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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-808 - Remedies of creditor.

36-808.
Remedies of creditor.
(a) In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, a creditor, subject to the limitations in section 36-809, may obtain:
(1) avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the creditor's claim;
(2) an attachment or other provisional remedy against the asset transferred or other property of the transferee if available under applicable law; and
(3) subject to applicable principles of equity and in accordance with applicable rules of civil procedure:
(i) an injunction against further disposition by the debtor or a transferee, or both, of the asset transferred or of other property;
(ii) appointment of a receiver to take charge of the asset transferred or of other property of the transferee; or
(iii) any other relief the circumstances may require.
(b) If a creditor has obtained a judgment on a claim against the debtor, the creditor, if the court so orders, may levy execution on the asset transferred or its proceeds.
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 8.
Annotations
1. Prior law (Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, sections 36-701 to 36-712)
Pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of section 36-708, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act requires some nexus between the claim upon which an individual's creditor status depends and the purpose for which that individual seeks to set aside a fraudulent transfer. Reed v. Reed, 275 Neb. 418, 747 N.W.2d 18 (2008).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-810 - Extinguishment of claim for relief.

36-810.
Extinguishment of claim for relief.
A claim for relief with respect to a transfer or obligation under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act is extinguished unless action is brought:
(1) under subdivision (a)(1) of section 36-805, not later than four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, not later than one year after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant;
(2) under subdivision (a)(2) of section 36-805 or subsection (a) of section 36-806, not later than four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred; or
(3) under subsection (b) of section 36-806, not later than one year after the transfer was made.
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-811 - Governing law.

36-811.
Governing law.
(a) In this section, the following rules determine a debtor's location:
(1) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual's principal residence.
(2) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located at its place of business.
(3) A debtor that is an organization and has more than one place of business is located at its chief executive office.
(b) A claim for relief in the nature of a claim for relief under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act is governed by the local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located when the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred.
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-812 - Application to series organization.

36-812.
Application to series organization.
(a) In this section:
(1) Protected series means an arrangement, however denominated, created by a series organization that, pursuant to the law under which the series organization is organized, has the characteristics set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(2) Series organization means an organization that, pursuant to the law under which it is organized, has the following characteristics:
(i) The organic record of the organization provides for creation by the organization of one or more protected series, however denominated, with respect to specified property of the organization, and for records to be maintained for each protected series that identify the property of or associated with the protected series;
(ii) Debt incurred or existing with respect to the activities of, or property of or associated with, a particular protected series is enforceable against the property of or associated with the protected series only, and not against the property of or associated with the organization or other protected series of the organization; and
(iii) Debt incurred or existing with respect to the activities or property of the organization is enforceable against the property of the organization only, and not against the property of or associated with a protected series of the organization.
(b) A series organization and each protected series of the organization is a separate person for purposes of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, even if for other purposes a protected series is not a person separate from the organization or other protected series of the organization.
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-813 - Supplementary provisions.

36-813.
Supplementary provisions.
Unless displaced by the provisions of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency, or other validating or invalidating cause, supplement its provisions.
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-814 - Uniformity of application and construction.

36-814.
Uniformity of application and construction.
The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of the act among states enacting it.
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 36 - Fraud and Voidable Transactions › 36-815 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

36-815.
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., as the act existed on September 1, 2019, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).
Source
Laws 2019, LB70, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-102 - Game and Parks Commission; districts.

37-102.
Game and Parks Commission; districts.
For purposes of section 37-101, the state is hereby divided into eight districts. The limits and designations of the eight districts shall be as follows:
(1) District No. 1. The counties of Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Johnson, Otoe, Cass, Sarpy, Saunders, Butler, Gage, Seward, Saline, and Jefferson;
(2) District No. 2. Douglas County;
(3) District No. 3. The counties of Washington, Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Merrick, Nance, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Thurston, Wayne, Pierce, Antelope, Knox, Cedar, Dixon, and Dakota;
(4) District No. 4. The counties of Thayer, Nuckolls, Webster, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, York, Polk, Hamilton, Hall, Buffalo, Kearney, and Franklin;
(5) District No. 5. The counties of Harlan, Furnas, Red Willow, Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, Hayes, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps, Dawson, Lincoln, and Perkins;
(6) District No. 6. The counties of Howard, Greeley, Wheeler, Sherman, Valley, Garfield, Holt, Boyd, Keya Paha, Rock, Brown, Loup, Blaine, Custer, Logan, McPherson, Arthur, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, and Cherry;
(7) District No. 7. The counties of Deuel, Garden, Keith, Sheridan, Cheyenne, Morrill, Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Kimball; and
(8) District No. 8. Lancaster County.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 315, § 2, p. 954;
Laws 1963, c. 513, § 1, p. 1628;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-801.01;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 2;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-103 - Game and Parks Commission; chairperson; election.

