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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-179 - Certificate of inspection, defined.

54-179.
Certificate of inspection, defined.
Certificate of inspection means the official document issued and signed by a brand inspector authorizing (1) movement of livestock from a point of origin within the brand inspection area to a destination either inside or outside of the brand inspection area or outside of this state, (2) slaughter of livestock as specified on such certificate, or (3) the change of ownership of livestock as specified on such certificate. A certificate of inspection shall designate, as needed, the name of the shipper, consignor, or seller of the livestock, the purchaser or consignee of the livestock, the destination of the livestock, the vehicle license number or carrier number, the miles driven by an inspector to perform inspection, the amount of inspection fees collected, the number and sex of the livestock to be moved or slaughtered, any brands on the livestock, any approved nonvisual identifiers, and the brand owner. A certificate of inspection shall be construed and is intended to be documentary evidence of ownership on all livestock covered by such document.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 10;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-179.01 - Certified bill of sale, defined.

54-179.01.
Certified bill of sale, defined.
Certified bill of sale means a document generated by the Nebraska Brand Committee from information provided electronically by a qualified dairy when selling calves under thirty days of age for beef production purposes. Such information shall include the name and physical address of the seller, the name and physical address of the purchaser, the number of head being sold, a physical description of the calves including date of birth, the color and sex, any identifiers such as metal tags or dangle tags, and any brands and their location, the date of the transfer of ownership, and if the assessment imposed pursuant to the federal Beef Promotion and Research Order, 7 C.F.R. part 1260, has been collected.
Source
Laws 2021, LB572, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-179.02 - Certified transportation permit, defined.

54-179.02.
Certified transportation permit, defined.
Certified transportation permit means a document generated by the Nebraska Brand Committee from information provided electronically by a qualified dairy when moving calves under thirty days of age out of the inspection area for beef production purposes. Such information shall include the name and physical address of the owner, the number of head being transported, a physical description of the calves including the date of birth, the color and sex, any identifiers such as metal tags or dangle tags, and any brands and their location, and the actual or intended date of transport.
Source
Laws 2021, LB572, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-179.04 - Enrollment, defined.

54-179.04.
Enrollment, defined.
Enrollment means the registration of livestock identified by nonvisual identifier means of livestock identification approved by the Nebraska Brand Committee and which occurs electronically and uses only those approved identifiers for evidence of ownership.
Source
Laws 2021, LB572, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-180 - Estray, defined.

54-180.
Estray, defined.
Estray means any livestock found running at large upon public or private lands, either fenced or unfenced, whose owner is unknown in the area where found, any such livestock which is branded with a brand which is not on record in the office of the Nebraska Brand Committee, or any livestock for which ownership has not been established as provided in section 54-1,118.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-181 - Freeze brand, defined.

54-181.
Freeze brand, defined.
Freeze brand means a mark or brand that is created on a live animal in a depigmentation technique, whereby the pigment-producing cells in the skin of an animal are destroyed by the application of intense cold to the skin area.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-182 - Investigator, defined.

54-182.
Investigator, defined.
Investigator means an employee of the Nebraska Brand Committee who is also a deputy state sheriff and has the duty, responsibility, and authority to enforce all state statutes pertaining to brands, brand inspection, physical inspection, electronic inspection, and associated livestock laws. An investigator is also responsible for the investigation of all problems associated with brands, brand inspection, and associated livestock enforcement problems.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 13;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 14.
Annotations
Failure to give cautionary instruction with reference to testimony of investigator for Nebraska Brand Committee was not reversible error. State v. Nelson, 182 Neb. 31, 152 N.W.2d 10 (1967).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-183 - Livestock, defined.

54-183.
Livestock, defined.
Livestock means any domestic cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, or swine.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 14.
Annotations
Dogs are not livestock and the care or production of dogs cannot be included in the term animal husbandry. City of Beatrice v. Goodenkauf, 219 Neb. 756, 366 N.W.2d 411 (1985).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-184 - Mark, defined.

54-184.
Mark, defined.
A mark means a physical identification that includes, but is not limited to, visible characteristics on an animal such as a natural, accidental, or manmade blemish that sets apart a particular animal from all others. Such marks include, but are not limited to, hair coloration, scars, brands, earmarks, or tattoos.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-185 - Market agency, defined.

