Chapter 37 — GAME AND PARKS
640 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1203 Vessel, defined.
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Vessel shall mean every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1204 Motorboat, defined.
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Motorboat shall mean any watercraft propelled in any respect by machinery, including watercraft temporarily equipped with detachable motors, but shall not include a vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of the United States Government or any fed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1204.01 Personal watercraft, defined.
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Personal watercraft shall mean a class of motorboat less than sixteen feet in length which uses an internal combustion engine powering a jet pump as its primary source of motive propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the watercraft…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1204.02 Amphibious vehicle, defined.
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Amphibious vehicle means a vehicle that is a means of transport viable on land and on or under water.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1205 Owner, defined.
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Owner shall mean a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a motorboat. The term shall include a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat subject to an interest in another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1206 Waters of this state, defined.
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Waters of this state shall mean any waters within the territorial limits of Nebraska.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1207 Person, defined.
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Person shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, firm, corporation, association, or other entity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1208 Operate, defined.
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Operate shall mean to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or vessel.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1209 Commission, defined.
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Commission shall mean the Game and Parks Commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1210 Length, defined.
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Length, as it applies to vessels, shall mean extreme overall length.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1211 Motorboat; numbering required; operation of unnumbered motorboat prohibited; exceptions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section and sections 37-1249 and 37-1250, every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered and no person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any vessel on such waters unless the vessel is num…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1212 Manufacturers; retailers; temporary numbering; certificate; fee.
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A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of vessels of a type otherwise required to be numbered under the State Boat Act, upon application to the county treasurer of the county in which the applicant resides or the business location of the manufacturer or retailer on forms pre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1213 Vessels; classification.
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Vessels subject to the State Boat Act shall be divided into four classes as follows: Class 1. Less than sixteen feet in length including all canoes regardless of length; Class 2. Sixteen feet or over and less than twenty-six feet in length; Class 3. Twenty-six feet or over and le…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1214 Motorboat; registration; period valid; application; registration fee; aquatic invasive species stamp.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 37-1211, the owner of each motorboat shall register such vessel or renew the registration every three years as provided in section 37-1226. The owner of such vessel shall file an initial application for a certificate of number pursuant …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1215 Motorboat; registration period already commenced; registration fee reduced; computation.
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In the event an application is made after the beginning of any registration period for registration of any vessel not previously registered by the applicant in this state, the registration fee on such vessel shall be reduced by one thirty-sixth for each full month of the registra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1216 Motorboat; application for registration; issuance of a certificate of number; how displayed.
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After the owner of the vessel submits an application as provided in section 37-1214 and presents a certificate of title if required pursuant to section 37-1276, the county treasurer shall enter the application upon the records of the office and issue to the applicant a certificat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1217 Motorboat; registration; fee to recover administrative costs.
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When the county treasurer or the commission registers a vessel, such county treasurer or the commission shall be entitled to collect and retain a fee, in addition to the registration fee, of not less than three dollars and not more than four dollars on each registration issued, a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1218 Motorboat; registration transmitted to Game and Parks Commission; when; duplicate copy.
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Each county treasurer providing registration to an owner of a vessel shall transmit on or before the thirtieth day of the following month registration information to the commission. The county treasurer shall retain a duplicate copy of the registration.
Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 131, § 8.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1219 Registration fees; remitted to commission; when; form; duplicate copy.
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All registration fees received by the county treasurers shall be remitted on or before the thirtieth day of the following month to the secretary of the commission. All remittances shall be upon a form to be furnished by the commission and a duplicate copy shall be retained by the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1220 Fees; deposited with State Treasurer; placed in State Game Fund.
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The secretary of the commission shall deposit daily with the State Treasurer all fees received pursuant to section 37-1219 and shall take the receipt of the State Treasurer therefor. The State Treasurer shall place all of the fees so deposited in the State Game Fund.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1221 Motorboat; number awarded; maintained in legible condition; certificate of number; available for inspection; when removed.
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(1) The number awarded or assigned pursuant to section 37-1216 shall be maintained in legible condition. The certificate of number shall be pocket size and shall be available at all times for inspection on the vessel for which issued, whenever such vessel is in operation. (2) The…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1222 Vessel; previously numbered under a federally approved numbering system; registration of number; when.
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The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state shall register the number prior to operating the vessel on the waters of this…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1223 Motorboat; change of ownership; new application; original number retained; when.
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If the ownership of a vessel changes, a new application form with fee shall be filed with the county treasurer and a new certificate of number stating the number awarded shall be issued in the same manner as provided for in an original award of number. The county treasurer may al…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1224 Motorboat; removed from the state or transferred; registration fee; claim for refund; how computed.
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When the owner of any vessel registered under the State Boat Act moves out of the state or upon the transfer of ownership of any vessel, such owner or transferor shall be credited with the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration period. If such vessel is removed …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1225 United States Government vessel identification numbering system; effect.
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In the event that an agency of the United States Government shall have in force an overall system of identification numbering for vessels within the United States, the commission may by rules and regulations adopt such numbering system as the numbering system pursuant to the Stat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1226 Motorboat; certificate of number and number awarded; period valid; renewal; fee.
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(1) Every certificate of number and number awarded pursuant to the State Boat Act shall continue in full force and effect for a period of three years unless sooner terminated or discontinued. The numbering periods shall commence January 1 of each year and expire on December 31 of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1227 Certificate of number; lost or destroyed; replacement; fee.