37-103.
Game and Parks Commission; chairperson; election.
The members of the Game and Parks Commission shall meet in January of each year and shall elect a chairperson of the commission from the membership.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 2, p. 443;
C.S.1929, § 81-6502;
Laws 1935, c. 174, § 2, p. 640;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6502;
R.S.1943, § 81-802;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-802;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-104 - Game and Parks Commission; meetings; special meeting; notice; place; quorum; agreement with city of Lincoln for building and facilities; location.

37-104.
Game and Parks Commission; meetings; special meeting; notice; place; quorum; agreement with city of Lincoln for building and facilities; location.
Regular meetings of the Game and Parks Commission shall be held quarterly. Special meetings may be held upon call of the chairperson or pursuant to a call signed by three other members, of which the chairperson shall have three days' written notice. No official action shall be taken except at a public meeting at the headquarters of the commission or at a public meeting at a location within the state as determined by a majority of members of the commission. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
All regular meetings held in Lincoln, Nebraska, shall be held in suitable offices to be provided under the authority of Chapter 72, article 14. The Game and Parks Commission is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Lincoln providing for the supplying by the city of Lincoln to the State of Nebraska for the commission of a headquarters office building and related buildings and facilities therefor, including the parking of motor vehicles, to be located on real estate which is north of Holdrege Street and east of 33rd Street.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 776, § 1, p. 2947;
Laws 1997, LB 141, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1997, § 81-803.01;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 4;
Laws 2023, LB565, § 22.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-105 - Game and Parks Commission; expenses; per diem.

37-105.
Game and Parks Commission; expenses; per diem.
The members of the Game and Parks Commission, other than the secretary, shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 and shall be allowed a per diem of thirty-five dollars for days actually away from home on business of the commission, not exceeding forty-five days in any one year.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 4, p. 444;
C.S.1929, § 81-6504;
Laws 1933, c. 96, § 17, p. 396;
Laws 1941, c. 180, § 7, p. 704;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6504;
R.S.1943, § 81-804;
Laws 1947, c. 315, § 3, p. 954;
Laws 1967, c. 584, § 1, p. 1973;
Laws 1977, LB 482, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 172;
Laws 1988, LB 864, § 13;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-804;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 5;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-106 - Game and Parks Commission; secretary; qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; duties; removal.

37-106.
Game and Parks Commission; secretary; qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; duties; removal.
The Game and Parks Commission shall appoint a secretary, who will act as its director and chief conservation officer and be in charge of its activities. He or she shall be a person with knowledge of and experience in the requirements of the protection, propagation, conservation, and restoration of the wildlife resources of the state. The secretary shall serve for a term of six years. The secretary shall not hold any other public office and shall devote his or her entire time to the service of the state in the discharge of his or her official duties. The secretary shall receive such compensation as the commission may determine and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by him or her in the discharge of his or her official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the secretary shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office, and shall, in addition thereto, swear or affirm that he or she holds no other public office, nor any position under any political committee or party. Such oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Under the direction of the commission, the secretary shall have general supervision and control of all activities and functions of the commission, shall enforce all the provisions of the law of the state relating to wild animals, birds, fish, parks, and recreational areas, and shall exercise all necessary powers incident thereto not specifically conferred on the commission. The secretary may be removed by the commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, but only by a majority vote of the commissioners after delivering to the secretary a copy of the charges and affording him or her an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own defense. If the secretary is removed, the commission shall place in its minutes a complete statement of all charges made against the secretary and its findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings and the recorded vote thereon.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 10, p. 446;
C.S.1929, § 81-6510;
Laws 1935, c. 174, § 7, p. 642;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6510;
R.S.1943, § 81-807;
Laws 1967, c. 36, § 7, p. 163;
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 10, p. 1979;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 173;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-807;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 6;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 27.
Cross References
For provisions relating to oath of office and bond approval generally, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska, and Chapter 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-107 - Game and Parks Commission; secretary; duties; deposit of receipts from administration of game and fish laws; credited to State Game Fund.

