Chapter 37 - GAME AND PARKS

37-101 Game and Parks Commission; members; qualifications; term; appointment; removal; limitation on reappointment.
37-102 Game and Parks Commission; districts.
37-103 Game and Parks Commission; chairperson; election.
37-104 Game and Parks Commission; meetings; special meeting; notice; place; quorum; agreement with city of Lincoln for building and facilities; location.
37-105 Game and Parks Commission; expenses; per diem.
37-106 Game and Parks Commission; secretary; qualifications; terms; compensation; duties; removal.
37-107 Game and Parks Commission; secretary; duties; deposit of receipts from administration of game and fish laws; credited to State Game Fund.
37-108 Game and Parks Commission; employees; appointment; compensation; interference with an election; prohibited.
37-109 Game and Parks Commission; officers; oath.
37-110 Game and Parks Commission; commissioners, officers, and employees; bond or insurance.
37-201 Law, how cited.
37-202 Definitions, where found.
37-203 Aquaculture, defined.
37-204 Aquaculture facility, defined.
37-205 Aquaculturist, defined.
37-206 Aquatic disease, defined.
37-206.01 Aquatic invasive species, defined.
37-207 Aquatic organism, defined.
37-207.01 Authorized inspector, defined.
37-208 Bait, defined.
37-209 Baitfish, defined.
37-209.01 Captive, defined.
37-210 Captive propagation, defined.
37-210.01 Captivity, defined.
37-211 Commercial aquaculturist, defined.
37-212 Commercial exploitation, defined.
37-213 Commercial fish, defined.
37-214 Commission, defined.
37-215 Conservation, defined.
37-215.01 Conveyance, defined.
37-216 Cultured aquatic stock, defined.
37-217 Disabled person, defined.
37-218 Ecologic harm, defined.
37-219 Economic harm, defined.
37-220 Ecosystem, defined.
37-221 Endangered Species Act, defined.
37-222 Falconry, defined.
37-223 Fish, when used as a noun, defined.
37-224 Fish, when used as a verb, defined.
37-225 Fur harvesting, defined.
37-226 Fur-bearing animals, defined.
37-227 Game, defined.
37-228 Game animals, defined.
37-229 Game birds, defined.
37-230 Game fish, defined.
37-231 Habitual offender, defined.
37-232 Hunt, defined.
37-233 Migratory game birds, defined.
37-233.01 Migratory waterfowl, defined.
37-234 Nongame fish, defined.
37-235 Officer, defined.
37-236 Optimum carrying capacity, defined.
37-237 Person, owner, proprietor, grantee, lessee, and licensee, defined.
37-237.01 Protected bird, defined.
37-238 Raptor, defined.
37-239 Raw fur, defined.
37-240 Species, defined.
37-241 Sport fish, defined.
37-242 Take, defined.
37-243 Trap, defined.
37-244 Upland game birds, defined.
37-245 Wild birds, defined.
37-246 Wild mammals, defined.
37-247 Wildlife, defined.
37-247.01 Wildlife abatement, defined.
37-248 General penalty provision.
37-301 Commission; general authority.
37-302 Commission; stock game and fish.
37-303 Commission; acquire land; gifts and bequests; powers.
37-304 Commission; rules and regulations; commission orders.
37-305 Rules and regulations; camping areas; violation; penalty.
37-306 Rules and regulations; fire safety; violation; penalty.
37-307 Rules and regulations; animals; violation; penalty.
37-308 Rules and regulations; hunting, fishing, and trapping; use of weapons; violation; penalty.
37-308.01 Rules and regulations; appropriate hunting weapons.
37-309 Rules and regulations; water-related recreational activities; violation; penalty.
37-310 Rules and regulations; real and personal property; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
37-311 Rules and regulations; vendors; violation; penalty.
37-312 Commission permission; procedure.
37-313 Rules and regulations; traffic; violation; penalty.
37-314 Commission; rules and regulations; commission orders; powers; public hearing; notice; seasons; opening and closing; powers of commission; violations; penalty.
37-315 Commission; reciprocal agreements.
37-316 Rules and regulations; special permits; fish-related activities.
37-317 Commission; disseminate information.
37-318 Free fishing day; commission; powers and duties.
37-319 Lake, pond, or stream closed to fishing; notice.
37-320 Fish; propagation; stocking; removal by authority of commission; sale; proceeds.
37-321 Fish; emergency created by drying up of waters; permission to take by any means; order; violation; penalty.
37-322 Nongame fish; removal by commission; game fish; return to water alive.
37-323 State Game Fund; created; investment; deposits by commission secretary; withholding funds; liability; penalty.
37-324 Funds from permits and publications; placed in the State Game Fund; how used.
37-325 Commission; funds; how expended.
37-326 Commission; establish change cash funds; use; how funded; amount; monthly accounting.
37-327 Commission; fees; duty to establish; limit on increase.
37-327.01 Game Law Investigation Cash Fund; created; use; investment; record-keeping duties.
