Chapter 37 — GAME AND PARKS
640 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-348 State park system; violations; penalty.
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Any person violating sections 37-337 to 37-348 or the rules and regulations governing the public use or administration of a state park shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-349 State parks; use of name for trade purposes, prohibited; violation; penalty.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation carrying on within this state any business of whatever nature, conducted for profit, to adopt or use, as the name of the business, the name of any state park owned by the State of Nebraska. It shall further be unlawful for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-350 Declaration of policy.
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Whereas the areas of the state park system are among the most precious resources of this state and the development and utilization of these resources are important to the health and welfare of each person and the public in general, the public policy of this state is hereby declar…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-351 Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Development Cash Fund; created; investment.
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There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Development Cash Fund. The fund shall contain the money received pursuant to section 77-2602 and any funds donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions to such fund from public or private entities…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-352 Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Development Cash Fund; disbursements; commission; multiyear recreational development plan.
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(1) No appropriation shall be made from the Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Development Cash Fund until the commission has presented electronically a multiyear recreational development plan to the Legislature for its review, modification, and final approval. An updated version of suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-353 Taking of wildlife; when authorized.
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All conservation officers, all wildlife managers employed by the commission, and all other staff designated by the commission shall be authorized to take any wildlife from the wild that has escaped captivity, is diseased, is needed for scientific study, is considered dangerous to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-354 Operation and maintenance; requirements; compliance and enforcement.
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Property conveyed by the commission pursuant to sections 90-272 to 90-275 and 90-278 shall be operated and maintained as follows: (1) The property shall be maintained so as to appear attractive and inviting to the public; (2) Sanitation and sanitary facilities shall be maintained…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-355 Aquatic Invasive Species Program; activities authorized.
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The Aquatic Invasive Species Program is created. Funds identified to support the program shall be used for aquatic invasive species activities which may include monitoring and sampling waters of the state for aquatic invasive species, hiring personnel, purchasing equipment to ins…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-356 Hunting and fishing guide and outfitter database; voluntary; fee; applicant; eligibility.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Guide means a person who advertises or otherwise holds himself or herself out to the public for hire as a guide for hunting or fishing, or both, to provide services to any person for the purpose of hunting or fishing for any animal; and (b) O…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-357 Veterans; members of the armed forces; migratory waterfowl hunting season; requirements.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Member of the armed forces means any member of the armed forces on active duty, including any member of the National Guard or reserves on active duty other than active duty for training; and (b) Veteran has the same meaning as in 38 U.S.C. 10…
Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-401 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; required, when; exemptions; violation; penalty.
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For the purpose of supplying revenue for the propagation, importation, distribution, protection, and conservation of the wildlife of this state, including all wild animals, birds, fish, and all things pertaining thereto, every person sixteen years of age or older who hunts for ga…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-402 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; persons exempt.
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The following persons are exempt from the requirements of section 37-401: (1) The owner or his or her invitee who takes fish in any body of water (a) which is entirely upon privately owned land, (b) which is entirely privately stocked, (c) which does not connect by inflow or outf…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-403 Farm or ranch owner or operator; hunting permit exemption; violation; penalty.
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Any person who owns or operates farm or ranch land and who actually resides on a portion of such farm or ranch land, together with members of his or her immediate family also residing on such land, may hunt and possess, within duly established season bag and possession limits, up…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-404 Permits; qualifications; limitations.
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(1) Any resident of the United States who has resided in this state continuously for a period of thirty days before applying for a permit under the Game Law and who has a bona fide intention of becoming a legal resident of this state, supported by documentary proof, shall be deem…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-404.01 Hunting permit; person with developmental disability; license-purchase exemption certificate; application; contents.
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A hunting permit may be issued to any person who has a developmental disability and who has a license-purchase exemption certificate issued by the commission authorizing such person to purchase a hunting permit. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to est…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-405 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; expiration; duties of holder.
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(1) The commission shall provide for the issuance of permits to hunt, fish, or harvest fur. Application for such permits shall be made to the commission or its agents and shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the commission. All applications for permits shall inc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-406 Licenses, permits, and stamps; issuance; fees; violation; penalty.
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(1) Licenses, permits, and stamps required under the Game Law shall be issued by the commission and may be procured from the secretary of the commission. The commission may provide for the electronic issuance of any license, permit, or stamp required under the Game Law and may en…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-406.01 Organ and tissue donation; commission; distribute brochure; permit application; request status as donor; change; procedure; commission powers and duties; anatomical gift; when effective.
