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Nebraska Revised Statutes > AGRICULTURE
Short Summary
The provided legal document content covers various aspects related to agriculture, state fairs, county fairs, community gardens, potato inspection and grading, wheat inspection and grading, pesticide regulation, and aerial pesticide business licensing in Nebraska. It includes provisions for the creation and use of funds to support state fairs, transfer of fairgrounds to the University of Nebraska, activities prohibited at fairs, establishment and maintenance of county fair boards, tax levy for fair purposes, dissolution and reformation of fair boards and agricultural societies, use of vacant public land for community gardens, inspection and grading of potatoes, appeals process for potato grading, use of uninspected potatoes, official Nebraska inspection and grade legend, inspection of potatoes in designated areas, inspection and grading of wheat, composition and appointment process for the Nebraska Wheat Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board, licensing and regulation of pesticide applicators, licensing and renewal requirements for noncommercial applicators, licensing and renewal fees for pesticides, labeling requirements for pesticides, expiration and renewal of licenses, distribution and transportation of pesticides, registration and renewal of pesticides, maintenance of records for pesticide use, prohibited acts related to pesticides, penalties for violations of the Pesticide Act, appeals process for orders of the department, and aerial pesticide business licensing and regulations. These documents apply to various entities, including the Nebraska State Fair Board, county agricultural societies, community organizations, potato inspectors, potato growers, wheat growers, pesticide dealers, commercial applicators, noncommercial applicators, private applicators, aerial pesticide businesses, pilots, and individuals or entities involved in aerial spraying operations. No specific exemptions or penalties are mentioned in these documents.
Whom does it apply to?
Nebraska State Fair Board, Nebraska State Fair Foundation, Tax Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Department of Administrative Services, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, county agricultural societies, county fair boards, community organizations, potato inspectors, potato growers, wheat growers, pesticide dealers, commercial applicators, noncommercial applicators, private applicators, aerial pesticide businesses, pilots, and individuals or entities involved in aerial spraying operations.
What does it govern?
Creation and use of the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Cash Fund, transfer of the Nebraska State Fairgrounds to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, activities prohibited at state, district, and county fairs in Nebraska, establishment and maintenance of county fair boards, tax levy for county fair purposes, dissolution and reformation of county fair boards, reinstatement of county agricultural societies, use of vacant public land for community garden purposes, inspection and grading of potatoes, appeals process for potato grading, use of uninspected potatoes, official Nebraska inspection and grade legend, inspection of potatoes in designated areas, inspection and grading of wheat, composition and appointment process for the Nebraska Wheat Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board, licensing and regulation of pesticide applicators, licensing and renewal requirements for noncommercial applicators, licensing and renewal fees for pesticides, labeling requirements for pesticides, expiration and renewal of licenses, distribution and transportation of pesticides, registration and renewal of pesticides, maintenance of records for pesticide use, prohibited acts related to pesticides, penalties for violations of the Pesticide Act, appeals process for orders of the department, and aerial pesticide business licensing and regulations.
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned in these documents.
What are the Penalties?
Penalties for violations of the Pesticide Act include Class III misdemeanors for the first conviction and Class I misdemeanors for subsequent convictions. Civil fines for violations of the Pesticide Act can be up to $15,000 per offense, with each day of violation constituting a separate offense. Failure to satisfy a final judgment for damages arising from a violation of the Pesticide Act within 30 days may result in automatic suspension or denial of a license. Violators may also be subject to restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, or mandatory injunctions.
Jurisdiction
Nebraska