37-327.02 Game and Parks Commission Capital Maintenance Fund; created; use; investment.
37-327.03 Game and Parks State Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund; created; use; investment.
37-327.04 Game and Parks Commission Educational Fund; created; use; investment.
37-328 Commission; acquire site for headquarters; consent of Governor.
37-329 State park system; real estate; acquisition; eminent domain; consent of Legislature.
37-330 Commission; grant easements.
37-331 Commission; land; exchange; when.
37-332 Acquisition of real estate by commission; bordering on lakes or artificial reservoirs; purpose.
37-333 Meandered lakes; beds; dedication to public use; commission authorized to improve; jurisdiction.
37-334 Commission; participation with other public entities; wildlife habitats; expenditures authorized.
37-335 Commission; wildlife management areas; payments in lieu of taxes; proportionate allocation.
37-336 State wildlife management areas; commission; powers; fees; disposition of proceeds; violation; penalty.
37-337 State park system; purpose.
37-338 Terms, defined.
37-339 State park system; established; areas included; administration.
37-340 State park system; classification of areas.
37-341 State park system; areas; designation.
37-342 Leases; lease-purchase agreements; commission; powers; restrictions.
37-343 Funds; use.
37-344 Rules and regulations; use by public.
37-345 Fees; concessions; disposition; State Park Cash Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.
37-346 Commission; state parks; use by public; concessions; length of term; fees.
37-347 Commission; Nebraska State Historical Society; recreational trails; cooperative agreements.
37-348 State park system; violations; penalty.
37-349 State parks; use of name for trade purposes, prohibited; violation; penalty.
37-350 Declaration of policy.
37-351 Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Development Cash Fund; created; investment.
37-352 Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Development Cash Fund; disbursements; commission; multiyear recreational development plan.
37-353 Taking of wildlife; when authorized.
37-354 Operation and maintenance; requirements; compliance and enforcement.
37-355 Aquatic Invasive Species Program; activities authorized.
37-401 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; required, when; exemptions; violation; penalty.
37-402 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; persons exempt.
37-403 Farm or ranch owner or operator; hunting permit exemption; violation; penalty.
37-404 Permits; qualifications; limitations.
37-404.01 Hunting permit; person with developmental disability; license-purchase exemption certificate; application; contents.
37-405 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; expiration; duties of holder.
37-406 Licenses, permits, and stamps; issuance; fees; violation; penalty.
37-407 Hunting, fishing, and fur-harvesting permits; fees.
37-408 Permit fees; remittance.
37-409 Hunting, fishing, and fur-harvesting permits; lost permit; replacement; fee.
37-410 Permits; unlawful acts; penalty; confiscation of permits; residents under sixteen years of age, no permit necessary.
37-411 Hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting without permit; unlawful; exceptions; violations; penalties.
37-412 Hunting or fur-harvesting permit; exception for dog trials.
37-413 Firearm hunter education program; commission issue certificate; hunting, lawful when; apprentice hunter education exemption certificate; fee.
37-414 Bow hunter education program; certificate; issuance; hunting, lawful; when.
37-415 Lifetime fur-harvesting, fishing, hunting, or combination permit; fees; replacement; rules and regulations.
37-416 Lifetime permits; stamps, required.
37-417 Lifetime permits; fees; disposition.
37-418 Permits for scientific, educational, or private wildlife management purposes; when granted.
37-419 Hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting permit; person stationed in Nebraska in military service; certain students; resident permit.
37-420 Hunting, fur-harvesting, and fishing permit; veterans; exempt from payment of fees, when; special permits; limitations.
37-421 Combination hunting, fur-harvesting, and fishing permits; stamps; persons eligible; special permits, limitation.
37-421.01 Military deployment; permits; stamps; conditions; fee.
37-422 Special daily fishing permits; fee; form; requirements; commission; establish; educational fishing project permits.
37-423 Fishing permit; recipient of old age assistance; exempt from payment of fees; condition.
37-424 Special fishing permit for resident who is physically or developmentally disabled; fee.
37-425 Special fishing permits for wards of the state; issuance.
37-426 Taking birds, animals, and aquatic organisms; stamps; when required; exhibit on request; fees.
37-427 Stamps; nontransferable; expiration.
37-428 Stamps; unlawful acts; penalty; affirmative defense.
37-429 Stamps; issuance.
37-430 Habitat stamps; authorized agents; fees; remit.
37-431 Nebraska Habitat Fund; Nebraska Aquatic Habitat Fund; created; use; investment; stamps; fees; disposition; duties of officials; violation; penalty.
37-432 Stamps; money received from fees; administered by commission; purposes.
37-433 Violations; penalty; affirmative defense.
37-434 Entry permits required; purpose.
37-435 Entry permits; terms, defined.
37-436 Permits required; when.
37-437 Permit privileges.
37-438 Annual and temporary permits; fees.
37-439 Duplicate annual permits; fee.