37-107.
Game and Parks Commission; secretary; duties; deposit of receipts from administration of game and fish laws; credited to State Game Fund.
It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep an exact and detailed account and record of the activities of the Game and Parks Commission, and on September 15 of each year, he or she shall submit to the Governor a report of all expenditures made during the preceding fiscal year, vouchers for which shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary and open to the inspection of the Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts, and members of the Legislature. All money received by the commission from the administration of fish and game shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the State Game Fund except as otherwise provided in the Game Law.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 9, p. 446;
C.S.1929, § 81-6509;
R.S.1943, § 81-808;
Laws 1961, c. 427, § 1, p. 1335;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-808;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-108 - Game and Parks Commission; employees; appointment; compensation; interference with an election; prohibited.

37-108.
Game and Parks Commission; employees; appointment; compensation; interference with an election; prohibited.
The secretary, under the direction of the Game and Parks Commission acting in official session, is authorized to appoint such conservation officers, agents, office employees, and such other employees as may be required efficiently to enforce the laws for the protection of wildlife and for the administration of hatcheries, game preserves, recreational areas, and parks. In addition to the necessary conservation officers, the commission shall specify and require the appointment of such other agents and employees as may be required to execute its plans and projects and to administer its affairs, and the commission shall prescribe their duties. The commission shall fix the compensation of conservation officers and other agents and employees. Conservation officers and other agents and employees may be removed by the commission but only after a hearing. While retaining the right to vote as he or she may please and to express privately his or her opinion on all political subjects, no employee or officer of the commission shall use his or her official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 11, p. 446;
C.S.1929, § 81-6511;
Laws 1935, c. 174, § 8, p. 643;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6511;
R.S.1943, § 81-809;
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 11, p. 1980;
Laws 1977, LB 398, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-809;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-109 - Game and Parks Commission; officers; oath.

37-109.
Game and Parks Commission; officers; oath.
Each commissioner and every conservation officer and each administrative officer under the Game and Parks Commission, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall subscribe and take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 13, p. 447;
C.S.1929, § 81-6513;
Laws 1935, c. 174, § 10, p. 644;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6513;
R.S.1943, § 81-810;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-810;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 9.
Cross References
For constitutional oath, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-110 - Game and Parks Commission; commissioners, officers, and employees; bond or insurance.

37-110.
Game and Parks Commission; commissioners, officers, and employees; bond or insurance.
Each member of the Game and Parks Commission, all conservation officers, managers and custodians of parks, hatcheries, and captive wildlife facilities, all other agents, and all employees thereof, shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 14, p. 447;
C.S.1929, § 81-6514;
Laws 1935, c. 174, § 11, p. 644;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6514;
R.S.1943, § 81-811;
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 12, p. 1980;
Laws 1978, LB 653, § 32;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-811;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 10;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 1;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-111 - Water safety education; grants; powers and duties.

37-111.
Water safety education; grants; powers and duties.
The Game and Parks Commission shall create a program for the purpose of providing financial support for the education of persons about water safety in general and specifically for the education of children about staying away from water unless accompanied by an adult. The commission shall use the Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund to award grants to nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to educating children about water safety. The grants shall be used by the recipient organization to support educating persons about water safety in general and specifically for the education of children about water safety.
Source
Laws 2021, LB166, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-112 - Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

37-112.
Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund is created for the purpose of funding the program set forth in section 37-111. The fund shall consist of any money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,258. The fund may also receive gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations from public or private entities. The state investment officer shall invest any money in the fund available for investment pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB166, § 10.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-201 - Law, how cited.

