NE Code § 2-4309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4309 - Brand, defined.

2-4309.  Brand, defined.Brand shall mean the term, designation, trademark, product name, or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 9.
NE Code § 2-4310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4310 - Fineness, defined.

2-4310.  Fineness, defined.Fineness shall mean the percentage by weight of the material which will pass standard sieves of specified sizes to be determined by the director pursuant to section 2-4319.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 10;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 3.
NE Code § 2-4311 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4311 - Ton, defined.

2-4311.  Ton, defined.Ton shall mean a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 11.
NE Code § 2-4312 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4312 - Bulk, defined.

2-4312.  Bulk, defined.Bulk shall mean in a nonpackaged form.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 12.
NE Code § 2-4313 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4313 - Label, defined.

2-4313.  Label, defined.Label shall mean any written or printed matter on or attached to the package or on the delivery ticket which accompanies bulk shipments.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 13.
NE Code § 2-4314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4314 - Calcium carbonate equivalent, defined.

2-4314.  Calcium carbonate equivalent, defined.Calcium carbonate equivalent shall mean the acid-neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material expressed as a weight percentage of calcium carbonate. The weight of water contained by the liming material shall be included when calculating the calcium carbonate equivalent.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 14.
NE Code § 2-4315 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4315 - Weight, defined.

2-4315.  Weight, defined.Weight shall mean the weight of undried material as offered for sale.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 15.
NE Code § 2-4316 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4316 - Agricultural lime slurry, defined.

2-4316.  Agricultural lime slurry, defined.Agricultural lime slurry shall mean pulverized limestone suspended in water and which may contain up to two percent by weight of appropriate clay and surfactant to maintain the liming material in suspension.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 16.
NE Code § 2-4317 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4317 - Department, defined.

2-4317.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 17.
NE Code § 2-4318 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4318 - Director, defined.

2-4318.  Director, defined.Director shall mean the Director of Agriculture.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 18.
NE Code § 2-4318.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4318.01 - Manufacturer, distributor, retailer; defined.

2-4318.01.  Manufacturer, distributor, retailer; defined.(1) Manufacturer shall mean a person who quarries, crushes, or grinds agricultural liming materials.(2) Distributor shall mean one who sells agricultural liming material to any but the ultimate consumer.(3) Retailer shall mean one who sells agricultural liming material to the ultimate consumer.(4) Any person can be either a manufacturer, distributor, or seller, or any combination thereof, depending upon the function performed by such person in any given transaction.Source  Laws 1983, LB 539, § 4.
NE Code § 2-4319 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4319 - Rules and regulations.

2-4319.  Rules and regulations.The department shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Agricultural Liming Materials Act pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.The director shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to fineness as defined in section 2-4310 and he or she shall refer in adopting such rules and regulations to specifications used by national testing and materials organizations.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, §19;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 5. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 2-4320 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4320 - Sale; label, statement, or delivery slip; information requirements.

2-4320.  Sale; label, statement, or delivery slip; information requirements.(1) Agricultural liming materials sold, offered, or exposed for sale in this state by any manufacturer, distributor, or retailer shall have affixed to each package in a conspicuous manner on the outside of such package a plainly printed, stamped, or otherwise marked label, tag, or statement or, in the case of bulk sales, a delivery slip, setting forth the following information:(a) The name and principal office address of the manufacturer or distributor;(b) The brand or trade name of the material;(c) The identification of the product as to the type of the agricultural liming material;(d) The net weight of the agricultural liming material;(e) The minimum effective calcium carbonate equivalent, which is a percentage of weight function of calcium carbonate equivalent and fineness as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the director; and(f) The pounds of effective calcium carbonate per ton.Additional information may also be listed on the package including the minimum percentage by weight of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.(2) No information or statement shall appear on any package, label, delivery slip, or advertising matter which is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis type, or composition of the agricultural liming material.(3) In the case of any material which has been changed in any way as to render inaccurate or misleading any of the information required by subsection (1) of this section subsequent to its packaging, labeling, or loading and before its delivery to the consumer, a plainly marked notice of the change shall be affixed by the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer to the package or delivery slip to identify the kind and degree of such change in such package.(4) At every site from which agricultural liming materials are delivered in bulk and at every place where consumer orders for bulk deliveries are placed, there shall be conspicuously posted a copy of the statements required by subsections (1) and (3) of this section for each brand of material.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 20;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 6.
NE Code § 2-4321 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4321 - Sale or offer for sale; restrictions.