37-440 Display and issuance of permits; where procured; clerical fee.
37-441 Commission designate permit areas.
37-442 Permit areas; post signs; free permit, employees.
37-443 Unlawful entry; penalty; owner; prima facie responsible; when.
37-444 Entry permit program; commission; rules and regulations; enforce.
37-445 Permit fees; remittance to commission; failure to remit; liability; penalty.
37-446 Permit fees; State Park Cash Revolving Fund; disbursement.
37-447 Permit to hunt deer; commission; powers; issuance; fee; violation; penalty.
37-448 Special deer depredation season; extension of existing deer hunting season; permit; issuance; fee; free permits; when issued.
37-449 Permit to hunt antelope; regulation and limitation by commission; issuance; fees; violation; penalty.
37-450 Permit to hunt elk; regulation and limitation by commission; issuance; fee; violation; penalty.
37-451 Permit to hunt mountain sheep; regulation and limitation by commission; issuance; fee; violation; penalty.
37-452 Hunting of antelope, elk, mountain sheep, mountain lion, or deer; age requirements.
37-453 Permit to hunt deer, antelope, or elk; individual or joint application; ineligibility of individual, when.
37-454 Permit to hunt deer, antelope, or elk; issued to disabled person; limitation.
37-455 Limited deer, antelope, wild turkey, or elk permit; conditions; fee.
37-455.01 Permit to hunt antelope, elk, deer, and wild turkey; auction or lottery permits; issuance; fee.
37-456 Limited antelope or elk permit; issuance; limitation.
37-457 Hunting wild turkey; permit required; fee; issuance.
37-458 Shooting coyotes from aircraft; permit; conditions; fee; duties.
37-459 Shooting coyotes from aircraft; permitholder; report.
37-460 Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
37-461 Muskrats or beavers; permit to destroy; violation; penalty.
37-462 Taxidermists; permit; fees; renewal; authorizations; records; violations; penalty.
37-463 Dealing in raw furs; fur buyer's permit required; annual fee; record; unlawful acts; penalty.
37-464 Possession of fur, pelt, or carcass; prohibited acts.
37-465 Aquaculture facilities; application for permits; fee.
37-466 Aquaculture permit; rights.
37-467 Transferred to section 37-482.01.
37-468 Aquaculturist; activities authorized.
37-469 Permitholder; report required; contents.
37-470 Aquaculturist; report required; quarantine; when; notice; revocation of permit.
37-471 Aquatic organisms; sale authorized; violation; penalty.
37-472 Permit to kill mountain lions; eligibility.
37-473 Permit for hunting mountain lions; application fee; auction; use of proceeds.
37-474 Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 176, § 131.
37-475 Officers; entry and inspection authorized.
37-476 Aquaculture facilities; violations; general penalties.
37-477 Certain animals kept in captivity; permit required; exceptions; rules and regulations.
37-478 Captive wildlife auction permit; issuance; fee; prohibited acts.
37-479 Captive wildlife permit; issuance; fee; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
37-480 Wild birds and wild mammals; disposition; restrictions.
37-481 Certain wild animals; keeping in captivity; permit not required; when.
37-482 Certain wild animals; keeping in captivity; violations; penalty; officers; entry and inspection authorized.
37-482.01 Sale of game authorized.
37-483 Recall pen; captive wildlife permit required; permit.
37-484 Game breeding and controlled shooting area; license; application; fee.
37-485 License requirements; inspection; issuance.
37-486 License; expiration.
37-487 Posting of areas.
37-488 Privileges conferred by license; game birds, requirements; marking and transport.
37-489 Game birds released, propagated, and taken; record; reports.
37-490 Closed season.
37-491 Hunting permit; habitat stamp; required; nonresidents, requirements.
37-492 Commission; rules and regulations; commission orders; limitations upon game breeding and controlled shooting areas.
37-493 License; refusal to issue or renew; suspension or revocation; grounds; notice; hearing.
37-494 License; revocation; grounds.
37-495 License; available for presentation.
37-496 License; form and contents; requirements.
37-497 Raptors; protection; management; raptor permit; raptor permit for wildlife abatement; captive propagation permit; raptor collecting permit; fees.
37-498 Raptors; take or maintain; permit required.
37-499 Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
37-4,100 Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
37-4,101 Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
37-4,102 Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
37-4,103 Raptors; violations; penalty.
37-4,104 Commercial fishing permit; issuance; fees; expiration; tag requirements.
37-4,105 Bait dealer's permit; issuance; fees.
37-4,106 Nonresident fish dealer's permit; issuance; fee.
37-4,107 Bullfrogs; fishing permit required; manner of taking.
37-4,108 Commercial put-and-take fishing; license; issuance; fee; violation; penalty.
37-4,109 Put-and-take trout fishing; regulations; fees; exception.
37-4,110 Put-and-take trout fishing; fees; disposition.
37-4,111 Permit to take paddlefish; issuance; fee.
37-501 Game and fish; bag and possession limit; violation; penalty.