37-201.
Law, how cited.
Sections 37-201 to 37-811 and 37-1501 to 37-1510 and the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act shall be known and may be cited as the Game Law.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, I, § 2, p. 408;
C.S.1929, § 37-102;
R.S.1943, § 37-102;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 2;
Laws 1989, LB 251, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 403, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 830, § 7;
Laws 1994, LB 1088, § 2;
Laws 1994, LB 1165, § 6;
Laws 1995, LB 274, § 1;
Laws 1996, LB 923, § 2;
Laws 1997, LB 19, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-102;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 11;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 2;
Laws 2000, LB 788, § 2;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 14;
Laws 2003, LB 305, § 1;
Laws 2004, LB 826, § 1;
Laws 2005, LB 121, § 2;
Laws 2005, LB 162, § 1;
Laws 2007, LB504, § 1;
Laws 2009, LB105, § 2;
Laws 2010, LB743, § 3;
Laws 2010, LB836, § 1;
Laws 2012, LB391, § 1;
Laws 2012, LB928, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB699, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB814, § 1;
Laws 2015, LB142, § 1;
Laws 2016, LB474, § 1;
Laws 2018, LB775, § 1;
Laws 2019, LB374, § 1;
Laws 2020, LB287, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB507, § 1;
Laws 2022, LB1082, § 1.
Cross References
State Park System Construction Alternatives Act, see section 37-1701.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-202 - Definitions, where found.

37-202.
Definitions, where found.
For purposes of the Game Law, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 37-203 to 37-247.01 are used.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, I, § 1, p. 407;
C.S.1929, § 37-101;
Laws 1931, c. 75, § 1, p. 199;
Laws 1937, c. 89, § 1, p. 290;
Laws 1941, c. 72, § 1, p. 300;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-101;
Laws 1943, c. 94, § 1, p. 321;
R.S.1943, § 37-101;
Laws 1949, c. 100, § 1, p. 275;
Laws 1953, c. 123, § 1, p. 386;
Laws 1957, c. 139, § 1, p. 464;
Laws 1959, c. 148, § 2, p. 563;
Laws 1963, c. 200, § 1, p. 647;
Laws 1965, c. 194, § 1, p. 592;
Laws 1967, c. 216, § 1, p. 578;
Laws 1971, LB 733, § 8;
Laws 1973, LB 331, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 195, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 142, § 1;
Laws 1976, LB 861, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 72, § 1;
Laws 1985, LB 557, § 1;
Laws 1987, LB 154, § 1;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 201;
Laws 1993, LB 830, § 6;
Laws 1994, LB 884, § 57;
Laws 1994, LB 1088, § 1;
Laws 1994, LB 1165, § 5;
Laws 1995, LB 259, § 1;
Laws 1997, LB 173, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-101;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 12;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 3;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 15;
Laws 2012, LB391, § 2;
Laws 2019, LB374, § 2;
Laws 2020, LB287, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-204 - Aquaculture facility, defined.

37-204.
Aquaculture facility, defined.
Aquaculture facility means any facility, structure, lake, pond, tank, or tanker truck used for the purpose of propagating, selling, brokering, trading, or transporting cultured aquatic stock.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-205 - Aquaculturist, defined.

37-205.
Aquaculturist, defined.
Aquaculturist means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, other than an employee of a state or federal hatchery, involved in producing, transporting, or marketing cultured aquatic stock or products thereof.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-206.01 - Aquatic invasive species, defined.

37-206.01.
Aquatic invasive species, defined.
Aquatic invasive species means exotic or nonnative aquatic organisms listed in rules and regulations of the commission which pose a significant threat to the aquatic resources, water supplies, or water infrastructure of this state.
Source
Laws 2012, LB391, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-207 - Aquatic organism, defined.

37-207.
Aquatic organism, defined.
Aquatic organism means an individual member of any species of fish, mollusk, crustacean, aquatic reptile, aquatic amphibian, aquatic insect, or other aquatic invertebrate. Aquatic organism includes the viable gametes, eggs or sperm, of an aquatic organism.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-207.01 - Authorized inspector, defined.

