2-10,117. Plant Protection and Plant Pest Cash Fund; created; use; investment. All money received from any source pursuant to the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act shall be remitted by the department to the State Treasurer and by the State Treasurer credited to the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Cash Fund which is hereby created. […]
2-101. Nebraska State Fair Board; purpose; meetings; state fair; location; plan to relocate. (1) The Nebraska State Fair Board, formerly known as the State Board of Agriculture, shall hold an annual meeting for the purpose of deliberating and consulting as to the wants, prospects, and conditions of the agricultural, horticultural, industrial, mechanical, and other interests […]
2-101.01. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that the Nebraska State Fair has been held annually for the exhibition and dissemination of agricultural, horticultural, industrial, mechanical, and other products and innovations and for exhibitions in the arts, skilled crafts, and sciences and is a beneficial cultural and educational event for the state and its citizens. The […]
2-103. Membership; term. (1) The Nebraska State Fair Board shall be a board consisting of the following members: (a) Seven members nominated and selected by district as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the board; and (b) Four members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature, three members selected from the business […]
2-105. State Fair Foundation; authorized. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Nebraska State Fair Board establish the State Fair Foundation as a nonprofit foundation operated exclusively as a corporation for charitable purposes as contemplated by sections 170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01, and organized and […]
2-107. State Fair Cash Fund; created; use; investment. The State Fair Cash Fund is created. The Tax Commissioner may use the fund to defray the cost of implementing the check-off program under section 77-27,119.05. The Nebraska State Fair shall use the fund to carry out the public-private partnerships established to enhance the work of the […]
2-1072. Act, how cited. Sections 2-1072 to 2-10,117 shall be known and may be cited as the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act. Source Laws 1988, LB 874, § 1; Laws 1993, LB 406, § 1; Laws 2008, LB791, § 1; Laws 2013, LB68, § 1.
2-1073. Public policy declaration. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nebraska and the purpose of the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act to protect and foster the health, prosperity, and general welfare of Nebraska residents by preserving and protecting the plant industry and the agricultural interests of the […]
2-1074. Definitions, where found. For purposes of the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 2-1074.01 to 2-1089 shall be used. Source Laws 1988, LB 874, § 3; Laws 1993, LB 406, § 2; Laws 2008, LB791, § 2; Laws 2013, LB68, § 2.
2-1074.01. Biological control, defined. Biological control shall mean: (1) The use by humans of living organisms to control or suppress undesirable animals, plants, or microorganisms which affect plants or plant pests; or (2) The action of parasites, predators, pathogens, or competitive organisms on a host or prey population which affect plants or plant pests to […]
2-1075. Biological control agent, defined. Biological control agent shall mean a parasite, predator, pathogen, or competitive organism intentionally released by humans for the purposes of biological control with the intent of causing a reduction of a host or prey population. Source Laws 1988, LB 874, § 4; Laws 1993, LB 406, § 4.
2-1075.02. Certified seed potatoes, defined. Certified seed potatoes means seed potatoes which have been certified by a certification entity recognized by the department to certify that the seed potatoes are free of regulated plant pests. Source Laws 2008, LB791, § 3.
2-1075.03. Certification inspection of Nebraska-grown nursery stock, defined. Certification inspection of Nebraska-grown nursery stock shall mean an inspection performed pursuant to section 2-1095. Source Laws 2013, LB68, § 3.
2-1076. Collector, defined. Collector shall mean any person who only gathers wild plants for the purpose of distribution. Source Laws 1988, LB 874, § 5.
2-1078. Department, defined. Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture. Source Laws 1988, LB 874, § 7.
2-1078.01. Director, defined. Director shall mean the Director of Agriculture or his or her designated employee, representative, or authorized agent. Source Laws 1993, LB 406, § 6.
2-1079. Distribute, defined. Distribute shall mean selling, exchanging, bartering, moving, or transporting; offering to sell, exchange, barter, move, or transport; holding nursery stock for sale, exchange, or barter; acting as a broker; or otherwise supplying. Distribute shall not include moving or transporting on contiguous real estate that is owned, leased, or controlled by the same […]
2-1079.01. Distribution location, defined. Distribution location shall mean each place nursery stock is offered for sale or sold and shall also include all locations of a vehicle from which nursery stock is offered for sale or sold directly. Distribution location shall not include each location from which an order is made by a purchaser ordering […]
2-1079.02. Genetically engineered plant organism, defined. Genetically engineered plant organism shall mean an organism altered or produced through genetic modification from a donor, vector, or recipient organism using recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid techniques. Source Laws 1993, LB 406, § 9.
2-1079.03. Grow, defined. Grow shall mean to produce a plant or plant product, by propagation or cultivation, including, but not limited to, division, transplant, seed, or cutting, generally over a period of one year or greater. Grow does not include transferring nursery stock from one container to another or potting bare-root nursery stock, if the […]