37-502 Prohibited acts during closed season.
37-503 Game; illegal possession; exception.
37-504 Violations; penalties; exception.
37-505 Game animals, birds, or fish; possession or sale prohibited; exceptions; violation; penalty.
37-506 Illegal activities regarding fish and game; extent of restrictions.
37-507 Game bird, game animal, or game fish; abandonment or needless waste; penalty.
37-508 Game and fish in cold storage; violation; penalty; duty of inspectors to report.
37-509 Hunting from aircraft; unlawful; exception; violation; penalty.
37-510 Game shipments; prohibited acts; penalties.
37-511 Import shipments of fish or game; unlawful, when; violation; penalty.
37-512 Transfer of raw fur by carriers; document required; penalty.
37-513 Shooting at wildlife from highway or roadway; violation; penalty; trapping in county road right-of-way; county; powers; limitation on traps.
37-514 Hunting wildlife with artificial light; unlawful acts; exception; violation; penalty.
37-515 Aircraft or boats; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
37-516 Harassment of game animals and game birds; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle; prohibited.
37-517 Game animals and game birds; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle to spot; radio; prohibited.
37-518 Violator; aid or assist; prohibited.
37-519 Use of aircraft, vessel, vehicle, weapon, or other equipment; prohibited.
37-520 Authorized personnel; administer and manage wildlife resources.
37-521 Violations; penalty; liability to property owner.
37-522 Shotgun on highway; restrictions; violation; penalty.
37-523 Wild mammal or wild bird; hunt or trap; unlawful in certain areas; violation; penalty.
37-524 Aquatic invasive species; wild or nonnative animals; importation, possession, or release; prohibition; violation; penalty.
37-524.01 Wild pigs; animals of the Families Tayassuidae and Suidae; prohibited acts; destruction; when; penalty.
37-524.02 Aquatic invasive species; prohibited acts; penalty; impoundment of conveyance.
37-524.03 Aquatic invasive species; rules and regulations.
37-525 Training or running of bird dogs or hunting dogs; regulation; violation; penalty.
37-526 Ferrets; use or possession prohibited, when; violation; penalty.
37-527 Hunter orange display required; exception; violation; penalty.
37-528 Administration of drugs to wildlife; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; section, how construed; powers of conservation officer.
37-529 Permit to kill deer, antelope, or elk; tagging and storage.
37-530 Wildlife species accidentally killed; disposal authorized.
37-531 Wild animals; explosive traps; poison gas; unlawful use; penalty.
37-532 Traps; requirements; violation; penalty.
37-533 Offenses relating to fur-bearing animals; violation; penalty.
37-534 Wild turkeys; tagging and storage of carcasses; regulations.
37-535 Hunting game from aircraft or watercraft; prohibited acts; penalty.
37-536 Game birds; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
37-537 Baiting prohibited; violation; penalty.
37-538 Hunting game birds from vehicle; violation; penalty.
37-539 Game bird nests or eggs; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
37-540 Protected birds; nest or eggs; prohibited acts.
37-541 Homing pigeon; protection; violation; penalty.
37-542 Fish unlawfully taken; duty of angler.
37-543 Offenses relating to fish; exceptions; rules and regulations; commission orders; violation; penalty.
37-544 Spear fishing; commission; powers.
37-545 Fish; privately owned pond; removal by owner; commercial fishing permits; violation; penalty.
37-546 Offenses relating to baitfish; violation; penalty.
37-547 Aquatic invasive species; wildlife; legislative intent.
37-548 Aquatic invasive species; wildlife; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; release, importation, commercial exploitation, and exportation permits; fees; commission; powers and duties.
37-549 Fish, mollusks, reptiles, crustaceans, and amphibians; permitted acts.
37-550 Wildlife; shipment in interstate commerce; when permitted.
37-551 Fish protection; irrigation waters; screens; duty of commission.
37-552 Fish screens; notice; construction; cost; neglect; liability; liquidated damages; penalty.
37-553 Fishway through dam; obligation of owner; commission; powers and duties; violation; penalty.
37-554 Explosives or poison; use in waters prohibited; penalties; exceptions; permit.
37-555 Waters of state; pollution prohibited; violation; penalty.
37-556 Waters of state; pollution; carcasses; prohibitions; penalty.
37-557 Hatching boxes and nursery ponds; disturbing prohibited; exception; violation; penalty.
37-558 Draining harmful matter into waters stocked by commission prohibited; penalty.
37-559 Destruction of predators; permit required; when; mountain lion; actions authorized.
37-560 Deer, antelope, or elk causing damage to property; removal; disposition of carcass.
37-561 Predatory animals; explosive traps; poison gas; lawful use; exceptions; posting of signs.
37-562 Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 41, § 31.
37-563 Nuisance birds; commission; powers.
37-564 Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing.
37-565 Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; injunction.
37-566 Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; affirmative defense.
37-567 Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; aiding or assisting prohibited.
