724 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3985 Udders; teats of dairy animals; milk stools; antikickers; surcingles; drugs; requirements.
1.9K chars
All facilities producing milk for manufacturing purposes shall meet the following requirements: (1) The udders and teats of all dairy animals shall be washed or wiped immediately before milking with a clean damp cloth or paper towel moistened with a sanitizing solution and wiped …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3986 Milk in farm bulk tanks; cooled; temperature.
0.3K chars
Milk for manufacturing purposes in farm bulk tanks shall be cooled to forty degrees Fahrenheit or lower within two hours after milking and maintained at fifty degrees Fahrenheit or lower until transferred to the transport tank. Milk offered for sale for manufacturing purposes sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3987 Milkhouse or milkroom; sanitation requirements.
2.9K chars
A milkhouse or milkroom at a facility producing milk for manufacturing purposes shall be conveniently located and properly constructed, lighted, and ventilated for handling and cooling milk in farm bulk tanks. The milkhouse or milkroom shall meet the following requirements: (1) A…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3988 Milk utensils; sanitation requirements.
0.8K chars
At a facility producing milk for manufacturing purposes, utensils, milk cans, milking machines, including pipeline systems, and other equipment used in the handling of milk shall be maintained in good condition, shall be free from rust, open seams, milkstone, or any unsanitary co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3989 Water supply requirements; testing.
1.2K chars
The water supply at a facility producing milk for manufacturing purposes shall be safe, clean, and ample for the cleaning of dairy utensils and equipment. The water supply shall meet the bacteriological standards established by the Department of Health and Human Services at all t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3990 Cream for buttermaking; pasteurization.
0.5K chars
Cream for buttermaking shall be pasteurized at a temperature of not less than one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit and held continuously in a vat at such temperature for not less than thirty minutes, or at a temperature of not less than one hundred eighty-five degrees Fahren…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3991 Dairy products; packaging; containers; labeling.
0.7K chars
Dairy products shall be packaged in commercially acceptable containers or packaging material that will protect the quality of the contents in regular channels of trade. Prior to use packaging materials shall be protected against dust, mold, and other possible contamination. Comme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3992 Director; access to facilities, books, and records; inspections authorized.
0.8K chars
(1) The director or his or her duly authorized agent shall have access during regular business hours to any milking facility or dairy plant for which a permit is held in which milk is used or stored for use in the manufacture, processing, packaging, or storage of milk or milk pro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4001 Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 2-4001 to 2-4020 shall be known and may be cited as the Grain Sorghum Resources Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4002 Terms, defined.
1.6K chars
For purposes of the Grain Sorghum Resources Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board; (2) Commercial channels means the sale of grain sorghum for any use to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4003 Intent and purpose of act.
0.5K chars
It is declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that the producers of grain sorghum be permitted and encouraged to develop, carry out, and participate in programs of research, education, market development, and promotion. It is the purpose of sections 2-4001 to 2-4020 …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4004 Board; members; membership districts; officers; terms; vacancy; how filled.
2.6K chars
(1) The board shall be composed of grower members who (a) are citizens of Nebraska, (b) are at least twenty-one years of age, and (c) derive a portion of their income from growing grain sorghum. The Director of Agriculture and the vice chancellor of the University of Nebraska Ins…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4005 Board; appointment of members; procedure.
1.1K chars
Members shall be appointed to the board on a nonpartisan basis. Candidates for appointment to the board may place their names on a candidacy list for the respective district or for at-large appointment by submitting to the board an application for gubernatorial appointment obtain…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4006 Board; membership; transitional provisions.
1.4K chars
The member serving district 1 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role of serving district 1 as defined by section 2-4004, and his or her term shall expire on July 1, 2014. The member serving district 3 as it existed prior to May 18, 2011, shall assume the role …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4007 Board; responsibility; powers.
1.0K chars
The board shall be responsible for the administration of all subsequent appointments and may adopt rules and regulations to carry out such responsibility. The composition of the board as defined by section 2-4004 shall continue until such time as the board determines that the dis…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4008 Board; voting members; expenses.
