2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 37-414 — Bow hunter education program; certificate; issuance; required; when.

Section 37-414
Bow hunter education program; certificate; issuance; required; when.

(1) The commission shall establish and administer a bow hunter education program consisting of a minimum of (a) ten hours of classroom instruction or (b) independent study on the part of the student sufficient to pass an examination given by the commission followed by such student's participation in a minimum of four hours of practical instruction. The program shall provide instruction in the safe use of bow hunting equipment, the fundamentals of bow hunting, shooting and hunting techniques, game identification, conservation management, and hunter ethics. When establishing such a program, the commission shall train volunteers as bow hunter education training instructors. The commission shall issue a certificate of successful completion to any person who satisfactorily completes a bow hunter education program established by the commission and shall print, purchase, or otherwise acquire materials necessary for effective program operation. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for carrying out and administering such program.

(2) A person born on or after January 1, 1977, who is hunting antelope, deer, elk, mountain sheep, or wild turkey with a bow and arrow pursuant to any provision of sections 37-447 to 37-453 and 37-457 shall have on his or her person a bow hunter education certificate of successful completion issued by his or her state or province of residence or a bow hunter education certificate issued by an accredited program recognized by the commission.

Source:

Laws 1991, LB 403, § 1

Laws 1996, LB 584, § 2

Laws 1997, LB 107, § 1

R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-105

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 124

Laws 2001, LB 111, § 4

Laws 2003, LB 305, § 10

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska