37-321 Fish; emergency created by drying up of waters; permission to take by any means; regulations; violation; penalty. - Nebraska Statutes

37-321. Fish; emergency created by drying up of waters; permission to take by any means; regulations; violation; penalty.The commission may, by regulation, authorize the taking of fish by any means and in any number whenever the secretary of the commission determines, pursuant to standards imposed by such regulations, that such action is necessary for proper fish management as a result of an emergency created by the drying up of any waters inhabited by fish. Such determination shall specify the waters in which such emergency action is desirable, and the authorization so granted shall extend to such waters and to no others. The taking of any fish in violation of this section shall be a Class V misdemeanor. SourceLaws 1961, c. 174, § 7, p. 521; Laws 1977, LB 40, § 189; R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-503.06; Laws 1998, LB 922, § 79.