2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 54 - LIVESTOCK
54-706.13 - Implementation of act; funding; limitations on payments.

54-706.13. Implementation of act; funding; limitations on payments.

(1) The department may provide state funds to or on behalf of herd owners for certain activities or any portion thereof in connection with the implementation of the Bovine Tuberculosis Act if funds for any activities or any portion have been appropriated. The department may develop statewide priorities for the expenditure of state funds available for bovine tuberculosis control and eradication program activities.

(2) Part of such state funds may be used by the department to pay a portion of the cost of testing done by or for accredited veterinarians if such work is approved by the department.

(3) In administering the act and program activities pursuant to the act, the department shall not pay for (a) testing done for change of ownership at private treaty or at concentration points, (b) costs of gathering, confining, and restraining animals subjected to testing or costs of providing necessary facilities and assistance, (c) costs of testing to qualify or maintain herd accreditation, or (d) indemnity for any animal destroyed as a result of being affected with bovine tuberculosis.

(4) The department is not liable for actual or incidental costs incurred by any person due to departmental actions in enforcing the Bovine Tuberculosis Act.

Source

Laws 2007, LB110, § 13.