54-2602. Terms, defined.

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For purposes of the Competitive Livestock Markets Act:

(1)Animal unit means one head of cattle, three calves under four hundred fifty pounds, or five swine;

(2)Contract swine operation means a livestock operation in which swine owned or controlled by a packer are produced according to a written agreement that does not contain a confidentiality clause and that is agreed to by the packer and a person other than the packer who owns, leases, or holds a legal interest in the livestock operation;

(3)Department means the Department of Agriculture;

(4)Director means the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee;

(5)Livestock means live cattle or swine;

(6)Livestock operation means a location, including buildings, land, lots, yard corrals, and improvements, adapted to and utilized for the purpose of feeding, keeping, or otherwise providing for the care and maintenance of livestock;

(7)Packer means a person, or agent of such person, engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock in Nebraska in excess of one hundred fifty thousand animal units per year; and

(8)Person includes individuals, firms, associations, limited liability companies, and corporations and officers or limited liability company members thereof.