Nebraska Statutes 71-8926. Final disciplinary action; fines
(1) Upon issuance of a final disciplinary action against a person who knowingly and intentionally violates any provision of section 71-8925 other than as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall assess a fine of one thousand dollars against such person. For each subsequent final disciplinary action for violation of such section issued by the department against such person, the department shall assess a fine of one thousand dollars plus one thousand dollars for each final disciplinary action for violation of such section previously issued against such person, not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-8926
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8905
- Distribution: means the act of receiving orders, possessing, warehousing, and record keeping related to the sale and delivery of veterinary legend drugs. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8906
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- 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
(2) Upon issuance of a final disciplinary action against a person who fails to provide an authorized person the right of entry provided in section 71-8925, the department shall assess a fine of five hundred dollars against such person. For each subsequent final disciplinary action for such failure issued against such person, the department shall assess a fine equal to one thousand dollars times the number of such disciplinary actions, not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
(3) All fines collected under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.