Chapter 54 — LIVESTOCK
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2024, LB1, § 1.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB344, § 82.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2801 Legislative findings; act, how cited.
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(1) Sections 54-2801 to 54-2805 shall be known and may be cited as the Livestock Growth Act. (2) The Legislature finds that livestock production has traditionally served a significant role in the economic vitality of rural areas of the state and in the state's overall economy and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2802 Director of Agriculture; duties; designation of livestock friendly county; process; county board; powers.
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(1) The Director of Agriculture shall establish a process, including criteria and standards, to recognize and assist efforts of counties to maintain or expand their livestock sector. A county that meets the criteria may apply to the director to be designated a livestock friendly …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2803 Grant program; applications; purposes.
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(1) From funds available in the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund, the Director of Agriculture may administer a grant program to assist counties designated by the director as livestock friendly counties pursuant to section 54-2802 in livestock development planning and associated pub…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2804 Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund is created. The fund may be used to carry out the Livestock Growth Act. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund any funds transferred or appropriated to the fund by the Legislature and funds received as gifts or grants or other private or p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2805 Rules and regulations.
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The Department of Agriculture may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Livestock Growth Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 54-2901 to 54-2957 shall be known and may be cited as the Animal Health and Disease Control Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2902 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of sections 54-753.05 and 54-797 to 54-7,103 and the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 54-2903 to 54-2938 shall be used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2903 Accredited veterinarian, defined.
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Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian duly licensed by the State of Nebraska and approved by the administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2904 Affected animal, herd, or flock, defined.
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Affected animal, herd, or flock means an animal, herd, or flock which contains an animal infected with or exposed to a dangerous disease.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2905 Affected premises, defined.
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Affected premises means premises upon which is or was located an affected animal, herd, or flock or suspected affected animal, herd, flock, or disease agent of a dangerous disease.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2906 Animal, defined.
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Animal means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans or wild animals at large.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2907 Approved laboratory, defined.
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Approved laboratory means an animal disease diagnostic laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians to conduct animal disease testing.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2908 Cattle, defined.
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Cattle means all domestic bovine animals, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, and bison.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2909 Certificate of veterinary inspection, defined.
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Certificate of veterinary inspection means a legible document, paper, or electronic submission, issued by an accredited veterinarian at the point of origin of an animal movement which meets federal and state requirements for interstate or intrastate movement of animals. Certifica…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2910 Controlled movement, defined.
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Controlled movement means a temporary movement restriction controlling the movement of animals, animal products, and fomites into, within, and out of a regulatory control area where affected animals, herds, or flocks are or were located.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2911 Dangerous disease, defined.
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Dangerous disease means an infectious, contagious, or otherwise transmissible disease, infestation, or exposure which has the potential for rapid spread, serious economic impact, or serious threat to livestock health, and is of major importance in the trade of livestock and lives…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2912 Department, defined.
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Department means the Department of Agriculture.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2913 Director, defined.
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Director means the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2914 Domesticated cervine animal, defined.
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Domesticated cervine animal means any elk, deer, or other member of the family cervidae legally obtained from a facility which has a license, permit, or registration authorizing domesticated cervine animals which has been issued by the state in which such facility is located and …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2915 Embargo, defined.
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Embargo means a temporary movement restriction of any affected or suspect animal, herd, or flock.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2916 Exposed, defined.
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Exposed means an animal, herd, flock, or premises which has come into contact with a disease agent which affects livestock.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2917 Foreign animal or transboundary disease, defined.
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Foreign animal or transboundary disease means a disease not endemic to the United States or which has been eradicated in the United States, and which is of significant economic, trade, and food security importance.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2918 Herd or flock, defined.
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Herd or flock means one or more groups of livestock under common ownership or supervision, maintained on common ground for any purpose, or which are geographically separated but which have an interchange of livestock or equipment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2919 Herd or flock management plan, defined.
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Herd or flock management plan means a written disease management plan that is designed by the herd owner or the owner's representative in conjunction with the State Veterinarian or federal area veterinarian in charge to eradicate or reduce exposure to a dangerous disease from an …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2920 Infected or positive animal, herd, or flock, defined.
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Infected or positive animal, herd, or flock means an animal that has tested positive to an official test.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2921 Livestock, defined.
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Livestock means cattle, swine, sheep, horses, mules, donkeys, goats, domesticated cervine animals, ratite birds, poultry, llamas, and alpacas.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2922 Negative animal, herd, or flock, defined.
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Negative animal, herd, or flock means any animal, herd, or flock which has been tested and found negative to an official test.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2923 Official test, defined.
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Official test means a diagnostic test approved by USDA/APHIS/VS or the department for determining the presence or absence of a program disease.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2924 Permit for entry or permit, defined.
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Permit for entry or permit means a pre-movement authorization for entry into the State of Nebraska obtained from the department which states the conditions under which the animal movement may be made and the location where the animal or animals are going and includes a permit aut…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2925 Person, defined.
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Person means any individual, governmental entity, corporation, society, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, association, or any other corporate body or legal entity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2926 Poultry, defined.
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Poultry means domesticated birds that serve as a source of eggs or meat and includes, but is not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2927 Premises, defined.
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Premises means land, buildings, vehicles, equipment, pens, holding facilities, and grounds upon which an animal, herd, or flock is or was, housed, kept, located, grazed, or transported.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2928 Program disease, defined.
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Program disease means a dangerous disease for which specific state or federal legislation exists for disease control or eradication, or is classified as a program disease by the department or USDA/APHIS/VS.