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NE Code § 2-3611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3611 - Board; members.

2-3611.  Board; members.The board shall be composed of nine members who (1) are citizens of Nebraska, (2) are at least twenty-one years of age, (3) have been actually engaged in growing corn in this state for a period of at least five years, and (4) derive a substantial portion of their income from growing corn.The Director of Agriculture, the vice chancellor of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the president of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association shall be ex officio members of the board but shall have no vote in board matters.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 11.
NE Code § 2-3612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3612 - Board; vacancy; how filled.

2-3612.  Board; vacancy; how filled.Except for the position of the at-large member, whenever a vacancy occurs on the board for any reason, the Governor shall appoint an individual to fill such vacancy from the district in which the vacancy exists. If the vacant position is that of the at-large member, the appointment to fill such vacancy shall be made at large by the board.Source   Laws 1978, LB 639, § 12;   Laws 1992, LB 971, § 1.
NE Code § 2-3614 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3614 - Board; appointment of members; procedure.

2-3614.  Board; appointment of members; procedure.Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor on a nonpartisan basis. Candidates for appointment by the Governor to the initial board may place their names on a candidacy list for the respective district by filing a petition signed by at least fifty growers of such district with the Governor. Candidates for appointment to subsequent boards or to fill a vacancy in either a district or at-large membership position shall file such petitions with the existing board. Qualified individuals residing within their district shall be eligible for nomination as candidates from such district.Source   Laws 1978, LB 639, § 14;   Laws 1996, LB 1336, § 4.
NE Code § 2-3615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3615 - Board; membership districts.

2-3615.  Board; membership districts.One member shall be appointed from each of the following districts:(a) District 1. The counties of Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, and Richardson;(b) District 2. The counties of Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Webster, Nuckolls, and Thayer;(c) District 3. The counties of Merrick, Polk, Hamilton, and York;(d) District 4. The counties of Knox, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Pierce, Wayne, Thurston, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Colfax, Dodge, and Washington;(e) District 5. The counties of Sherman, Howard, Dawson, Buffalo, and Hall;(f) District 6. The counties of Hayes, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas, and Harlan;(g) District 7. The counties of Boyd, Holt, Antelope, Garfield, Wheeler, Boone, Platte, Valley, Greeley, and Nance; and(h) District 8. The counties of Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Morrill, Cheyenne, Garden, Deuel, Cherry, Keya Paha, Brown, Rock, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Blaine, Loup, Arthur, McPherson, Logan, Custer, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins, Chase, and Dundy.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 15.
NE Code § 2-3616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3616 - Board; meeting; appoint member.

2-3616.  Board; meeting; appoint member.Within thirty days after the appointment of the initial board, such board shall conduct its first regular meeting. At this meeting, the board shall appoint the ninth member to the board. Such appointment shall be made at large and the appointee shall meet the same qualifications as the other members on the board.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 16.
NE Code § 2-3617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3617 - Board; members; terms.

2-3617.  Board; members; terms.(1) The initial term of office for members of the appointed board shall be as follows: Three district members shall be appointed for one year; three district members shall be appointed for two years; and two district members shall be appointed for three years. The term of the member appointed at large shall be three years.(2) Upon completion of the initial term, the term of office for members of the board shall be for three years.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 17.
NE Code § 2-3618 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3618 - Board; elect officers.

2-3618.  Board; elect officers.The board shall elect from its members a chairperson and such other officers as may be necessary.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 18.
NE Code § 2-3619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3619 - Board; compensation; expenses.

2-3619.  Board; compensation; expenses.The voting members of the board, while engaged in the performance of their official duties, shall receive compensation at the rate of twenty-five dollars per day while so serving, including travel time. In addition, members of the board shall receive reimbursement for expenses on the same basis and subject to the same conditions as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1978, LB 639, § 19;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 11;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 6.
NE Code § 2-3620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3620 - Board; removal of member; grounds.

2-3620.  Board; removal of member; grounds.A member of the board shall be removable by the Governor for cause. He shall first be given a copy of written charges against him and also 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 was appointed, or (3) be actually engaged in growing corn in the state shall be deemed sufficient cause for removal from office.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 20.
NE Code § 2-3621 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3621 - Board; meetings.

2-3621.  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 four members of the board.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 21.
NE Code § 2-3622 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3622 - Board; duties and responsibilities.