37-207.01.
Authorized inspector, defined.
Authorized inspector means a person who meets the requirements established in rules and regulations of the commission to inspect for aquatic invasive species and includes, but is not limited to, a conservation officer and a peace officer as defined in section 49-801.
Source
Laws 2012, LB391, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-208.01 - Bonus point, defined.

37-208.01.
Bonus point, defined.
Bonus point means a point or points accrued by an applicant for preference in a random permit drawing in which the number of points determines the number of entries in the permit drawing.
Source
Laws 2020, LB287, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-209 - Baitfish, defined.

37-209.
Baitfish, defined.
Baitfish means those species of fish, as listed in rules and regulations of the commission, that are collected from the wild or bought from legal sources and sold for use as bait.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 19;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-210 - Captive propagation, defined.

37-210.
Captive propagation, defined.
Captive propagation means to hold live raptors in a controlled environment that is intensively manipulated by humans for the purpose of producing raptors of selected species and that has boundaries designed to prevent raptors, eggs, or gametes of the selected species from entering or leaving the controlled environment.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-210.01 - Captivity, defined.

37-210.01.
Captivity, defined.
Captivity means a condition which limits or restricts the free egress or free range of wild birds, wild mammals, or wildlife by the use of fences, barriers, or restraints.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-211 - Commercial aquaculturist, defined.

37-211.
Commercial aquaculturist, defined.
Commercial aquaculturist means an aquaculturist engaged in the business of growing, selling, brokering, or processing live or viable aquatic organisms for commercial purposes.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-213 - Commercial fish, defined.

37-213.
Commercial fish, defined.
Commercial fish means those species of fish, other than baitfish, as listed in rules and regulations of the commission, allowed to be harvested from the wild or bought, sold, or bartered for economic gain.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-215 - Conservation, defined.

37-215.
Conservation, defined.
Conservation means the use of all methods and procedures for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals within species and populations of wildlife up to the optimum carrying capacity of their habitat and maintaining such levels. Such methods and procedures include, but are not limited to, all activities associated with scientific resources management such as research, census, law enforcement, habitat acquisition and maintenance, propagation, live trapping, transplantation, regulated taking, and the periodic or total protection of species or populations.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-215.01 - Conveyance, defined.

37-215.01.
Conveyance, defined.
Conveyance means a motorboat as defined in section 37-1204, a personal watercraft as defined in section 37-1204.01, a vessel as defined in section 37-1203, a trailer, or any associated equipment or containers which may contain or carry aquatic invasive species.
Source
Laws 2012, LB391, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-216 - Cultured aquatic stock, defined.

37-216.
Cultured aquatic stock, defined.
Cultured aquatic stock means aquatic organisms raised from privately owned stocks and aquatic organisms lawfully acquired and held in private ownership until they become intermingled with wild aquatic organisms.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-217 - Disabled person, defined.

37-217.
Disabled person, defined.
Disabled person means any person certified by a physician to have a permanent physical impairment which limits personal mobility and results in an inability to travel unassisted more than two hundred feet without the use of a wheelchair, crutch, walker, prosthetic, orthotic, or other assistance device as allowed by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-223 - Fish, when used as a noun, defined.

37-223.
Fish, when used as a noun, defined.
Fish, when used as a noun, means a cold-blooded, vertebrate animal, typically covered with scales, which breathes by gills, swims by body motion using fins for maneuvering, and is dependent upon water as a medium in which to live.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 33.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-224 - Fish, when used as a verb, defined.

37-224.
Fish, when used as a verb, defined.
Fish, when used as a verb, means to pursue, shoot, catch, capture, collect, harvest, kill, destroy, or attempt to pursue, shoot, catch, capture, collect, harvest, kill, or destroy.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-226 - Fur-bearing animals, defined.

37-226.
Fur-bearing animals, defined.
Fur-bearing animals means all beaver, martens, mink, muskrats, raccoons, opossums, otters, bobcats, gray foxes, red foxes, badgers, long-tailed weasels, Canada lynx, and skunks, except mutation minks and mutation foxes.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 36;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-227 - Game, defined.

37-227.
Game, defined.
Game means all game fish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles, tiger salamanders, mussels, crows, game animals, fur-bearing animals, game birds, protected birds, and all other creatures protected by the Game Law.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 37;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-229 - Game birds, defined.

