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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-560 - Deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to property; removal; disposition of carcass.

37-560.
Deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to property; removal; disposition of carcass.
The commission is authorized, when written request has been filed by the property owner, to remove by any means at any time any deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to real or personal property. If it is necessary to kill any such deer, antelope, or elk to remove the same, the carcass thereof shall first be offered for human consumption. If human consumption is not possible, such carcass may be sold or disposed of in any other manner. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
Source
Laws 1949, c. 103, § 1(2), p. 282;
Laws 1953, c. 124, § 2, p. 390;
Laws 1969, c. 293, § 1, p. 1066;
Laws 1985, LB 557, § 3;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 94;
R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-215.01;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 280;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 83;
Laws 2001, LB 130, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-561 - Predatory animals; explosive traps; poison gas; lawful use; exceptions; posting of signs.

37-561.
Predatory animals; explosive traps; poison gas; lawful use; exceptions; posting of signs.
(1) It shall be lawful to use any device which (a) is operated by the explosion of small amounts of gunpowder or other explosives, (b) is designed to discharge poison into the mouth of a wolf, coyote, fox, wildcat, or other predatory animals upon the grabbing or seizing of the bait attached to such device by such predatory animals, (c) does not discharge any ball, slug, shot, or other missile, and (d) does not endanger the life and limb of any human being or animal, other than a predatory animal, during the legal trapping season for fur-bearing animals. Such device may be used at any time by any agency of the commission or of the federal government or by persons having the written permission of the commission. Such lawful device when used shall be set not less than two hundred yards from any federal, state, or approved county highway and not less than one thousand yards from any school or from any inhabited dwelling without written permission of the resident of the dwelling. Such device shall not be used on another person's property without the written permission of the owner or operator.
(2) It shall be unlawful to use any of such devices unless the user shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, post the land upon which the devices are emplaced with signs at least eighteen inches square and with block letters at least two inches in height and displaying the words DANGER, CYANIDE GUNS IN USE or with the official signs furnished for such a purpose by the United States Department of Agriculture. Such signs shall be placed at all entrances to the area where such devices are set, and a post shall be set by each such device displaying at least two of such signs in a manner so that such signs are plainly legible from all directions.
Source
Laws 1945, c. 83, § 2, p. 302;
Laws 1963, c. 207, § 1, p. 663;
Laws 1967, c. 221, § 1, p. 596;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-524;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 281.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-563 - Nuisance birds; commission; powers.

37-563.
Nuisance birds; commission; powers.
The commission may adopt, promulgate, and publish rules and regulations for the control of individual nuisance birds or populations of such birds to reduce or avert depredation upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife or when concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health hazard or other nuisance. Such rules and regulations shall specify the species which may be controlled, the circumstances under which control is to be permitted, and the control methods which may be employed.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 283.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-564 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing.

37-564.
Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing.
(1) No person shall knowingly and intentionally interfere or attempt to interfere with another person who is not trespassing and who is lawfully hunting or trapping any game bird, game animal, fur-bearing animal, or other wild mammal or bird or engaged in activity associated with hunting or trapping.
(2) No person shall knowingly and intentionally interfere or attempt to interfere with another person who is not trespassing and who is lawfully fishing or engaged in activity associated with fishing.
(3) For purposes of this section, (a) activity associated with hunting, trapping, or fishing shall mean travel, camping, or other acts that are preparatory to or in conjunction with hunting, trapping, or fishing on lands or waters upon which hunting, trapping, or fishing may lawfully occur and that are done by a hunter, a trapper, or an angler or by a member of a hunting, trapping, or fishing party and (b) interfere shall mean (i) disturbing, scaring, chasing, or otherwise driving away by any means any game bird, game animal, fur-bearing animal, other wild mammal or bird, or game fish, but shall not include releasing a non-fur-bearing animal, except a coyote, from a trap, (ii) impeding or obstructing a person who is hunting, trapping, or fishing, (iii) impeding or obstructing a person who is engaged in an activity associated with hunting, trapping, or fishing, (iv) affecting the condition or location of personal property intended for use in hunting, trapping, or fishing, and (v) intentionally placing himself or herself into the line of fire for the purpose of interfering with lawful hunting or trapping.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 274, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-529.01;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 284.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-565 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; injunction.

