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NE Code § 54-7,108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-7,108 - Prohibited transfers; certificate of veterinary inspection; duties of exotic animal auction or exchange venue organizer; requirements for certain animals.

54-7,108.  Prohibited transfers; certificate of veterinary inspection; duties of exotic animal auction or exchange venue organizer; requirements for certain animals.(1) No beef or dairy cattle, calves, swine, bison, or domesticated cervine animals shall be, or offered to be, consigned, purchased, sold, bartered, traded, given away, or otherwise transferred at an exotic animal auction or exchange venue.(2) An exotic animal auction or exchange venue organizer shall contact the department if a particular animal cannot be readily identified as an animal that is prohibited from being consigned, purchased, sold, bartered, traded, given away, or otherwise transferred at an exotic animal auction or exchange venue under this section.(3) No bovine, camelid, caprine, ovine, or porcine animal shall be, or be offered to be, consigned, purchased, sold, bartered, traded, given away, or otherwise transferred at an exotic animal auction or exchange venue unless, prior to a change of ownership or other transfer of the animal, a completed certificate of veterinary inspection for such animal is presented to the exotic animal auction or exchange venue organizer. Such certificate of veterinary inspection shall be signed by an accredited veterinarian on the date of or no more than thirty days prior to the date the exotic animal auction or exchange venue is held.(4) An exotic animal auction or exchange venue organizer shall contract with an accredited veterinarian to be present during the exotic animal auction or exchange venue for visually inspecting such exotic animals and to issue necessary certificates of veterinary inspection for change of ownership when required by the Animal Health and Disease Control Act or the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act.(5) All dairy goats imported into Nebraska shall have an official tuberculin test prior to import into Nebraska. All sheep and goats shall have official identification as required under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act.(6) A copy of the certificate of veterinary inspection shall be submitted to the department by the exotic animal auction or exchange venue organizer within seven days from the date the exotic animal auction or exchange venue was held.(7) Any bovine, camelid, caprine, ovine, or porcine animal which is not prohibited from transfer at an exotic animal auction or exchange venue shall be officially identified prior to change of ownership.Source  Laws 2006, LB 856, § 9;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 17;  Laws 2020, LB344, § 72.  Cross References   Animal Health and Disease Control Act, see section 54-2901.  Violations, prohibited acts, penalties, see sections 54-2953 to 54-2956.
NE Code § 54-7,109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-7,109 - Compliance with game laws required.

54-7,109.  Compliance with game laws required.Compliance with the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act does not relieve a person of the requirement to comply with the provisions of sections 37-477 to 37-479.Source  Laws 2006, LB 856, § 10;   R.S.1943, (2010), § 54-753.06;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 18.
NE Code § 54-847 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-847 - Act, how cited.

54-847.  Act, how cited.Sections 54-847 to 54-863 shall be known and may be cited as the Commercial Feed Act.Source  Laws 1986, LB 322, § 1.
NE Code § 54-848 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-848 - Act; administration.

54-848.  Act; administration.The Commercial Feed Act shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture.Source  Laws 1986, LB 322, § 2.
NE Code § 54-850 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-850 - Manufacturer or distributor; license required; application; fee; posting; exception; cancellation.

54-850.  Manufacturer or distributor; license required; application; fee; posting; exception; cancellation.(1) No person shall manufacture or distribute commercial feed in this state unless such person holds a valid license for each manufacturing and distribution facility in this state. Any out-of-state manufacturer or distributor who has no distribution facility within this state shall obtain a license for his or her principal out-of-state office if he or she markets or distributes commercial feed in the State of Nebraska.(2) Application for a license shall be made to the department on forms prescribed and furnished by the department. The application shall be accompanied by an annual license fee of fifteen dollars. Licenses shall be renewed on or before January 1 of each year.(3) A copy of the valid license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each manufacturing or distribution facility.(4) This section shall not apply to any person who distributes less than a five-ton volume of commercial feed annually.(5) The director may refuse to issue a license for any commercial feed facility not in compliance with the Commercial Feed Act and may cancel any license subsequently found not in compliance with such act. No license shall be refused or canceled unless the applicant has been given an opportunity to be heard before the director.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 133;  Laws 2016, LB909, § 4.
NE Code § 54-852 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-852 - Commercial feed; label requirements; customer-formula feed; requirements.