54-185.
Market agency, defined.
Market agency means any person engaged in the business of (1) buying or selling in commerce livestock on a commission basis or (2) furnishing stockyard services, meaning services or facilities furnished at a stockyard in connection with the receiving, buying, or selling on a commission basis or otherwise, marketing, feeding, watering, holding, delivering, shipping, weighing, or handling, in commerce, of livestock.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-186 - Open market, defined.

54-186.
Open market, defined.
Open market means a sales barn, market agency, stockyard, packing plant, or terminal market located outside of the brand inspection area or located outside of this state where brand inspection is maintained either by employees of the Nebraska Brand Committee or by some other state under a reciprocal agreement as allowed under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, 7 U.S.C. 181 et seq., as amended.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-186.01 - Out-of-state brand permit, defined.

54-186.01.
Out-of-state brand permit, defined.
Out-of-state brand permit means an authorization for a one-time use of a brand registered with a state other than Nebraska to brand cattle imminently being exported out of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 2013, LB435, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-187.01 - Physical inspection, defined.

54-187.01.
Physical inspection, defined.
Physical inspection means an inspection for purposes of the Livestock Brand Act performed by an employee of the Nebraska Brand Committee physically present at the location of the inspected animals to verify ownership through visual observation of brands or other distinguishing markings and physical characteristics of the livestock and examination of any associated documentary or other evidence of ownership.
Source
Laws 2021, LB572, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-189 - Satisfactory evidence of ownership, defined.

54-189.
Satisfactory evidence of ownership, defined.
Satisfactory evidence of ownership consists of the brands, tattoos, or marks on the livestock; approved nonvisual identifiers; point of origin of livestock; the physical description of the livestock; the documentary evidence, such as bills of sale, brand clearance, certificates of inspection, breed registration certificates, animal health or testing certificates, genomic testing certificates, recorded brand certificates, purchase sheets, scale tickets, disclaimers of interest, affidavits, court orders, security agreements, powers of attorney, canceled checks, bills of lading, or tags; and such other facts, statements, or circumstances that taken in whole or in part cause an inspector to believe that proof of ownership is established.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 20;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-190 - Tattoo, defined.

54-190.
Tattoo, defined.
Tattoo means the conspicuous curvilinear marks or patterns brought about by pricking a pigment coloration into the skin of an animal by using a needle or similar device or the act of marking, coloring, or pricking into the skin of an animal coloring matter or ink which forms an indelible mark or figure.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-191 - Nebraska Brand Committee; created; members; terms; vacancy; bond or insurance; expenses; purpose.

54-191.
Nebraska Brand Committee; created; members; terms; vacancy; bond or insurance; expenses; purpose.
(1) The Nebraska Brand Committee is hereby created. Beginning August 28, 2007, the brand committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. At least three appointed members shall be active cattlepersons and at least one appointed member shall be an active cattle feeder. The Secretary of State and the Director of Agriculture, or their designees, shall be nonvoting, ex officio members of the brand committee. The appointed members shall be owners of cattle within the brand inspection area, shall reside within the brand inspection area, shall be owners of Nebraska-recorded brands, and shall be persons whose principal business and occupation is the raising or feeding of cattle within the brand inspection area.
(2) The members of the brand committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its appointed members during the first meeting held after September 1 each calendar year. A member may be reelected to serve as chairperson or vice-chairperson.
(3) The terms of the members shall be four-year, staggered terms, beginning on August 28 of the year of initial appointment or reappointment and concluding on August 27 of the year of expiration. At the expiration of the term of an appointed member, the Governor shall appoint a successor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. If there is a vacancy on the brand committee, the Governor shall fill such vacancy by appointing a member to serve during the unexpired term of the member whose office has become vacant. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be subject to confirmation by the Legislature.
(4) The action of a majority of the members shall be deemed the action of the brand committee. No appointed member shall hold any elective or appointive state or federal office while serving as a member of the brand committee. Each member and each brand committee employee who collects or who is the custodian of any funds shall be bonded or insured as required under section 11-201. The appointed members of the brand committee shall be reimbursed for expenses in attending meetings of the brand committee or in performing any other duties that are prescribed in the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415, as provided for in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
The purpose of the Nebraska Brand Committee is to protect Nebraska brand and livestock owners from the theft of livestock through established brand recording, brand inspection, and livestock theft investigation.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 22;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 26;
Laws 2007, LB422, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 3;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 48;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-193 - Nebraska Brand Committee; brand publication.

