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NE Code § 54-1169 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1169 - Department; complaint; notice of hearing; process; hearings; findings; suspension or revocation of license.

54-1169.  Department; complaint; notice of hearing; process; hearings; findings; suspension or revocation of license.(1) The department may, upon its own motion, whenever it has reason to believe the Livestock Auction Market Act has been violated, or upon verified complaint of any person in writing, investigate the actions of any market license holder, and if the department finds probable cause to do so, shall file a complaint against the market license holder which shall be set down for hearing before the director upon fifteen days' notice served upon such market license holder either by personal service upon him or her or by registered or certified mail prior to such hearing.(2) The director shall have the power to administer oaths, certify to all official acts, and subpoena any person in this state as a witness, to compel the producing of books and papers, and to take the testimony of any person on deposition in the same manner as is prescribed by law in the procedure before the courts of this state in civil cases. Processes issued by the director shall extend to all parts of the state and may be served by any person authorized to serve processes. Each witness who shall appear by the order of the director at any hearing shall receive for such attendance the same fees allowed by law to witnesses in civil cases appearing in the district court and mileage at the same rate provided in section 81-1176, which amount shall be paid by the party at whose request such witness is subpoenaed. When any witness has not been required to attend at the request of any party, but has been subpoenaed by the director, his or her fees and mileage shall be paid by the director in the same manner as other expenses are paid under the Livestock Auction Market Act.(3) All powers of the director as provided in this section shall likewise be applicable to hearings held on applications for the issuance of a market license.(4) Formal finding by the director after due hearing that any market license holder (a) has ceased to conduct a livestock auction market business, (b) has been guilty of fraud or misrepresentation as to the titles, charges, number, brands, weights, proceeds of sale, or ownership of livestock, (c) has violated any of the provisions of the Livestock Auction Market Act, or (d) has violated any of the rules or regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, shall be sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of the market license of the offending livestock auction market operator.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 13, p. 966;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 95;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 69;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 13;  Laws 2013, LB78, § 7;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 27.
NE Code § 54-1170 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1170 - Director; audio recording; appeal; procedure.

54-1170.  Director; audio recording; appeal; procedure.The director shall keep an audio recording of all proceedings and evidence presented in any hearing under the Livestock Auction Market Act. The applicant for a market license, any protestant formally appearing in the hearing for such market license, the holder of any market license suspended or revoked, or any party to a transfer application may appeal the order, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 14, p. 968;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 95;  Laws 2013, LB78, § 8;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 28. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 54-1171 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1171 - Violations; penalties; injunction.

54-1171.  Violations; penalties; injunction.Any person who violates any provision or requirements of the Livestock Auction Market Act is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Each day any person operates or conducts a livestock auction market in this state without a license as prescribed in such act is considered a separate offense. The director may institute proceedings to enjoin the operation of a livestock auction market if the person sought to be enjoined is operating a livestock auction market without a market license in good standing as provided in such act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 15, p. 969;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 35;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 70;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 14.
NE Code § 54-1172 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1172 - Livestock Auction Market Fund; creation; use; investment.

54-1172.  Livestock Auction Market Fund; creation; use; investment.Salaries and expenses of employees, costs of hearings, and all other costs of administration of the Livestock Auction Market Act shall be paid from the Livestock Auction Market Fund which is hereby created. Any money in the Livestock Auction Market 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 1963, c. 319, § 16, p. 969;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 71;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 15;  Laws 2013, LB78, § 9. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 54-1173 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1173 - Livestock Auction Market Fund; license and permit fees; occupation tax; use.

54-1173.  Livestock Auction Market Fund; license and permit fees; occupation tax; use.The license and permit fees collected as provided by the Livestock Auction Market Act are an occupation tax and shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Livestock Auction Market Fund. All money so collected shall be appropriated to the uses of the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of administering such act and shall be paid out only on vouchers approved by the director and upon the warrant or warrants issued by the Director of Administrative Services. Any unexpended balance in such fund at the close of any biennium shall, when reappropriated, be available for the uses and purposes of the fund for the succeeding biennium.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 17, p. 969;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 54, p. 2379;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 58;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 72;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 16;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 29.
NE Code § 54-1178 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1178 - Maintenance in sanitary condition; rules and regulations.