54-852.  Commercial feed; label requirements; customer-formula feed; requirements.A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:(1) In the case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following:(a) The net weight;(b) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed;(c) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the director, by regulation, determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements guaranteed shall be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by the AOAC International or other generally recognized methods;(d) The common or usual name of each feed ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed, except that the director, by regulation, may permit the use of a collective term of a group of feed ingredients which perform a similar function or he or she may exempt such commercial feeds, or any group thereof, from this requirement of a feed ingredient statement if he or she finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers;(e) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed;(f) Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the director, by regulation, may deem necessary for their safe and effective use; and(g) Such precautionary statements as the director, by regulation, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed; and(2) In the case of a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document bearing the following information:(a) Name and address of the manufacturer;(b) Name and address of the purchaser;(c) Date of manufacture;(d) The product name and net weight of each commercial feed and each other feed ingredient used in the mixture;(e) Adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds;(f) The directions for use and precautionary statements as required by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the director; and(g) If a drug-containing product is used:(i) The purpose of the medication or a claim statement;(ii) The established name and level of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the director; and(iii) All appropriate precautions, warnings, and withdrawal statements as required by the director.A duplicate copy of all the information required in subdivision (2) of this section shall be kept by the manufacturer for use by the department for sampling and inspection purposes.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 6;   Laws 1992, LB 366, § 15.
NE Code § 54-853 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-853 - Misbranded commercial feed, defined.

54-853.  Misbranded commercial feed, defined.A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded if:(1) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;(2) It is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;(3) It is not labeled as required in section 54-852;(4) It purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or it purports to contain or is represented as containing a feed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by regulation by the director; or(5) Any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of the Commercial Feed Act to appear on the label is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.Source  Laws 1986, LB 322, § 7.
NE Code § 54-855 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-855 - Prohibited acts.

54-855.  Prohibited acts.The following acts are prohibited:(1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded;(2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed;(3) The distribution of agricultural commodities, such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of subdivision (1) of section 54-854;(4) The removal or disposal of any commercial feed in violation of an order under section 54-860;(5) The failure or refusal to comply with section 54-850;(6) The violation of subsection (6) of section 54-861; and(7) Failure to pay inspection fees and file reports as required by section 54-856.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 9;   Laws 1992, LB 366, § 17.
NE Code § 54-857 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-857 - Commercial Feed Administration Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

54-857.  Commercial Feed Administration Cash Fund; created; use; investment.All money received pursuant to the Commercial Feed Act shall be remitted by the director to the State Treasurer for credit to the Commercial Feed Administration Cash Fund which is hereby created. Such fund shall be used by the department to aid in defraying the expenses of administering the act and to aid in defraying the expenses related to a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture Market News reporting program. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Commercial Feed Administration Cash 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 1986, LB 322, § 11;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 57;  Laws 2008, LB961, § 3;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 29;  Laws 2011, LB305, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 83;  Laws 2014, LB941, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB2, § 1.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 54-858 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-858 - Director; adopt rules and regulations; notice to current licensees.

54-858.  Director; adopt rules and regulations; notice to current licensees.(1) The director shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feed and pet food as are specifically authorized in the Commercial Feed Act and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of the act. In the interest of uniformity, the director shall adopt and promulgate as rules and regulations, unless he or she determines that they are inconsistent with the act or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following:(a) The Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients and Official Feed Terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization; and(b) Any regulation relating to commercial feed adopted and promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.(2) The Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to the Commercial Feed Act, except that it shall be the duty of the department to provide adequate notice to all persons holding a valid license issued pursuant to section 54-850 of any proposed rule or regulation, amendment to a rule or regulation, or intent to repeal an existing rule or regulation.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 12;   Laws 1992, LB 366, § 19.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 54-859 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-859 - Enforcement of act; inspections; testing; methods of analysis; results; distribution.

