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It shall be the duty of the governing body whenever, in its opinion, the danger to the public safety from rabid dogs is great or imminent, to issue a proclamation ordering all persons owning, keeping or harboring any dog to muzzle the same or confine it for a period of not less than 90 days from the date of such proclamation or until such danger is passed. The dogs may be harbored by any good and sufficient means in a house, garage or yard on the premises wherein the said owner may reside. Upon issuing the proclamation, it shall be the duty of all persons owning, keeping or harboring any dog to confine the same, as herein provided.
(Prior Code, § 6-107)
(Prior Code, § 6-108) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-526
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to allow such dog to run at large at any time within the corporate limits of the municipality. It shall be the duty of the municipal law enforcement to cause any dog found to be running at large within the municipality to be taken up and impounded. The owner shall be liable for all costs of confinement. RUNNING AT LARGE shall mean any dog found off the premises of the owner and not under control of the owner or a responsible person.
(Prior Code, § 6-109) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) The term VICIOUS DOG, as used herein, shall include the following:
(1) Any dog with a propensity, tendency or disposition to attack, to cause injury or damage or otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic dogs;
(2) Any dog which attacks a human being one time or attacks a domestic dog on two or more occasions without provocation;
(3) Has been previously determined to be a potentially dangerous dog by the dog control authority and the owner has received notice of such determination and such dog again aggressively bites, attacks or endangers the safety of humans or domestic dogs. Any dog shall not be defined as a dangerous dog if the threat, any injury that is not a severe injury or the damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful trespass as defined in Neb. RS 20-203, 28-520 or 28-521 or any other tort upon the property of the owner of the dog, who was tormenting, abusing or assaulting the dog, who has, in the past, been observed or reported to have tormented, abused or assaulted the dog, or who was committing or attempting to commit a crime.
(B) No person may own, harbor or care for a vicious dog, as defined, within with the municipal limits.
(C) The keeping, maintaining, owning or harboring of a vicious dog within the municipal limits is hereby declared a nuisance as being against the public safety.
(D) Whenever a nuisance exists as defined in the foregoing section, the municipality may proceed by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin and abate the same in a manner provided by law. In any criminal prosecution, the court, in addition to any penalty imposed, may enter an order of abatement as part of the judgment in said case.
(Prior Code, § 6-111) (Ord. 2020-01, passed 5-13-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, delay or interfere with any municipal law enforcement who is performing any duty enjoined upon him or her by the provisions of this subchapter or to break open or in any manner directly or indirectly aid, counsel or advise the breaking open of the dog shelter any ambulance wagon or other vehicle used for the collecting or conveying of dogs to the shelter.
(Prior Code, § 6-112) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 28-906
It shall be unlawful to kill or to administer or cause to be administered poison of any sort to an dog or in any manner to injure, maim or destroy or in any manner attempt to injure, maim or destroy any dog that is the property of another person or to place any poison or poisoned food where the same is accessible to an dog; provided that, this section shall not apply to municipal law enforcement acting within its power and duty.
(Prior Code, § 6-113) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any dog, fowl or any other creature which by loud, continued or frequent barking, howling, yelping, crowing or utterance of any other sound shall annoy or disturb any neighborhood or person or which habitually barks, howls, yelps, crows or utters any such annoying sound or chases pedestrians, drivers or owners of horses or vehicles while they are on any public sidewalks, streets or alleys in the municipality. Upon the written complaint of an affected person filed with the Municipal Clerk, that any dog owned by the person named in the complaint is an annoyance or disturbance or otherwise violates the provisions of this section, the municipal law enforcement shall investigate the complaint and, if, in its opinion, the situation warrants, shall notify the owner to silence and restrain such dog.
(Prior Code, § 6-114) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any person, by agreement or otherwise, to set dogs to fighting or by any gesture or word to encourage the same to fight.
(Prior Code, § 6-115) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-526
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any dog owned, kept or harbored by him or her or under his or her charge or control to injure or destroy any real or personal property of any description belonging to another person. The owner or possessor of any such dog, in addition to the usual judgment upon conviction, may be made to be liable to the persons so injured in an amount equal to the value of the damage so sustained.
(Prior Code, § 6-116) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 54-601, 54-602
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