54-1178.  Maintenance in sanitary condition; rules and regulations.Every livestock auction market shall be maintained in a sanitary condition under the rules and regulations as prescribed by the director.Source  Laws 1963, c. 319, § 22, p. 970.
NE Code § 54-1180 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1180 - Inspection of livestock; duties; fees; use; disposition; notice of change.

54-1180.  Inspection of livestock; duties; fees; use; disposition; notice of change.All cattle, calves, swine, sheep, and goats, upon entering a livestock auction market, shall be inspected for health before being offered for sale. Such inspection shall be made by a designated veterinarian. The fees for such inspection shall be established by rules and regulations of the department and shall be collected by the operator of the livestock auction market. Such fees shall be used to pay the fees of necessary inspections and for no other purpose and shall be remitted as may be provided by regulation. The fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Livestock Auction Market Fund and shall be expended exclusively to pay the fees of providing necessary inspections at the livestock auction market which has remitted such fees. Each designated veterinarian making market inspections shall be paid twenty-five dollars for each regularly scheduled sale day in each calendar month as a guaranteed minimum salary for providing adequate inspection services. If the fees collected each calendar month by the market operator do not equal such amount, the market operator shall make up the difference in his or her remittance to the state. The rules and regulations establishing fees for such inspection shall not be adopted, amended, or repealed until after notice by mail to each market licensee and designated veterinarian of the time and place of hearing on the question of adoption, amendment, or repeal of such rules and regulations; such notice shall be mailed at least ten days prior to the date of hearing and shall be sufficient if addressed to the last-known address of each market licensee and designated veterinarian shown on the records of the department.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 24, p. 971;   Laws 1965, c. 334, § 5, p. 956;   Laws 1969, c. 454, § 1, p. 1543;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 20;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 30.
NE Code § 54-1181 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1181 - Veterinarians; agreement for services; contents; compensation; liability.

54-1181.  Veterinarians; agreement for services; contents; compensation; liability.The State Veterinarian shall make the designation of the veterinarians required by sections 54-1180 and 54-1182 by entering into an agreement with any accredited veterinarian for his or her professional services in performing necessary inspections. Such agreement shall provide that the State Veterinarian may terminate it at any time for what he or she deems to be just cause and shall further provide that the state pay such veterinarian a fee as established by section 54-1180, which amount shall be paid monthly from the Livestock Auction Market Fund. Such agreement shall make the designated veterinarian an agent for the Department of Agriculture to perform the duties assigned by sections 54-1180 and 54-1182, and the rules and regulations prescribed by the department, but shall not be deemed to make the designated veterinarian an officer or employee of the state. The orders of such designated veterinarian, issued in the performance of the duties assigned under sections 54-1180 and 54-1182 and the rules and regulations prescribed by the department, shall have the same force and effect as though such order had been made by the State Veterinarian. Designated veterinarians shall not be liable for reasonable acts performed to carry out the duties as set forth in sections 54-1180 and 54-1182 and the rules and regulations prescribed by the department pursuant to such sections.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 25, p. 971;   Laws 1965, c. 334, § 6, p. 957;   Laws 1969, c. 454, § 2, p. 1544;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 21;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 31.
NE Code § 54-1181.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1181.01 - Violations; penalty.

54-1181.01.  Violations; penalty.Any person engaging in livestock commerce at a licensed livestock auction market who violates any provision of sections 54-1180 and 54-1181, or any rules or regulations duly promulgated thereunder, shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1969, c. 454, § 3, p. 1545;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 36.
NE Code § 54-1182 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1182 - Livestock sold; treatment by veterinarians; release; documentation; rules and regulations.