54-193.
Nebraska Brand Committee; brand publication.
The Nebraska Brand Committee shall periodically have published in book form, electronic medium, or such other method prescribed by the committee a list of all brands recorded with the brand committee at the time of such publication. Such publication may be supplemented from time to time. The publication shall contain a facsimile of all recorded brands, together with the owner's name and post office address, and shall be arranged in convenient form for reference. The brand committee shall send, without any charge, the publication as required by section 51-413 to the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse and shall provide the publication to each inspector of record and to the county sheriff of each county in the State of Nebraska, which shall be kept as a matter of public record. The publication may be sold to the general public for a price equal to or less than the actual cost of production.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 24;
Laws 2002, LB 589, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-194 - Documents; signature and seal requirements.

54-194.
Documents; signature and seal requirements.
The director of the Nebraska Brand Committee or the chairperson of the brand committee shall have the authority to sign all certificates and other documents that may by law require certification by signature. Such documents shall include, but not be limited to, new brand certificates, brand transfer certificates, duplicate brand certificates, and brand renewal receipts. A facsimile of the brand committee seal and the signature of the brand recorder shall also be placed on all brand certificates.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 25;
Laws 2007, LB422, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-195 - Assessments and promotional materials.

54-195.
Assessments and promotional materials.
(1) The Nebraska Brand Committee may contract to collect assessments made by any public, quasi-public, or private agency or organization on the sale of cattle, beef, and beef products in Nebraska by producers and importers of such cattle, beef, and beef products. The brand committee may charge such agency or organization for collection of the assessments. The charge for collection of assessments shall be used to cover administrative costs of the brand committee, but such charge shall not exceed five percent of the assessments collected.
(2) The brand committee may authorize and direct its employees to disseminate or otherwise distribute various materials promoting the cattle industry.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 26;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-196 - Rules and regulations.

54-196.
Rules and regulations.
The Nebraska Brand Committee may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Livestock Brand Act and section 54-415.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 27.
Annotations
Delegation of power to make rules and regulations was essential to complete exercise of powers conferred. Satterfield v. State, 172 Neb. 275, 109 N.W.2d 415 (1961).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-197 - Nebraska Brand Inspection and Theft Prevention Fund; created; use; investment.

54-197.
Nebraska Brand Inspection and Theft Prevention Fund; created; use; investment.
The Nebraska Brand Inspection and Theft Prevention Fund is created. Fees and money collected pursuant to the Livestock Brand Act not otherwise provided for in the act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall be used by the Nebraska Brand Committee in the administration and enforcement of the act and section 54-415. All expenses and salaries provided for under such act or incurred by reason thereof shall be paid out of the fund. 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 1999, LB 778, § 28.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-198 - Recorded livestock brand; requirements; in-herd identification; prohibited act.

54-198.
Recorded livestock brand; requirements; in-herd identification; prohibited act.
(1) Any person may record a brand, which he or she has the exclusive right to use in this state, and it is unlawful to use any brand for branding any livestock unless the person using such brand has recorded that brand with the Nebraska Brand Committee. A brand is a mark consisting of symbols, characters, numerals, or a combination of such intended as a visual means of ownership identification when applied to the hide of an animal. Only a hot iron or freeze brand or other method approved by the brand committee shall be used to apply a brand to a live animal.
(2) A hot iron brand or freeze brand may be used for in-herd identification purposes such as for year or production records. With respect to hot iron brands used for in-herd identification, the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in singular or triangular position are reserved on both the right and left shoulder of all cattle, except that such shoulder location for a single-number hot iron brand may be used for year branding for in-herd identification purposes, and an alphabetical letter may be substituted for one of the numerals used in a triangular configuration for in-herd identification purposes. Hot iron brands used for in-herd identification shall be used in conjunction with the recorded hot iron brand and shall be on the same side of the animal as the recorded hot iron brand. Freeze branding for in-herd identification may be applied in any location and any configuration with any combination of numerals or alphabetical letters.
(3) It shall be unlawful to knowingly maintain a herd containing one or more animals which the possessor has branded, or caused to be branded, in violation of this section or any other provision of the Livestock Brand Act.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 29;
Laws 2000, LB 213, § 4;
Laws 2002, LB 589, § 2;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 6;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,100 - Recorded brand; transfer; lien or security interest; notice; effect; fee; effect; lease of brand; fee.