2-4321.  Sale or offer for sale; restrictions.(1) No agricultural liming material shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless it complies with the Agricultural Liming Materials Act or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the act.(2) No agricultural liming material shall be sold or offered for sale in this state which contains toxic materials in quantities injurious to plants or animals.Source  Laws 1981, LB 396, § 21.
NE Code § 2-4322 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4322 - Registration; license; when required; application; license fee.

2-4322.  Registration; license; when required; application; license fee.(1) Each separately identified agricultural liming material shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The person who first causes the distribution of the agricultural liming material into or within this state shall be responsible for compliance with the registration requirements of this section. The application for registration shall be submitted to the department on forms furnished and approved by the department. Upon approval by the department a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on December 31 of the same year. Agricultural lime slurry as defined in section 2-4316 shall be exempt from the registration requirements of this section.A person shall not be required to register any brand of agricultural liming material which is already registered pursuant to the Agricultural Liming Materials Act by another person.(2) Any out-of-state manufacturer, distributor, or retailer who has no distribution facility within this state shall obtain a registration for its principal out-of-state office if it markets or distributes agricultural liming materials in the State of Nebraska.(3) Every manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of agricultural liming materials to be distributed in this state shall file with the department an application for a license on or before January 1 of each year or prior to manufacture, distribution, or sale of such liming materials. Upon acceptance of the application and proper fee, the department shall issue a license for the current year. The annual license fee shall be five dollars and the license shall expire on December 31 of the same year.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 22;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 7.
NE Code § 2-4323 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4323 - Retailer licensee; tonnage report; inspection fee; additional administrative fee; department; powers; director; duties.

2-4323.  Retailer licensee; tonnage report; inspection fee; additional administrative fee; department; powers; director; duties.(1) Every retailer licensee shall file, not later than the last day of January and July of each year, a semiannual tonnage report on forms provided by the department, setting forth the number of net tons of each agricultural liming material sold in Nebraska during the preceding six-month period, which report shall cover the periods from July 1 to December 31 and January 1 to June 30, and such other information as the director shall deem necessary. All persons required to be licensed pursuant to the Agricultural Liming Materials Act shall file such report regardless of whether any inspection fee is due. Upon filing the report, such person shall pay the inspection fee at the rate prescribed pursuant to this section. The inspection fee shall be at the rate fixed by the director but not exceeding ten cents per ton. The fee shall be set at an amount to cover the expenses of the inspection provided in section 2-4325 and the costs of administering this section. The minimum inspection fee required pursuant to this section shall be five dollars, and no inspection fee shall be paid more than once for any one product. In the case of agricultural lime slurry, the fee shall be paid on the base lime material only.(2) If a person fails to report and pay the fee required by subsection (1) of this section by January 31 and July 31, the fee shall be considered delinquent and the person owing the fee shall pay an additional administrative fee of twenty-five percent of the delinquent amount for each month it remains unpaid, not to exceed one hundred percent of the original amount due. The department may waive the additional administrative fee based upon the existence and extent of any mitigating circumstances that have resulted in the late payment of such fee. The purpose of the additional administrative fee is to cover the administrative costs associated with collecting fees, and all money collected as an additional administrative fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners Administrative Fund. Failure to make an accurate statement of tonnage or to pay the inspection fee or comply as provided in this subsection shall constitute sufficient cause for the cancellation of all product registrations or licenses on file for such person.(3) The director shall annually make information available in such form as he or she may deem proper concerning the tons of agricultural liming material sold in this state. Such report shall in no way divulge the operation of any registrant or licensee.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 23;   Laws 1983, LB 539, § 8;  Laws 2015, LB92, § 1.
NE Code § 2-4324 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-4324 - Fees; disbursement.

2-4324.  Fees; disbursement.All fees paid to the department pursuant to the Agricultural Liming Materials Act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners Administrative Fund. All money credited to the fund shall be used by the department to aid in defraying expenses of administering the Agricultural Liming Materials Act and the Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Act.Source   Laws 1981, LB 396, § 24;  Laws 2003, LB 157, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB92, § 2.  Cross References  Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Act, see section 81-2,162.22.