37-472 Permit to kill mountain lions; eligibility. - Nebraska Statutes

37-472. Permit to kill mountain lions; eligibility.(1)The commission may issue a permit for the killing of one or more mountainlions which are preying on livestock or poultry. The permit shall be validfor up to thirty days and shall require the commission to be notified immediatelyby the permitholder after the killing of a mountain lion and shall requirethe carcass to be transferred to the commission.(2)To be eligible for a permit under this section, a farmer or rancher owningor operating a farm or ranch shall contact the commission to confirm thatlivestock or poultry on his or her property or property under his or her controlhas been subject to depredation by a mountain lion. The commission shall confirmthat the damage was caused by a mountain lion prior to issuing the permit.The farmer or rancher shall be allowed up to thirty days, as designated bythe commission, to kill the mountain lion on such property and shall notifythe commission immediately after the killing of a mountain lion and arrangewith the commission to transfer the mountain lion to the commission.(3) The commissionmay adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section. SourceLaws 2010, LB836, § 5.Effective Date: July 15, 2010