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NE Code § 81-1532 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1532 - Act, how cited.

81-1532.  Act, how cited.Sections 81-1501 to 81-1532 shall be known and may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act.Source   Laws 1971, LB 939, § 32;   Laws 1983, LB 356, § 12;   Laws 1987, LB 114, § 18;   Laws 1991, LB 528, § 2;   Laws 1992, LB 1257, § 92;   Laws 1994, LB 570, § 12;   Laws 1998, LB 1209, § 30;  Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 13;  Laws 2001, LB 461, § 8;  Laws 2004, LB 449, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB413, § 7.
NE Code § 81-1534 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1534 - Act, how cited.

81-1534.  Act, how cited.Sections 81-1534 to 81-1566 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 2;  Laws 2007, LB568, § 1.  Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1535 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1535 - Legislative declaration; litter and recycling program.

81-1535.  Legislative declaration; litter and recycling program.The Legislature declares that the protection of the public health, safety, and well-being, the maintenance of the economic productivity and environmental quality of the state, and the conservation of natural resources require the implementation of a comprehensive litter and recycling program throughout the state and the rapid development of technologically and economically feasible operational projects for the recovery of energy and resources.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 2.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1536 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1536 - Definitions, where found.

81-1536.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 81-1537 to 81-1548.04 shall be used.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 3;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 3.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1537 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1537 - Department, defined.

81-1537.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 50;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 113.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1538 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1538 - Council, defined.

81-1538.  Council, defined.Council shall mean the Environmental Quality Council.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 5;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 51.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1539 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1539 - Fund, defined.

81-1539.  Fund, defined.Fund shall mean the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 6.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1540 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1540 - Director, defined.

81-1540.  Director, defined.Director shall mean the Director of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 7;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 52;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 114.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1541 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1541 - Litter, defined.

81-1541.  Litter, defined.Litter shall mean all waste material susceptible to being dropped, deposited, discarded, or otherwise disposed of by any person upon any property in the state, but not including the wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. Waste material as used in this section shall mean any material appearing in a place or in a context not associated with that material's function or origin.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 8;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 3.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1542 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1542 - Manufacturer, defined.

81-1542.  Manufacturer, defined.Manufacturer shall mean any person engaged in a business activity who has annual gross proceeds in this state of at least one hundred thousand dollars resulting from the sale of tangible personal property which the person has made, produced, manufactured, processed, or fabricated which is within any of the categories listed in section 81-1560.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 9;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 4.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1543 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1543 - Person, defined.

81-1543.  Person, defined.Person shall mean any natural person, political subdivision, government agency, public or private corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, firm, or individual proprietorship.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 10;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 539.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1544 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1544 - Public place, defined.

81-1544.  Public place, defined.Public place shall mean any place or area in the state that is used or held out for use by the public, whether owned or operated by public or private interests.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 11.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1545 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1545 - Recycling, defined.

81-1545.  Recycling, defined.Recycling shall mean the process of separating, cleaning, treating, and reconstituting waste or other discarded materials for the purpose of recovering and reusing the resources contained therein.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 12.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1546 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1546 - Recycling center, defined.

81-1546.  Recycling center, defined.Recycling center shall mean a central collection point in a community for recyclable materials.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 13.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1547 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1547 - Resource recovery, defined.

81-1547.  Resource recovery, defined.Resource recovery shall mean a system or process for the recovery of materials or energy from waste material.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 14.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1548 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1548 - Source separation, defined.

81-1548.  Source separation, defined.Source separation shall mean separation by the public from their general refuse of recyclable material.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 15.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1548.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1548.01 - Wholesaler, defined.

81-1548.01.  Wholesaler, defined.Wholesaler shall mean any person engaged in business who has annual gross proceeds in this state of at least one hundred thousand dollars resulting from sales at the wholesale level to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users of any tangible personal property falling into any of the categories listed in section 81-1560 which is sold at the wholesale level.Source   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 5;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 5.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1548.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1548.02 - Retailer, defined.

81-1548.02.  Retailer, defined.Retailer shall mean any person engaged in business who has annual gross proceeds in this state of at least one hundred thousand dollars resulting from the sales of tangible personal property for storage, use, or other consumption or from the business of making sales at auction of tangible personal property owned by the person or others for storage, use, or other consumption of any of the products, including byproducts, falling into the categories listed in section 81-1560.02.Source   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 6;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 6.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1548.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1548.03 - Tangible personal property, defined.