37-565.
Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; injunction.
A court may enjoin conduct described in section 37-564 upon petition by a person affected or by a person who may reasonably be affected by such conduct upon a showing that such conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect such conduct will be repeated.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 274, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-529.02;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 285.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-566 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; affirmative defense.

37-566.
Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; affirmative defense.
It shall be an affirmative defense in any action brought for violation of section 37-564 that the person against whom such action is brought was not trespassing at the time of the alleged intentional interference or attempted interference and was engaged in a lawful activity in conflict with hunting, trapping, or fishing or activity associated with hunting, trapping, or fishing described in such section.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 274, § 4;
R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-529.03;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 286.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-567 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; aiding or assisting prohibited.

37-567.
Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; aiding or assisting prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to aid or assist a person who is in violation of section 37-564.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 287.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-568 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; prohibited acts.

37-568.
Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; prohibited acts.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any aircraft, vessel, vehicle, snowmobile, or other conveyance, firearm, bow and arrow, projectile, device, radio, an electronic device, or other equipment in the commission of any of the acts prohibited under section 37-564 or 37-567.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 288.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-569 - Sections; how construed.

37-569.
Sections; how construed.
Nothing in sections 37-564 to 37-568 shall prohibit authorized personnel of the commission or the United States Department of the Interior in the administration and management of wildlife resources.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 289.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-570 - Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; violation; penalty; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle; destruction of property; liability.

37-570.
Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; violation; penalty; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle; destruction of property; liability.
Any person violating section 37-564 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. In addition, any person who damages crops, fields, livestock, fences, gates, timber, water, or any other property by the use of any aircraft, vessel, vehicle, snowmobile, or other conveyance shall be liable to the property owner.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 828, § 7;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-534;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 290.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-571 - Hunt through the Internet, defined.

37-571.
Hunt through the Internet, defined.
For purposes of sections 37-571 to 37-573, hunt through the Internet means to hunt living wildlife in real time using Internet services to remotely control actual firearms and to remotely discharge live ammunition.
Source
Laws 2007, LB504, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-572 - Hunt through the Internet; prohibited acts; confiscation and forfeiture of contraband.

37-572.
Hunt through the Internet; prohibited acts; confiscation and forfeiture of contraband.
(1) No person shall hunt through the Internet.
(2) No person shall host hunting through the Internet or otherwise enable another person to hunt through the Internet.
(3) Any conservation officer or any person specifically employed or designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may offer to host or otherwise enable another person to hunt through the Internet for the sole purpose of obtaining evidence of a violation of this section.
(4) Any firearm, computer, equipment, appliance, or conveyance used in violation of this section is contraband and shall be confiscated and forfeited to the state upon seizure by law enforcement authorities.
Source
Laws 2007, LB504, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-573 - Violations; penalty.

37-573.
Violations; penalty.
(1) Any person who violates subsection (1) of section 37-572 is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, shall pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense and not less than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense, and shall not hunt, fish, or trap in this state for a period of not less than one year from the date of sentencing.
(2) Any person who violates subsection (2) of section 37-572 is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense and not less than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. Each unlawful transaction, offer, or transfer of wildlife for any consideration, or possession of contraband described in section 37-572 with the intent to transact, offer, or transfer wildlife for any consideration in connection with hunting through the Internet is a separate offense. Any person who violates subsection (2) of section 37-572 shall not hunt, fish, or trap for a period of not less than one year from the date of sentencing.
Source
Laws 2007, LB504, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-601 - Jurisdiction of courts; duty of prosecuting attorneys.

37-601.
Jurisdiction of courts; duty of prosecuting attorneys.
All prosecutions for violations of the Game Law shall be brought in the name of the State of Nebraska before any court having jurisdiction thereof. It shall be the duty of all prosecuting attorneys in their respective jurisdictions to prosecute all persons charged with violations of the Game Law.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 1, p. 433;
C.S.1929, § 37-601;
R.S.1943, § 37-601;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 228;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-601;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 291;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 84.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-602 - Prosecutions; when and where brought; limitation.

37-602.
Prosecutions; when and where brought; limitation.
Prosecutions shall be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in the county within which the offense was committed. If the offense charged is that of having sold, having transported, or having in possession game, wild mammals, wild birds, fish, or raw furs in violation of law, prosecutions may be brought in any county through which or into which any such game, wild mammals, wild birds, fish, or raw furs have been transported or brought. All prosecutions shall be commenced within eighteen months from the time the offense charged was committed.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 2, p. 433;
C.S.1929, § 37-602;
R.S.1943, § 37-602;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 229;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-602;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 292;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 85.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-603 - Conservation officers; powers.