54-1182.  Livestock sold; treatment by veterinarians; release; documentation; rules and regulations.Any livestock sold or disposed of at a livestock auction market, before removal therefrom, shall be released by the designated veterinarian and treated to conform with the health requirements of the rules and regulations prescribed by the department for the movement of livestock. When required, the designated veterinarian shall furnish each owner with documentation showing such inspection, treatment, or quarantine. No such livestock for interstate or intrastate shipment shall be released until all the requirements of the state of its destination have been complied with. Any diseased or exposed livestock shall be handled in accordance with the rules and regulations as prescribed by the department.Source   Laws 1963, c. 319, § 26, p. 972;   Laws 1965, c. 334, § 7, p. 957;  Laws 1999, LB 778, § 75;  Laws 2001, LB 197, § 22;  Laws 2003, LB 160, § 8;  Laws 2014, LB884, § 32.
NE Code § 54-1183 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1183 - Transferred to section 54-1,129.

54-1183.  Transferred to section 54-1,129.
NE Code § 54-1184 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1184 - Transferred to section 54-1,130.

54-1184.  Transferred to section 54-1,130.
NE Code § 54-1185 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1185 - Transferred to section 54-1,131.

54-1185.  Transferred to section 54-1,131.
NE Code § 54-1186 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1186 - Transferred to section 54-1156.

54-1186.  Transferred to section 54-1156.
NE Code § 54-1371 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1371 - Brucellosis Control Cash Fund; created; use; investment; termination date.

54-1371.  Brucellosis Control Cash Fund; created; use; investment; termination date.The Brucellosis Control Cash Fund is hereby created. Expenditures from the fund may be made to conduct brucellosis testing under the Nebraska Bovine Brucellosis 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. The fund terminates on November 14, 2020, and the State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the fund on such date to the Animal Health and Disease Control Cash Fund.Source   Laws 1983, LB 573, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 59;  Laws 2016, LB909, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB344, § 74.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 54-1412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1412 - Transferred to section 54-724.01.

54-1412.  Transferred to section 54-724.01.
NE Code § 54-1413 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1413 - Transferred to section 54-724.02.

54-1413.  Transferred to section 54-724.02.
NE Code § 54-1601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1601 - SPF, defined.

54-1601.  SPF, defined.As used in sections 54-1601 to 54-1605, unless the context otherwise requires, SPF shall mean specific pathogen-free swine, which must conform to the conditions and health standards prescribed by the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources or its designated agents under such sections.Source   Laws 1967, c. 338, § 1, p. 905;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 37.
NE Code § 54-1602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1602 - SPF Accredited; advertisement; subject to sections.

54-1602.  SPF Accredited; advertisement; subject to sections.Every person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, or corporation which issues, uses, or circulates any certificate, advertisement, tag, seal, poster, letterhead, marking, circular, or written or printed representation or description of or pertaining to SPF swine intended for propagation or sale or sold or offered for sale in which the words SPF Accredited, Nebraska SPF Accredited, or similar words or phrases are used or employed or in which are used or employed signs, symbols, maps, diagrams, pictures, words, or phrases expressly or impliedly stating or representing that such SPF swine comply with or conform to the standards or requirements recommended or approved by the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources or by any legal entity or organization designated by such institute shall be subject to the provisions of sections 54-1601 to 54-1605.Source   Laws 1967, c. 338, § 2, p. 905;   Laws 1969, c. 457, § 1, p. 1552;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 38;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 343.
NE Code § 54-1603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1603 - University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; accreditation.

54-1603.  University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; accreditation.Every person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation subject to the provisions of sections 54-1601 to 54-1605 shall observe, perform, and comply with all rules, regulations, and requirements fixed, established, or specified by the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources or its designated agents as to what SPF swine raised or to be raised in Nebraska shall be eligible for accreditation as provided by such sections as to standards, requirements, and forms of and for accreditation under such sections. No accreditation within the provisions of such sections shall be made or authorized except by or through the institute or its designated agents.Source   Laws 1967, c. 338, § 3, p. 906;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 39;   Laws 1994, LB 884, § 71.
NE Code § 54-1604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1604 - University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; accreditation; withhold.

