Opinion ID: 1929178
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Heading: law claim

Text: Ponderosa Ridge's claim that the director's order of denial is contrary to law rests on three premises: Neb.Rev.Stat. § 46-613.01 (Reissue 1993) unlawfully delegates legislative power to the director, in violation of Neb. Const, art. II, § 1, and art. II, § 1; the statute is so vague as to deny Ponderosa Ridge the due process of law required by U.S. Const, amend. XIV; and the statute, both facially and as applied, discriminates against interstate commerce, in violation of U.S. Const, art. I, § 8, cl. 3. In considering these propositions, we bear in mind that a statute is presumed to be constitutional, and all reasonable doubts will be resolved in favor of its constitutionality. State v. Carpenter, 250 Neb. 427, 551 N.W.2d 518 (1996); Swanson v. State, 249 Neb. 466, 544 N.W.2d 333 (1996); Cen-Tra, Inc. v. Chandler Ins. Co., 248 Neb. 844, 540 N.W.2d 318 (1995); CaUan v. Balka, 248 Neb. 469, 536 N.W.2d 47 (1995). The unconstitutionality of a statute must be clearly demonstrated before a court can declare the statute unconstitutional. Swanson, supra; Pick v. Nelson, 2A1 Neb. 487, 528 N.W.2d 309 (1995); Hlava v. Nelson, 247 Neb. 482, 528 N.W.2d 306 (1995). The burden of establishing the unconstitutionality of a statute is on the one attacking its validity. Carpenter, supra ; Swanson, supra; Kuchar v. Krings, 248 Neb. 995, 540 N.W.2d 582 (1995); Chrysler Motors Corp. v. Lee Janssen Motor Co., 248 Neb. 322, 534 N.W.2d 309 (1995).