37-568 Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; prohibited acts.
37-569 Sections; how construed.
37-570 Interference with person hunting, trapping, or fishing; violation; penalty; use of aircraft, vessel, or vehicle; destruction of property; liability.
37-571 Hunt through the Internet, defined.
37-572 Hunt through the Internet; prohibited acts; confiscation and forfeiture of contraband.
37-573 Violations; penalty.
37-601 Jurisdiction of courts; duty of prosecuting attorneys.
37-602 Prosecutions; when and where brought; limitation.
37-603 Conservation officers; powers.
37-604 Enforcement of Game Law; duties; fees and mileage.
37-605 Arrests or summons; hearing; failure to appear; violation; penalty.
37-606 Corporate offenders; how served; prosecution of agents or employees.
37-607 Conservation and peace officers; duty to arrest; powers.
37-608 Rules and regulations; enforcement; arrest and detention authorized.
37-609 Resisting officer or employee of commission; penalty.
37-610 False representation as officer or employee of commission; penalty.
37-611 Separate offense, defined.
37-612 Accessories; penalties.
37-613 Wildlife; prohibited acts; liquidated damages; schedule; disposition.
37-614 Revocation and suspension of permits; grounds.
37-615 Revoked or suspended permit; unlawful acts; violation; penalty.
37-616 Certain deaths and injuries; suspension or revocation of permits.
37-617 Suspension, revocation, or conviction; court; duties.
37-618 Suspension or revocation in other jurisdiction; effect; violation; penalty.
37-619 Game and raw furs illegally acquired or possessed; contraband; seizure and confiscation.
37-620 Contraband; evidence; seizure and confiscation.
37-621 Contraband; disposition.
37-622 Contraband; illegal possession; complaints and search warrants.
37-623 Illegally used nets, traps, ferrets, and devices; seizure and confiscation; destruction; return of guns, legal fish nets, or other hunting and fishing equipment; when made.
37-624 Commission; powers; use of federal personnel.
37-701 Reserves, refuges, and sanctuaries; how established; acquisition of land.
37-702 Sanctuaries on rivers; how established; discontinuance; procedure.
37-703 Reserves, refuges, and sanctuaries; signs; form; where placed; defacing prohibited; penalty.
37-704 Sanctuaries; rules and regulations; Missouri River sanctuaries; power of commission.
37-705 Reserves, sanctuaries, and closed waters; prohibited acts; penalty; exceptions.
37-706 Game refuges; establishment; description.
37-706.01 Legislative intent.
37-707 Game refuges; boundaries; marking; Department of Natural Resources; duties; access to property; when.
37-708 Game refuges; prohibited acts; exceptions.
37-708.01 Rule or regulation; validity; review of other orders or acts; procedure.
37-709 Game refuges; violation; penalty.
37-710 State Wild Game Preserve; creation; extent; location; acquisition; purpose.
37-711 State Wild Game Preserve; typical specimens of wild game animals and birds; collection, preservation, and distribution.
37-712 State Wild Game Preserve; firearms, hunting, and fishing prohibited.
37-713 State Wild Game Preserve; special permits for taking surplus wild game animals; issuance.
37-714 Terms, defined.
37-715 Legislative findings.
37-716 Nebraska Natural Areas Register; created; registration; criteria.
37-717 Inclusion in register; nomination; priorities.
37-718 Contracts and agreements authorized.
37-719 Commission; participating cooperators; powers.
37-720 Agreement; landowner's rights.
37-721 Natural area; use; hearing required.
37-722 Hunting, fishing, trapping, fur harvesting on private lands; unlawful except by permission; replevin of animals or pelts.
37-723 Hunting; privately owned land; posting.
37-724 Hunting; privately owned land; posting; where placed.
37-725 Hunting; privately owned land; posting; written consent; contents.
37-726 Hunting; privately owned land; posting; apprehension of violator; arrest and prosecution.
37-727 Hunting; privately owned land; violations; penalty.
37-728 Fishing; privately owned land; statement required; false statement; penalty.
37-729 Terms, defined.
37-730 Limitation of liability; purpose of sections.
37-731 Landowner; duty of care.
37-732 Landowner; invitee; permittee; liability; limitation.
37-733 Land leased to state; duty of landowner.
37-734 Landowner; liability.
37-735 Sections, how construed.
37-736 Obligation of person entering upon and using land.
37-801 Act, how cited.
37-802 Terms, defined.
37-803 Legislative intent.
37-804 Legislative declarations.
37-805 Commission; develop conservation programs; unlawful acts.
37-806 Endangered or threatened species; how determined; commission; powers and duties; unlawful acts; exceptions; local law, regulation, or ordinance; effect.
37-807 Commission; establish conservation programs; agreements authorized; Governor and state agencies; duties; public meeting; when required.
37-808 Commission; issue regulations.
37-809 Violations; penalties; conservation or peace officer; powers and duties; regulations.
37-810 Act; how construed.
