Nebraska § 37-707 - Game refuges; boundaries; marking; commission; duties; access to property; when.

§ 37-707. Game refuges; boundaries; marking; commission; duties; access to property; when.

(1) The commission is directed to place suitable signs showing the boundaries of the refuges, as designated in section 37-706, using the map adopted by the commission pursuant to this section, on all roads leading into such refuges.

(2)(a) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations determining the boundaries of the state game refuges. The commission's determination shall be based on the definitions in sections 37-701 to 37-708 and shall include maps showing such boundaries.

(b) The commission shall update any boundary determination required by subdivision (a) of this subsection whenever it determines that there has been a substantial change in the location of the banks of said stream used for locating such boundary.

(c) To the extent necessary to fulfill their obligations under sections 37-701 to 37-708 and pursuant to notice as provided in subdivision (d) of this subsection, the commission shall have access at all reasonable times to all properties to which access is needed to fulfill such obligations. Entry upon such properties for the purposes set forth in such sections shall not be considered trespass.

(d) Notice of intent to enter upon property for the purposes of subdivision (2)(c) of this section shall be satisfied by publishing such notice at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper published or of general circulation in the county or counties in which such property and such game refuge are located.

(e) All rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this section by the Department of Natural Resources as it existed prior to July 1, 2025, shall remain in effect unless revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.

Game Refuge Act was sustained as constitutional against contention that it was special law for protection of game and fish. Bauer v. State Game, Forestation and Parks Com., 138 Neb. 436, 293 N.W. 282 (1940).