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In the event of loss or destruction of the certificate of number, the owner of the vessel shall apply to the county treasurer on forms provided by the commission for replacement of such lost certificate of number. Upon satisfactory proof of loss and the payment to the county trea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1228 Certificate of number; contents.
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Every certificate of number shall contain the following information: Name and address of the owner, classification number or letter as classified by the commission, length, type of construction, material used in the boat, whether inboard or outboard motor power, type of fuel, mak…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1229 Motorboat; transfer, theft, recovery, destruction, or abandonment; notice to commission; certificate; terminated or declared invalid; when.
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(1) The owner of any vessel shall furnish the commission notice of the transfer of all or any part of his interest, other than the creation of a security interest, in a vessel numbered in this state pursuant to sections 37-1214 to 37-1217 or of the theft, recovery, destruction, o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1230 Certificate of number; change of address; notice to commission.
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Any holder of a certificate of number shall notify the commission within fifteen days if his address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate and shall, as a part of such notification, furnish the commission with his new address. The commission shall provide…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1231 Number other than number awarded attached to bow; prohibited.
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No number other than the number awarded to a vessel or granted reciprocity pursuant to the State Boat Act shall be attached on either side of the bow of such vessel.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1232 Vessel; carry and exhibit lights; when.
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Every vessel in all weather from sunset to sunrise shall carry and exhibit the lights prescribed by sections 37-1233 to 37-1238 when underway, and during such time no other lights which may be mistaken for those prescribed shall be exhibited.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1233 Class 1 and 2 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.
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Under the conditions described in section 37-1232, every vessel of Classes 1 and 2 propelled by machinery shall carry the following lights: (1) A lantern or flashlight; (2) A combined lantern in the forepart of the vessel and lower than the white light aft, showing green to starb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1234 Class 3 and 4 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.
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Under the conditions described in section 37-1232, every vessel of Classes 3 and 4 propelled by machinery shall carry the following lights: (1) A lantern or flashlight; (2) A white light placed over the fore and the aft centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1235 Vessels propelled by sail or hand power; lights required.
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(1) Under the conditions described in section 37-1232, all vessels when propelled by sail alone shall carry (a) a lantern or flashlight and (b) the red and green side lights suitably screened, but not the white lights, prescribed by sections 37-1233 and 37-1234. Vessels of all cl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1236 Lights; visibility requirements.
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Every white light prescribed by sections 37-1233 to 37-1235 shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. Every colored light prescribed by sections 37-1233 to 37-1235 shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mil…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1237 Vessel propelled by sail and machinery; lights required.
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Under the conditions prescribed in section 37-1232 and when propelled by sail and machinery, any vessel shall carry the lights required for a vessel propelled by machinery only.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1238 Lights required by federal rules; commission; option to adopt.
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The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations providing that any vessel may carry and exhibit the lights required by the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 2001 et seq., in lieu of the lights required by sections 37-1232 to 37-1237.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1238.01 Vessel equipped with red or blue light; limitation on operation.
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No person other than a rescue squad member actually en route to, at, or returning from any emergency requiring the services of such member or any peace officer in the performance of his or her official duties shall operate a vessel equipped with a rotating or flashing red or blue…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1238.02 Vessel signaled to stop; violation; penalty.
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The operator of any vessel when signaled to stop either by hand signals or by the display of a rotating or flashing red or blue light or lights shall immediately bring such vessel to a stop or follow the directions given by any officer having the authority to enforce the State Bo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1239 Class 2, 3, or 4 vessel; sound-producing equipment required.
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Every vessel of Class 2, 3, or 4 shall be provided with an efficient whistle or other sound-producing mechanical appliance.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1240 Class 3 or 4 vessel; bell required.
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Every vessel of Class 3 or 4 shall be provided with an efficient bell.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241 All vessels; floatation device; requirements; exceptions.
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(1) Every vessel except sailboards shall carry at least one life preserver, ring buoy, or other device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commission for each person on board, so placed as to be readily accessible, except that every vessel carrying passengers for hir…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241.01 Personal watercraft; applicability of laws, rules, and regulations.
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Except as provided in sections 37-1241.02 to 37-1241.08, a personal watercraft shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations which govern the operation, equipment, registration, and numbering of and all other matters relating to vessels whenever a personal water…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241.02 Personal watercraft; operation requirements.
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(1) A personal watercraft may not be operated on the waters of this state unless each person aboard the personal watercraft is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved floatation device approved for use on personal watercraft. (2) Each person operating a personal watercraft o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241.03 Personal watercraft; time restrictions.
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A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state during the period from sunset to sunrise.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241.04 Personal watercraft; manner of operation.
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(1) A person shall operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state in a reasonable and prudent manner. A maneuver which unreasonably or unnecessarily endangers life, limb, or property is prohibited and includes weaving through congested vessel traffic, jumping the wake …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241.05 Personal watercraft; towing; when permitted.
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A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state to tow a person on water skis, kneeboards, inflatable crafts, or any other device unless the personal watercraft is designed to accommodate more than one person and the personal watercraft is recommended…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1241.06 Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restrictions; boating safety course; fee.
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(1)(a) No person under fourteen years of age shall operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the waters of this state. (b) No person under sixteen years of age shall operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the waters of this state with an individual in tow behind the mo…