Section 408-1-004 - CRITERIA004.01 Mowing and harvesting of hay may begin on or after July 15 and shall end no later than September 15 of each year. Only one cutting per permit will be allowed.004.02 The abutting owner or the owner's assignee shall have priority to receive a permit for such land during normal business hours before 4:30 p.m. from March 1 through July 29 of each year.004.03 All applicants who are not abutting owners or owners' assignees shall not be eligible to receive a permit until, and may not apply until, July 30 of each year.004.04 Applicants who are not abutting owners or owners' assignees shall be limited to a permit for a distance not to exceed a total of five miles per year. These miles may be on either side of the highway as long as the combined distance on both sides does not exceed five miles. These five miles need not be continuous. Distance will be measured to the nearest tenth ( 0.1) of a mile and will be referenced to the nearest milepost.408 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 004