Nebraska Statutes 54-2954. Violation of Animal Health and Disease Control Act or Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act; orders of department; arrests; law enforcement officer; county attorney; powers and duties
(1) For purposes of this section, law enforcement officer has the same meaning as in section 54-902. Special investigator means a special investigator appointed as a deputy state sheriff and employed by the department for state law enforcement purposes pursuant to section 81-201.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 54-2954
- Animal: means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans or wild animals at large. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2906
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2912
- Person: means any individual, governmental entity, corporation, society, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, association, or any other corporate body or legal entity. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2925
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(2) The department or any officer, special investigator, agent, employee, or appointee thereof may request any law enforcement officer to execute the orders of the department, and such law enforcement officer shall have authority to execute the orders of the department.
(3) Any special investigator, or any law enforcement officer whose assistance is requested pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, may arrest any person found violating the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under such acts, and such officer or special investigator shall immediately notify the county attorney of such arrest. The county attorney shall prosecute the arrested person according to the law.