2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 37-559 — Destruction of predators; permit required; when.
Section 37-559Destruction of predators; permit required; when.
(1) Any farmer or rancher owning or operating a farm or ranch may destroy or have destroyed any predator preying on livestock or poultry or causing other agricultural depredation on land owned or controlled by him or her without a permit issued by the commission.
(2) This section shall not be construed to allow such farmer or rancher to destroy or have destroyed species which are protected by the provisions of sections 37-314 and 37-501 to 37-503, the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, the federal Endangered Species Act, the federal Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 668 et seq., the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such provisions.
Source:
- Laws 1998, LB 922, § 279
~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska
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