2020 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 2 - Agriculture
2-512 Violations of act, state plan, or other provisions; director; duties; ineligibility to obtain license; hearing.

2-512. Violations of act, state plan, or other provisions; director; duties; ineligibility to obtain license; hearing.

(1) Upon a determination by the director that any person in the state has, with a culpable mental state greater than negligence, violated the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, a state plan approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, or an order of the director, the director shall:

(a) Notify the United States Attorney General;

(b) Notify the Attorney General; and

(c) Notify the county attorney for the county in which the violation occurred.

(2) Any person who, with a culpable mental state greater than negligence, violates the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, a state plan as described in section 2-516 approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, a corrective action plan issued pursuant to this section, or an order of the director three times in a five-year period shall be ineligible to obtain a license to cultivate, handle, process, or broker hemp for a period of ten years beginning on the date of the third violation.

(3) A person aggrieved by an order of the director may request a hearing pursuant to section 2-513.

(4) For purposes of this section, culpable mental state greater than negligence means to act intentionally, knowingly, willfully, or recklessly.

Source

• Laws 2019, LB657, § 12;
• Laws 2020, LB1152, § 8.
• Operative Date: August 8, 2020