37-811 Wildlife Conservation Fund; created; use; investment.
37-901 Wildlife-restoration projects; cooperation with federal government; hunters' fees; expenditure.
37-902 Migratory bird reservations; federal establishment; state's consent.
37-903 Fish restoration and management projects; cooperation with federal government; state's consent.
37-904 Land and water conservation; cooperation with federal government; state's consent.
37-905 Land and Water Conservation Fund; created; use; investment.
37-906 Land and Water Conservation Fund; federal funds; allocation; reallocation; manner; restriction.
37-907 State assents to Federal Water Projects Recreation Act; Game and Parks Commission; powers.
37-908 Youth conservation corps projects; Game and Parks Commission; powers and duties; compliance with federal law; funds; use.
37-909 Youth Conservation Corps Fund; created; funds available; use; investment.
37-910 State assents to Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act; Game and Parks Commission; powers.
37-911 Recreational Trails Fund; created; use.
37-912 Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; acceptance of gift; authorized; commission; powers and duties; section, how construed.
37-913 Cowboy Trail Fund; created; use; investment.
37-914 National Trails System Act; commission; railroad right-of-way; acquisition; uses; conditions.
37-915 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-916 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-917 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-918 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-919 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-920 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-921 Repealed. Laws 2016, LB957, § 24.
37-1001 Act, how cited; termination.
37-1002 Legislative findings.
37-1003 Trail Development Assistance Fund; created; use; investment.
37-1004 Funding; application; grants; section, how construed.
37-1005 Administrative costs; limitation; rules and regulations.
37-1006 Eminent domain power.
37-1007 Boundary fences.
37-1008 Warning signs.
37-1009 State agency or political subdivision; establish fees.
37-1010 Recreational trails; public policy.
37-1011 Lease of undeveloped land; when.
37-1012 Responsibility for fences.
37-1013 Sanitary facilities required; camping or open fires prohibited.
37-1014 Rules and regulations.
37-1015 State Recreational Trails Coordinator; duties.
37-1016 Cowboy Trail; Game and Parks Commission; lease or transfer of portions authorized.
37-1101 Transferred to section 37-434.
37-1102 Transferred to section 37-435.
37-1103 Transferred to section 37-436.
37-1104 Transferred to section 37-437.
37-1105 Transferred to section 37-438.
37-1105.01 Repealed. Laws 1981, LB 74, § 3.
37-1105.02 Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 723, § 9.
37-1105.03 Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 723, § 9.
37-1106 Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 723, § 9.
37-1107 Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 723, § 9.
37-1107.01 Transferred to section 37-439.
37-1108 Transferred to section 37-440.
37-1109 Transferred to section 37-441.
37-1110 Transferred to section 37-442.
37-1111 Transferred to section 37-443.
37-1112 Transferred to section 37-444.
37-1113 Transferred to section 37-445.
37-1114 Transferred to section 37-446.
37-1201 Act, how cited; declaration of policy.
37-1202 Definitions, where found.
37-1203 Vessel, defined.
37-1204 Motorboat, defined.
37-1204.01 Personal watercraft, defined.
37-1205 Owner, defined.
37-1206 Waters of this state, defined.
37-1207 Person, defined.
37-1208 Operate, defined.
37-1209 Commission, defined.
37-1210 Length, defined.
37-1211 Motorboat; numbering required; operation of unnumbered motorboat prohibited; exceptions.
37-1212 Manufacturers; retailers; temporary numbering; certificate; fee.
37-1213 Vessels; classification.
37-1214 Motorboat; registration; period valid; application; registration fee; Aquatic Invasive Species Program fee; aquatic invasive species stamp.
37-1215 Motorboat; registration period already commenced; registration fee reduced; computation.
37-1216 Motorboat; application for registration; issuance of a certificate of number; how displayed.
37-1217 Motorboat; registration; fee to recover administrative costs.
37-1218 Motorboat; registration transmitted to Game and Parks Commission; when; duplicate copy.
37-1218.01 Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 131, § 8.
37-1219 Registration fees; fees for Aquatic Invasive Species Program; remitted to commission; when; form; duplicate copy.
37-1220 Fees; deposited with State Treasurer; placed in State Game Fund.
37-1221 Motorboat; number awarded; maintained in legible condition; certificate of number; available for inspection; when removed.
37-1222 Vessel; previously numbered under a federally approved numbering system; registration of number; when.
37-1223 Motorboat; change of ownership; new application; original number retained; when.
37-1224 Motorboat; removed from the state or transferred; registration fee; claim for refund; how computed.
37-1225 United States Government vessel identification numbering system; effect.
37-1226 Motorboat; certificate of number and number awarded; period valid; renewal; fee.
37-1227 Certificate of number; lost or destroyed; replacement; fee.
37-1228 Certificate of number; contents.
37-1229 Motorboat; transfer, theft, recovery, destruction, or abandonment; notice to commission; certificate; terminated or declared invalid; when.
37-1230 Certificate of number; change of address; notice to commission.