37-603.
Conservation officers; powers.
All full-time conservation officers are hereby made peace officers of the state with the powers of sheriffs.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 3, p. 433;
C.S.1929, § 37-603;
R.S.1943, § 37-603;
Laws 1961, c. 175, § 1, p. 522;
Laws 1961, c. 176, § 1, p. 526;
Laws 1971, LB 315, § 1;
Laws 1972, LB 1291, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 57;
Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 36;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 35;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-603;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 293.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-604 - Enforcement of Game Law; duties; fees and mileage.

37-604.
Enforcement of Game Law; duties; fees and mileage.
It shall be the duty of all conservation officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and other peace officers to make prompt investigation of and arrests for any violations of the Game Law observed or reported by any person and to cause a complaint to be filed before a court having jurisdiction thereof in case there seems just ground for such complaint and evidence procurable to support the same. Upon the filing of such a complaint, it shall be the duty of such officer to render assistance in the prosecution of the party complained against. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and other peace officers making arrests and serving warrants under this section shall receive fees and mileage under the provisions of the statutes of the state with mileage to be computed at the rate provided for county sheriffs in section 33-117. Conservation officers shall serve writs and processes, civil and criminal, when such writs and processes pertain to enforcement of duties imposed by law on the commission. Any officer or person purporting to enforce the laws of this state or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated or commission orders passed pursuant thereto shall on the demand of any person apprehended by him or her exhibit to such person his or her written commission of authority as such enforcement officer.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 294;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 86;
Laws 2013, LB499, § 15.
Annotations
A search warrant would obviously not be required to authorize service on plaintiff's lake property of writs and process. Kuester v. State, 191 Neb. 680, 217 N.W.2d 180 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-605 - Arrests or summons; hearing; failure to appear; violation; penalty.

37-605.
Arrests or summons; hearing; failure to appear; violation; penalty.
It shall be the duty of any conservation officer to make arrests or issue a summons, or both, or otherwise notify any resident of this state to appear at a place specified in such summons or notice and at a time likewise specified at least five days after such arrest unless the person arrested shall demand an earlier hearing or, if such person so desires, at an immediate hearing or a hearing within twenty-four hours thereafter at a convenient hour before a magistrate within the township or county wherein such offense was committed. Any resident refusing to give written promise to appear or any nonresident refusing to give a guaranteed arrest bond or similar written instrument shall be taken immediately by such officer before the nearest or most accessible magistrate. Any person who willfully violates his or her written promise to appear shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 295.
Annotations
A search warrant would obviously not be required to authorize service on plaintiff's lake property of writs and process. Kuester v. State, 191 Neb. 680, 217 N.W.2d 180 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-606 - Corporate offenders; how served; prosecution of agents or employees.

37-606.
Corporate offenders; how served; prosecution of agents or employees.
In case of a violation of the Game Law by a corporation, the warrant of arrest may be served on the president, secretary, or manager in this state or on any general or local agent thereof in the county where the action may properly be brought, and upon the return of such warrant so served, the corporation shall be deemed in court and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, and any fine imposed may be collected by execution against the property of such corporation. This section shall not be deemed to exempt from prosecution any agent or employee whose personal guilt is supported by probable cause.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 13, p. 436;
C.S.1929, § 37-613;
R.S.1943, § 37-613;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 42;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-613;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 296.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-607 - Conservation and peace officers; duty to arrest; powers.

37-607.
Conservation and peace officers; duty to arrest; powers.
It shall be the duty of every conservation officer and any other peace officer to arrest any person whom he or she has reason to believe has committed a violation of the Game Law and, with or without a warrant, to open, enter, and examine all camps, wagons, cars, stages, tents, packs, warehouses, stores, outhouses, stables, barns and other places, boxes, barrels, and packages where he or she has reason to believe any game, fish, or raw furs, taken or held in violation of the Game Law, are to be found and to seize the same, except that a dwelling house actually occupied can be entered only upon authority of a search warrant.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 297;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 87.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-608 - Rules and regulations; enforcement; arrest and detention authorized.