0.2K chars
All voting members of the board shall be entitled to expenses as provided for in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 while attending meetings of the board or while engaged in the performance of official responsibilities as determined by the board.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4009 Board; removal of member; grounds.
0.2K chars
A member of the board shall be removable for ceasing to (1) be a resident of the state, (2) live in the district from which appointed, or (3) be actually engaged in growing grain sorghum in the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4010 Board; meetings.
0.1K chars
The board shall meet at least once every three months and at such other times as called by the chairperson or by any three members of the board.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4011 Board; duties and responsibilities.
2.0K chars
The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be to implement and carry out the grain sorghum program and to the extent applicable shall include the following: (1) To develop and direct any grain sorghum development, utilization, and marketing program. Such program may inclu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4012 Sale of grain sorghum; fee; adjustment.
1.0K chars
(1) After August 31, 1981, there shall be paid to the board a fee of not to exceed one cent per hundredweight upon all grain sorghum sold through commercial channels in the State of Nebraska or delivered in the State of Nebraska. The fee shall be paid by the grower at the time of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4013 Pledge or mortgage; grain sorghum used as security; fee; refund; procedure.
0.8K chars
In the case of a pledge or mortgage of grain sorghum as security for a loan under the federal price support program, the fee shall be deducted from the proceeds of such loan at the time the loan is made. If, within the life of the loan, plus thirty days after the collection of a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4014 Fee; when assessed.
0.2K chars
The fee, provided for by section 2-4012, shall be deducted, as provided by sections 2-4001 to 2-4020, whether such grain sorghum is stored in this state or any other state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4015 Fee; when not applicable.
0.3K chars
The fee imposed by section 2-4012 shall not apply to the sale of grain sorghum to the federal government for ultimate use or consumption by the people of the United States when the State of Nebraska is prohibited from imposing such fee by the Constitution of the United States and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4016 Purchaser; deduct fee; maintain records; public inspection; quarterly statement.
1.0K chars
(1) The purchaser, at the time of settlement, shall deduct the grain sorghum fee and shall maintain the necessary record of the fee for each purchase of grain sorghum on the grain settlement form or check stub showing payment to the grower for each purchase. Such records maintain…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4017 Board; annual report; contents.
0.9K chars
The board shall make and publish an annual report on or before January 1 of each year, which report shall set forth in detail the income received from the grain sorghum assessment for the previous year and shall include: (1) The expenditure of all funds by the board during the pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4018 Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund; created; purpose; investment.
0.7K chars
The State Treasurer shall establish in the state treasury a fund to be known as the Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund, to which shall be credited (1) all fees collected by the board pursuant to the Grain Sorghum Resources Act and (2) any repayments relati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4019 Board; cooperate with University of Nebraska and other organizations; purpose.
0.4K chars
The board shall not set up research or development units or agencies of its own, but shall limit its activity to cooperation and contracts with the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and other proper local, state, or national organizations, pub…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4020 Violations; penalty.
0.1K chars
Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 2-4001 to 2-4020 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4021 Grain Sorghum National Checkoff Fund; created; use; investment.
0.6K chars
The Grain Sorghum National Checkoff Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board. All sums of money received from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program shall be deposited in the fund. The board shall expend the f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-405 Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 2-405 to 2-409 shall be known and may be cited as the Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-406 Legislative findings.
2.9K chars
The Legislature finds that: (1) With over ninety percent of Nebraska's land base in cropland and rangeland agricultural production, its agricultural sector is foundational to the state's economy. Nebraska agricultural producers face many challenges, from shrinking profit margins,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-407 Purposes of act.
0.7K chars
The purposes of the Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act are to (1) initiate first steps to accelerate the use and scope of best practices for healthy soil management, (2) protect and improve soil and water quality throughout the state, (3) protect the public's health and enhanc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-408 Terms, defined.
