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NE Code § 54-2943 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2943 - Failure to carry out program disease activities; department powers and duties; costs; reimbursement; late fee; funds; expenditures authorized.

54-2943.  Failure to carry out program disease activities; department powers and duties; costs; reimbursement; late fee; funds; expenditures authorized.(1) Whenever any person fails to carry out program disease activities or other responsibilities required under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, the department may perform such functions. Upon completion of any such required program disease activities, the department shall determine its actual administrative costs incurred in handling the affected animal, herd, or flock or affected premises and conducting necessary and related activities and notify the owner or custodian in writing. Such owner or custodian shall reimburse the department its actual administrative costs within thirty days following the date of the notice.(2) Any person failing to reimburse the department shall be assessed a late fee of twenty-five percent of the amount due for each thirty days of delinquent nonpayment up to one hundred percent of the original amount. The purpose of the late fee is to cover administrative costs associated with collecting the amount overdue. All such payments assessed and collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Animal Health and Disease Control Cash Fund.(3) The department may provide funds from the Animal Health and Disease Control Cash Fund to or on behalf of herd owners for program disease activities or any portion thereof in connection with the implementation of the Animal Health and Disease Control Act if funds for such activities or any portion have been appropriated. The department may develop statewide priorities for the expenditure of state funds available for animal disease control and eradication program activities. If funds are not available, the owner of such animal shall continue the program at his or her own expense. A portion of such state funds may be used by the department to pay a portion of the costs of testing done by or for accredited veterinarians if such work is approved by the department.(4) In administering program disease activities pursuant to this section, the department shall not pay for:(a) Testing done for a change of ownership at private treaty or at concentration points;(b) Costs of gathering, confining, and restraining animals subject to testing or costs of providing necessary facilities and assistance;(c) Costs of testing to qualify or maintain herd accreditation, certification, validation, and monitored status; or(d) Indemnity for any animal destroyed as a result of being affected with a program disease or other dangerous disease unless funding is specifically appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.(5) The department shall not be liable for actual or incidental costs incurred by any person due to departmental actions in enforcing this section, including any action for trespass or damages.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 43.
NE Code § 54-2944 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2944 - Affected animal, herd, or flock; affected premises; owner or custodian; duties; duty to report

54-2944.  Affected animal, herd, or flock; affected premises; owner or custodian; duties; duty to report(1) The owner or custodian of an affected animal, herd, or flock or affected premises may be required by the department to develop a written animal, herd, or flock management plan.(2) Any affected premises may be required to be cleaned, disinfected, destroyed, or disposed of, or any combination thereof, to prevent transmission and spread of dangerous disease from one premises to another, or from one group of animals to another, when deemed necessary by the State Veterinarian.(3) It is the duty of any person who discovers, suspects, or has reason to believe that any animal belonging to him or her, or which he or she has in his or her possession or custody, or which belonging to another person may come under his or her observation, is an affected animal to immediately report such fact, belief, or suspicion to the department or its agent, employee, or appointee.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 44.
NE Code § 54-2947 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2947 - Pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection; required; exceptions; permits, required when; prohibited acts; department powers.