37-608.
Rules and regulations; enforcement; arrest and detention authorized.
Any law enforcement official, including any conservation officer, may enforce sections 37-305 to 37-313, the rules and regulations established under the authority of sections 60-680 and 60-6,190, and federal orders restricting access to federal lands under a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with a federal agency. When a violation has occurred in or on any area under the ownership or control of the commission or federal lands as authorized under this section, any conservation officer may arrest and detain any person committing such violation or committing any misdemeanor or felony as provided by the laws of this state or federal orders as authorized under this section until a legal warrant can be obtained.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 298;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-609 - Resisting officer or employee of commission; penalty.

37-609.
Resisting officer or employee of commission; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or obstruct any officer or any employee of the commission in the discharge of his or her lawful duties. Any person willfully resisting such officer or employee shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 4, p. 434;
C.S.1929, § 37-604;
Laws 1937, c. 89, § 15, p. 299;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-604;
R.S.1943, § 37-604;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 199;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-604;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 299.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-610 - False representation as officer or employee of commission; penalty.

37-610.
False representation as officer or employee of commission; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or herself to be an officer or employee of the commission or to assume to so act without having been duly appointed or employed as such. Any person willfully representing himself or herself to be such officer or employee shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 5, p. 434;
C.S.1929, § 37-605;
Laws 1937, c. 89, § 16, p. 299;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-605;
R.S.1943, § 37-605;
Laws 1957, c. 139, § 13, p. 471;
Laws 1961, c. 175, § 2, p. 523;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 200;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-605;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 300.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-611 - Separate offense, defined.

37-611.
Separate offense, defined.
(1) Each individual animal of any species of wildlife taken in violation of the Game Law, (2) each individual animal of any species of wildlife shipped, offered or received for shipment, transported, bought, sold, bartered, or had in possession contrary to the Game Law, and (3) each seine, net, or other device, including ferrets, used or attempted to be used in violation of the Game Law, shall constitute a separate offense.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 11, p. 436;
C.S.1929, § 37-611;
R.S.1943, § 37-611;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 40;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-611;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 301.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-612 - Accessories; penalties.

37-612.
Accessories; penalties.
Any person who makes any use of or has in his or her possession or who aids or abets in the taking of any game or raw fur taken contrary to any of the provisions of the Game Law, with knowledge of such fact or of facts sufficient in law to charge him or her with such knowledge, shall be deemed a principal in the unlawful taking, transporting, or possession of such game or raw fur and shall be subject to the same penalties therefor as the person who took the game or raw fur, unlawfully had the game or raw fur in his or her possession, or unlawfully transported the game or raw fur.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 12, p. 436;
C.S.1929, § 37-612;
R.S.1943, § 37-612;
Laws 1967, c. 216, § 15, p. 590;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 41;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-612;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 302.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-614 - Revocation and suspension of permits; grounds.

37-614.
Revocation and suspension of permits; grounds.
(1) When a person pleads guilty to or is convicted of any violation listed in this subsection, the court shall, in addition to any other penalty, revoke and require the immediate surrender of all permits to hunt, fish, and harvest fur held by such person and suspend the privilege of such person to hunt, fish, and harvest fur and to purchase such permits for a period of not less than three years. The court shall consider the number and severity of the violations of the Game Law in determining the length of the revocation and suspension. The violations shall be:
(a) Carelessly or purposely killing or causing injury to livestock with a firearm or bow and arrow;
(b) Purposely taking or having in his or her possession a number of game animals, game fish, game birds, or fur-bearing animals exceeding twice the limit established pursuant to section 37-314;
(c) Taking any species of wildlife protected by the Game Law during a closed season in violation of section 37-502;
(d) Resisting or obstructing any officer or any employee of the commission in the discharge of his or her lawful duties in violation of section 37-609; and
(e) Being a habitual offender of the Game Law.
(2) When a person pleads guilty to or is convicted of any violation listed in this subsection, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, revoke and require the immediate surrender of all permits to hunt, fish, and harvest fur held by such person and suspend the privilege of such person to hunt, fish, and harvest fur and to purchase such permits for a period of not less than one year. The court shall consider the number and severity of the violations of the Game Law in determining the length of the revocation and suspension. The violations shall be:
(a) Hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting without a permit in violation of section 37-411;
(b) Hunting from a vehicle, aircraft, or boat in violation of section 37-513, 37-514, 37-515, 37-535, or 37-538; and
(c) Knowingly taking any wildlife on private land without permission in violation of section 37-722.
(3) When a person pleads guilty to or is convicted of any violation of the Game Law, the rules and regulations of the commission, or commission orders not listed in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, revoke and require the immediate surrender of all permits to hunt, fish, and harvest fur held by such person and suspend the privilege of such person to hunt, fish, and harvest fur and to purchase such permits for a period of not less than one year.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 304;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 89;
Laws 2007, LB299, § 16;
Laws 2009, LB5, § 2;
Laws 2013, LB499, § 16;
Laws 2017, LB566, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-615 - Revoked or suspended permit; unlawful acts; violation; penalty.

