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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-116 (2026)

Power to regulate and control alcoholic liquor

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The power to regulate all phases of the control of the manufacture, distribution, sale, and traffic of alcoholic liquor, except as specifically delegated in the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, is vested exclusively in the commission.

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Cited in 17 cases, 1946–2019 · leading case: Abay, L. L.C. v. Neb. Liquor Control Comm'n, 927 N.W.2d 780 (Neb. 2019).
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Abay, L. L.C. v. Neb. Liquor Control Comm'n, 927 N.W.2d 780 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “Section 53-116 provides: "The power to regulate all phases of the control of the manufacture, distribution, sale, and traffic of alcoholic liquor, except as specifically delegated in the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, is vested exclusively in the [C]ommission.”
Cnty. Cork, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm'n, 550 N.W.2d 913 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 3× “Furthermore, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-116 was also amended by L.”
Terry Carpenter, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm'n, 120 N.W.2d 374 (Neb. 1963). · cites it 5× “1943, and possessed of the general powers described in sections 53-116 and 53-119, R. R. S. 1943, which was admitted to be true at the time the plaintiff’s petition was filed on November 28, 1960.”
Gas'N Shop, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm'n, 427 N.W.2d 784 (Neb. 1988). “§ 53-116 (Reissue 1984). Section 53-147 (Reissue 1984) authorizes the governing bodies of cities and villages to regulate by ordinance the business of all retail or bottle club licensees carried on within their corporate limits provided that any ordinance not be inconsistent…”
72nd Street Pizza, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm'n, 261 N.W.2d 614 (Neb. 1978). · cites it 2× “Condensed to its essence, the question is whether the action of the Commission becomes arbitrary and unreasonable because the commission relied upon the city council's recommendation for denial, which, if one accepts the applicant's and the District Court's interpretation of the…”
Phelps, Inc. v. City of Hastings, 42 N.W.2d 300 (Neb. 1950). · cites it 3× “" Section 53-116, R.S. 1943. It becomes apparent that the Liquor Control Commission has full power to regulate the liquor traffic except as such power is specifically delegated elsewhere.”
City of Omaha v. C.A. Howell, Inc., 832 N.W.2d 30 (Neb. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “” Section 53-117 also provides, in part, that the Commission has the power to receive, issue, suspend, cancel, and revoke liquor licenses; promulgate rules and regulations; govern the traffic of alcoholic liquor and “enforce strictly” the Nebraska Liquor Control Act; inspect…”
Bali Hai', Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm'n, 236 N.W.2d 614 (Neb. 1975). · cites it 2× “The appellant argues the broad sweep of the language of section 53-116, R. R. S. 1943, which provides: “The power to regulate all phases of the control of the manufacture, distribution, sale, and traffic in alcoholic liquors, except as specifically delegated in this act, is…”
Abay, L.L.C. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm., 303 Neb. 214 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “Section 53-116 provides: “The power to regulate all phases of the control of the manufacture, distribution, sale, and traf- fic of alcoholic liquor, except as specifically delegated in the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, is vested exclusively in the [C]ommission.”
J K & J, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Comm'n, 231 N.W.2d 694 (Neb. 1975). “Insofar as the record in this case is concerned as it relates to the applicant’s entitlement to a license, it is absent any evidence justifying the denial.”
T & Np Co., Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Com'n, 204 N.W.2d 809 (Neb. 1973). “There was other evidence, but the foregoing is a summary of the evidence material to the consideration of.”
State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 25 N.W.2d 1 (Neb. 1946). · cites it 2× “” Section 53-116, R. S. 1943, provides: “The power to regulate all phases of the control of the manufacture, distribution, sale, and traffic in alcoholic liquors, except as specifically delegated in this act, is hereby vested exclusively in the commission.”
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