{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-53-173","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-173","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-173","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section, a person shall not purchase, sell, offer to sell, use, or possess with intent to sell powdered alcohol.\n\n(2) A person holding a license under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act shall be subject to having the license suspended, canceled, or revoked pursuant to the act for a violation of this section.\n\n(3) Any person, other than a person licensed under the act, who sells a powdered alcohol product shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.\n\n(4) Any person knowingly or intentionally possessing powdered alcohol shall:\n\n(a) For the first offense, be guilty of an infraction, receive a citation, and be fined three hundred dollars;\n\n(b) For the second offense, be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor, receive a citation, and be fined four hundred dollars and may be imprisoned not to exceed five days; and\n\n(c) For the third and all subsequent offenses, be guilty of a Class IIIA misdemeanor, receive a citation, be fined five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not to exceed seven days.\n\n(5) This section does not apply to a hospital that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a state institution conducting bona fide research, a private college or university conducting bona fide research, or a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting bona fide research.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 53"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=53-173","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"0e7c664187e5d8178b213e9fde71fae9d18fd9898a7e81d5cf8358447449df39","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-53-172","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-53-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}