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NE Code § 2-3748 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3748 - Commission; members; terms.

2-3748.  Commission; members; terms.The term of a member of the commission shall be three years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. No member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 14;  Laws 2003, LB 219, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB394, § 4.
NE Code § 2-3749 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3749 - Commission; vacancy.

2-3749.  Commission; vacancy.Whenever a vacancy occurs on the commission for any reason, the Governor shall appoint a person with the same qualifications as the initial appointee unless the vacant position is that of a member appointed by the commission, in which case the appointment to fill such vacancy shall be made by the commission.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 15;  Laws 2011, LB394, § 5.
NE Code § 2-3750 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3750 - Commission; member; removal.

2-3750.  Commission; member; removal.A member of the commission shall be removed for ceasing to (1) be a resident of the state, (2) live in the district from which he or she was appointed, (3) in the case of a grower member, be actually engaged in the growing of dry beans in the state, or (4) in the case of a processor member, be actually engaged in the processing or shipping of dry beans in the state.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 16.
NE Code § 2-3751 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3751 - Commission; officers; meetings; expenses.

2-3751.  Commission; officers; meetings; expenses.The commission shall elect from its members a chairperson and such other officers as may be necessary. The commission shall meet at least once every three months and at such other times as called by the chairperson or by any three members of the commission. The members shall receive no compensation for their services, but appointed members shall receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 17;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 7.
NE Code § 2-3752 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3752 - Commission; employees.

2-3752.  Commission; employees.The commission may appoint and fix the salary of such support staff and employees, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission, as may be required for the proper discharge of the functions of the commission.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 18.
NE Code § 2-3753 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3753 - Commission; powers and duties.

2-3753.  Commission; powers and duties.The commission shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To adopt and devise a dry bean program consisting of research, education, advertising, publicity, and promotion to increase total consumption of dry beans on a state, national, and international basis;(2) To prepare and approve a budget consistent with limited receipts and the scope of the dry bean program;(3) To adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the dry bean program;(4) To procure and evaluate data and information necessary for the proper administration and operation of the dry bean program;(5) To employ personnel and contract for services which are necessary for the proper operation of the dry bean program;(6) To establish a means whereby the grower and processor of dry beans has the opportunity at least annually to offer his or her ideas and suggestions relative to commission policy for the coming year;(7) To authorize the expenditure of funds and contracting of expenditures to conduct proper activities of the program;(8) To bond such persons as may be necessary in order 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 commission and to keep such records open to examination by any grower or processor participant during normal business hours;(10) To prohibit any funds collected by the commission from being expended directly or indirectly to promote or oppose any candidate for public office or to influence state legislation. The commission shall not expend more than fifteen percent of its annual budget to influence federal legislation. The purpose of such expenditures for federal lobbying activity shall be limited to activity supporting the underlying objectives of the dry bean program relating to market development, education, and research;(11) To establish an administrative office at such place in the state as may be suitable for the proper discharge of the functions of the commission; and(12) To adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Dry Bean Resources Act.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 19;  Laws 2015, LB242, § 1.
NE Code § 2-3754 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3754 - Commission; prohibited acts.

2-3754.  Commission; prohibited acts.The commission shall not:(1) Engage in marketing of dry beans or any activity which would result in the formation of a marketing order;(2) Be a party to a procedure which includes price setting or production quotas; and(3) Purchase, construct, or otherwise obtain title to its own administrative office but shall be limited to leasing state or commercial office space.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 20.
NE Code § 2-3755 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3755 - Dry beans; fee; adjustment; payment.

2-3755.  Dry beans; fee; adjustment; payment.(1) Beginning August 1, 1987, there shall be paid to the commission a fee of six cents per hundredweight upon all dry beans grown in the state during 1987 and thereafter and sold through commercial channels. Beginning January 1, 1989, until July 31, 2015, the commission may, whenever it determines that the fees provided by this section are yielding more or less than is required to carry out the intent and purposes of the Dry Bean Resources Act, reduce or increase such fee for such period as it shall deem justifiable, but not less than one year and not to exceed ten cents per hundredweight.(2) Beginning August 1, 2015, the fee imposed by this section shall be fifteen cents per hundredweight. Beginning January 1, 2017, the commission may, whenever it determines that the fees provided by this section are yielding more or less than is required to carry out the intent and purposes of the act, reduce or increase such fee for such period as it shall deem justifiable, but not less than one year and not to exceed twenty-four cents per hundredweight.(3) Two-thirds of the fee levied under this section shall be paid by the grower at the time of sale or delivery and shall be collected by the first purchaser. The first purchaser shall pay the remaining one-third of the fee. No dry beans shall be subject to the fee more than once.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 21;  Laws 2015, LB242, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3756 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3756 - Pledge or mortgage under federal program; deduction of fee.

2-3756.  Pledge or mortgage under federal program; deduction of fee.In the case of a pledge or mortgage of dry beans as security for a loan under the federal price support program, the fee shall be deducted from the proceeds of such loan at the time the loan is made.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 22.
NE Code § 2-3757 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3757 - Fee; collection.

2-3757.  Fee; collection.The fee provided for by section 2-3755 shall be deducted, as provided by the Dry Bean Resources Act, whether such dry beans are stored or marketed in this state or any other state. The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states for the collection of such fee.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 23.
NE Code § 2-3758 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3758 - Fee; when prohibited.

2-3758.  Fee; when prohibited.The fee imposed by section 2-3755 shall not apply to the sale of dry beans to the federal government for ultimate use or 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 1987, LB 145, § 24.
NE Code § 2-3759 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3759 - First purchaser; deduct fee; maintain records; inspection and audit; contract for collection of fee; quarterly statement; confidentiality.

2-3759.  First purchaser; deduct fee; maintain records; inspection and audit; contract for collection of fee; quarterly statement; confidentiality.(1) The first purchaser at the time of settlement shall deduct the dry bean fee and shall maintain the necessary record of the fee for each purchase of dry beans on the grain settlement form or check stub showing payment to the grower for each purchase. Such records maintained by the first 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 hundredweight of dry beans sold; and (d) the amount of fees collected on each purchase. Such records shall be open for inspection and audit during the normal business hours observed by the purchaser. The inspection and audit shall be conducted by qualified and independent representatives authorized by the commission.(2) The commission shall contract with an independent agency or organization to collect the fee. The first purchaser shall render and have on file with such independent collection agency by the last day of each January, April, July, and October, on forms prescribed by the commission, a statement of the number of hundredweight of dry beans purchased in Nebraska for the preceding three months. The independent collection agency shall keep first purchaser statements confidential and report only the total of all statements to the commission for the preceding three months. Purchaser records and other such statements shall be confidential and shall not be released to any person or agency, except that the Attorney General shall have access to such statements during a bona fide investigation. At the time the statement is filed, the purchaser shall pay and remit to the independent collection agency the fee as provided for in section 2-3755 for the dry beans purchased in the preceding three months.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 25.
NE Code § 2-3761 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3761 - Commission; contracts authorized.

2-3761.  Commission; contracts authorized.The commission may contract with the proper local, state, or national organizations, public or private, in carrying out the purposes of the Dry Bean Resources Act.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 27.
NE Code § 2-3762 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3762 - Commission; annual report; contents.

2-3762.  Commission; annual report; contents.(1) The commission shall prepare and make available an annual report at least thirty days prior to January 1 of each year which shall set forth in detail the income received from the dry bean assessment for the previous year and shall include:(a) The expenditure of all funds by the commission during the previous year for the administration of the Dry Bean Resources Act;(b) The action taken by the commission on all contracts requiring the expenditure of funds by the commission;(c) A description of all such contracts;(d) Detailed explanation of all programs relating to the discovery, promotion, and development of bean products and industries for the utilization of dry beans, the direct expense associated with each program, and copies of such programs if in writing; and(e) The name and address of each member of the commission and a copy of all rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.(2) The report and a copy of all contracts requiring expenditure of funds by the commission shall be available to the public upon request. Notice of availability of such report shall be provided to the Director of Agriculture, the Clerk of the Legislature, and each grower and first purchaser subject to the checkoff.Source   Laws 1987, LB 145, § 28;  Laws 2015, LB242, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3763 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3763 - Dry Bean Development, Utilization, Promotion, and Education Fund; created; use; investment.

2-3763.  Dry Bean Development, Utilization, Promotion, and Education Fund; created; use; investment.The State Treasurer shall establish in the treasury of the State of Nebraska a fund to be known as the Dry Bean Development, Utilization, Promotion, and Education Fund, to which fund shall be credited funds collected by the commission pursuant to the Dry Bean Resources Act, including license fees, royalties, or any repayments relating to the fund. The fund shall be expended for the administration of such 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 1987, LB 145, § 29;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 20;  Laws 2015, LB242, § 4.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-3764 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3764 - Commission; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.

2-3764.  Commission; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.The commission shall not 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 local, state, or national organizations, public or private, in carrying out the purposes of the Dry Bean Resources Act.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 30.
NE Code § 2-3765 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3765 - Violations; penalty.

2-3765.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating the Dry Bean Resources Act shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1987, LB 145, § 31.
NE Code § 2-3801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3801 - Act, how cited.

2-3801.  Act, how cited.Sections 2-3801 to 2-3812 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act.Source   Laws 1979, LB 538, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 561, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3802 - Legislative findings.

2-3802.  Legislative findings.The Legislature hereby finds that the general welfare of the people of Nebraska will significantly benefit from the conduct of programs designed and intended to enhance the effective marketing of Nebraska's many agricultural commodities.The Legislature further finds that the meaningful realization of such benefits will result through the administration of programs and policies conceived, desired, and formulated by and for those persons who produce, process, or distribute such commodities as an integral part of their livelihood. It is necessary that the programs conducted by and for the various segments of the agricultural industry be efficiently coordinated, so that the marketing efforts expended on behalf of each commodity will complement the marketing programs in the state.Source  Laws 1979, LB 538, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3803 - Definitions, where found.

2-3803.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 2-3804 to 2-3807 shall be used.Source   Laws 1979, LB 538, § 3;   Laws 1988, LB 807, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3804 - Agricultural product or commodity, defined.

2-3804.  Agricultural product or commodity, defined.Agricultural product or commodity shall include all products resulting from the conduct of farming or ranching activities, dairying, beekeeping, aquaculture, poultry or egg production, or comparable activities, and any byproducts resulting from such activities.Source   Laws 1979, LB 538, § 4;   Laws 1987, LB 561, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3804.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3804.01 - Aquaculture, defined.

2-3804.01.  Aquaculture, defined.Aquaculture shall mean the agricultural practice of controlled propagation and cultivation of aquatic plants or animals for commercial purposes. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term agriculture shall be construed to include aquaculture.Source  Laws 1987, LB 561, § 4.
NE Code § 2-3805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3805 - Department, defined.

2-3805.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture.Source  Laws 1979, LB 538, § 5.
NE Code § 2-3806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3806 - Director, defined.

2-3806.  Director, defined.Director shall mean the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee.Source  Laws 1979, LB 538, § 6.
NE Code § 2-3807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3807 - Marketing, defined.

2-3807.  Marketing, defined.Marketing shall include any and all activities intended to directly or indirectly facilitate the sale, exchange, or other distribution of a product or commodity in an economic, efficient, and profitable manner, including research, market development, publicity, promotion, education, product utilization, and comparable activities.Source  Laws 1979, LB 538, § 7.
NE Code § 2-3808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3808 - Department; marketing activities; powers and duties.

2-3808.  Department; marketing activities; powers and duties.To achieve the purposes of the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act, the department may perform the following marketing activities:(1) Coordinating the various marketing programs and policies of each of the state's agricultural commodities so that they will complement one another;(2) Assisting the producers, processors, and distributors of agricultural products and commodities in conducting and administering marketing programs and policies conceived, desired, and formulated by and for such persons;(3) Conducting activities designed to locate and study trade barriers adversely affecting the marketing of Nebraska agricultural products and conducting activities aimed at eliminating or mitigating any such barriers;(4) Collecting and disseminating information relevant and beneficial to the economical, efficient, and profitable marketing of agricultural products by the Nebraska producers, processors, and distributors thereof;(5) Assisting in matching up potential buyers and sellers of agricultural products produced in Nebraska;(6) Cooperating with other local, state, or national agricultural marketing entities, public or private, in carrying out the act and entering into such contracts as may be necessary;(7) Adopting and promulgating such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to effectively carry out the intent of the act;(8) Accepting funds or fees from any source, including federal, state, public, or private, to be used in carrying out the act;(9) Expending funds for purposes of carrying out the act; and(10) Conducting any other programs for the development, utilization, and marketing of agricultural products grown or produced in the state.Source   Laws 1979, LB 538, § 8;   Laws 1988, LB 807, § 4.
NE Code § 2-3809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3809 - Act, how construed.

2-3809.  Act, how construed.The Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act shall not be construed:(1) As altering the provisions of any other act or acts dealing with the marketing of agricultural products or as detracting from the authorities provided for in any such acts;(2) As empowering the department to require cooperative marketing efforts of persons or groups within any segment of the agriculture industry, but shall be construed only to authorize such cooperative marketing efforts; or(3) As empowering the department to purchase or otherwise obtain agricultural products or commodities for the purpose of resale.Source   Laws 1979, LB 538, § 9;   Laws 1988, LB 807, § 5.
NE Code § 2-3810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3810 - Department; contracts; limitations.

2-3810.  Department; contracts; limitations.The department in entering into contracts authorized under the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act shall not be authorized to set up marketing units or agencies of its own. Only contracts necessary to the furtherance of the intent and purposes of the act shall be entered into.Source   Laws 1979, LB 538, § 10;   Laws 1988, LB 807, § 6.
NE Code § 2-3812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3812 - Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

2-3812.  Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Cash Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Cash Fund. The fund shall consist of money appropriated by the Legislature which is received as gifts or grants or collected as fees or charges from any source, including federal, state, public, and private. The fund shall be utilized for the purpose of carrying out the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act. Any money in such 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 1982, LB 942, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 807, § 7;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 21;  Laws 2013, LB423, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB344, § 58.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-3813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3813 - Terms, defined.

2-3813.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 2-3813 and 2-3814, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Grain shall mean wheat, corn, soybeans, and sorghum grains;(2) Quality factors shall mean:(a) Heat-damaged kernels which include kernels that have been discolored or damaged by high heat from respiring grain;(b) Total-damaged kernels which represent the percentage, by weight, of kernels damaged by weather, disease, insects, molds, and moisture and includes heat damage;(c) Foreign material which is all matter other than the grain being examined which remains in a sample after removal of dockage and shrunken and broken kernels;(d) Shrunken and broken kernels which are kernels, kernel pieces, and other matter that pass through a sixty-four thousandths by three-eighths inch oblong-hole sieve;(e) Total defects which are the sum of heat-damaged kernels, shrunken and broken kernels, and foreign material;(f) Wheat of other classes which is any class that is mixed with the predominant class;(g) Dockage, though not a grading factor, which appears on the certificate if it exceeds forty-nine hundredths of one percent. Dockage shall be rounded down to the nearest one-half percent. Dockage shall include chaff, dust, and items removed from a sample by an initial screening with a dockage tester; and(h) Grade which is determined by analyzing the physical and biological factors present in the sample. Limits for the grading factors shall be established for each numerical grade. Numerical grades shall range from number 1, highest, to sample grade, lowest. Factors that exceed the established limits shall lower the numerical grade. Higher test weights shall be acceptable; and(3) Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1007, § 1.