2-3622.  Board; duties and responsibilities.The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be prescribed in the authority for the corn program and to the extent applicable shall include the following:(1) To develop and direct any corn 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 corn commodity program;(3) To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce the Nebraska Corn Resources Act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act;(4) To procure and evaluate data and information necessary for the proper administration and operation of the corn 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 corn has the opportunity at least annually to offer his or her ideas and suggestions relative to board policy for the upcoming year;(7) To authorize the expenditure of funds and contracting of 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 overpayment of fees according to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the board.Source   Laws 1978, LB 639, § 22;   Laws 1983, LB 505, § 5;   Laws 1985, LB 60, § 2;   Laws 1986, LB 1230, § 18. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 2-3623 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3623 - Sale of corn; fee; when paid.

2-3623.  Sale of corn; fee; when paid.There is hereby levied a fee of five-tenths of a cent per bushel upon all corn sold through commercial channels in Nebraska or delivered in 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 Nebraska Corn Resources Act, no corn shall be subject to the fee more than once.Source   Laws 1978, LB 639, § 23;   Laws 1983, LB 505, § 6;   Laws 1987, LB 610, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1336, § 5;  Laws 2012, LB1057, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3627 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3627 - Fees; adjusted by board; when.

2-3627.  Fees; adjusted by board; when.Until December 31, 1978, the fee levied pursuant to section 2-3623 shall not exceed one-tenth of one cent per bushel. Beginning January 1, 1979, the board may, whenever it shall determine that the fees provided by section 2-3623 are yielding more than is required to carry out the intent and purposes of sections 2-3601 to 2-3635, 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 four-tenths of a cent per bushel.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 27.
NE Code § 2-3628 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3628 - Pledge or mortgage; corn used as security; fee; refund; procedure.

2-3628.  Pledge or mortgage; corn used as security; fee; refund; procedure.In the case of a pledge or mortgage of corn as security for a loan under the federal price support program or other government agricultural loan programs, 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 corn 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 corn 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 1978, LB 639, § 28;   Laws 1996, LB 1336, § 6.
NE Code § 2-3629 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3629 - Fee; when assessed.

2-3629.  Fee; when assessed.The fee, provided for by section 2-3623, shall be deducted, as provided by sections 2-3601 to 2-3635, whether such corn is stored in this state or any other state.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 29.
NE Code § 2-3630 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3630 - Fee; when not applicable.

2-3630.  Fee; when not applicable.The fee imposed by section 2-3623 shall not apply to the sale of corn to the federal government for the ultimate use of 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 1978, LB 639, § 30.
NE Code § 2-3631 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3631 - Purchaser deduct fee; maintain records; public information; quarterly statement.

2-3631.  Purchaser deduct fee; maintain records; public information; quarterly statement.(1) The purchaser, at the time of settlement, shall deduct the corn fee and shall maintain the necessary record of the fee for each purchase of corn 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 bushels of corn 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 bushels of corn purchased in Nebraska. At the time the statement is filed, the purchaser shall pay and remit to the board the fee as provided for in section 2-3623.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 31.
NE Code § 2-3632 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3632 - Board; annual report; contents; public information.

2-3632.  Board; annual report; contents; public information.The board shall prepare and make available an annual report on or before January 1 of each year, which report shall set forth in detail the income received from the corn 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 the Nebraska Corn Resources Act;(2) The action taken by the board on all contracts requiring the expenditure of funds by the board;(3) A description 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 corn, 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 and a copy of all contracts requiring expenditure of funds by the board shall be available to the public upon request.Source   Laws 1978, LB 639, § 32;  Laws 2012, LB1057, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3633 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3633 - Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund; created; use; investment.

2-3633.  Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund; created; use; investment.The Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund is created. All fees collected pursuant to the Nebraska Corn Resources Act and any repayments relating to the fund, including license fees or royalties, 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 1978, LB 639, § 33;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 19;  Laws 2012, LB1057, § 4. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-3634 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3634 - Board; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.

2-3634.  Board; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.The board shall not be authorized to 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 2-3601 to 2-3635.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 34.
NE Code § 2-3635 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3635 - Violations; penalty.

2-3635.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 2-3601 to 2-3635 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1978, LB 639, § 35.
NE Code § 2-3735 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3735 - Act, how cited.

2-3735.  Act, how cited.Sections 2-3735 to 2-3765 shall be known and may be cited as the Dry Bean Resources Act.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 1.
NE Code § 2-3736 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3736 - Purpose of act.

2-3736.  Purpose of act.The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public welfare of the State of Nebraska that growers and processors of dry beans be permitted and encouraged to develop, carry out, and participate in programs of research, education, and promotion of dry beans and bean products. It is the purpose of the Dry Bean Resources Act to provide the authorization and the necessary procedures by which dry bean growers and processors in this state may finance programs to achieve the purposes expressed in this section.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3737 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3737 - Definitions, where found.