37-1231 Number other than number awarded attached to bow; prohibited.
37-1232 Vessel; carry and exhibit lights; when.
37-1233 Class 1 and 2 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.
37-1234 Class 3 and 4 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.
37-1235 Vessels propelled by sail or hand power; lights required.
37-1236 Lights; visibility requirements.
37-1237 Vessel propelled by sail and machinery; lights required.
37-1238 Lights required by federal rules; commission; option to adopt.
37-1238.01 Vessel equipped with red or blue light; limitation on operation.
37-1238.02 Vessel signaled to stop; violation; penalty.
37-1239 Class 2, 3, or 4 vessel; sound-producing equipment required.
37-1240 Class 3 or 4 vessel; bell required.
37-1241 All vessels; floatation device; requirements; exceptions.
37-1241.01 Personal watercraft; applicability of laws, rules, and regulations.
37-1241.02 Personal watercraft; operation requirements.
37-1241.03 Personal watercraft; time restrictions.
37-1241.04 Personal watercraft; manner of operation.
37-1241.05 Personal watercraft; towing; when permitted.
37-1241.06 Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restrictions; boating safety course; fee.
37-1241.07 Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restriction on lease, hire, or rental; restriction on operation; duties of owner, agent, or employee.
37-1241.08 Sections; applicability.
37-1242 Motorboat; fire extinguishers required.
37-1243 Racing vessels; equipment, exceptions; when.
37-1244 Motorboat; engine equipped with flame arrester or similar device; exception.
37-1245 Motorboat; proper ventilation of bilges required.
37-1246 Federal boating laws or coast guard regulations; equipment requirements; commission; option to adopt.
37-1247 Federal boating laws or coast guard regulations; pilot rules; commission; option to adopt.
37-1248 Operation of a vessel without required equipment; prohibited.
37-1249 Vessels; exemption from numbering.
37-1250 Vessel; exempt from numbering by commission rule and regulation.
37-1251 Boat livery; records required.
37-1252 Boat livery; vessel operated without required equipment; prohibited.
37-1253 Motorboat; noise level; restriction; muffling equipment; requirements.
37-1254 Prohibited operation; reckless or negligent; proof.
37-1254.01 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; city or village ordinances; violation; penalty.
37-1254.02 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; implied consent to submit to chemical test; preliminary test; refusal; advisement; effect; violation; penalty.
37-1254.03 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; choice of test; privileges of person tested.
37-1254.04 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; unconscious; effect on consent.
37-1254.05 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; chemical test; violation of statute or ordinance; results; competent evidence; permit; fee; evidence existing or obtained outside state; effect.
37-1254.06 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; blood test; withdrawing requirements; damages; liability.
37-1254.07 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; violation of city or village ordinance; fee for test; court costs.
37-1254.08 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; test without preliminary breath test; when; qualified personnel.
37-1254.09 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; peace officer; preliminary breath test; refusal; violation; penalty.
37-1254.10 Boating during court-ordered prohibition; violation; penalty.
37-1254.11 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; violation; sentencing; terms, defined; prior convictions; use; prosecutor; present evidence; convicted person; rights.
37-1254.12 Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; penalties; probation or sentence suspension; court orders.
37-1255 Collisions, accidents, and casualties; operator of vessel; duties.
37-1256 Collision, accident, or other casualty; commission; Nebraska State Patrol; duties.
37-1257 Transmittal of information; when.
37-1258 Water skis, surfboard, or similar device; observation required.
37-1259 Water skis, aquaplane, or similar device; operation; time restrictions.
37-1260 Water skis, aquaplane, or similar device; manner of operation.
37-1261 Water skis, aquaplane, or similar device; collision; operation to avoid.
37-1262 Races and exhibitions; commission authorization.
37-1263 Races and exhibitions; application; when; contents.
37-1264 Local regulation; extent permitted.
37-1265 Local regulation; special rules and regulations.
37-1266 Commission; special rules and regulations.
37-1267 Civil liability of owner; recovery limited to actual damages.
37-1268 Commission; rules and regulations.
37-1269 Conservation and peace officers; enforcement of act.
37-1270 Violations; general penalty.
37-1271 Violations; penalty.
37-1272 Operation of vessel in violation of law; penalty.
37-1273 Fees; placed in State Game Fund; how used.
37-1274 Transferred to section 37-1291.
37-1275 Manufacturer's or importer's certificate; required.
37-1276 Certificate of title; assignment required; exemption.
37-1277 Acquisition of motorboat; requirements.
37-1278 Certificate of title; application; contents; issuance; transfer of motorboat.
37-1278.01 Bonded certificate of title; requirements; fee.
37-1279 Certificate of title; issuance; form; county treasurer; duties; filing.
37-1280 Department of Motor Vehicles; powers and duties; rules and regulations; cancellation of certificate of title; removal of improperly noted lien on certificate of title; procedure.
37-1280.01 Repealed. Laws 2012, LB 801, § 102.