37-615.
Revoked or suspended permit; unlawful acts; violation; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take any species of wildlife protected by the Game Law while his or her permits are revoked or suspended. It shall be unlawful for any person to apply for or purchase a permit to hunt, fish, or harvest fur in Nebraska while his or her permits are revoked and while the privilege to purchase such permits is suspended. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor and in addition shall be suspended from hunting, fishing, and fur harvesting or purchasing permits to hunt, fish, and harvest fur for a period of not less than two years as the court directs. The court shall consider the number and severity of the violations of the Game Law in determining the length of the suspension.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 305;
Laws 2011, LB41, § 28;
Laws 2017, LB566, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-616 - Certain deaths and injuries; suspension or revocation of permits.

37-616.
Certain deaths and injuries; suspension or revocation of permits.
The court shall automatically suspend the privilege to hunt, fish, and harvest fur and to purchase permits to hunt, fish, and harvest fur in the State of Nebraska of a person who is convicted of the intentional or negligent killing or injuring of any other person with a firearm or bow and arrow while hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting and shall automatically revoke all permits to hunt, fish, and harvest fur in the State of Nebraska held by a person who is convicted of the intentional or negligent killing or injuring of any other person with a firearm or bow and arrow while hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting. The suspension or revocation shall be for a period of not less than ten years after such conviction.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 306.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-617 - Suspension, revocation, or conviction; court; duties.

37-617.
Suspension, revocation, or conviction; court; duties.
The court shall notify the commission of any suspension, revocation, or conviction under sections 37-614 to 37-616.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 307;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 90;
Laws 2017, LB566, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-618 - Suspension or revocation in other jurisdiction; effect; violation; penalty.

37-618.
Suspension or revocation in other jurisdiction; effect; violation; penalty.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, any person whose privilege or permit to hunt, fish, or harvest fur has been suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction within the United States or Canada shall be prohibited from obtaining a permit for such activity in this state during the period of suspension or revocation in the prosecuting jurisdiction if the offense for which the privilege or permit is suspended or revoked is an offense under the Game Law or would constitute grounds for suspension or revocation under sections 37-614 to 37-617.
(2) If such person has previously obtained a permit under the Game Law for such activity, the permit shall become invalid and shall be suspended for the same period as determined in the prosecuting jurisdiction. The person shall immediately return the permit to the commission. No person shall possess a permit which has been suspended or revoked under this section except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to create a process to (a) review the suspension or revocation of a privilege or permit to hunt, fish, or harvest fur imposed by any jurisdiction other than Nebraska to determine if the offense for which the privilege or permit is suspended or revoked is an offense under the Game Law or would constitute grounds for suspension or revocation under sections 37-614 to 37-617 and (b) provide for a hearing, if necessary, to confirm the suspension or revocation in Nebraska or reinstate the privilege or affirm the eligibility of the person to purchase a permit in Nebraska. The process may include an application for the review and a procedure for screening applications to determine if the hearing before the commission is necessary or appropriate.
(4) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 308;
Laws 2011, LB41, § 29.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-619 - Game and raw furs illegally acquired or possessed; contraband; seizure and confiscation.

37-619.
Game and raw furs illegally acquired or possessed; contraband; seizure and confiscation.
All game taken and all game and raw furs bought, sold, bartered, shipped, or had in possession contrary to any of the provisions of the Game Law shall be and the same are declared to be contraband and shall be seized and confiscated by any conservation officer, other peace officer, or other employee of the commission.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 6, p. 434;
C.S.1929, § 37-606;
R.S.1943, § 37-606;
Laws 1957, c. 139, § 14, p. 471;
Laws 1961, c. 175, § 3, p. 523;
Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 37;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 36;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-606;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 309;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 91.
Annotations
Pheasants legally killed in another state are not subject to confiscation. State v. Allen, 159 Neb. 314, 66 N.W.2d 830 (1954).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-620 - Contraband; evidence; seizure and confiscation.

