Chapter 54 — LIVESTOCK
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-857 Commercial Feed Administration Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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All money received pursuant to the Commercial Feed Act shall be remitted by the director to the State Treasurer for credit to the Commercial Feed Administration Cash Fund which is hereby created. Such fund shall be used by the department to aid in defraying the expenses of admini…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-858 Director; adopt rules and regulations; notice to current licensees.
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(1) The director shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feed and pet food as are specifically authorized in the Commercial Feed Act and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of the act. In the i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-859 Enforcement of act; inspections; testing; methods of analysis; results; distribution.
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(1) To enforce the Commercial Feed Act or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act, the director may: (a) For purposes of inspection, enter any location, vehicle, or both in which commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packed, transported, or held for distributi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-860 Violations; order of director or court; seizure of feed.
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(1) When the director has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of the Commercial Feed Act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto, he or she may issue and enforce a written or printed withdrawal-from-d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-861 Violations; penalty; county attorney; duties; injunction; appeal; trade secret disclosure; penalty.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6) of this section, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Commercial Feed Act or any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto or who shall impede, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attemp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-862 Director; cooperate with other entities.
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The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose of the Commercial Feed Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-863 Annual report; contents.
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The director shall publish at least annually, in such form as he or she may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feed together with such data on their production and use as he or she may consider advisable and a report of the results of the analyses of offi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 54-901 to 54-913 shall be known and may be cited as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-902 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Livestock Animal Welfare Act: (1) Abandon means to leave a livestock animal in one's care, whether as owner or custodian, for any length of time without making effective provision for the livestock animal's feed, water, or other care as is reasonably necessary…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-903 Abandonment or cruel neglect; mistreatment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
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(1) A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly abandons or cruelly neglects a livestock animal is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor unless the abandonment or cruel neglect results in serious injury or illness or death of the livestock animal, in which case it is a Class I…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-904 Indecency with a livestock animal; penalty.
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A person commits indecency with a livestock animal when such person subjects an animal to sexual penetration as defined in section 28-318. Indecency with a livestock animal is a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-905 Court order for reimbursement of expenses; liability for expenses; lien.
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(1) In addition to any other sentence given for a violation of section 54-903 or 54-904, the sentencing court may order the defendant to reimburse a public or private agency for any unreimbursed expenses incurred in conjunction with the care, seizure, or disposal of a livestock a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-906 Law enforcement officer; warrant authorizing entry upon property; issue citation; seizure of animal and property; custody agreement; law enforcement officer; powers; duties; liability.
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(1) A law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that a livestock animal has been abandoned or is being cruelly neglected or cruelly mistreated may seek a warrant authorizing entry upon private property to inspect, care for, or impound the livestock animal. (2) A law enfor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-907 Act; applicability.
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The Livestock Animal Welfare Act shall not apply to: (1) Care or treatment of a livestock animal or other conduct by a veterinarian or veterinary technician licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act that occurs within the scope of his or her employment, that…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-908 Employee of governmental livestock animal control or animal abuse agency; duty to report suspected criminal activity; immunity from liability; contents of report; form; failure to report; penalty.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Employee means any employee of a governmental agency dealing with livestock animal control or animal abuse; and (b) Reasonably suspects means a basis for reporting knowledge or a set of facts that would lead a person of ordinary care and prud…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-909 Conviction; court order not to own or possess livestock animal; violation; penalty; seizure of livestock animal.
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(1) If a person is convicted of a Class IV felony under section 54-903, the sentencing court shall order such person not to own or possess a livestock animal for at least five years after the date of conviction, but such time restriction shall not exceed fifteen years. Any person…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-910 Livestock animal health care professional; duty to report suspected criminal activity; immunity from liability.
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(1) Any livestock animal health care professional, while acting in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, who observes or is involved in an incident which leads the livestock animal health care professional to reasonably suspect that a live…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-911 Prohibited acts relating to equine; violation; penalty.
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(1) No person shall intentionally trip or cause to fall, or lasso or rope the legs of, any equine by any means for the purpose of entertainment, sport, practice, or contest. The intentional tripping or causing to fall, or lassoing or roping the legs of, any equine by any means fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-912 Prohibited acts relating to bovine; violation; penalty.
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(1) No person shall intentionally trip, cause to fall, or drag any bovine by its tail by any means for the purpose of entertainment, sport, practice, or contest. The intentional tripping, causing to fall, or dragging of any bovine by its tail by any means for the purpose of enter…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-913 Livestock animal seized; hearing to determine disposition and cost; notice; court order; appeal; euthanasia.
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(1) After a livestock animal has been seized, the agency that took custody of the livestock animal shall, within seven days after the date of seizure, file a complaint with the district court in the county in which the animal was seized for a hearing to determine the disposition …