Section
General Provisions
90.01 Animals banned from city
90.02 Animal cruelty
90.03 Fowls banned from city
90.04 Breeding
90.05 Abandonment, neglect and mistreatment
90.06 Pitting
Dogs and Cats
90.15 License and tax required; exemption; tags
90.16 License fees
90.17 Wrongful licensing
90.18 Owner defined
90.19 Proclamation
90.20 Unlicensed
90.21 Capture impossible
90.22 Liability of owner
90.23 Removal of tags
90.24 Making noise and offensive behavior
90.25 Running at large
90.26 Confinement of dogs
Dangerous Dogs
90.40 Definitions
90.41 Identification by city; notice; procedure to dispute
90.42 Dangerous dog registration
90.43 Liability insurance required
90.44 Restraint required
90.45 Confinement required; warning sign
90.46 Dangerous dog at large
90.47 Prohibited acts
90.48 Bites unlawful
90.49 Confiscation; when; costs
90.50 Disposal by court order
90.51 Violations; destruction of dog
90.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain within the corporate limits any horse, mule, sheep, cow, goat, swine, or other livestock or any livestock except varieties of the animals normally kept as pets and housebroken so as to be commonly allowed inside of family residences.
(Neb. RS 17-123 and 17-207) (1973 Code, § 6-201) (Ord. 616, passed 11-7-1991) Penalty, see § 90.99
No person shall cruelly or unnecessarily beat, overwork, or insufficiently shelter or feed any animal within the city.
(1973 Code, § 6-202) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain within the corporate limits any poultry, chickens, turkeys, geese, or any other fowls except for those maintained as pets and/or showing animals.
(1973 Code, § 6-203) (Ord. 616, passed 11-7-1991) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any residence to keep or maintain within the corporate limits more than six fowls as pets and/or showing animals.
(1973 Code, § 6-203) (Ord. 616, passed 11-7-1991; Ord. 890, passed 4-9-2015) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDON. To leave any animal in one's care, whether as owner or custodian, for any length of time without making effective provision for its food, water, or other care as is reasonably necessary for the animal's health.
ANIMAL. Any vertebrate member of the animal kingdom. i does not include an uncaptured wild creature or a livestock animal as defined in this section.
BOVINE. A cow, an ox, or a bison.
CRUELLY MISTREAT. To knowingly and intentionally kill, maim, disfigure, torture, beat, mutilate, burn, scald, or otherwise inflict harm upon any animal.
CRUELLY NEGLECT. To fail to provide any animal in one's care, whether as owner or custodian, with food, water, or other care as is reasonably necessary for the animal's health.
HUMANE KILLING. The destruction of an animal by a method which causes the animal a minimum of pain and suffering.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any member of the Nebraska State Patrol, any county or deputy sheriff, any member of the police force of the municipality or any other city or village, or any other public official authorized by the municipality or any other city or village to enforce state or local animal control laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances.
LIVESTOCK ANIMAL. Any bovine, equine, swine, sheep, goats, domesticated cervine animals, ratite birds, or poultry.
(Neb. RS 28-1008)
(B) Enforcement powers; immunity.
(1) Any law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that an animal has been abandoned or is being cruelly neglected or cruelly mistreated may seek a warrant authorizing entry upon private property to inspect, care for, or impound the animal.
(2) Any law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that an animal has been abandoned or is being cruelly neglected or cruelly mistreated may issue a citation to the owner as prescribed in Neb. RS 29-422 to 29-429.
(3) Any law enforcement officer acting under this section shall not be liable for damage to property if such damage is not the result of the officer's negligence.
(Neb. RS 28-1012)
(C) Violation. A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly abandons, cruelly neglects, or cruelly mistreats an animal is guilty of an offense.
(Neb. RS 28-1009)
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