(A) Service animal defined.SERVICE ANIMAL shall have the same meaning as in 28 C.F.R. 36.104, as amended.
(B) Exempt from license tax. Every service animal shall be licensed as required by the city code, 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.
(C) Misdemeanor; violence on a service animal. A person commits the offense of violence on a service animal when he or she intentionally injures, harasses, or threatens to injure or harass or attempts to intentionally injure, harass, or threaten an animal that he or she knows or has reason to believe is a service animal.
(Ord. 2305, passed 4-11-2019) Penalty, see § 96.99
Statutory reference:
Statutory fee exemption, see Neb. RS 54-603