37-620.
Contraband; evidence; seizure and confiscation.
The possession by any person of any fish under lawful size as designated in the Game Law shall be evidence that the same was taken within the state. Possession within this state of the carcass of any game animal or game bird which has shot marks upon it shall be evidence that the same was taken in this state, and the burden of proving otherwise shall be upon the party in whose possession it is found. Whenever the contents of any box, barrel, package, or receptacle consist partly of contraband and partly of legal game or raw furs, the entire contents of such box, barrel, package, or other receptacle shall be seized and confiscated. Whenever a person has in his or her possession any game in excess of the number permitted by law, all game in his or her possession may be seized and confiscated.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 7, p. 435;
C.S.1929, § 37-607;
R.S.1943, § 37-607;
Laws 1957, c. 139, § 15, p. 471;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 37;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-607;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 310.
Annotations
Question as to whether court erred as to burden of proof raised but not decided. State v. Allen, 159 Neb. 314, 66 N.W.2d 830 (1954).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-621 - Contraband; disposition.

37-621.
Contraband; disposition.
Contraband game and fish seized and confiscated in accordance with the Game Law or coming into the possession of the commission by other means shall be turned over to the nearest hospital or state institution or otherwise disposed of as directed by the commission, and all contraband hides and furs shall be sold and the proceeds paid into the State Game Fund.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 8, p. 435;
C.S.1929, § 37-608;
R.S.1943, § 37-608;
Laws 1957, c. 139, § 16, p. 472;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 38;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-608;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 311.
Annotations
Pheasants legally taken in another state were not contraband. State v. Allen, 159 Neb. 314, 66 N.W.2d 830 (1954).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-622 - Contraband; illegal possession; complaints and search warrants.

37-622.
Contraband; illegal possession; complaints and search warrants.
Whenever any conservation officer or other peace officer of the state has reason to believe that any person has in his or her possession any game, aquatic organisms, raw fur, nets, or devices contrary to law, the officer may file or cause to be filed a sworn complaint to such effect before any magistrate having jurisdiction and may procure a search warrant and execute such warrant.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 9, p. 435;
C.S.1929, § 37-609;
Laws 1941, c. 72, § 10, p. 306;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-609;
R.S.1943, § 37-609;
Laws 1961, c. 175, § 4, p. 524;
Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 38;
Laws 1994, LB 1165, § 13;
R.S.Supp.,1996, § 37-609;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 312;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 92.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-623 - Illegally used nets, traps, ferrets, and devices; seizure and confiscation; destruction; return of guns, legal fish nets, or other hunting and fishing equipment; when made.

37-623.
Illegally used nets, traps, ferrets, and devices; seizure and confiscation; destruction; return of guns, legal fish nets, or other hunting and fishing equipment; when made.
Every device, net, and trap and every ferret possessed, used, or attempted to be used by any person in taking any game contrary to the Game Law is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and subject to seizure and confiscation by any conservation officer or other person charged with the enforcement of the Game Law. Ferrets and every device, net, and trap, the use of which is wholly prohibited, shall be destroyed upon seizure. All guns and nets while being used illegally shall be seized upon the arrest of the person so using them, but all guns, legal fish nets, or other hunting or fishing equipment, used illegally which are seized for evidence upon arrest, shall be returned by the court to the person from whom such guns, legal fish nets, or other hunting or fishing equipment was seized following disposition of the case.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 10, p. 435;
C.S.1929, § 37-610;
Laws 1931, c. 72, § 3, p. 194;
Laws 1937, c. 89, § 17, p. 299;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-610;
R.S.1943, § 37-610;
Laws 1945, c. 78, § 8, p. 293;
Laws 1957, c. 150, § 1, p. 488;
Laws 1959, c. 150, § 9, p. 574;
Laws 1961, c. 175, § 5, p. 524;
Laws 1961, c. 177, § 1, p. 527;
Laws 1963, c. 204, § 2, p. 657;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 201;
Laws 1987, LB 629, § 2;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 39;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-610;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 313;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 93.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-624 - Commission; powers; use of federal personnel.