54-1604.  University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; accreditation; withhold.The University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources or its designated agency may withhold Nebraska SPF accreditation from any producer of SPF swine who is engaged in or attempting to engage in any dishonest practice for the purpose of evading the provisions of sections 54-1601 to 54-1605, including standards, rules, and regulations approved by the institute to cover accreditation.Source   Laws 1967, c. 338, § 4, p. 906;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 40.
NE Code § 54-1605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1605 - Violations; penalty.

54-1605.  Violations; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, or corporation to issue, make, use, or circulate any accreditation without the authority and approval of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources or its duly authorized agency. Every person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, or corporation who violates any of the provisions of sections 54-1601 to 54-1605 pertaining to accreditation shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1967, c. 338, § 5, p. 906;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 45;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 41;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 344.
NE Code § 54-1701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1701 - Public policy.

54-1701.  Public policy.Sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the State of Nebraska for the protection of the agricultural public to facilitate the control and prevention of diseases in domestic animals by requiring compliance with the laws of this state enacted for that purpose together with such regulations as may have been or may be made pursuant thereto. It is, therefor, declared to be the public policy of this state that all dealers as defined in sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 shall be subject to sections 54-1701 to 54-1711, and that all the provisions of sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.Source  Laws 1969, c. 447, § 1, p. 1493.
NE Code § 54-1702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1702 - Act, how cited.

54-1702.  Act, how cited.Sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 may be cited as the Nebraska Livestock Dealer Licensing Act.Source  Laws 1969, c. 447, § 2, p. 1493.
NE Code § 54-1703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1703 - Terms, defined.

54-1703.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 54-1701 to 54-1711, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture;(2) Director shall mean the Director of Agriculture;(3) State Veterinarian shall mean the person officially appointed to this position by the director;(4) Livestock shall mean cattle, sheep, and swine;(5) Livestock dealer shall mean any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation who is engaged in the business of buying or selling livestock for the purpose of resale within this state either for his or her own account or as the employee or agent of the seller or purchaser, except an agent or employee who buys and sells exclusively for the account of a licensed dealer. Livestock dealer shall also include those who buy or sell from a concentration point. Livestock dealer shall not include a person or persons engaged in a farm or ranch operation who purchases livestock for utilization of same as an integral part of the livestock and livestock product production of his or her farm or ranch operation or purebred sales held by the breed registry associations or the purchase or sale of livestock primarily used for research, experimentation, exhibition, or entertainment purposes, including sales by the Future Farmers of America or 4-H groups; and(6) Concentration point shall mean any place of business where livestock is assembled for resale.Source   Laws 1969, c. 447, § 3, p. 1493;   Laws 1972, LB 1361, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 345.
NE Code § 54-1705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-1705 - State Veterinarian; powers.

54-1705.  State Veterinarian; powers.The State Veterinarian shall have the power to:(1) Enter premises and buildings occupied by a licensee at any reasonable time to examine books and records maintained by the licensee;(2) Require, by general or special order, livestock dealers to file with the State Veterinarian, in such forms as he may prescribe, regular or special reports or answers, in writing to specific questions, for the purpose of furnishing information concerning livestock movement and animal disease control. Such reports may be required to be made under oath and filed within a reasonable time;(3) Defer the granting of a license as required by sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 or suspend or revoke any such license already issued if licensee has violated the laws or regulations of this state pertaining to disease control and eradication or has knowingly committed or participated in the violation of an order or quarantine or other disciplinary order issued by the department; Provided, that before any license is suspended or revoked under this section, the licensee or applicant shall be furnished with a copy of the charges made against him and upon request of the licensee a hearing shall be had before the director or his designate; and(4) Defer the granting of a license as required by sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 or suspend or revoke any such license already issued if the licensee has failed to pay the person or persons entitled thereto the purchase price of all livestock purchased for his own account or for the accounts of others; Provided, that before any license is suspended or revoked under this section, the licensee or applicant shall be furnished with a copy of the charges made against him and upon request of the licensee a hearing shall be had before the director or his designate.Source   Laws 1969, c. 447, § 5, p. 1495;   Laws 1972, LB 1361, § 3.