81-1548.03.  Tangible personal property, defined.Tangible personal property shall mean all tangible personal property except:(1) Gas, electricity, and water delivered through mains, lines, pipes, or channels to purchasers;(2) Food and food products for human or pet consumption sold in bulk form and not packaged or subpackaged in individual containers, packages, or units, or a type of size not suitable for sale to consumers purchasing in the ordinary course of retail marketing; and(3) Fertilizer, seeds, annual plants, any form of animal life, and animal feed sold for resale or use in the agricultural food industry.Source   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 7.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1548.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1548.04 - Gross proceeds, defined.

81-1548.04.  Gross proceeds, defined.Gross proceeds shall mean the total receipts from all sales less expenditures for the purchase of any item in this state for the purpose of recycling such item.Source   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 8.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1549 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1549 - Council; adopt rules and regulations.

81-1549.  Council; adopt rules and regulations.In addition to other powers and duties, the council shall have the power to propose and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions, purposes, and intent of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 16;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 9;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 7.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1550 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1550 - Litter prone activities and areas; litter receptacles; required.

81-1550.  Litter prone activities and areas; litter receptacles; required.Litter prone activities and areas shall be required to have appropriate litter receptacles meeting minimum standards established by the department. The council shall, by regulation, determine what are litter prone activities and areas.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 17.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1551 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1551 - Litter receptacles; owner or operator provide and maintain; penalty.

81-1551.  Litter receptacles; owner or operator provide and maintain; penalty.It shall be the responsibility of any person owning or operating any establishment or public place in which litter receptacles are required by section 81-1550 to procure and place such receptacles at his or her own expense on the premises and to maintain the same in accord with rules and regulations adopted by the council. Any person who fails to place such litter receptacles on the premises in the numbers required or to maintain such receptacles in the manner required shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 18;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 10.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1552 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1552 - Litter receptacle; abuse; misuse; prohibited; violation; penalty.

81-1552.  Litter receptacle; abuse; misuse; prohibited; violation; penalty.(1) No person shall damage, deface, abuse, or misuse any litter receptacle not owned by him or her so as to interfere with its proper function or to detract from its proper appearance.(2) No person shall deposit leaves, clippings, prunings, garden refuse, or household waste materials in any litter receptacle, except with the permission of the owner of such receptacle.(3) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 19;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 11.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1553.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1553.01 - Litter problem; surveys; department; grant funds; progress report.

81-1553.01.  Litter problem; surveys; department; grant funds; progress report.Prior to April 5, 2007, in order to identify the litter problem more fully and to measure the progress made by the department, the department conducted, or granted funds to enable public or private agencies to conduct, a survey measuring the amount and composition of litter on the public highways, recreation lands, and urban areas in the state. The department shall conduct, or grant funds to enable public or private agencies to conduct, followup surveys on a sufficiently regular basis to provide meaningful measurement of the amount and composition of litter and the rate of littering. The results of these surveys shall be reported to the Governor.Source  Laws 2007, LB568, § 2.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1554 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1554 - Department; jobs for unemployed; design programs; grant funds.

81-1554.  Department; jobs for unemployed; design programs; grant funds.In order to provide employment and to establish litter free areas, the department may design programs and grant funds for the use of unemployed persons on a seasonal and part-time basis. In designing such programs, the department shall cooperate and coordinate with federal, other governmental, and private programs aimed at providing jobs for the unemployed.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 21.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1555 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1555 - Department; encourage effective local littering laws.

81-1555.  Department; encourage effective local littering laws.The department shall work toward establishing effective local ordinances and resolutions relating to littering laws.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 22.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1556 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1556 - Act; enforcement; personnel.

81-1556.  Act; enforcement; personnel.The director may designate trained employees of the department to enforce and administer the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act. The director may contract with other state and local governmental agencies having law enforcement capabilities for services and personnel reasonably necessary to carry out the enforcement provisions of the act. All peace officers of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall enforce the provisions of the act and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act and are empowered to issue citations to any person violating any provision of the act in their presence.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 23;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 13;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 9.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1557 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1557 - Department; littering laws; appropriate provisions posted.

81-1557.  Department; littering laws; appropriate provisions posted.The penalties which may be imposed for littering in this state and any provisions of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act deemed appropriate by the department shall be posted along public highways of this state, at visitor centers, at the entrance to state parks and recreation areas, at public beaches, and at such other public places as the department determines is necessary to accomplish the purposes of the act.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 24;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 14;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 10.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1558 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1558 - Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund; created; use; investment.