54-859.  Enforcement of act; inspections; testing; methods of analysis; results; distribution.(1) To enforce the Commercial Feed Act or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act, the director may:(a) For purposes of inspection, enter any location, vehicle, or both in which commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packed, transported, or held for distribution during normal business hours, except that in the event such locations and vehicles are not open to the public, the director shall present his or her credentials and obtain consent before making entry thereto unless a search warrant has previously been obtained. Credentials shall not be required for each entry made during the period covered by the inspection. The person in charge of the location or vehicle shall be notified of the completion of the inspection. If the owner of such location or vehicle or his or her agent refuses to admit the director to inspect pursuant to this section, the director may obtain a search warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction directing such owner or agent to submit the location, vehicle, or both as described in such search warrant to inspection;(b) Inspect any location or vehicle described in this subsection, all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers and labeling, all records, books, papers, and documents relating to the distribution of commercial feed, production and control procedures to determine compliance with the federal Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations, and other information necessary for the enforcement of the act;(c) Obtain samples of commercial feed. The owner, operator, or agent in charge shall be given a receipt describing the samples obtained; and(d) Make analyses of and test samples obtained pursuant to subdivision (c) of this subsection to determine whether such commercial feed is in compliance with the act.For purposes of this subsection, location shall include a factory, warehouse, or establishment.(2) Sampling and analysis shall be conducted in accordance with methods published by the AOAC International or in accordance with other generally recognized methods.(3) The results of all analyses of official samples shall be forwarded by the director to the person named on the label. When the inspection and analysis of an official sample indicates a commercial feed has been adulterated or misbranded and upon request within ninety days of the analysis, the director shall furnish to the person named on the label a portion of the sample concerned. Following expiration of the ninety-day period, the director may dispose of such sample.(4) The director, in determining for administrative purposes whether a commercial feed is deficient in any component, shall be guided by the official sample obtained and analyzed pursuant to this section.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 13;   Laws 1992, LB 366, § 20;   Laws 1993, LB 267, § 16.
NE Code § 54-860 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-860 - Violations; order of director or court; seizure of feed.

54-860.  Violations; order of director or court; seizure of feed.(1) When the director has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of the Commercial Feed Act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto, he or she may issue and enforce a written or printed withdrawal-from-distribution order warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the director or a court of competent jurisdiction. The director shall release the lot of commercial feed so withdrawn when the provisions, rules, and regulations of the act have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days, the director may begin, or upon request of the distributor or the person named on the label shall begin, proceedings for condemnation.(2) Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with the Commercial Feed Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which such commercial feed is located. If the court finds the commercial feed to be in violation of the act or such rules and regulations and orders the condemnation of the commercial feed, such feed shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state. In no instance shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of such commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with the act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 14;   Laws 1992, LB 366, § 21.
NE Code § 54-861 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-861 - Violations; penalty; county attorney; duties; injunction; appeal; trade secret disclosure; penalty.

54-861.  Violations; penalty; county attorney; duties; injunction; appeal; trade secret disclosure; penalty.(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6) of this section, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Commercial Feed Act or any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto or who shall impede, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the director in the performance of his or her duty shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor for the first violation and guilty of a Class II misdemeanor for any subsequent violation.(2) Nothing in the Commercial Feed Act shall be construed as requiring the director to (a) report for prosecution, (b) institute seizure proceedings, or (c) issue a withdrawal-from-distribution order, as a result of minor violations of the act or when he or she believes the public interest will best be served by suitable notice of warning in writing.(3) It shall be the duty of the county attorney of the county in which any violation occurs or is about to occur, when notified by the department of such violation or threatened violation, to pursue appropriate proceedings pursuant to subsection (1) or (4) of this section without delay. Before the director reports a violation, an opportunity shall be given the manufacturer or distributor to present his or her view to the director.(4) In order to insure compliance with the Commercial Feed Act, the department may apply for a restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction, or a mandatory injunction against any person violating or threatening to violate the act or the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such act. The district court of the county where the violation is occurring or is about to occur shall have jurisdiction to grant such relief upon good cause shown. Relief may be granted notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law and shall be granted without bond.(5) Any person adversely affected by an act, order, or ruling made by the department pursuant to the Commercial Feed Act may appeal the act, order, or ruling, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.(6) Any person who uses to his or her own advantage or reveals to other than the director, representatives of the department, the Attorney General, other legal representatives of the state, or the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding any information acquired under the authority of the Commercial Feed Act concerning any method, record, formulation, or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor. The director shall not be prohibited from exchanging information of a regulatory nature with duly appointed officials of the federal government or other states who are similarly prohibited by law from revealing this information.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 15;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 94.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 54-862 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-862 - Director; cooperate with other entities.

54-862.  Director; cooperate with other entities.The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose of the Commercial Feed Act.Source  Laws 1986, LB 322, § 16.
NE Code § 54-863 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-863 - Annual report; contents.

54-863.  Annual report; contents.The director shall publish at least annually, in such form as he or she may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feed together with such data on their production and use as he or she may consider advisable and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feed sold within the state as compared with the analyses guaranteed on the label, except that the information concerning production and use of commercial feed shall not disclose the operations of any person.Source   Laws 1986, LB 322, § 17;   Laws 1992, LB 366, § 22.
NE Code § 54-901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-901 - Act, how cited.

54-901.  Act, how cited.Sections 54-901 to 54-913 shall be known and may be cited as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act.Source  Laws 2010, LB865, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB423, § 5.