(A) Fighting. It shall be unlawful for any person, by agreement or otherwise, to set animals to fighting or by any gesture or word to encourage the same to fight.
(1976 Code, § 6-116)
(B) Pitting; definitions.
(1) For the purpose of this division (B), 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.
(1976 Code, § 6-123)
(2) (a) No person shall knowingly:
1. Promote, engage in or be employed at dogfighting, cockfighting, bearbaiting or pitting an animal against another;
2. Receive money for the admission of another person to a place kept for such purpose;
3. Own, use, train, sell or possess an animal for such purposes; and
4. Permit any act as described in this division (B) to occur on any premises owned or controlled by him or her.
(b) 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 this division (B).
(c) No person shall knowingly or intentionally own or possess animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to commit a violation of this division (B).
1. For purposes of this section,
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 this division (B). ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA includes, but is not limited to, the following:
a. 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;
b. 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;
c. A treadmill, which means an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which the animal walks or runs without changing place;
d. A fighting pit, which means a walled area designed to contain an animal fight;
e. 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;
f. A heel, which means any edged or pointed instrument designed to be attached to the leg of a fowl;
g. A boxing glove or muff, which means a fitted protective covering for the spurs of a fowl; and
h. Any other instrument commonly used in the furtherance of pitting an animal against another.
2. 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 the state.
(1976 Code, § 6-124)
(Ord. 957, passed 9-26-1988; Ord. 1019, passed 1-21-1991; Ord. 1418, passed 12-20-2010) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 28-1004, 28-1005