81-1558.  Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created within the state treasury a fund to be known as the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund. The proceeds of the fee imposed by sections 81-1559 to 81-1560.02, money received by the department as gifts, donations, or contributions toward the goals stated in section 81-1535, and money received by the department for nonprofit activities concerning litter reduction and recycling, including, but not limited to, honoraria, literature furnished by the department, and funds realized as reimbursement for expenses in conducting educational forums, shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to such fund to be used for the administration and enforcement of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act. Any money in the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling 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 1979, LB 120, § 25;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 15;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 11;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 113;  Laws 1999, LB 592, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB331, § 52;  Laws 2020, LB858, § 19.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1559 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1559 - Annual litter fee; manufacturer; wholesaler; rate; collection and administration; license; revocation; violation; penalty.

81-1559.  Annual litter fee; manufacturer; wholesaler; rate; collection and administration; license; revocation; violation; penalty.(1) To aid in defraying the cost of administration of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act and the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund, there shall be collected an annual litter fee equal to one hundred seventy-five dollars for each one million dollars of gross proceeds of products manufactured and the sales of which are consummated within this state, including byproducts, in the case of manufacturers and equal to one hundred seventy-five dollars for each one million dollars of the gross proceeds of the sales consummated within this state in the case of wholesalers. The litter fee provided by this section shall not be applied to gross proceeds of the sales of any animal, bird, or insect or the milk, eggs, wool, fur, meat, honey, or other substance obtained therefrom if the person performs only the growing or raising function of such animal, bird, or insect. Such fee shall be collected and administered by the Department of Revenue. The fee imposed by this section shall be due on or before October 1 each year, based upon the gross proceeds for the immediately preceding July 1 to June 30 period. The collection and penalty provisions of the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967 shall be applicable to the administration and collection of the fee imposed by this section.(2) No manufacturer or wholesaler in the state shall produce or sell any product which falls within the categories enumerated in this section and section 81-1560 without having first obtained a license issued in the same manner as permits issued pursuant to section 77-2705. If the applicant is an individual, the application for the license shall include the applicant's social security number. Failure to obtain such license shall be a Class IV misdemeanor. Except as provided in section 81-1560.03, any manufacturer or wholesaler who fails to pay the fee imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may have such license revoked in the same manner as permits are revoked pursuant to section 77-2705.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 26;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 19;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 222;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 12;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 226.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025  Cross References  Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.
NE Code § 81-1560 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1560 - Litter fee; manufacturer; wholesaler; products subject to; enumerated.

81-1560.  Litter fee; manufacturer; wholesaler; products subject to; enumerated.The fee imposed by section 81-1559 shall be calculated only on the value of products or the gross proceeds of sales of products which directly contribute to litter as defined in section 81-1541 and which fall into the following categories: (1) Food for human or pet consumption; (2) groceries; (3) cigarettes and other tobacco products; (4) soft drinks and carbonated waters; (5) liquor, wine, and beer and other malt beverages; (6) household paper and paper products, excluding magazines, periodicals, newspapers, and literary works; (7) glass containers; (8) metal containers; (9) plastic or fiber containers made of synthetic material; and (10) cleaning agents and toiletries.Source   Laws 1979, LB 120, § 27;   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 20.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025
NE Code § 81-1560.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1560.01 - Annual litter fee; retailer; rate; collection and administration; license; revocation; violation; penalty.

81-1560.01.  Annual litter fee; retailer; rate; collection and administration; license; revocation; violation; penalty.(1) There is hereby imposed on every person engaged in business within this state as a retailer selling products which fall within the categories enumerated in section 81-1560.02 an annual litter fee equal to one hundred seventy-five dollars for each one million dollars of gross proceeds of the sales which are consummated within this state except as provided in sections 81-1560.02 to 81-1560.04. The litter fee provided by this section shall not be applied to gross proceeds of the sales of any animal, bird, or insect or the milk, eggs, wool, fur, meat, honey, or other substance obtained therefrom, if the person performs only the growing or raising function of the animal, bird, or insect. The annual litter fee shall be collected and administered by the Department of Revenue. The fee imposed by this section shall be due on or before October 1 based upon the gross proceeds for the immediately preceding July 1 to June 30 period. The collection and penalty provisions of the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967 shall be applicable to the administration and collection of the fee imposed by this section.(2) No retailer in this state shall sell any product which falls within the categories enumerated in section 81-1560.02 without having first obtained a license issued in the same manner as permits issued pursuant to section 77-2705. Failure to obtain a license shall be a Class IV misdemeanor. Except as provided in sections 81-1560.02 to 81-1560.04, any retailer who fails to pay the fee imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may have the license revoked in the same manner as permits are revoked pursuant to section 77-2705.Source   Laws 1981, LB 253, § 16;   Laws 1993, LB 203, § 13;   Laws 1995, LB 581, § 1.   Termination Date: September 30, 2025  Cross References  Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.