37-229.
Game birds, defined.
Game birds means coots, cranes, curlew, doves, grouse, partridges, pheasants, plovers, prairie chickens, quail, rails, snipes, swans, woodcocks, wild turkeys, and all migratory waterfowl.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 39;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 7.
Annotations
Pheasants are game birds. State v. Allen, 159 Neb. 314, 66 N.W.2d 830 (1954).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-231 - Habitual offender, defined.

37-231.
Habitual offender, defined.
Habitual offender means a person who has been convicted of violating the Game Law two or more times in any calendar year or who has been convicted of violating the Game Law three or more times in any ten-year period beginning with the date of the first conviction.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 41.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-233 - Migratory game birds, defined.

37-233.
Migratory game birds, defined.
Migratory game birds means all doves, ducks, geese, rails, snipes, cranes, woodcocks, coots, and swans.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 43.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-233.01 - Migratory waterfowl, defined.

37-233.01.
Migratory waterfowl, defined.
Migratory waterfowl means any ducks, geese, or brant upon which an open season has been established by the commission.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-236 - Optimum carrying capacity, defined.

37-236.
Optimum carrying capacity, defined.
Optimum carrying capacity means that point at which a given habitat can support healthy populations of wildlife species, having regard to the total ecosystem without diminishing the ability of the habitat to continue that function.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 46.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-237 - Person, owner, proprietor, grantee, lessee, and licensee, defined.

37-237.
Person, owner, proprietor, grantee, lessee, and licensee, defined.
Person, owner, proprietor, grantee, lessee, and licensee means and includes individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, corporations, and municipalities.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 47.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-237.01 - Protected bird, defined.

37-237.01.
Protected bird, defined.
Protected bird means all birds except game birds, English sparrows, European starlings, and pigeons other than Antwerp or homing pigeons, commonly called Carrier Pigeons.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-237.02 - Preference point, defined.

37-237.02.
Preference point, defined.
Preference point means a point or points accrued by an applicant for preference in a structured random permit drawing in which the draw is structured by the number of preference points and the applicants with the most points are drawn first.
Source
Laws 2020, LB287, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-238 - Raptor, defined.

37-238.
Raptor, defined.
Raptor means any bird of the Accipitriformes, Falconiformes, or Strigiformes, including, but not limited to, caracaras, eagles, falcons, harriers, hawks, kites, osprey, owls, and vultures.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 48;
Laws 2011, LB41, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-244 - Upland game birds, defined.

37-244.
Upland game birds, defined.
Upland game birds means all species and subspecies of quail, partridges, pheasants, wild turkeys, and grouse, including prairie chickens.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 54.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-245 - Wild birds, defined.

37-245.
Wild birds, defined.
Wild birds means the species of birds native to, migrating to or through, or having established free-ranging populations in the State of Nebraska except the English sparrow, the European starling, and the common pigeon.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 55.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-246 - Wild mammals, defined.

37-246.
Wild mammals, defined.
Wild mammals means the species of mammals native to, migrating to or through, or having established free-ranging populations in the State of Nebraska except the fallow deer, the house mouse, the Norway rat, the black rat, the feral domestic dog, and the feral domestic cat.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 56;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-247 - Wildlife, defined.

37-247.
Wildlife, defined.
Wildlife means any member of any nondomesticated species of the animal kingdom, whether reared in captivity or not, including any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof or the dead body or parts thereof.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 57.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-247.01 - Wildlife abatement, defined.

37-247.01.
Wildlife abatement, defined.
Wildlife abatement means the use of a trained raptor to frighten, flush, haze, take, or kill certain wildlife to manage depredation, damage, or other threats to human health and safety or commerce caused by such wildlife.
Source
Laws 2019, LB374, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-248 - General penalty provision.

37-248.
General penalty provision.
Any person violating any of the provisions of the Game Law or any provisions of the rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission, where a penalty is not otherwise fixed, shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be subject to a mandatory fine of at least fifty dollars upon conviction.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 94, § 14, p. 331;
R.S.1943, § 37-103;
Laws 1957, c. 139, § 2, p. 465;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 172;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-103;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 58;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-301 - Commission; general authority.

