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§ 90.02 ANIMAL CRUELTY.
   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
§ 90.03 FOWLS BANNED FROM CITY.
   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
§ 90.04 BREEDING.
   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
§ 90.05 ABANDONMENT, NEGLECT AND MISTREATMENT.
   (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)
§ 90.06 PITTING.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      BEARBAITING. The pitting of any animal against a bear.
      COCKFIGHTING. The pitting of a fowl against another fowl.
      DOGFIGHTING. The pitting of a dog against another dog.
      PITTING. Bringing animals together in combat.
(Neb. RS 28-1004)
   (B)   (1)   No person shall knowingly:
         (a)   Promote, engage in, or be employed at dogfighting, cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another;
         (b)   Receive money for the admission of another person to a place kept for such purpose;
         (c)   Own, use, train, sell, or possess an animal for such purpose; or
         (d)   Permit any act as described in this division (B)(1) to occur on any premises owned or controlled by him or her.
      (2)   No person shall knowingly and willingly be present at and witness as a spectator dogfighting, cockfighting, bearbaiting, or the pitting of an animal against another as prohibited in division (B)(1) of this section.
(Neb. RS 28-1005)
   (C)   (1)   No person shall knowingly or intentionally own or possess animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to commit a violation of this section.
      (2)   (a)   For purposes of this section, except as provided in subdivision (C)(2)(b) of this subsection, ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA means equipment, products, and materials of any kind that are used, intended for use, or designed for use in the training, preparation, conditioning, or furtherance of the pitting of an animal against another as defined in division (A) of this section. ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA includes, but is not limited to, the following:
            1.   A breaking stick, which means a device designed for insertion behind the molars of a dog for the purpose of breaking the dog's grip on another animal or object;
            2.   A cat mill, which means a device that rotates around a central support with one arm designed to secure a dog and one arm designed to secure a cat, rabbit, or other small animal beyond the grasp of the dog;
            3.   A treadmill, which means an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which the animal walks or runs without changing place;
            4.   A fighting pit, which means a walled area designed to contain an animal fight;
            5,   A springpole, which means a biting surface attached to a stretchable device, suspended at a height sufficient to prevent a dog from reaching the biting surface while touching the ground;
            6.   A heel, which means any edged or pointed instrument designed to be attached to the leg of a fowl;
            7.   A boxing glove or muff, which means a fitted protective covering for the spurs of a fowl; and
            8.   Any other instrument commonly used in the furtherance of pitting an animal against another.
      (b)   ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA does not include equipment, products, or materials of any kind used by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine and surgery in this state.
   (3)   Any person violating division (C)(1) of this section is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.
(Neb. RS 28-1005.04)
DOGS AND CATS
§ 90.15 LICENSE AND TAX REQUIRED; EXEMPTION; TAGS.
   (A)   Any owner of a dog over the age of six months within the municipality shall, within 30 days after acquisition of the dog, acquire a license for the dog annually by or before January 1 of each year. Licenses shall be issued by the Municipal Clerk upon payment of a license tax in the amount established by the Governing Body, plus the $1.25 fee required under Neb. RS 54-603(3). It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog to wrongfully and knowingly license an unspayed female dog as a male or spayed female dog if the Governing Body has established different license taxes for such dogs.
   (B)   The tax shall be delinquent from and after January 10. The owner of any dog brought into or harbored within the corporate limits subsequent to January 1 of any year shall be liable for payment of the dog tax, and such tax shall be delinquent if not paid within ten days thereafter. The license shall not be transferable, and no refund will be allowed in case of death, sale, or other disposition of the licensed dog.
   (C)   The owner shall state, at the time the application is made and upon printed forms provided for such purpose, his or her name and address and the name, breed, color, and sex of each dog owned by him or her. A certificate of rabies vaccination, effective for the ensuing year of the license, shall be presented when application for a license is made, and no license or tag shall be issued until the certificate is shown.
   (D)   Every service animal shall be licensed as required by this section, but no license tax shall be charged. Upon the retirement or discontinuance of the animal as a service animal, the owner of the animal shall be liable for the payment of the required license tax.
(Neb. RS 54-603)
   (E)   (1)   Upon the payment of the license tax, the Clerk shall issue to the owner of the dog a license certificate and a metallic tag, which shall be valid until December 30 following such licensing. The Clerk shall issue tags of a suitable design that are different in appearance each year.
      (2)   The metallic tag and the rabies tag shall be properly attached to the collar or harness of the dog. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit or allow such dog to wear any licensing identification other than the metallic tag issued by the Clerk.
      (3)   If a license tag is lost, upon satisfactory evidence that the original tag was issued in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Clerk shall issue a duplicate or new tag for the balance of the year for which the license tax has been paid and shall charge and collect a fee established by the Governing Body for each duplicate or new tag so issued.
   (F)   All license taxes, fees, and other collections shall be credited to the general fund of the municipality, except as otherwise provided by Neb. RS 54-603.
(1973 Code, § 6-101) (Ord. 705, passed 4-5-2001; Ord. 900, passed 12-10-2015) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.16 LICENSE FEES.
   Licenses shall be issued upon the payment of a license fee of $5 for each spayed or neutered dog or cat and $20 for each unspayed or unneutered dog or cat, plus any additional fees as provided in § 90.15.
(Ord. 705, passed 4-5-2001)
§ 90.17 WRONGFUL LICENSING.
   It shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog or cat to permit or allow the dog or cat to wear any license, metallic tag or other city identification than that issued by the city police or a veterinarian for dogs or cats, nor shall the owner, keeper, or harborer wrongfully and knowingly license an unspayed female dog or cat with a license prescribed for a male or spayed female dog or cat.
(Neb. RS 17-526 and 54-603) (1973 Code, § 6-103) Penalty, see § 90.99
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