0.7K chars
For purposes of the Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act: (1) Demonstration and research farms means large-scale field and pasture settings located across the state that provide a demonstration of healthy soil practices in support of the educational and research programs of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-409 Producer learning community; department; powers and duties; regions, established; demonstration and research farms; report.
3.0K chars
(1) The department shall provide technical and legal assistance in the formation of a producer learning community comprised of active agricultural producers, landowners, and others who have an interest in soil health and water quality. The department shall assist the producer lea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-410 Legislative intent to appropriate.
0.2K chars
It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate two hundred fifty thousand dollars beginning in FY2022-23 through FY2026-27 to carry out the Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4101 Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 2-4101 to 2-4119 shall be known and may be cited as the Dry Pea and Lentil Resources Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4102 Terms, defined.
2.2K chars
For purposes of the Dry Pea and Lentil Resources Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commercial channels means the sale of any dry peas and lentils for any use when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, or cooperative or any person, public or private, who r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4103 Dry Pea and Lentil Commission, created.
0.1K chars
The Dry Pea and Lentil Commission is created. Members shall be appointed to the commission by the Governor pursuant to section 2-4104.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4104 Commission; members; appointment; districts.
1.3K chars
(1) The commission shall be composed of five members who shall: (a) Be citizens of Nebraska; (b) Be at least twenty-one years of age; (c) Have been actually engaged in growing dry peas and lentils in this state for a period of at least five years; (d) Reside in the district they …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4105 Commission; members; terms.
0.9K chars
The term of the member first appointed to serve district 1 shall expire on June 30, 2022; the term of the members first appointed to serve district 2 and district 4 shall expire on June 30, 2023; and the term of the members first appointed to serve district 3 and district 5 shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4106 Commission; members; expenses.
0.3K chars
All voting members of the commission shall be entitled to expenses, as provided for in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177, while attending meetings of the commission or while engaged in the performance of official responsibilities as determined by the commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4107 Commission; members; removal.
0.5K chars
A member of the commission may be removed by the Governor for cause. He or she shall first be given a written copy of the cause or causes for removal and an opportunity to be heard publicly. In addition to all other causes, a member ceasing to (1) be a resident of the state, (2) …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4108 Commission; officers; meetings; quorum.
0.6K chars
At the first meeting of the commission, it shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The commission shall meet at least once every year and at such other times as called by the chairperson or by any three voting members of the commission. The majority of the voting member…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4109 Commission; purpose; powers.
1.8K chars
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nebraska to protect and foster the health, prosperity, and general welfare of its people by protecting and stabilizing the dry pea and lentil industry and the economy of the areas producing dry peas and lentils. The co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-411 Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 2-411 to 2-417 shall be known and may be cited as the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4110 Commission; administrative office.
0.3K chars
The commission may establish an administrative office in the State of Nebraska at such place as may be suitable for the furtherance of the Dry Pea and Lentil Resources Act. The commission shall not purchase, construct, or otherwise obtain title to its own administrative office, b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4111 Dry peas and lentils; excise tax; amount; adjustment.
1.0K chars
(1) Beginning on July 1, 2021, there is hereby levied an excise tax of one percent of the net market value of dry peas and lentils sold through commercial channels in the State of Nebraska. The tax shall be levied and imposed on the grower at the time of sale or delivery and shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4112 Excise tax; deduct from loan proceeds.
0.2K chars
In the case of a pledge or mortgage of dry peas and lentils as security for a loan under the federal price support program, the tax shall be deducted from the proceeds of such loan at the time the loan is made.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4113 Excise tax; stored dry peas and lentils.
0.2K chars
The tax provided for by section 2-4111 shall be deducted as provided by the Dry Pea and Lentil Resources Act, whether such dry peas and lentils are stored in this or any other state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4114 Excise tax; federal government; sale; exception.
0.3K chars
The tax levied and imposed by section 2-4111 shall not apply to the sale of dry peas and lentils to the federal government for ultimate use or consumption by the people of the United States, where the State of Nebraska is prohibited from imposing such tax by the Constitution of t…