37-301.
Commission; general authority.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 37-302 to 37-313, 37-315, 37-317, 37-330, 37-425, and 37-608, the commission shall have sole charge of state parks, game and fish, recreation grounds, and all things pertaining thereto. All funds rendered available by law, including funds already collected for such purposes, may be used by the commission in administering and developing such resources.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 113, § 5, p. 444;
C.S.1929, § 81-6505;
Laws 1935, c. 174, § 3, p. 640;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6505;
R.S.1943, § 81-805;
Laws 1949, c. 283, § 1, p. 980;
Laws 1959, c. 431, § 1, p. 1439;
Laws 1959, c. 432, § 21, p. 1455;
Laws 1959, c. 433, § 2, p. 1458;
Laws 1959, c. 434, § 1, p. 1460;
Laws 1961, c. 174, § 5, p. 519;
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 8, p. 1977;
Laws 1967, c. 231, § 4, p. 611;
Laws 1969, c. 799, § 1, p. 3007;
Laws 1971, LB 53, § 12;
Laws 1972, LB 1169, § 1;
Laws 1974, LB 779, § 3;
Laws 1981, LB 72, § 22;
Laws 1993, LB 235, § 46;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 481;
Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 100;
Laws 1996, LB 584, § 19;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-805;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 59.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-302 - Commission; stock game and fish.

37-302.
Commission; stock game and fish.
The commission shall adopt and carry into effect plans to replenish and stock the state with game and, whenever it is in the best interest of the public to do so, to stock the streams, lakes, and ponds, whether public or private, of this state with fish. It may plan such extensions and additions to existing hatcheries and such new plants as may be necessary to supply fully the state with game and fish and cause the plans to be executed after ascertaining the cost thereof.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 60.
Cross References
Instream appropriations, authority of commission to obtain permit, see section 46-2,107 et seq.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-303 - Commission; acquire land; gifts and bequests; powers.

37-303.
Commission; acquire land; gifts and bequests; powers.
(1) With the consent of the Governor, the commission may by purchase, when funds on hand or appropriated therefor are sufficient, or by gift, devise, or otherwise acquire title in the name of the State of Nebraska to sites situated outside organized municipalities, except as provided in section 90-404, for additional state parks, hatcheries, recreation grounds, state recreational trails, wildlife management areas, captive wildlife facilities, and public shooting grounds and may enter into appropriate contracts with reference thereto, all within the limits of amounts that may be appropriated, contributed, or available. For these purposes, the commission may enter into appropriate contracts, leases, or lease-purchase agreements.
(2) The commission, with the consent of the Governor, may take, receive, and hold, either in the name of the state or in trust for the state, exempt from taxation, any grant or devise of lands and any gift or bequest of money or other personal property made in furtherance of the purposes contemplated by this section and shall have such funds or the proceeds of such property invested. Such invested funds shall be deposited, used, and expended under the direction of the commission.
(3) The commission may make a survey of all lands and areas in the state which are suitable for state parks, game refuges, or other similar purposes contemplated by this section and may locate and designate any or all of such lands or areas or parts thereof and take such action as may tend to preserve or conserve them. The commission shall publish such informational material as it deems necessary and may, at its discretion, charge appropriate fees therefor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 61;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 13;
Laws 2000, LB 701, § 1.
Cross References
Acquisition of school lands, see section 72-261.
Annotations
Section distinguished from and reconciled with section giving commission eminent domain power. Duerfeldt v. State, 184 Neb. 242, 166 N.W.2d 737 (1969).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-304 - Commission; rules and regulations; commission orders.

37-304.
Commission; rules and regulations; commission orders.
(1) The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, under the procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act, governing the administration and use of all property, real and personal, under its ownership or control.
(2) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations it deems necessary to administer the activities and facilities described in sections 37-305 to 37-313.
(3) The commission may pass, by majority vote, commission orders which govern (a) conservation orders, (b) seasons, (c) open and closed areas, and (d) bag limits as described in section 37-314.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 62;
Laws 2013, LB499, § 1.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-305 - Rules and regulations; camping areas; violation; penalty.