54-1,100.
Recorded brand; transfer; lien or security interest; notice; effect; fee; effect; lease of brand; fee.
(1) A recorded brand is the property of the person causing such record to be made and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent as personal property. Any instrument of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of a recorded brand shall be effective upon its recording with the Nebraska Brand Committee. No such instrument shall be accepted for recording if the brand committee has been duly notified of the existence of a lien or security interest against livestock owned or thereafter acquired by the owner of such brand by the holder of such lien or security interest. Written notification from the holder of such lien or security interest that the lien or security interest has been satisfied or consent from the holder of such lien or security interest shall be required in order for the brand committee to accept for recording an instrument selling, assigning, or transferring such recorded brand. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the fee for recording such an instrument shall be established by the brand committee and shall not be more than forty dollars. Such instrument shall give notice to all third persons of the matter recorded in the instrument and shall be acknowledged by a notary public or any other officer qualified under law to administer oaths.
(2) The owner of a recorded brand may lease the brand to another person upon compliance with this subsection and subject to the approval of the brand committee. The lessee shall pay a filing fee established by the brand committee not to exceed one hundred dollars. The leased recorded brand may expire as agreed in the lease, but in no event shall such leased recorded brand exceed the original expiration date.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 31;
Laws 2002, LB 589, § 4;
Laws 2009, LB142, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,101 - Recorded brand; owner; copies of record.

54-1,101.
Recorded brand; owner; copies of record.
The owner of a recorded brand is entitled to one certified copy of the record of such brand from the Nebraska Brand Committee without charge. Additional certified copies of the record may be obtained by anyone upon the payment of one dollar for each copy.
Copies of any other document of the brand committee may be requested, and a fee of one dollar shall be collected for each page copied. Only personnel authorized by the brand committee shall make copies and collect such fees. The party requesting the copies is responsible for payment of the fee and shall reimburse the brand committee for the research time necessary to furnish the requested documents at a rate of not less than twenty nor more than forty dollars per hour of research time. The rate shall be reviewed and set annually by the brand committee.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 32;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,102 - Recorded brand; use; expiration date; renewal fee; expired brand; reinstated.

54-1,102.
Recorded brand; use; expiration date; renewal fee; expired brand; reinstated.
(1) A recorded brand may be applied by its owner until its expiration date.
(2) On and after January 1, 1994, the expiration date of a recorded brand is the last day of the calendar quarter of the renewal year as designated by the Nebraska Brand Committee in the records of the brand committee.
(3) The brand committee shall notify every owner of a recorded brand of its expiration date at least sixty days prior to the expiration date, and the owner of the recorded brand shall pay a renewal fee established by the brand committee which shall not be more than two hundred dollars and furnish such other information as may be required by the brand committee. The renewal fee is due and payable on or before the expiration date and renews a recorded brand for a period of four years regardless of the number of locations on one side of an animal on which the brand is recorded. If any owner fails, refuses, or neglects to pay the renewal fee by the expiration date, the brand shall expire and be forfeited.
(4) The brand committee has the authority to hold an expired brand for one year following the date of expiration. An expired brand may be reinstated by the same owner during such one-year period upon return of a brand application form and payment of the recording fee and research fee for such brand established by the brand committee under section 54-199 plus a penalty of five dollars for each month or part of a month which has passed since the date of expiration. A properly reinstated brand may be transferred to another person during such one-year period upon completion of a transfer form, with a notarized bill of sale signed by the prior owner attached to such transfer form.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 33;
Laws 2002, LB 589, § 5;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,103 - Reserved brands; use.

54-1,103.
Reserved brands; use.
(1) Cattle brands consisting of alphabetical letters A through Z, and numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on the left or right jaw are reserved for assignment by the brand recorder, as designated by the Nebraska Brand Committee. The brand recorder shall not assign such brands to any person in the State of Nebraska unless authorized by the brand committee, and it shall be unlawful for any person to use such brands except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Every person when spaying heifers, upon request of the owner thereof, shall brand such heifers with the alphabetical letter O on the left jaw and furnish the owner with a certificate that all heifers so branded have been properly spayed by a licensed veterinarian. Permission may be granted by the brand committee to state and federal animal disease control agencies to require the use of the letters F, V, B, S, and T and an open-end spade on either the right or left jaw of cattle in a manner consistent with animal disease control laws.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,104 - Brand assigned to committee.

