Nebraska Statutes 54-2949. Premises registration; animal disease traceability; information; restrictions on disclosure; violations; penalty
(1) Any information that a person provides to the department for purposes of premises registration or for voluntary participation in or compliance with animal disease traceability shall not be a public record subject to disclosure under sections 84-712 to 84-712.09. The department and its employees or agents shall not disclose such information to any other person or agency, except when such disclosure:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 54-2949
- Animal: means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans or wild animals at large. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2906
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2912
- 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. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2925
- 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. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2927
(a) Is authorized by the person who provided the information; or
(b) Is necessary for purposes of disease surveillance or to carry out epidemiological investigations related to incidences of animal disease.
(2) The department may disclose information as authorized by this section subject to any confidentiality requirements that the department determines are appropriate under the circumstances.
(3) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to prosecution for official misconduct pursuant to section 28-924.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department from discussing, reporting, or otherwise disclosing the progress or results of disease surveillance activities or epidemiological investigations related to incidence of animal disease.