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(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, when a Nebraska resident at least sixteen years of age applies for an annual hunting permit or annual fishing permit, the commission shall distribute a brochure provided by an organ and tissue procurement organization approved by the Department of H…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-407 Hunting, fishing, and fur-harvesting permits; fees.
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(1) The commission may offer multiple-year permits or combinations of permits at reduced rates and may establish fees pursuant to section 37-327 to be paid to the state for resident and nonresident annual hunting permits, annual fishing permits, three-day fishing permits, one-day…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-408 Permit fees; remittance.
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Any county clerk, county official, or agent authorized to issue hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permits shall remit the fees for the permits to the commission in the manner and at the times prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-409 Hunting, fishing, and fur-harvesting permits; lost permit; replacement; fee.
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The commission may issue a replacement permit for hunting, fishing, both hunting and fishing, or fur harvesting or for such other permits as may be issued by the commission to any person who has lost his or her original permit upon receipt from such person of satisfactory proof o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-410 Permits; unlawful acts; penalty; confiscation of permits; residents under sixteen years of age, no permit necessary.
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(1) It shall be unlawful (a) for any person who has been issued a permit under the Game Law to lend or transfer his or her permit to another or for any person to borrow or use the permit of another, (b) for any person to procure a permit under an assumed name or to falsely state …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-411 Hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting without permit; unlawful; exceptions; violations; penalties.
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(1) Unless issued a permit as required in the Game Law, it shall be unlawful: (a) For any resident of Nebraska who is sixteen years of age or older or any nonresident of Nebraska to engage in fur harvesting or possess any fur-bearing animal or raw fur. Nonresident fur-harvesting …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-412 Hunting or fur-harvesting permit; exception for dog trials.
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No hunting permit or fur-harvesting permit shall be required of any nonresident entering this state solely to participate in scheduled dog trials for which an entry fee is charged. For purposes of this section, scheduled dog trials means events in which hunting dogs and their own…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-413 Firearm hunter education program; commission issue certificate; hunting, lawful when; apprentice hunter education exemption certificate; fee.
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(1) For the purpose of establishing and administering a mandatory firearm hunter education program for persons twelve through twenty-nine years of age who hunt with a firearm or air gun any species of game, game birds, or game animals, the commission shall provide a program of fi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-414 Bow hunter education program; certificate; issuance; hunting, lawful; when.
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(1) The commission shall establish and administer a bow hunter education program providing instruction in the safe use of bow hunting equipment, the fundamentals of bow hunting, shooting and hunting techniques, game identification, conservation management, and hunter ethics. When…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-415 Lifetime fur-harvesting, fishing, hunting, or combination permit; fees; replacement; rules and regulations.
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(1) The commission may issue to any Nebraska resident a lifetime fur-harvesting, fishing, hunting, or combination hunting and fishing permit upon application and payment of the appropriate fee. The fee for a resident lifetime fur-harvesting or hunting permit shall not exceed twen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-416 Lifetime permits; stamps, required.
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Lifetime hunting, fishing, or combination hunting and fishing permits shall not allow fur harvesting, the hunting of elk, mountain sheep, deer, antelope, or wild turkey, or other hunting or fishing done under authority of any special permit. The holder of a lifetime permit is req…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-417 Lifetime permits; fees; disposition.
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Fees received for lifetime permits under the Game Law shall be credited to the State Game Fund. Twenty-five percent of the fees for lifetime permits shall not be expended but may be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Ne…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-418 Permits for scientific, educational, or private wildlife management purposes; when granted.
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Permits may be granted by the commission to any properly accredited person to take and collect for strictly scientific, educational, or private wildlife management purposes any of the fauna hereby protected and their nests, eggs, and spawn. The commission shall adopt and promulga…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-419 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; person stationed in Nebraska in military service; certain students; resident permit.
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(1) Any person in the military service of the United States, regardless of residence, who has been ordered to active duty at any facility of the Department of Defense or its component services located in the State of Nebraska, may hunt, fish, or harvest fur on the appropriate res…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-420 Hunting, fur-harvesting, and fishing permit; veterans; exempt from payment of fees, when; special permits; limitations.
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(1) Any veteran who is a legal resident of the State of Nebraska shall, upon application and without payment of any fee, be issued a combination fishing, fur-harvesting, and hunting permit, habitat stamp, aquatic habitat stamp, and Nebraska migratory waterfowl stamp if the vetera…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-421 Combination hunting, fur-harvesting, and fishing permits; stamps; persons eligible; one-day permits and stamps for veterans; special permits, limitation.
