NE LB646

Increases the maximum cattle brand inspection fee from $1.10 to $1.50 per head for both physical and electronic inspections conducted under the Livestock Brand Act

Creates a new exemption from brand inspection requirements for cattle shipped to or from a qualified dairy

Establishes a travel expense surcharge of up to $20 per inspection location for brand inspectors, replacing the previous mileage reimbursement system

Simplifies registered feedlot registration fees to $0.50 multiplied by maximum livestock capacity, eliminating the previous tiered calculation based on average annual inventory

Adds a formal statutory definition of "brand committee" as the Nebraska Brand Committee and removes obsolete date-specific fee provisions from 2021 and 2023