Nebraska Statutes 54-1,128. Brand with brand recorded or registered in another state; application for out-of-state brand permit; contents; fee; violation; penalty
(1) An owner may brand cattle with a brand recorded or registered in another state when:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 54-1,128
- 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
- Livestock: means any domestic cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, or swine. See Nebraska Statutes 54-183
- Out-of-state brand permit: means an authorization for a one-time use of a brand registered with a state other than Nebraska to brand cattle imminently being exported out of Nebraska. See Nebraska Statutes 54-186.01
- Peace officer shall: include sheriffs, coroners, jailers, marshals, police officers, state highway patrol officers, members of the National Guard on active service by direction of the Governor during periods of emergency, and all other persons with similar authority to make arrests. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) Cattle are purchased at a livestock auction market licensed under the Livestock Auction Market Act or congregated at another location approved by the Nebraska Brand Committee;
(b) The cattle will be imminently exported from Nebraska;
(c) The cattle are branded at the livestock auction market or other approved location; and
(d) An out-of-state brand permit has been obtained prior to branding the cattle.
(2) An application for an out-of-state brand permit shall be made to a brand inspector and shall include a description of the brand, a written application, and a fee not to exceed fifty dollars as determined by the Nebraska Brand Committee. A brand inspector shall evaluate and may approve an out-of-state brand permit within a reasonable period of time.
(3) Cattle branded under an out-of-state brand permit shall remain subject to all other brand inspection requirements under the Livestock Brand Act.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction. A peace officer shall have the authority to write a citation, which shall be waivable, to offenders in violation of this section. A fine under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars per head for each offense. Violations shall be charged in the county in which the offense occurred.