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(1)(a) The commission may issue an annual combination fishing, fur-harvesting, and hunting permit, habitat stamp, aquatic habitat stamp, and Nebraska migratory waterfowl stamp upon application and payment of a fee of five dollars to (i) any Nebraska resident who is a veteran, who…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-421.01 Military deployment; permits; stamps; conditions; fee.
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of section 37-407 to the contrary, a Nebraska resident who is deployed out of state with a branch of the United States military or has been so deployed within the last twelve months at the time of application shall be entitled to receive an annua…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-422 Special daily fishing permits; fee; form; requirements; commission; establish; educational fishing project permits.
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(1) The commission may require special daily fishing permits on areas designated by it and subject to intensive fishery management. Such permits may be vended by mechanical or electronic methods. The commission may establish the fee, form, and requirements of such special daily f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-423 Fishing permit; recipient of old age assistance; exempt from payment of fees; condition.
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Any person who is a recipient of old age assistance as provided by Chapter 68, article 10, and who is a resident of the State of Nebraska shall be exempt from the payment of any fees provided by the laws of the State of Nebraska for the privilege of fishing in Nebraska if he or s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-424 Special fishing permit for resident who is physically or developmentally disabled; fee.
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(1) The commission may issue, regardless of any other requirements or qualifications of the Game Law, special fishing permits to those residents of the State of Nebraska who are severely physically disabled or developmentally disabled and who require assistance fishing. The speci…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-425 Special fishing permits for wards of the state; issuance.
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The commission may issue, regardless of any other requirements or qualifications of law, without cost, special fishing permits to wards of the state, on a group basis, for therapeutic purposes, when application has been made to the commission by the head of the appropriate state …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-426 Taking birds, animals, and aquatic organisms; stamps; when required; exhibit on request; fees.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section: (a) No resident of Nebraska sixteen years of age or older and no nonresident of Nebraska regardless of age shall hunt, harvest, or possess any game bird, upland game bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal unless, at the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-427 Stamps; nontransferable; expiration.
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The habitat stamp, aquatic habitat stamp, or Nebraska migratory waterfowl stamp required by section 37-426 is not transferable. The lifetime habitat stamp, the lifetime aquatic habitat stamp, and the lifetime Nebraska migratory waterfowl stamp do not expire. A multiple-year stamp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-428 Stamps; unlawful acts; penalty; affirmative defense.
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It shall be unlawful: (1) For any person who has a stamp under sections 37-426 to 37-433 to lend or transfer the stamp to another person or for any person to borrow or use the stamp of another; (2) for any person to (a) procure a stamp under an assumed name, (b) falsely state the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-429 Stamps; issuance.
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The commission shall provide for the issuance of habitat stamps, aquatic habitat stamps, and Nebraska migratory waterfowl stamps in the manner provided in section 37-406.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-430 Habitat stamps; authorized agents; fees; remit.
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Any person, firm, or corporation authorized as an agent to sell the stamps under sections 37-426 to 37-433 and collect the fees therefor shall remit the fees for the stamps to the commission in the manner and at the times prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-431 Nebraska Habitat Fund; Nebraska Aquatic Habitat Fund; created; use; investment; stamps; fees; disposition; duties of officials; violation; penalty.
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(1)(a) The Nebraska Habitat Fund is created. The commission shall remit fees received for annual and multiple-year habitat stamps and annual and multiple-year Nebraska migratory waterfowl stamps to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Habitat Fund. Any money in the fund…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-432 Stamps; money received from fees; administered by commission; purposes.
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(1) All money received from the sale of habitat stamps, as provided by sections 37-426 to 37-433, shall be administered by the commission for the acquisition of, on a willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing of, development of, management of, enhancement of, access to, an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-433 Violations; penalty; affirmative defense.
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Unless otherwise provided in sections 37-426 to 37-433, any person who violates any provision of sections 37-426 to 37-433 or who violates or fails to comply with any rule or regulation thereunder shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor and shall be fined at least fifty dollars …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-434 Entry permits required; purpose.
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For the purpose of supplying additional revenue to better accommodate the increasing public use of the Nebraska state park system by providing improved operation and maintenance, the commission shall establish an entry permit program for areas of the Nebraska state park system wh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-435 Entry permits; terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 37-434 to 37-446, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Motor vehicle means any self-propelled vehicle of a type required to be registered and licensed for operation on the highways of the state; (2) Permit areas means those areas, or portions of are…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-436 Permits required; when.
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The commission shall provide for the issuance of permits. All motor vehicles entering permit areas shall have a permit except: (1) Motor vehicles bearing state licenses; (2) Motor vehicles in use for law enforcement or emergency purposes; (3) Motor vehicles engaged in the servici…