Nebraska Statutes 54-1,121. Registered feedlot; cattle shipment;requirements
Cattle sold or shipped from a registered feedlot, for purposes other than direct slaughter or sale on any terminal market, are subject to the brand inspection under sections 54-1,110 to 54-1,119, and the seller or shipper shall bear the cost of such inspection at the regular fee.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 54-1,121
- Brand inspector: means a person employed by the Nebraska Brand Committee, or some other brand inspection agency, inside or outside of the State of Nebraska, for the purpose of identifying brands, marks, or other identifying characteristics of livestock or approved nonvisual identifiers to determine the existence of such brands, marks, or identifying characteristics or identifiers and from such determinations attempt to establish correct and true ownership of such livestock, and generally carry out the provisions and enforcement of all laws pertaining to brands, brand inspection, physical inspection, electronic inspection, and associated livestock laws. See Nebraska Statutes 54-176
- Cattle: means bovine cattle only and does not relate to or include any other kind of animal. See Nebraska Statutes 54-178
- Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Registered feedlot: means a feedlot registered under section Nebraska Statutes 54-188
Any other cattle shipped from a registered feedlot are not subject to brand inspection at origin or destination, but the shipper must have a shipping certificate from the registered feedlot. The shipping certificate form shall be prescribed by the Nebraska Brand Committee and shall show the registered feedlot operator’s name and registration number, date shipped, destination, agency receiving the cattle, number of head in the shipment, and sex of the cattle. The shipping certificate shall be completed in triplicate by the registered feedlot operator at the time of shipment. One copy thereof shall be delivered to the brand inspector at the market along with shipment, if applicable, one copy shall be sent to the brand committee by the tenth day of the following month, and one copy shall be retained by the registered feedlot operator. If a shipping certificate does not accompany a shipment of cattle from a registered feedlot to any destination where brand inspection is maintained by the brand committee, all such cattle shall be subject to a brand inspection and the inspection fees and surcharge provided under section 54-1,108 shall be charged for the service.