54-2947.  Pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection; required; exceptions; permits, required when; prohibited acts; department powers.(1) All animals brought into this state shall be accompanied by a pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection, except:(a) Animals brought directly to slaughter as defined in 9 C.F.R. 86.1 to a recognized slaughtering establishment as defined in 9 C.F.R. 78.1, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2020;(b) Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, and goats brought from the farm or ranch of origin directly to an establishment approved under 9 C.F.R. 71.20, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2020;(c) Poultry under eight weeks of age accompanied by a VS Form 9-3, Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults, and classified prior to movement into Nebraska as pullorum and typhoid clean or equivalent status pursuant to 9 C.F.R. part 145, the National Poultry Improvement Plan, as such plan existed on January 1, 2020; and(d) Animals moving directly to a veterinary clinic or approved laboratory for diagnosis, treatment, or health examination, except that live animals without a pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection shall not stay in Nebraska longer than the duration of such diagnosis, treatment, or health examination and during such stay shall be separated from other animals.(2) The department may require that a prior entry permit be obtained for animals if it deems such permit is necessary for the protection of the health of domestic animals in the state.(3) Except as provided in the Animal Health and Disease Control Act or the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, no person shall move from a premises any animal which is affected or suspected of being affected with any dangerous disease without first having obtained a permit from the department.(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause any animal to be diverted from the destination stated on the certificate of veterinary inspection except by written permission of the State Veterinarian.(5) Any animal which does not qualify for entry into Nebraska pursuant to department rules and regulations may, at the discretion of the State Veterinarian, be subject to the department powers outlined in section 54-2940.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 47. Cross References  Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, see section 54-7,105.
NE Code § 54-2948 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2948 - Livestock; official identification; compliance with federal regulations; device or method; use; device removal, prohibited; exceptions.

54-2948.  Livestock; official identification; compliance with federal regulations; device or method; use; device removal, prohibited; exceptions.(1) Livestock imported into Nebraska shall comply with federal animal disease traceability requirements for official identification of animals as set forth in 9 C.F.R. part 86, as such part existed on January 1, 2020, which the Legislature hereby adopts by reference. If there is an inconsistency between such federal regulations and the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, and any adopted and promulgated rules or regulations or order issued by the department, the requirements of the act, rules or regulations, or order control.(2) An official identification device or method may be applied by an animal's owner, the owner's representative, an accredited veterinarian, or an approved tagging site. Official identification devices are intended to provide permanent identification of livestock and to ensure the ability to find the source of animal disease outbreaks. Removal of these devices is prohibited except at the time of slaughter, upon the death of the animal at any location, when an area veterinarian in charge replaces a device, or as otherwise approved by the department.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 48.
NE Code § 54-2949 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2949 - Premises registration; animal disease traceability; information; restrictions on disclosure; violations; penalty.

54-2949.  Premises registration; animal disease traceability; information; restrictions on disclosure; violations; penalty.(1) Any information that a person provides to the department for purposes of premises registration or for voluntary participation in or compliance with animal disease traceability shall not be a public record subject to disclosure under sections 84-712 to 84-712.09. The department and its employees or agents shall not disclose such information to any other person or agency, except when such disclosure:(a) Is authorized by the person who provided the information; or(b) Is necessary for purposes of disease surveillance or to carry out epidemiological investigations related to incidences of animal disease.(2) The department may disclose information as authorized by this section subject to any confidentiality requirements that the department determines are appropriate under the circumstances.(3) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to prosecution for official misconduct pursuant to section 28-924.(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department from discussing, reporting, or otherwise disclosing the progress or results of disease surveillance activities or epidemiological investigations related to incidence of animal disease.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 49.
NE Code § 54-2950 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2950 - Records or reports; requirements.

54-2950.  Records or reports; requirements.Any person subject to the Animal Health and Disease Control Act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under the act shall keep records or reports pertaining to vaccination of animals, herds, or flocks, official diagnostic test results, and movement of affected animals, herds, or flocks infected with, exposed to, or suspected of being infected with or exposed to a program disease for five years. Such person shall keep any other records or make any other reports the department deems necessary to enforce the act.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 50.
NE Code § 54-2951 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2951 - Vaccine; sale and use restrictions.

54-2951.  Vaccine; sale and use restrictions.(1) The State Veterinarian may restrict the sale and use of vaccine as he or she deems appropriate.(2) The sale and use of vaccines which are licensed and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Center for Veterinary Biologics, shall be used for the vaccination of livestock and such vaccines shall be distributed and administered by an accredited veterinarian licensed to practice in Nebraska.(3) An affected animal, herd, or flock shall only be vaccinated by or under approval by an accredited veterinarian licensed to practice in Nebraska.(4) Owners or custodians of animals, herds, or flocks not affected due to anthrax may purchase anthrax vaccine from an accredited veterinarian licensed to practice in Nebraska for purposes of treating such animals.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 51.
NE Code § 54-2952 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2952 - Waste animal products, defined; feed to animals; unlawful; exceptions.

54-2952.  Waste animal products, defined; feed to animals; unlawful; exceptions.As used in this section, waste animal products means all meat or other materials derived in whole or in part from animals that are the result of handling, preparing, cooking, or consumption of human food. For purposes of controlling the spread of dangerous diseases of animals, it shall be unlawful for any person to feed waste animal products to animals except as follows:(1) The material is regulated and approved as feed under the Commercial Feed Act; and(2) A person may feed waste animal products to his or her own animals so long as such waste animal products are obtained from the person's own household, and the animals so fed, if consumed, are consumed by no one other than the members of that household.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 52. Cross References  Commercial Feed Act, see section 54-847.
NE Code § 54-2954 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2954 - Violation of Animal Health and Disease Control Act or Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; orders of department; arrests; law enforcement officer; county attorney; powers and duties.

54-2954.  Violation of Animal Health and Disease Control Act or Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; orders of department; arrests; law enforcement officer; county attorney; powers and duties.(1) For purposes of this section, law enforcement officer has the same meaning as in section 54-902. Special investigator means a special investigator appointed as a deputy state sheriff and employed by the department for state law enforcement purposes pursuant to section 81-201.(2) The department or any officer, special investigator, agent, employee, or appointee thereof may request any law enforcement officer to execute the orders of the department, and such law enforcement officer shall have authority to execute the orders of the department.(3) Any special investigator, or any law enforcement officer whose assistance is requested pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, may arrest any person found violating the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under such acts, and such officer or special investigator shall immediately notify the county attorney of such arrest. The county attorney shall prosecute the arrested person according to the law.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 54. Cross References  Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, see section 54-7,105.
NE Code § 54-2955 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2955 - Animal Health and Disease Control Act or Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; embargo or importation order; required herd management plan; violations; penalties.

54-2955.  Animal Health and Disease Control Act or Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; embargo or importation order; required herd management plan; violations; penalties.(1) Any person who imports livestock or causes livestock to be imported into the State of Nebraska in violation of an embargo or importation order issued by the State Veterinarian shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.(2) Any person who violates any provision of the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, or any rules and regulations duly adopted and promulgated thereunder, for which no other criminal penalty is provided by such acts, shall be deemed guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.(3) An owner or custodian of an affected animal, herd, or flock or affected premises who fails to develop a required herd management plan or who fails to follow such a plan is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 55. Cross References  Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, see section 54-7,105.
NE Code § 54-2956 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2956 - Animal Health and Disease Control Act and Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; prohibited acts.

54-2956.  Animal Health and Disease Control Act and Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; prohibited acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the Animal Health and Disease Control Act and the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to such acts. It is a violation for any person to:(1) Deny access to any officer, agent, employee, or appointee of the department or offer any resistance to, thwart, or hinder such persons by misrepresentation or concealment;(2) Violate a controlled movement order or quarantine or remove an animal which has been placed under a controlled movement order or quarantine until such controlled movement order or quarantine is released by the State Veterinarian;(3) Fail to pay any administrative fine levied pursuant to section 54-2953;(4) Interfere in any way with or obstruct an officer, agent, employee, or appointee of the department from entering any premises to carry out his or her duties under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, or any rules or regulations promulgated under such acts, or to interfere in any way with the department in the performance of its duties;(5) If an owner or a custodian of an affected animal, refuse to perform program disease activities, refuse to perform any other duty required by the State Veterinarian under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, or refuse to dispose of such affected animal if ordered to do so by the State Veterinarian;(6) Knowingly harbor, sell, or otherwise dispose of any affected animal or any part thereof except as provided by the Animal Health and Disease Control Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department under the act;(7) Except by permit issued by the department, bring, cause to be brought, or aid in bringing into this state any animal which he or she knows to be infected with, exposed to, or suspected of being exposed to any dangerous disease, or which he or she knows has originated from a quarantined area, herd, or flock;(8) Violate a disease control requirement established through livestock herd agreements or health plans, compliance agreements, or controlled feedlot agreements; or(9) Bring, cause to be brought, or aid in bringing into this state any animal in violation of section 54-2947 or 54-2948 or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the department.Source Laws 2020, LB344, § 56. Cross References  Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, see section 54-7,105.
NE Code § 54-2957 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 54 - Livestock|54-2957 - Animal Health and Disease Control Act Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