54-1,104.
Brand assigned to committee.
There is a recorded brand consisting of the alphabetical letter N on the entire right and left sides which is assigned to the Nebraska Brand Committee to be used only by authorized personnel of the brand committee to permanently identify livestock which are suspected of having been stolen and may be used as evidence in any court proceeding. It shall in no way signify that the brand committee (1) is the owner of livestock so branded or (2) claims ownership in any livestock carrying such brand. It shall only be construed and intended that livestock so branded are evidence or portions of evidence seized relative to an alleged theft of livestock.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 35.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,105 - Brands; distinction requirements.

54-1,105.
Brands; distinction requirements.
(1) Cattle branded with a Nebraska-recorded visual brand shall be branded so that the recorded brand of the owner shows distinctly.
(2) If the owners of recorded brands which conflict with or closely resemble each other maintain their herds in close proximity to each other, the Nebraska Brand Committee has the authority to decide, after hearing as to which at least ten days' written notice has been given, any dispute arising therefrom and to direct such change or changes in the position or positions where such recorded brand or brands are to be placed as will remove any confusion that might result from such conflict or close resemblance.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 36;
Laws 2002, LB 589, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,106 - Grazing livestock; requirements.

54-1,106.
Grazing livestock; requirements.
A person who brings livestock into any county of this state for grazing purposes which are already branded shall provide the Nebraska Brand Committee with a statement of the brands of such livestock. Failure to comply with this section renders the violating person liable for all damages resulting from such failure.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 37.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,107 - Recorded brand; evidentiary effect.

54-1,107.
Recorded brand; evidentiary effect.
A recorded brand is prima facie evidence of ownership of livestock and is admissible into evidence in any court in this state if the brand meets the requirements of and is recorded as provided in section 54-199. Other documentary evidence such as bills of sale or certificates of brand clearance transferring title from an owner to another party may also be introduced as evidence of livestock ownership in any court in this state. The recording of instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of a recorded brand gives notice to all third persons of the matter recorded, and certified copies are admissible in evidence without further foundation. In all suits at law or in equity, in any criminal proceedings, or when determining the ownership of estrays wherein the title to livestock is an issue, the certified copy of the record of a recorded brand or instrument of writing evidencing sale, assignment, or transfer of a recorded brand is prima facie evidence of the ownership of such livestock by the person possessing such livestock.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 38.
Annotations
"Prima facie evidence of ownership" means that in the absence of other evidence, proof of ownership of the brand is sufficient to constitute a prima facie case which will withstand a motion for a directed verdict on that issue. Broken Bow Prod. Credit Assn. v. Western Iowa Farms, 232 Neb. 357, 440 N.W.2d 480 (1989).
Ownership of brand is prima facie evidence of ownership of animal. Bush v. Kramer, 185 Neb. 1, 173 N.W.2d 367 (1969).
Brand upon cattle is prima facie evidence of title. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967).
Registration of brand in decedent's name raised prima facie presumption of ownership of branded cattle. Whiteside v. Whiteside, 159 Neb. 362, 67 N.W.2d 141 (1954).
Brand on livestock is only prima facie evidence of ownership which may be rebutted. Bendfeldt v. Lewis, 149 Neb. 107, 30 N.W.2d 293 (1948).
A brand on livestock is only prima facie evidence of ownership which may be rebutted. Heritage Bank v. Kasson, 22 Neb. App. 401, 853 N.W.2d 868 (2014).
Evidence of brands, and that defendant claimed title, held to support findings that cattle delivered to sale barn were those described in financing statement and government was entitled to recover proceeds to apply on secured loan by Farmers Home Administration. United States v. Pirnie, 339 F.Supp. 702 (D. Neb. 1972).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,109 - Brand inspection area; designation.