37-624.
Commission; powers; use of federal personnel.
(1) The commission may enter into a memorandum of agreement for cooperative law enforcement with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(2) Special agents and refuge officers of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service who are certified as federal law enforcement officers may be credentialed as conservation officers of the commission. The secretary, under the direction of the commission acting in official session, may credential such officers. Training requirements under section 81-1414 shall not apply to an officer credentialed under this subsection.
(3) Nothing in this section shall authorize special agents and refuge officers of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service who are credentialed as conservation officers pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to enforce any other laws of the State of Nebraska while exercising the authority specified in such subsection, nor shall any evidence discovered in the course of such agents' or officers' duties in enforcement of the Game Law or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission, which is evidence of a violation of any other laws of the State of Nebraska, be admissible in a subsequent prosecution for such violation.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 339, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-805.04;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 314;
Laws 2001, LB 130, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-701 - Reserves, refuges, and sanctuaries; how established; acquisition of land.

37-701.
Reserves, refuges, and sanctuaries; how established; acquisition of land.
When a notice is posted on each corner and on all roads leading thereinto, indicating that such property is a reserve, refuge, or sanctuary, every school section and other tract of educational land within the state, title to which is vested in the State of Nebraska, all that portion of the State of Nebraska embraced within the boundaries of the Niobrara and Bessey divisions of the Nebraska National Forest, and every state-owned lake, pond, or marsh, except lakes and marshes state owned because meandered, is hereby declared to be a game reserve, bird refuge, and wild fowl sanctuary. Other game reserves, bird refuges, wild fowl sanctuaries, or reservations may be established by the commission in any county where deemed necessary for the protection and propagation of game, or as a refuge or sanctuary for song and insectivorous birds or wild fowl. The commission with the approval of the Governor may acquire land for such purposes, either by purchase, lease, gift, or other devise.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, IV, § 1, p. 420;
C.S.1929, § 37-401;
R.S.1943, § 37-401;
Laws 1957, c. 145, § 1, p. 481;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-401;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 315.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-702 - Sanctuaries on rivers; how established; discontinuance; procedure.

37-702.
Sanctuaries on rivers; how established; discontinuance; procedure.
When the owners in freehold of both banks of any river in Nebraska for a distance of five miles or more along the river sign a petition to the commission requesting that such river along their lands and on lands adjacent to the river and within one-half mile thereof be made a game and wild fowl sanctuary, the commission upon receiving the promises in writing of such owners to refrain from all shooting or molesting of game upon such proposed sanctuary and further, to the best of their ability, to prevent others from shooting or molesting game thereon may accept such area as a game and wild fowl sanctuary and cause the same to be plainly posted as such and to be protected from violators. The commission may further expend reasonable sums to feed wild fowl upon such sanctuaries. A sanctuary so established may not, without the consent of the commission, be withdrawn by the owners for a period of five years after it is established, and unless the owners of more than one-half of the river banks on both sides of the river running through any such sanctuary sign a petition for vacating the same and file such petition with the commission during the first half of the fifth year of such sanctuary or thereafter in the first half of the fifth year of any added five-year period, such sanctuary shall continue as such unless terminated for good cause by the commission.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, IV, § 2, p. 421;
C.S.1929, § 37-402;
R.S.1943, § 37-402;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 19;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-402;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 316.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-703 - Reserves, refuges, and sanctuaries; signs; form; where placed; defacing prohibited; penalty.

37-703.
Reserves, refuges, and sanctuaries; signs; form; where placed; defacing prohibited; penalty.
At each section corner and in full sight of the traveled highway at each game reserve, bird refuge, or wild fowl sanctuary, there shall be placed by the commission a conspicuous, permanent sign as follows:
State of Nebraska
Game and Bird Sanctuary
Hunting or Molesting Game or Bird Life
Prohibited and Punished
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
or with such other notice as the commission may deem advisable.
Anyone removing or defacing any such sign shall be deemed guilty
of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, IV, § 3, p. 421;
C.S.1929, § 37-403;
R.S.1943, § 37-403;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 20;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-403;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 317.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-704 - Sanctuaries; rules and regulations; Missouri River sanctuaries; power of commission.

