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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 1001
Introduced by Conrad, 46; Brewer, 43.
Read first time January 05, 2024
Committee: Natural Resources
1 A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Game Law; to amend section 37-201,
2 Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022; to provide for a
3 migratory waterfowl hunting season for veterans as prescribed; to
4 harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original section.
5 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1 Section 1. Section 37-201, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,
2 2022, is amended to read:
3 37-201 Sections 37-201 to 37-811 and 37-1501 to 37-1510 and section
4 2 of this act and the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act
5 shall be known and may be cited as the Game Law.
6 Sec. 2. (1) The commission shall prescribe a migratory waterfowl
7 hunting season for veterans. Such season shall run for two consecutive
8 days prior to the start of the regular season for migratory waterfowl.
9 (2) Any veteran who is a Nebraska resident may hunt during such
10 season as long as such veteran has a valid hunting permit issued under
11 the Game Law and all required stamps necessary to hunt migratory
12 waterfowl in Nebraska.
13 (3) No motor vehicle entry permit or fee shall be required for entry
14 into a permit area as defined in section 37-435 by such veteran during
15 such season.
16 (4) Nothing in this section shall affect the applicability of
17 statutes, rules, and regulations other than the permit and stamp
18 requirements referred to in this section.
19 (5) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations
20 to carry out this section. Such rules and regulations shall include
21 season bag and possession limits and the means of identifying such
22 authorized veterans.
23 Sec. 3. Original section 37-201, Revised Statutes Cumulative
24 Supplement, 2022, is repealed.
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Statutes affected: Introduced: 37-201