54-1,109.
Brand inspection area; designation.
The brand inspection area of Nebraska consists of the following land area of counties and parts thereof: Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Custer, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dundy, Franklin, Frontier, part of the south half of section 1, township 3 north, range 21, on railroad right-of-way in the west part of Oxford Town called Burlington addition in Furnas, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, all of lots 1, 7, and 8 in block 48 in original town of Grand Island, and all of the southeast quarter lying south of the Union Pacific Railroad Company's right-of-way in section 24, township 11 north, range 10, in Hall, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, all of Knox except Eastern, Dolphin, Dowling, Columbia, Morton, Peoria, Addison, Herrick, Frankfort, and Lincoln townships, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Morrill, Perkins, Phelps, Red Willow, Rock, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Thomas, Valley, the existing livestock auction markets in Blue Hill, all of lots 1 to 6, and lots 7 and 8, except twenty-two feet of the east side of lot 8, all in block 6, original town of Blue Hill, and Red Cloud, part of lot A, Roats subdivision to Red Cloud, lots 1 and 2 and the south one-half of block 32 in original town of Red Cloud, and all of annex lot 21, Red Cloud, in Webster, and all of Wheeler.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 40.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,112 - Brand inspection area; slaughter and hide records; violation; penalty.

54-1,112.
Brand inspection area; slaughter and hide records; violation; penalty.
(1) Any person located within the brand inspection area who slaughters or has cattle slaughtered for sale or distribution shall keep, in a book for that purpose, a true and faithful record of all cattle purchased and slaughtered. Such record shall also contain a description of the marks, brands, age, weight, and color of all cattle slaughtered. Such record shall contain the date when the cattle were slaughtered and a notation which sets forth by whom the cattle were raised or from whom purchased.
(2) All persons who purchase hides shall keep a record of all hides of cattle purchased by them, which record shall state the name or names of the person or persons from whom purchased, their place of residence, the date of purchase, and all marks and brands on the hide, and the record shall at all times be open for inspection by any peace officer.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction. A peace officer shall have the authority to write a citation, which shall be waivable, to offenders in violation of this section. A fine under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars per head for each offense. Violations shall be charged in the county in which the offense occurred.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 43;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,113 - Sale, trade, use, or consumption of beef or veal; requirements; violation; penalty.

54-1,113.
Sale, trade, use, or consumption of beef or veal; requirements; violation; penalty.
(1)(a) Inside of the brand inspection area, no person shall sell or trade or offer for sale or trade the carcass of a beef or veal, or any portion thereof, including the hide of such carcass, unless a certificate of inspection is secured from a brand inspector. Such person shall exhibit the certificate of inspection upon the demand of any person.
(b) Outside of the brand inspection area, no person shall sell or offer for sale, except as a butcher bonded under section 54-1,114, the carcass of a beef or veal, or any portion thereof, without first exhibiting the intact hide of the same and exposing the brand upon the hide, if any, to the purchaser. A person selling or offering for sale any such carcass of beef or veal shall preserve the hide of the same for a period of fifteen days unless a certificate of inspection is secured from a brand inspector, and such person shall exhibit the certificate of inspection upon the demand of any person.
(2) No person shall kill for his, her, or its own use and consumption any cattle for beef or veal without preserving the hide of such animal intact with a complete unskinned tail attached thereto for a period of not less than fifteen days unless a certificate of inspection is secured from a brand inspector, and such hide shall be presented for inspection upon demand of any person.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction. A peace officer shall have the authority to write a citation, which shall be waivable, to offenders in violation of this section. A fine under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars per head for each offense. Violations shall be charged in the county in which the offense occurred.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 44;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,115 - Livestock transportation authority form; requirements; violation; penalty.

54-1,115.
Livestock transportation authority form; requirements; violation; penalty.
(1) Any person, other than the owner or the owner's employee, using a motor vehicle or trailer to transport livestock or carcasses over any land within the State of Nebraska not owned or rented by such person or who is so transporting such livestock upon a highway, public street, or thoroughfare within the State of Nebraska shall have in his or her possession a livestock transportation authority form, certificate of inspection, or shipping certificate from a registered feedlot, authorizing such movement as to each head of livestock transported by such vehicle.
(2) A livestock transportation authority form shall be in writing and shall state the name of the owner of the livestock, the owner's post office address, the place from which the livestock are being moved, including the name of the ranch, if any, the destination, the name and address of the carrier, the license number and make of motor vehicle to which consigned, together with the number of livestock and a description thereof including kind, sex, breed, color, and marks, if any, and in the case of livestock shipments originating within the brand inspection area, the brands, if there are any. The authority form shall be signed by the owner of the livestock or the owner's authorized agent.
(3) Any peace officer, based upon probable cause to question the ownership of the livestock being transported, may stop a motor vehicle or motor vehicle and trailer and request exhibition of any authority form or certificate required by this section.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction. A peace officer shall have the authority to write a citation, which shall be waivable, to offenders in violation of this section. A fine under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars per head for each offense. Violations shall be charged in the county in which the offense occurred.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 46;
Laws 2000, LB 213, § 8;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 11;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 27.
Cross References
Duty to care for livestock, violation, penalty, see section 54-7,104.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,116 - Satisfactory evidence of ownership; violation; penalty.