2-3737.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Dry Bean Resources Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 2-3738 to 2-3744 shall be used.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3738 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3738 - Commercial channels, defined.

2-3738.  Commercial channels, defined.Commercial channels shall mean the sale of dry beans for any use to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, or cooperative or to any person who resells such dry beans or any product produced from such dry beans.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 4.
NE Code § 2-3739 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3739 - Commission, defined.

2-3739.  Commission, defined.Commission shall mean the Dry Bean Commission.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 5.
NE Code § 2-3740 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3740 - Dry bean, defined.

2-3740.  Dry bean, defined.Dry bean shall mean any dry edible bean. Dry bean does not include chickpeas or garbanzo beans.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB803, § 20.
NE Code § 2-3741 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3741 - First purchaser, defined.

2-3741.  First purchaser, defined.First purchaser shall mean any person, public or private corporation, association, partnership, or limited liability company buying, accepting for shipment, or otherwise acquiring dry beans from a grower and shall include, but not be limited to, a mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, or other person having a claim against the grower when the actual or constructive possession of such dry beans is taken as part payment or in satisfaction of the mortgage, pledge, lien, or claim.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 7;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 74.
NE Code § 2-3742 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3742 - Grower, defined.

2-3742.  Grower, defined.Grower shall mean any landowner personally engaged in growing dry beans, a tenant of a landowner personally engaged in growing dry beans, or both the owner and tenant jointly and shall include, but not be limited to, any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, or sharecropper or any other business unit, device, or arrangement.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 8;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 75.
NE Code § 2-3743 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3743 - Processor, defined.

2-3743.  Processor, defined.Processor shall mean any person or business or a representative thereof who receives, stores, ships, or otherwise handles dry beans.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 9.
NE Code § 2-3744 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3744 - Sale, defined.

2-3744.  Sale, defined.Sale shall include, but not be limited to, any pledge or mortgage of dry beans after harvest to any person.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 10.
NE Code § 2-3745 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3745 - Dry Bean Commission; created; members; qualifications.

2-3745.  Dry Bean Commission; created; members; qualifications.There is hereby created the Dry Bean Commission which shall be composed of nine members, two of whom shall be selected by the commission and seven of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Commission members shall be appointed on a nonpartisan basis. Six members shall be growers who (1) are citizens of Nebraska, (2) are at least twenty-one years of age, (3) have actually been engaged in growing dry beans in this state for at least three years, and (4) derive a substantial portion of their income from growing dry beans. Three members shall be dry bean processors who have been in business in Nebraska for at least three years, and the Director of the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center shall be an ex officio member but shall have no vote in commission matters.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 11;  Laws 2003, LB 219, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB394, § 1.
NE Code § 2-3746 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3746 - Commission; grower members; districts; processor members.

2-3746.  Commission; grower members; districts; processor members.(1) The Governor shall appoint one grower member from each of the following four districts:(a) District 1 which shall consist of the counties of Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan, and Box Butte;(b) District 2 which shall consist of the county of Scotts Bluff;(c) District 3 which shall consist of the counties of Banner, Morrill, Kimball, Cheyenne, Garden, and Deuel; and(d) District 4 which shall consist of the remaining counties in which dry bean production occurs in the state.(2) The commission shall appoint two grower members to the commission, one of whom resides within district 1 or 2 who shall represent districts 1 and 2 and one of whom resides within district 3 or 4 who shall represent districts 3 and 4. Members serving as representatives of such districts on May 18, 2011, shall continue as members of the commission until the end of their terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified and, except as provided in section 2-3748, shall be eligible for reappointment.(3) The three processor members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. Insofar as possible, the geographic locations of such appointed members shall be representative of the Nebraska dry bean industry. Any processor may place his or her name on a candidacy list for appointment by written notice to the commission.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 12;  Laws 2011, LB394, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3747 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3747 - Commission; appointment of grower member; candidacy list; petition.

2-3747.  Commission; appointment of grower member; candidacy list; petition.Any grower may place his or her name on a candidacy list for appointment as a grower member of the commission by filing a petition signed by at least ten resident bean growers (1) from the district in which he or she resides for an appointment under subsection (1) of section 2-3746 or (2) from the district in which he or she resides or the other district to be represented for an appointment under subsection (2) of section 2-3746. The petition shall be filed with the commission. The Governor and the commission shall make appointments from the candidacy list unless there are no names on the list.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 13;  Laws 2011, LB394, § 3.