54-2957.  Animal Health and Disease Control Act Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Animal Health and Disease Control Act Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of administrative costs collected and money appropriated or transferred by the Legislature and gifts, grants, costs, or charges received or collected from any source, including federal, state, public, and private sources. The fund shall be used to carry out the Animal Health and Disease Control 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 2020, LB344, § 57. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 55-101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-101 - Military code; how cited.

55-101.  Military code; how cited.Sections 55-101 to 55-181 shall be known and may be cited as the Military Code.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 1, p. 657;   C.S.1929, § 55-105;   R.S.1943, § 55-101;   Laws 1961, c. 272, § 1, p. 806;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 1, p. 1581;   Laws 1971, LB 19, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 313, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 69, § 2;  Laws 2010, LB550, § 1.
NE Code § 55-102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-102 - Military code; contents.

55-102.  Military code; contents.All acts of the Congress of the United States providing for the administration, control, equipment, government, and organization of the armed forces of the United States, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, now in effect and hereinafter enacted or promulgated may, by appropriate rules and regulations, be adopted by the Governor for the operation and regulation of the military forces and militia of the state insofar as the same are not inconsistent with rights reserved to this state under the constitution of the state and provisions of this code.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 55, p. 673;   C.S.1929, § 55-174;   R.S.1943, § 55-102;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 1, p. 592.  Cross References  "This code", see section 55-101.
NE Code § 55-103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-103 - Military code; legislative intent.

55-103.  Military code; legislative intent.The intent of this code is to conform to all constitutional acts and regulations of the United States affecting the same subjects, and all acts of the State of Nebraska shall be construed to effect this purpose.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 2, p. 657;   C.S.1929, § 55-107;   R.S.1943, § 55-103;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 2, p. 593.  Cross References  "This code", see section 55-101.
NE Code § 55-104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-104 - Military code; definitions.

55-104.  Military code; definitions.As used in Chapter 55, article 1, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) The term military forces shall mean the National Guard, also called the Nebraska National Guard and also hereinafter referred to as the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, and in addition thereto the militia when called into active service of this state;(2) The words active service of the state shall mean service on behalf of this state, in case of public disaster, war, riot, invasion, insurrection, resistance of process, or in case of imminent danger of the occurrence of any of such events, whenever called upon in aid of civil authorities, at encampments whether ordered by state or federal authority, at periods of drill and any other training or service required under state or federal law, regulations or orders, or upon any other duty requiring the entire time of the organization or person; Provided, that in no event will active service of the state include in the service of the United States, as defined in this section;(3) The words in the service of the United States and not in the service of the United States shall mean and be the same as such terms are used in 10 U.S.C.; and(4) For the purposes of this code, an act is in the line of duty if it is performed pursuant to competent orders or commonly accepted military practices, is not proximately caused by the member's intentional misconduct or gross neglect and occurs during a period of authorized duty or training.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 3, p. 657;   C.S.1929, § 55-108;   R.S.1943, § 55-104;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 3, p. 593;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 2, p. 1581.  Cross References  "This code", see section 55-101.Annotations Active duty for emergency military duty in this section does not include the "additional leave of absence" authorization contemplated in section 55-160. King v. School Dist. of Omaha, 197 Neb. 303, 248 N.W.2d 752 (1976).