(1) Except as provided in subsection
(2) of this section: (a) No resident of Nebraska sixteen years of age or older and no nonresident of Nebraska regardless of age shall take, hunt, kill, harvest, or possess any game bird, upland game bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal unless, at the time of such taking, hunting, killing, harvesting, or possessing, such person carries on or about his or her person an unexpired habitat stamp validated by his or her signature in ink across the face of the stamp prior to the time of taking, hunting, killing, harvesting, or possessing such bird or animal; and (b) No resident or nonresident of Nebraska eighteen years of age or older shall take, hunt, fish, catch, kill, harvest, or possess any aquatic organism requiring a Nebraska fishing permit, including any fish, bullfrog, snapping turtle, tiger salamander, or mussel unless, at the time of such taking, hunting, fishing, catching, killing, harvesting, or possessing, such person carries on or about his or her person an unexpired aquatic habitat stamp validated by his or her signature in ink across the face of the stamp prior to the time of taking, hunting, fishing, catching, killing, harvesting, or possessing a fish, bullfrog, snapping turtle, tiger salamander, or mussel.
(2) Habitat stamps are not required for holders of limited permits issued under section 37-215.03. Aquatic habitat stamps are not required (a) when a fishing permit is not required, (b) for holders of permits pursuant to section 37-204.03, or (c) for holders of lifetime fishing licenses or lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses.
(3) Any person to whom a stamp has been issued shall, immediately upon request, exhibit the stamp to any officer. Any person taking, hunting, fishing, catching, killing, harvesting, or possessing any game bird, upland game bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal or aquatic organism requiring a fishing permit in this state without the appropriate stamp attached to a valid hunting or fur-harvesting permit or fishing permit and not actually on or about his or her person shall be deemed to be without such stamp. A habitat stamp shall be issued upon the payment of a fee of not less than ten dollars and not more than fifteen dollars per stamp. An aquatic habitat stamp shall be issued upon the payment of a fee of not less than five and not more than six dollars and fifty cents per stamp. The commission shall establish the fees pursuant to section 81-814.02.