Chapter 2 — AGRICULTURE
1,558 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1080.01 Harmonization plan, defined.
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Harmonization plan shall mean any agreement between states, or a state or states and the federal government, designed to limit the spread of a plant pest into or out of a designated area.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1081 Nuisance plant, defined.
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Nuisance plant shall mean any plant not economically essential to the welfare of the people of Nebraska, as determined by the department, and which may serve as a favorable host of plant pests or may be detrimental to the agricultural interests of the State of Nebraska.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1082 Nursery, defined.
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Nursery shall mean any property where nursery stock is grown, propagated, collected, or distributed and shall include, but not be limited to, private property or any property owned, leased, or managed by any agency of the United States, the State of Nebraska or its political subd…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1083 Nursery stock, defined.
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Nursery stock shall mean all botanically classified hardy perennial or biennial plants, trees, shrubs, and vines, either domesticated or wild, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, bulbs, rhizomes, or roots thereof, and such plants and plant parts for, or capable of, propagation, exclu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1083.01 Nursery stock distributor, defined.
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Nursery stock distributor shall mean any person involved in: (1) The acquisition and further distribution of nursery stock; (2) The utilization of nursery stock for landscaping or purchase of nursery stock for other persons; (3) The distribution of nursery stock with a mechanical…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1084 Person, defined.
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Person shall mean any body politic or corporate, society, community, the public generally, any individual, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, or association, or any agent of any such entity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1084.01 Place of origin, defined.
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Place of origin shall mean the county and state where nursery stock was most recently grown for a period of not less than one cycle of active growth.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1085 Plant, defined.
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Plant shall mean any plant, plant product, plant part, or reproductive or propagative part of a plant, plant product, or plant part including, but not limited to, trees, shrubs, vines, forage and cereal plants, fruit, seeds, grain, wood, or lumber. This shall include all growing …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1086 Plant pest, defined.
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Plant pest shall mean any insect, arthropod, nematode, mollusk, fungus, bacteria, virus, mycoplasma, parasitic plant, physiological disorder, or other infectious agent which can directly or indirectly injure or cause damage or a pathological condition to plants.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1087 Property, defined.
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Property shall mean any real estate or personal property, including any vessel, automobile, aircraft, rail car, other vehicle, machinery, building, dock, nursery, orchard, or other place where plants are grown or maintained or the contents of such place.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1088 Rules and regulations, defined.
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Rules and regulations shall mean rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department pursuant to the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1089 Wild plants, defined.
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Wild plants shall mean nursery stock from any place other than a nursery.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-109 Report regarding lottery revenue.
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The Department of Revenue shall, at the conclusion of each calendar quarter, provide to the most populous city within the county in which the Nebraska State Fair is held written notification of the amount estimated by the department to equal ten percent of the lottery revenue col…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1090 State Entomologist; position created; duties.
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There is hereby created in the department and under the direction of the Director of Agriculture the position of State Entomologist. Such person shall be a graduate of a recognized university with a major, or its equivalent, in entomology, plant pathology, or an equivalent biolog…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1091 Implementation or enforcement of act; department; powers.
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For the purpose of implementation or enforcement of the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act or any rule or regulation, the department may: (1) Enter at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner without being subject to any action for trespass or damages, if reasonable care is e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1091.01 Nursery stock distributor license; application; contents; fees; licensee duties; nursery stock; requirements; license; posting; lapse of license.
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(1) A person shall not operate as a nursery stock distributor without a valid license issued by the department. Any person validly licensed as a grower, a dealer, or a broker under the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act as it existed on the day before September 6, 2013, shall re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1091.02 Fees; department; powers.
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(1) Fees under the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act that are due on January 1, 2027, shall be the amount in column A of subsection (3) of this section. (2) The license fees due January 1, 2028, and each January 1 thereafter shall be set by the director on or before July 1 of e…
Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1095 Nursery stock distributors; nursery stock; certification inspection; application; distribution; restrictions; treatment or destruction of stock; department; powers.
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(1) All nursery stock distributors that distribute any nursery stock that they grow shall apply for a certification inspection of the Nebraska-grown nursery stock as provided in this section. The nursery stock distributor shall receive such certification inspection of the Nebrask…
Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 68, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-110 Matching fund requirements.