37-1281 Motorboat sale; sale instrument; contents.
37-1282 Department of Motor Vehicles; implement electronic title and lien system for motorboats; security interest; financing instruments; provisions applicable; priority; notation of liens; cancellation.
37-1282.01 Printed certificate of title; when issued.
37-1283 New certificate; when issued; proof required; processing of application.
37-1284 Certificate; loss or destruction; replacement; subsequent purchaser, rights; recovery of original; duty of owner.
37-1285 Certificate; surrender and cancellation; when required.
37-1285.01 Electronic certificate of title; changes authorized.
37-1286 Forms; contents; assignment of hull identification number; fee.
37-1287 Fees; disposition.
37-1288 Prohibited acts; penalty.
37-1289 Violations; penalty.
37-1290 Security interest perfected prior to January 1, 1997; treatment; notation of lien.
37-1291 Nontransferable certificate of title; issued; when; effect.
37-1292 Salvage certificate of title; terms, defined.
37-1293 Salvage branded certificate of title; when issued; procedure.
37-1294 Salvage or previously salvaged title brand; procedure; fee.
37-1295 Certificate of title; disclosures required.
37-1296 Acquisition of salvage motorboat without salvage branded certificate of title; duties.
37-1297 Sections; how construed.
37-1298 Salvage motorboat; prohibited acts; penalty.
37-1299 Abandoned motorboat, defined.
37-12,100 Abandoned motorboat; title; vest in local authority or state agency; when.
37-12,101 Local authority or state agency; powers and duties.
37-12,102 State or local law enforcement agency; powers and duties.
37-12,103 Custody; who entitled.
37-12,104 Proceeds of sale; disposition.
37-12,105 Liability for removal.
37-12,106 Person cannot abandon a motorboat.
37-12,107 Destroy, deface, or remove parts; unlawful; exception; violation; penalty.
37-12,108 Costs of removal and storage; last-registered owner; liable.
37-12,109 Rules and regulations.
37-12,110 Violations; penalty.
37-1301 Act, how cited.
37-1302 Terms, defined.
37-1303 Rules and regulations; shooting range performance standards; review.
37-1304 Existing shooting range; effect of zoning provisions.
37-1305 Existing shooting range; effect of noise provisions.
37-1306 Discharge of firearm at shooting range; how treated.
37-1307 Existing shooting range; permitted activities.
37-1308 Hours of operation.
37-1309 Presumption with respect to noise.
37-1310 Regulation of location and construction; limit on taking of property.
37-1401 Legislative findings.
37-1402 Invasive species, defined.
37-1403 Nebraska Invasive Species Council; created; members; expenses; Game and Parks Commission; rules and regulations; meetings.
37-1404 Nebraska Invasive Species Council; duties.
37-1405 Adaptive management plan; contents.
37-1406 Adaptive management plan; completion; update; Nebraska Invasive Species Council; reports; subcommittees.
37-1501 Purpose of sections.
37-1502 Terms, defined.
37-1503 Deer covered by program.
37-1504 Applicant for permit; option to contribute to fund.
37-1505 Commission; duties; rules and regulations.
37-1506 Commission; promote program.
37-1507 Commission; meat processors; contracts authorized; duties.
37-1508 Meat processor; participation; annual contract; record required; payment; liability.
37-1509 Commission; additional contracts authorized; matching grants.
37-1510 Hunters Helping the Hungry Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
37-1601 Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
37-1701 Act, how cited.
37-1702 Definitions, where found.
37-1703 Alternative technical concept, defined.
37-1704 Best value-based selection process, defined.
37-1705 Commission, defined.
37-1706 Construction manager, defined.
37-1707 Construction manager-general contractor contract, defined.
37-1708 Construction services, defined.
37-1709 Design-build contract, defined.
37-1710 Design-builder, defined.
37-1711 Preconstruction services, defined.
37-1712 Project performance criteria, defined.
37-1713 Proposal, defined.
37-1714 Qualification-based selection process, defined.
37-1715 Request for proposals, defined.
37-1716 Request for qualifications, defined.
37-1717 Purpose.
37-1718 Contracts authorized.
37-1719 Architect; engineer; hiring authorized.
37-1720 Guidelines for entering into contracts.
37-1721 Process for selecting design-builder and entering into contract.
37-1722 Request for qualifications; prequalify design-builders; publication in newspaper; short list.
37-1723 Design-build contract; request for proposals; contents.
37-1724 Stipend.
37-1725 Alternative technical concepts; evaluation of proposals; commission; power to negotiate.
37-1726 Process for selection of construction manager and entering into construction manager-general contractor contract.
37-1727 Construction manager-general contractor contract; request for proposals; contents.
37-1728 Submission of proposals; procedure; evaluation of proposals; commission; power to negotiate.
37-1729 Commission; duties; powers.
37-1730 Contract changes authorized.
37-1731 Insurance requirements.
37-1732 Rules and regulations.