54-1,116.
Satisfactory evidence of ownership; violation; penalty.
(1) All livestock sold or otherwise disposed of shall be accompanied by a properly executed bill of sale in writing or, for cattle, a certificate of inspection. All owners of or persons possessing livestock have a duty to exhibit, upon request of any person, the bill of sale or other satisfactory evidence of ownership of the livestock.
(2) A violation of this section is an infraction. A peace officer shall have the authority to write a citation, which shall be waivable, to offenders in violation of this section. A fine under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars per head for each offense. Violations shall be charged in the county in which the offense occurred.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 47;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 28.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,117 - Brand inspection area; intermingling of livestock; effect.

54-1,117.
Brand inspection area; intermingling of livestock; effect.
No consignment of livestock within, entering into, or passing through the brand inspection area, after having been inspected by a brand inspector, shall be permitted to intermingle with any other livestock located within the brand inspection area. If, at any time after brand inspection has been performed or a certificate of inspection has been issued on any shipment of livestock, the livestock become intermingled with other livestock located within the brand inspection area, the original brand inspection is void and before further movement of the livestock out of the brand inspection area may be made, reinspection for identification of brands is required. A brand inspector may require reinspection if he or she has reason to believe a consignment of livestock has become intermingled.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 48.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,118 - Livestock; questions of ownership; procedure.

54-1,118.
Livestock; questions of ownership; procedure.
If any livestock inspected under the Livestock Brand Act or section 54-415 is unbranded or bears a brand or brands in addition to, or other than, the recorded brand or brands of the shipper or seller, then the shipper or seller may be required to establish his or her ownership of such livestock by exhibiting to the Nebraska Brand Committee a bill of sale to such livestock or by other satisfactory evidence of ownership. If ownership of the livestock is not established, the livestock may be sold, and the selling agent who sells such livestock shall hold the proceeds of the sale. If any shipper or seller who has offered such livestock for sale refuses to accept the bids offered, ownership must be established, or a cash bond posted with the selling agent in an amount equal to the approximate value of the livestock and payable to the brand committee, before such livestock may be removed from the premises. When ownership has been established the cash bond shall be returned to the person who or which posted it.
The shipper or seller of the livestock is required to establish ownership of such livestock within sixty days after its sale. If such shipper or seller establishes ownership of such livestock, the Nebraska Brand Committee shall order the selling agent of such livestock to pay the proceeds of sale to the shipper or seller. If such shipper or seller fails to establish ownership within the sixty days, such livestock shall be considered an estray and the Nebraska Brand Committee shall order the selling agent to pay the proceeds of sale over to the brand committee. All funds that the brand committee receives from the sale of any estray shall be placed in a separate custodial fund known as the estray fund. The brand committee shall determine the ownership of estrays that originate within the brand inspection area. Such funds shall be disposed of in the manner provided in section 54-415.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 49.
Annotations
Shipper may be required to establish ownership. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,119 - Open market; designation; brand inspection requirements.

54-1,119.
Open market; designation; brand inspection requirements.
(1) Any livestock market, whether within or outside of the state, or any meat packing plant which maintains brand inspection under the supervision of the Nebraska Brand Committee and under such rules and regulations as are specified by the United States Department of Agriculture, may be designated by the brand committee as an open market.
(2) When cattle originating from within the brand inspection area are consigned for sale to any commission company at any open market designated as such by the Nebraska Brand Committee where brand inspection is maintained, no brand inspection is required at the point of origin but is required at the point of destination unless the point of origin is a registered feedlot. If cattle are consigned to a commission company at an open market, the carrier transporting the cattle shall not allow the owner, shipper, or party in charge to change the billing to any point other than the commission company at the open market designated on the original billing, unless the carrier secures from the brand committee a certificate of inspection on the cattle so consigned. Any cattle originating in a registered feedlot consigned to a commission company at any terminal market destined for direct slaughter may be shipped in accordance with rules and regulations governing registered feedlots.
(3) Until the cattle are inspected for brands on the premises by the Nebraska Brand Committee, no person shall sell or cause to be sold or offer for sale (a) any cattle at a livestock auction market located within the brand inspection area or at a farm or ranch sale located within the brand inspection area or (b) any cattle originating within the brand inspection area consigned to an open market.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 50;
Laws 2000, LB 213, § 9;
Laws 2017, LB600, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,121 - Registered feedlot; cattle shipment; requirements.