37-305.
Rules and regulations; camping areas; violation; penalty.
The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to designate camping areas and permit camping on appropriate lands under its ownership or control. As a condition to such permission, the commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonable and proper governing public use of such camping areas, including, but not limited to, access to camping areas, area capacity, sanitation, opening and closing hours, public safety, fires, establishment and collection of fees when appropriate, protection of property, and zoning of activities. Such rules and regulations shall be posted on appropriate signs at the areas. Any person who camps on lands owned or controlled by the commission not designated as a camping area by the commission or any person who fails to observe the conditions of occupancy, use, or access posted as provided in this section shall not have permission. Any person violating the provisions of the rules and regulations authorized by this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 63.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-306 - Rules and regulations; fire safety; violation; penalty.

37-306.
Rules and regulations; fire safety; violation; penalty.
The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations permitting any type of fire, including the smoking of tobacco in any form, and providing for the size, location, and conditions under which a fire may be established on any area under its ownership or control. The commission may enact rules and regulations permitting the possession or use of any type of fireworks not prohibited by law on any areas under its ownership or control. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations authorizing management personnel to temporarily revoke permission by the posting of appropriate signs for all fires of any kind whatsoever, including smoking and the use of fireworks, in any area under its ownership or control, when such posting is in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare or for the preservation of property. Any person who lights any type of fire, uses any fireworks, smokes tobacco in any form, or leaves unattended and unextinguished any fire of any type in any location, in any area under the ownership or control of the commission, unless the commission has given permission, which permission has not been revoked, to such type of fire, to such use or possession of fireworks, or to such smoking of tobacco, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 64.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-307 - Rules and regulations; animals; violation; penalty.

37-307.
Rules and regulations; animals; violation; penalty.
The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations permitting pets, domestic animals, and poultry to be brought upon or possessed, grazed, maintained, or run at large on any area or portion of any area under its ownership or control. Any person who brings, possesses, grazes, maintains, or permits to run at large his or her pets, domestic animals, or poultry on any area or portion of any area under the ownership or control of the commission, unless the commission has permitted such bringing, possession, grazing, maintaining, or running at large, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 65.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-308 - Rules and regulations; hunting, fishing, and trapping; use of weapons; violation; penalty.

37-308.
Rules and regulations; hunting, fishing, and trapping; use of weapons; violation; penalty.
The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, temporarily or permanently, permitting hunting, fishing, or the public use of firearms, bow and arrow, or any other projectile weapons or devices on any area or any portion of any area under its ownership or control. The commission may enact special rules and regulations permitting trapping and other forms of fur harvesting on any such area or areas. Any person who, without the permission of the commission, hunts, fishes, traps, harvests fur, or uses firearms, bow and arrow, or any other projectile weapon or device on any area or any portion of any area under the ownership or control of the commission shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 66.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-308.01 - Rules and regulations; appropriate hunting weapons.

37-308.01.
Rules and regulations; appropriate hunting weapons.
The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to the appropriate weapons which may be used for hunting wildlife. The rules and regulations shall take effect beginning January 1, 2004.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 28.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-309 - Rules and regulations; water-related recreational activities; violation; penalty.

37-309.
Rules and regulations; water-related recreational activities; violation; penalty.
The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations permitting swimming, bathing, boating, wading, waterskiing, and the use of any floatation device on all or any portion of any area under its ownership or control. Such regulations may include permission for swimming, bathing, boating, waterskiing, wading, the use of floatation devices, and all other water-related recreational activities in all areas or any portion of any specific area under the ownership or control of the commission and may provide for special general conditions for specific swimming, waterskiing, boating, bathing, or wading areas, which regulations and conditions shall be posted at such areas. Any person who swims, bathes, boats, wades, waterskis, or uses any floatation device on all or any portion of any area under the ownership or control of the commission, unless the commission has given permission for such activity in the specific area or portion thereof, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 67.
Annotations
The Legislature has defined a crime herein and provided a penalty and the delegation of administrative or executive authority for implementation of details does not violate the Constitution. State v. Cutright, 193 Neb. 303, 226 N.W.2d 771 (1975).