2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 17-526 — Dogs and other animals; license tax; enforcement.

Section 17-526
Dogs and other animals; license tax; enforcement.

Second-class cities and villages may, by ordinance entered at large on the proper journal or record of proceedings of such municipality, impose a license tax in an amount which shall be determined by the governing body of such second-class city or village for each dog or other animal, on the owners and harborers of dogs and other animals, and enforce the same by appropriate penalties, and cause the destruction of any dog or other animal, for which the owner or harborer shall refuse or neglect to pay such license tax. Any licensing provision shall comply with subsection (2) of section 54-603 for dog guides, hearing aid dogs, and service dogs. Such municipality may regulate, license, or prohibit the running at large of dogs and other animals and guard against injuries or annoyances therefrom and authorize the destruction of the same when running at large contrary to the provisions of any ordinance.

Source:

Laws 1879, § 69, X, p. 213

Laws 1881, c. 23, § 8, X, p. 175

Laws 1885, c. 20, § 1, X, p. 165

Laws 1887, c. 12, § 1, X, p. 294

Laws 1899, c. 14, § 1, p. 79

R.S.1913, § 5116

C.S.1922, § 4289

C.S.1929, § 17-438

R.S.1943, § 17-526

Laws 1959, c. 59, § 2, p. 253

Laws 1976, LB 515, § 1

Laws 1981, LB 501, § 4

Laws 1997, LB 814, § 5

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska