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NE Code § 59-1403.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1403.01 - Music licensing agency; registration; fine; list of members.

59-1403.01.  Music licensing agency; registration; fine; list of members.(1) Beginning January 1, 2019, a music licensing agency shall not license or attempt to license the use of or collect or attempt to collect any compensation with regard to any sale, license, or other disposition of a performing right unless the music licensing agency registers and files annually, on or before February 15, with the Department of Revenue an electronic copy of each variation of the performing-rights agreement providing for the payment of royalties made available from the music licensing agency to any proprietor within this state. The registration shall be valid for the calendar year. The department shall impose a fine for failure to renew or register in the amount of ten thousand dollars for each forty-five-day period which has passed since February 15 of the registration year if a music licensing agency fails to renew a registration or engages in business without registration.(2) Each registered music licensing agency shall make available electronically to proprietors the most current available list of members and affiliates represented by the music licensing agency and the most current available list of the performed works that the music licensing agency licenses.Source Laws 2018, LB1120, § 33.
NE Code § 59-1403.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1403.02 - Music licensing agency; duties; contract requirements.

59-1403.02.  Music licensing agency; duties; contract requirements.(1) Beginning January 1, 2019, no music licensing agency may enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at least seventy-two hours prior to the execution of that contract it provides to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees, in writing, the following:(a) A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract; and(b) Notice that the proprietor is entitled to the information filed with the Department of Revenue pursuant to section 59-1403.01.(2) Beginning January 1, 2019, a contract for the payment of royalties executed in this state shall:(a) Be in writing;(b) Be signed by the parties; and(c) Include, at least, the following information:(i) The proprietor's name and business address;(ii) The name and location of each place of business to which the contract applies;(iii) The duration of the contract; and(iv) The schedule of rates and terms of the royalties to be collected under the contract, including any sliding scale or schedule for any increase or decrease of those rates for the duration of the contract.Source Laws 2018, LB1120, § 34.
NE Code § 59-1403.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1403.03 - Music licensing agency; disclosures; representative or agent; prohibited acts.

59-1403.03.  Music licensing agency; disclosures; representative or agent; prohibited acts.(1) Beginning January 1, 2019, before seeking payment or a contract for payment of royalties for the use of copyrighted works by that proprietor, a representative or agent for a music licensing agency shall identify himself or herself to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees, disclose that he or she is acting on behalf of a music licensing agency, and disclose the purpose for being on the premises.(2) A representative or agent of a music licensing agency shall not:(a) Use obscene, abusive, or profane language when communicating with a proprietor or his or her employees;(b) Communicate by telephone or in person with a proprietor other than at the proprietor's place of business during the hours when the proprietor's business is open to the public unless otherwise authorized by the proprietor or the proprietor's agents, employees, or representatives;(c) Engage in any coercive conduct, act, or practice that is substantially disruptive to a proprietor's business;(d) Use or attempt to use any unfair or deceptive act or practice in negotiating with a proprietor; or(e) Communicate with an unlicensed proprietor about licensing performances of musical works at the proprietor's establishment after receiving notification in writing from an attorney representing the proprietor that all further communications related to the licensing of the proprietor's establishment by the music licensing agency should be addressed to the attorney. However, the music licensing agency may resume communicating directly with the proprietor if the attorney fails to respond to communications from the music licensing agency within sixty days or the attorney becomes nonresponsive for a period of sixty days or more.Source Laws 2018, LB1120, § 35.
NE Code § 59-1403.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1403.04 - Department of Revenue; duties.

59-1403.04.  Department of Revenue; duties.The Department of Revenue shall inform proprietors of their rights and responsibilities regarding the public performance of copyrighted music as part of the business licensing service.Source Laws 2018, LB1120, § 36.
NE Code § 59-1403.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1403.05 - Act, how construed.

59-1403.05.  Act, how construed.Nothing in the Music Licensing Agency Act may be construed to prohibit a music licensing agency from conducting an investigation to determine the existence of music use by a proprietor's business or informing a proprietor of the proprietor's obligations under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as such sections existed on January 1, 2018.Source Laws 2018, LB1120, § 37.
NE Code § 59-1404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1404 - Copyright owner; assigns; licensees; benefits.

59-1404.  Copyright owner; assigns; licensees; benefits.Upon compliance with the Music Licensing Agency Act, the copyright owner, and his or her assigns and licensees, of a nondramatic musical work copyrighted under the laws of the United States shall be entitled to all the benefits thereof.Source   Laws 1945, c. 139, § 4, p. 440;  Laws 2018, LB1120, § 38.
NE Code § 59-1405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1405 - Discrimination in price; price changes; exceptions.

59-1405.  Discrimination in price; price changes; exceptions.All music licensing agencies who sell, license the use of, or in any manner whatsoever dispose of, in this state, the performing rights in or to any copyrighted musical composition shall refrain from discriminating in price or terms between licensees similarly situated, except that differentials based upon applicable business factors which justify different prices or terms shall not be considered discriminations within the meaning of this section. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent price changes from time to time by reason of changing conditions affecting the market for or marketability of performing rights.Source   Laws 1945, c. 139, § 5, p. 440;  Laws 2018, LB1120, § 39.
NE Code § 59-1406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1406 - Violations; penalty.

59-1406.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating the Music Licensing Agency Act shall be fined an amount not less than five hundred dollars and not more than two thousand dollars. Multiple violations on a single day may be considered separate violations.Source   Laws 1945, c. 139, § 6, p. 441;  Laws 2018, LB1120, § 40.
NE Code § 59-1501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1501 - Act, how cited.

59-1501.  Act, how cited.Sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 shall be known and may be cited as the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 1, p. 1184.
NE Code § 59-1504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1504 - Sale of cigarettes; cost to retailer; filing with division.

59-1504.  Sale of cigarettes; cost to retailer; filing with division.(1) Cost to the retailer shall mean the basic cost of cigarettes to the retailer plus the cost of doing business by the retailer, as evidenced by the standards and methods of accounting regularly employed by him in his allocation of overhead costs and expenses, paid or incurred, and must include, without limitation, labor, including salaries of executives and officers, rent, depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance and advertising; Provided, that any retailer who purchases from the manufacturer at or less than or at about the price normally and usually charged for purchases in wholesale quantities shall, in determining cost to the retailer, pursuant to this subsection, add the cost of doing business by the wholesaler, as defined in section 59-1505, to the basic cost of cigarettes to such retailer, as well as the cost of doing business by the retailer.(2) In the absence of the filing with the division of satisfactory proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business by the retailer making the sale, the cost of doing business by the retailer shall be presumed to be eight percent of the basic cost of cigarettes to the retailer.(3) In the absence of the filing with the division of satisfactory proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business, the cost of doing business by the retailer, who, in connection with the retailer's purchase, received not only the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchase by a retailer but also, in whole or in part, the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a wholesaler, shall be presumed to be eight percent of the sum of the basic cost of cigarettes and the cost of doing business by the wholesaler.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 4, p. 1187.
NE Code § 59-1505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1505 - Sale of cigarettes; cost to wholesaler; filing with division.

59-1505.  Sale of cigarettes; cost to wholesaler; filing with division.(1) Cost to the wholesaler shall mean the basic cost of cigarettes to the wholesaler plus the cost of doing business by the wholesaler, as evidenced by the standards and methods of accounting regularly employed by him or her in his or her allocation of overhead costs and expenses, paid or incurred, and must include, without limitation, labor costs, including salaries of executives and officers, rent, depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance, and advertising.(2) In the absence of the filing with the division of satisfactory proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business by the wholesaler making the sale, the cost of doing business by the wholesaler shall be presumed to be four and three-quarters percent of the basic cost of cigarettes to the wholesaler.Source   Laws 1965, c. 364, § 5, p. 1188;  Laws 2008, LB898, § 2.
NE Code § 59-1506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1506 - Sale of cigarettes; advertising, offers for sale, sales; combination sales.

59-1506.  Sale of cigarettes; advertising, offers for sale, sales; combination sales.In all advertisements, offers for sale or sales involving two or more items, at least one of which items is cigarettes, at a combined price, and in all advertisements, offers for sale or sales involving the giving of any concession of any kind whatsoever, whether it be coupons or otherwise, if such rebate or concession offered or given in connection with the sale of cigarettes is not offered or given by the wholesaler or retailer in the same ratio with respect to all other merchandise as to which such rebate or concession may lawfully be given which is sold by such wholesaler or retailer in the ordinary course of his trade or business, the retailer's or wholesaler's selling price shall not be below the cost to the retailer or the cost to the wholesaler, respectively, of the cigarettes included in such transactions, and the invoice cost, whether the same be paid by the retailer, the wholesaler or any other person, of all other articles, products, commodities and concessions included in such transactions, to which invoice cost shall be added the cost of doing business in the case of the wholesaler and the retailer, respectively, as such cost is defined in sections 59-1504 and 59-1505.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 6, p. 1189.
NE Code § 59-1507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1507 - Sale of cigarettes; sale by wholesaler to another wholesaler; sale price; limitation.

59-1507.  Sale of cigarettes; sale by wholesaler to another wholesaler; sale price; limitation.When one wholesaler sells cigarettes to any other wholesaler, the former shall not be required to include in his selling price to the latter cost to the wholesaler, as provided by section 59-1505, except that no such sale shall be made at a price less than the basic cost of cigarettes, as defined in section 59-1502, but the latter wholesaler, upon resale to a retailer or for consumption or use, shall be deemed to be the wholesaler governed by the provisions of sections 59-1504 and 59-1505.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 7, p. 1189.
NE Code § 59-1508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1508 - Sale of cigarettes; transactions excepted.

59-1508.  Sale of cigarettes; transactions excepted.The provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 shall not apply to sales at retail or sales at wholesale made (1) as an isolated transaction and not in the usual course of business; (2) where cigarettes are advertised, offered for sale, or sold in bona fide clearance sales for the purpose of discontinuing trade in such cigarettes and such advertising, offer to sell, or sale shall state the reason therefor and the quantity of such cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or to be sold; (3) where cigarettes are advertised, offered for sale, or sold as imperfect or damaged, and such advertising, offer to sell or sale shall state the reason therefor and the quantity of such cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or to be sold; (4) where cigarettes are sold upon the final liquidation of a business; or (5) where cigarettes are advertised, offered for sale, or sold by any fiduciary or other officer acting under the order or direction of any court.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 8, p. 1189.
NE Code § 59-1509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1509 - Sale of cigarettes; transactions permitted to meet lawful competition.

59-1509.  Sale of cigarettes; transactions permitted to meet lawful competition.(1) Any retailer may advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is selling the same article in this state at cost to him as a retailer as prescribed in sections 59-1501 to 59-1518. Any wholesaler may advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is rendering the same type of service and is selling the same article at cost to him as a wholesaler as prescribed in sections 59-1501 to 59-1518. The price of cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or sold under the exceptions specified in section 59-1508 shall not be considered the price of a competitor and shall not be used as a basis for establishing prices below cost, nor shall the price established at a bankruptcy sale be considered the price of a competitor within the meaning of this section.(2) In the absence of proof of the price of a competitor, under this section, the lowest cost to the retailer, or the lowest cost to the wholesaler, as the case may be, determined by any cost survey, made pursuant to section 59-1513, may be deemed the price of a competitor within the meaning of this section.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 9, p. 1190.
NE Code § 59-1510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1510 - Sale of cigarettes; contracts void.

59-1510.  Sale of cigarettes; contracts void.Any contract, expressed or implied, made by any person in violation of any of the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518, is declared to be an illegal and void contract and no recovery thereon shall be made.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 10, p. 1190.
NE Code § 59-1511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1511 - Sale of cigarettes; admissible evidence.

59-1511.  Sale of cigarettes; admissible evidence.(1) In determining cost to the retailer and cost to the wholesaler the division or a court shall receive and consider as bearing on the good faith of such cost, evidence tending to show that any person complained against under any of the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 purchased cigarettes, with respect to the sale of which complaint is made, at a fictitious price, or upon terms, or in such a manner, or under such invoices, as to conceal the true cost, discounts or terms of purchase, and shall also receive and consider as bearing on the good faith of such cost, evidence of the normal, customary and prevailing terms and discounts in connection with other sales of a similar nature in the trade area or state.(2) Merchandise given free or payment made to a retailer or wholesaler by the manufacturer thereof for display, or advertising, or promotion purposes, or otherwise, shall not be considered in determining the cost of cigarettes to the retailer or wholesaler.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 11, p. 1191.
NE Code § 59-1512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1512 - Sale of cigarettes; sales outside ordinary channels.

59-1512.  Sale of cigarettes; sales outside ordinary channels.In establishing the cost of cigarettes to the retailer or wholesaler, the invoice cost of such cigarettes purchased at a forced, bankrupt, or closeout sale, or other sale outside the ordinary channels of trade, may not be used as a basis for justifying a price lower than one based upon the replacement cost of the cigarettes to the retailer or wholesaler in the quantity last purchased through the ordinary channels of trade.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 12, p. 1191.
NE Code § 59-1513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1513 - Sale of cigarettes; cost survey.

59-1513.  Sale of cigarettes; cost survey.Where a cost survey, pursuant to recognized statistical and cost-accounting practices, has been made for the trading area in which the offense is committed, to establish the lowest cost to the retailer and the lowest cost to the wholesaler, such cost survey shall be deemed competent evidence to be used in proving the cost to the person complained against within the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 13, p. 1191.
NE Code § 59-1514 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1514 - Cigarette tax division; rules and regulations.

59-1514.  Cigarette tax division; rules and regulations.The division may adopt rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 and may undertake a cost survey as provided for in section 59-1513.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 14, p. 1191.
NE Code § 59-1515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1515 - Sale of cigarettes; actions; remedies.

59-1515.  Sale of cigarettes; actions; remedies.(1) An action may be maintained in any court of equitable jurisdiction to prevent, restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518. Such an action may be instituted by any person injured by any violation or threatened violation of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 or by the Attorney General, upon the request of the division. If in such action a violation or threatened violation of the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 shall be established, the court shall enjoin and restrain, or otherwise prohibit such violation or threatened violation. In such action, it shall not be necessary that actual damages to the plaintiff be alleged or proved, but where alleged and proved, the plaintiff in such action, in addition to such injunctive relief and costs of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be entitled to recover from the defendant the actual damages sustained by such plaintiff.(2) If no injunctive relief is sought or required, any person injured by a violation of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 may maintain an action for damages and costs of suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 15, p. 1192.
NE Code § 59-1516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1516 - Revocation of license; procedure; appeal.

59-1516.  Revocation of license; procedure; appeal.(1) In addition to sections 59-1503 and 59-1515, the division may, after notice and hearing, suspend or revoke for any violation of the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act the license or licenses of any person, licensed under the provisions of Chapter 28 or Chapter 77, article 26, and notice of hearing shall be given as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.(2) Any person whose license or licenses have been so revoked may apply to the division at the expiration of sixty days for a reinstatement of his or her license or licenses. Such license or licenses may be reinstated by the division if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the division that the licensee will comply with the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act.(3) No person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall sell cigarettes or permit cigarettes to be sold during the period of such suspension or revocation on the premises occupied by him or her or upon other premises controlled by him or her or others or in any other manner or form whatever. No disciplinary proceedings or action shall be barred or abated by the expiration, transfer, surrender, continuance, renewal, or extension of any license issued under the provisions of Chapter 28 or Chapter 77, article 26.(4) Any person aggrieved by any decision, order, or finding of the division may appeal the decision, order, or finding, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1965, c. 364, § 16, p. 1192;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 102.  Cross References   Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.  Cigarette tax, see Chapter 77, article 26.  Licensing provisions, see sections 28-1420 to 28-1429.02.
NE Code § 59-1517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1517 - Cigarette tax division; enforcement of sections.

59-1517.  Cigarette tax division; enforcement of sections.In order to effectuate the purposes of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518 it shall be the duty of the division to carry out the enforcement provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518. In accordance with the laws of this state the division may, within the limits of available appropriations, employ and fix the duties and compensation of such inspectors and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 59-1501 to 59-1518.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 17, p. 1193.
NE Code § 59-1518 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 59 - Monopolies and Unlawful Restraint of Trade|59-1518 - Cigarette tax division; powers vested by other laws.

59-1518.  Cigarette tax division; powers vested by other laws.All of the powers vested in the division by the provisions of any law heretofore or hereafter to be enacted, shall be available to the division in the enforcement of the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act.Source  Laws 1965, c. 364, § 18, p. 1193.