Clean empty hog and sheep railcars before entry into Nebraska
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What the law says
“It shall be unlawful for any railroad company operating its road in this state to bring or cause to be brought into this state from an adjoining state any empty car used for transporting hogs or sheep, or any empty combination car used for carrying grain and stock that has any filth of any kind whatever in the same;”
“but such railroad company shall, before it allows such car or cars to pass into the state, cause the same to be thoroughly cleaned.”
Penalty
“Any person or persons or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.”
History note
“Source Laws 1977, LB 38, § 290.”
The earliest year in this note is 1977. That's the earliest year the note prints. It doesn't establish when this wording was enacted, took effect or first appeared.
In plain English
Our reading
An empty hog or sheep car, or a combination car that carries both grain and stock, can't roll into Nebraska from a neighboring state with any filth left in it. The railroad has to have it thoroughly cleaned before it crosses the line.
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