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2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 54 - LIVESTOCK
54-903 Abandonment or cruel neglect; mistreatment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
Universal Citation: NE Code § 54-903 (2017)
54-903. Abandonment or cruel neglect; mistreatment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
(1) A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly abandons or cruelly neglects a livestock animal is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor unless the abandonment or cruel neglect results in serious injury or illness or death of the livestock animal, in which case it is a Class IV felony.
(2) A person who cruelly mistreats a livestock animal is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class IV felony for any subsequent offense.
Source
- Laws 2010, LB865, ยง 3.
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