54-1,121.
Registered feedlot; cattle shipment; requirements.
Cattle sold or shipped from a registered feedlot, for purposes other than direct slaughter or sale on any terminal market, are subject to the brand inspection under sections 54-1,110 to 54-1,119, and the seller or shipper shall bear the cost of such inspection at the regular fee.
Any other cattle shipped from a registered feedlot are not subject to brand inspection at origin or destination, but the shipper must have a shipping certificate from the registered feedlot. The shipping certificate form shall be prescribed by the Nebraska Brand Committee and shall show the registered feedlot operator's name and registration number, date shipped, destination, agency receiving the cattle, number of head in the shipment, and sex of the cattle. The shipping certificate shall be completed in triplicate by the registered feedlot operator at the time of shipment. One copy thereof shall be delivered to the brand inspector at the market along with shipment, if applicable, one copy shall be sent to the brand committee by the tenth day of the following month, and one copy shall be retained by the registered feedlot operator. If a shipping certificate does not accompany a shipment of cattle from a registered feedlot to any destination where brand inspection is maintained by the brand committee, all such cattle shall be subject to a brand inspection and the inspection fees and surcharge provided under section 54-1,108 shall be charged for the service.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 52;
Laws 2000, LB 213, § 10;
Laws 2011, LB181, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,122 - Registered feedlot; cattle received; requirements.

54-1,122.
Registered feedlot; cattle received; requirements.
Any cattle originating in a state that has a brand inspection agency and which are accompanied by a certificate of inspection or brand clearance issued by such agency may be moved directly from the point of origin into a registered feedlot. Any cattle not accompanied by such a certificate of inspection or brand clearance or by satisfactory evidence of ownership from states or portions of states not having brand inspection shall be subjected to physical inspection for brands by the Nebraska Brand Committee or, if applicable, subjected to electronic inspection, within a reasonable time after arrival at a registered feedlot, and the inspection fee and mileage charge, if applicable, provided under section 54-1,108 shall be collected by the brand inspector at the time the inspection is performed.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 53;
Laws 2011, LB181, § 3;
Laws 2021, LB572, § 30.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,123 - Prohibited sale; violation; penalty.

54-1,123.
Prohibited sale; violation; penalty.
No person, other than the owner of the livestock, shall sell or offer for sale or trade or otherwise dispose of any livestock unless the person so offering has the bill of sale, a power of attorney from the owner of such livestock authorizing such sale, or other satisfactory evidence of ownership. A violation of this section is a Class III felony.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 54.
Annotations
Bill of sale of cattle must state the statutory details required. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967).
Trade of livestock is not limited by this section. Bendfeldt v. Lewis, 149 Neb. 107, 30 N.W.2d 293 (1948).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,124 - Prohibited brand; violation; penalty.

54-1,124.
Prohibited brand; violation; penalty.
If any person willfully and knowingly brands, marks, or causes to be branded or marked, livestock owned by another with the intent to deprive such owner of the livestock or willfully and knowingly effaces, defaces, or obliterates any mark upon any livestock owned by another with the intent to deprive such owner of the livestock, such person is guilty of a Class III felony.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 778, § 55.
Annotations
Failure to instruct upon effect of this section was prejudicial error. Coomes v. Drinkwalter, 181 Neb. 450, 149 N.W.2d 60 (1967).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 54 - Livestock › 54-1,124.01 - Acts prohibited; penalty.

54-1,124.01.
Acts prohibited; penalty.
A person commits a Class III felony if:
(1) Such person willfully and knowingly performs or causes to be performed any act to:
(a) Apply, remove, damage, or alter an approved nonvisual identifier; or
(b) Expunge, alter, render inaccessible, or otherwise corrupt information recorded or embedded on or in an approved nonvisual identifier; and
(2) Such conduct is done with the intent to deprive an owner of livestock or falsely assert ownership of livestock.
Source
Laws 2021, LB572, § 31.