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The most populous city within the county in which the Nebraska State Fair is held or scheduled to be held that calendar year shall remit quarterly payments to the State Treasurer in amounts equal to the matching fund requirement established by the Department of Revenue under sect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1101 Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act, how cited.
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Sections 2-1101 to 2-1105 shall be known and may be cited as the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1102 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act: (1) Department means the Department of Agriculture; and (2) High-risk agricultural pathogen or pest means: (a) Any disease or pest included in the list of diseases or pests of concern, as such list exist…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1103 High-risk agricultural pathogen or pest; import prohibited, when.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall: (a) Knowingly import a high-risk agricultural pathogen or pest into this state; or (b) Import a high-risk agricultural pathogen or pest into this state with a conscious disregard of a substantial or unjustifiable …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1104 Violations; penalties.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a violation of section 2-1103 is a Class III felony. (2) A violation of section 2-1103 is a Class IIA felony if the violation: (a) Involves concealment of the origin of a high-risk agricultural pathogen or pest; (b) Is committed b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1105 Rules and regulations.
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(1) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations that designate any agent, toxin, or organism as a high-risk agricultural pathogen or pest if such agent, toxin, or organism is capable of causing significant harm to crops, livestock, or agricultural ecosystems. (2…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-111 Annual report.
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The Nebraska State Fair Board shall, no later than November 1 of each year, provide an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the use of the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted elec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-112 Nebraska State Fair Relocation Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Nebraska State Fair Relocation Cash Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund such money as is transferred to the fund by the Legislature or donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions to such fund from public or private entities. The fund shall be …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-113 Transfer of Nebraska State Fairgrounds; conditions; Nebraska State Fair relocated to city of Grand Island; Nebraska State Fair Board; duties.
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(1) Upon completion of the conditions specified in subsection (2) of this section, the Director of Administrative Services shall, on or before December 31, 2009, transfer by warranty deed the site and tract of land in Lancaster County known as the Nebraska State Fairgrounds, to t…
Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 641, § 1.
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Repealed. Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 1, § 1.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 1, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1201 State Racing and Gaming Commission; creation; members; appointment; removal, grounds; terms; qualifications; compensation; expenses; bond or insurance; personal financial interest prohibited.
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(1) There hereby is created a State Racing and Gaming Commission. For purposes of sections 2-1201 to 2-1229, commission means the State Racing and Gaming Commission. (2) The commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1201.01 Commission; purposes.
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The purpose of the commission is to provide statewide regulation of horseracing and games of chance as defined in the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act in order to prevent and eliminate corrupt practices and fraudulent behavior, and thereby maintain a high level of integrity and hone…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1202 Commission; chairperson; executive director; compensation; duties; bond; personnel; duties; bonded or insured; vested with authority and power of law enforcement officer.
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(1) The commission shall elect one of its members to be chairperson thereof, and it shall be authorized to employ such other assistants and employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 and the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act. The commission s…
Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 33, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1203 Commission; powers; fines; board of stewards; powers; appeal; fine.
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The commission shall have power to prescribe and enforce rules and regulations governing horseraces and race meetings licensed as provided in sections 2-1201 to 2-1229 and games of chance as provided in the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act. Such rules and regulations shall contain c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1203.01 Commission; duties.
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The commission shall: (1) Enforce all state laws covering horseracing as required by sections 2-1201 to 2-1229 and enforce rules and regulations covering horseracing adopted and promulgated by the commission under the authority of section 2-1203; (2) License racetrack enclosures,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1203.02 Licensees, administrators, and managers; application; fingerprinting and criminal history record check; costs.
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(1)(a) Any person between sixteen and seventy-five years of age applying for or holding a license to participate in or be employed at a horserace meeting licensed by the commission shall be subject to fingerprinting and a check of his or her criminal history record information ma…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1204 Horseracing; licenses; applications.
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(1) The Nebraska State Fair Board, a county fair board, a county agricultural society for the improvement of agriculture organized under the County Agricultural Society Act, or a corporation or association of persons organized and carried on for civic purposes or which conducts a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1205 License; terms and conditions; waiver or modification; revocation; relocation of racetrack; conditions.
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(1) If the commission is satisfied that its rules and regulations and all provisions of sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 have been and will be complied with, it may issue a license to conduct a race or race meeting for a period of not more than three years. The license shall set forth t…