37-704.
Sanctuaries; rules and regulations; Missouri River sanctuaries; power of commission.
The commission may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations for the protection of game or wild fowl sanctuaries as it may find necessary to protect game, wild fowl, or song birds thereon or to make effective rules and regulations in conjunction with other states over the Missouri River for the protection of wild fowl thereon and fish therein. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted and promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, IV, § 4, p. 421;
C.S.1929, § 37-404;
R.S.1943, § 37-404;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 21;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-404;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 318.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-705 - Reserves, sanctuaries, and closed waters; prohibited acts; penalty; exceptions.

37-705.
Reserves, sanctuaries, and closed waters; prohibited acts; penalty; exceptions.
(1) Anyone who takes any fish from waters closed by the commission as provided in the Game Law, who takes any game upon any reserve or sanctuary, who goes thereon with a gun or dog, who permits a dog to run thereon, who otherwise intentionally disturbs game or birds thereon and causes them to depart from such reserve or sanctuary, who goes upon any wild fowl sanctuary to fish or for any other purpose during the open season on wild fowl, or who violates any provision of sections 37-701 to 37-704 or any rule or regulation of the commission relating to game reserves or sanctuaries adopted and promulgated by authority of law shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
(2) Nothing in this section shall (a) render unlawful the keeping at farm homes, located on the reserves or sanctuaries provided for in the Game Law, such dogs as ordinarily are kept on farms, (b) render unlawful the possession of firearms by residents on such reserves or sanctuaries when such firearms are not used to disturb or molest wild fowl or game thereon or prevent such residents from destroying predators as provided in section 37-559 thereon, (c) prevent members, officers, or employees of the commission from going upon sanctuaries at any time to enforce the Game Law, to obtain evidence to enforce it, or otherwise to protect game and fish thereon, or (d) make it unlawful to retrieve lawfully killed game birds from any such reserve or sanctuary.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 112, IV, § 10, p. 425;
C.S.1929, § 37-410;
Laws 1943, c. 94, § 9, p. 328;
R.S.1943, § 37-410;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 185;
Laws 1989, LB 34, § 23;
Laws 1989, LB 168, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-410;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 319.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 37 - Game and Parks › 37-706 - Game refuges; establishment; description.

37-706.
Game refuges; establishment; description.
(1) For the better protection of birds and the establishment of breeding places therefor, the following area within the State of Nebraska is hereby set aside, designated, and established as a state game refuge: All that portion of the State of Nebraska on the North Platte River and for one hundred ten yards back of the banks of said stream on the land side in Garden County, Nebraska.
(2) For the better protection of birds and the establishment of breeding and resting places therefor, the following areas within the State of Nebraska are hereby set aside, designated, and established as state game refuges: (a) All that portion of the State of Nebraska on the Platte River and for one hundred ten yards on each side of the banks of said stream from the west line of Dodge County and Saunders County east and southeast to the bridge across said Platte River, west of Venice, Nebraska, on U.S. Route No. 30A and State Route No. 92; (b) all that portion of the State of Nebraska embracing the channel or channels of the Niobrara River and for one hundred ten yards back from the banks of such stream on the land side in Boyd and Holt Counties, extending from the west line of Boyd and Holt Counties on the west to State Highway No. 11 on the east; and (c) all that portion of the State of Nebraska on the North Platte River, and for one hundred ten yards on each side of the banks of the stream in sections twenty-one, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-four, thirty-five, and thirty-six, township fourteen north, range thirty, west of the sixth principal meridian, Lincoln County, Nebraska.
(3) For purposes of sections 37-701 to 37-708, the banks of said stream means the banks of the river which are the elevation of ground which confines the water at a level not exceeding flood stage.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 107, § 1, p. 295;
C.S.1929, § 37-412;
R.S.1943, § 37-412;
Laws 1947, c. 135, § 1, p. 379;
Laws 1965, c. 200, § 1, p. 603;
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-412;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 320;
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 94;
Laws 2004, LB 826, § 3.
Annotations
This section neither includes nor excludes man-made waterways from the "banks of the river." Instead, the Department of Natural Resources has the responsibility to determine whether any particular waterway should be considered part of the banks of the river. Scofield v. State, 276 Neb. 215, 753 N.W.2d 345 (2008).
Game Refuge Act was sustained as constitutional against contention that it was special law for protection of game and fish. Bauer v. State Game, Forestation and Parks Com., 138 Neb. 436, 293 N.W. 282 (1940).