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NE Code § 28-1009.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1009.01 - Violence on a service animal; interference with a service animal; penalty.

28-1009.01.  Violence on a service animal; interference with a service animal; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of violence on a service animal when he or she (a) intentionally injures, harasses, or threatens to injure or harass or (b) attempts to intentionally injure, harass, or threaten an animal that he or she knows or has reason to believe is a service animal for a blind or visually impaired person, a deaf or hard of hearing person, or a physically limited person.(2) A person commits the offense of interference with a service animal when he or she (a) intentionally impedes, interferes, or threatens to impede or interfere or (b) attempts to intentionally impede, interfere, or threaten to impede or interfere with an animal that he or she knows or has reason to believe is a service animal for a blind or visually impaired person, a deaf or hard of hearing person, or a physically limited person.(3) Evidence that the defendant initiated or continued conduct toward an animal as described in subsection (1) or (2) of this section after being requested to avoid or discontinue such conduct by the blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, or physically limited person being served or assisted by the animal shall create a rebuttable presumption that the conduct of the defendant was initiated or continued intentionally.(4) For purposes of this section:(a) Blind person means a person with totally impaired vision or with vision, with or without correction, which is so severely impaired that the primary means of receiving information is through other sensory input, including, but not limited to, braille, mechanical reproduction, synthesized speech, or readers;(b) Deaf person means a person with totally impaired hearing or with hearing, with or without amplification, which is so severely impaired that the primary means of receiving spoken language is through other sensory input, including, but not limited to, lip reading, sign language, finger spelling, or reading;(c) Hard of hearing person means a person who is unable to hear air conduction thresholds at an average of forty decibels or greater in the person's better ear;(d) Physically limited person means a person having limited ambulatory abilities, including, but not limited to, having a permanent impairment or condition that requires the person to use a wheelchair or to walk with difficulty or insecurity to the extent that the person is insecure or exposed to danger; and(e) Visually impaired person means a person having a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the person's better eye with correction or having a limitation to the person's field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance not greater than twenty degrees.(5) Violence on a service animal or interference with a service animal is a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1997, LB 814, § 1;  Laws 2008, LB806, § 11;  Laws 2019, LB248, § 5.
NE Code § 28-1010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1010 - Indecency with an animal; penalty.

28-1010.  Indecency with an animal; penalty.A person commits indecency with an animal when such person subjects an animal to sexual penetration as defined in section 28-318. Indecency with an animal is a Class III misdemeanor. A person convicted under this section may also be subject to section 28-1019.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 216;   Laws 1978, LB 748, § 16;   R.S.1943, (1989), § 28-1003;   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 3;  Laws 2009, LB97, § 16;  Laws 2013, LB329, § 4.
NE Code § 28-1011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1011 - Violations; liability for expenses.

28-1011.  Violations; liability for expenses.(1) In addition to any other sentence given for a violation of section 28-1009 or 28-1010, the sentencing court may order the defendant to reimburse a public or private agency for any unreimbursed expenses incurred in conjunction with the care, impoundment, seizure, or disposal of an animal involved in the violation of such section. Whenever the court believes that such reimbursement may be a proper sentence or the prosecuting attorney requests, the court shall order that the presentence investigation report include documentation regarding the nature and amount of the expenses incurred. The court may order that reimbursement be made immediately, in specified installments, or within a specified period of time, not to exceed five years after the date of judgment.(2) Even if reimbursement for expenses is not ordered under subsection (1) of this section, the defendant shall be liable for all unreimbursed expenses incurred by a public or private agency in conjunction with the care, impoundment, seizure, or disposal of an animal. The expenses shall be a lien upon the animal.Source   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 5;   Laws 1997, LB 551, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 3.
NE Code § 28-1012 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1012 - Law enforcement officer; powers; immunity; seizure; court powers.

28-1012.  Law enforcement officer; powers; immunity; seizure; court powers.(1) A 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) A 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 or custodian as prescribed in sections 29-422 to 29-429.(3) Any equipment, device, or other property or things involved in a violation of section 28-1009 or 28-1010 shall be subject to seizure, and distribution or disposition may be made in such manner as the court may direct. Any animal involved in a violation of section 28-1009 or 28-1010 shall be subject to seizure. Distribution or disposition shall be made under section 28-1012.01 as the court may direct.(4) 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.Source   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 551, § 3;  Laws 2002, LB 82, § 7;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 12;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 4.
NE Code § 28-1013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1013 - Sections; exemptions.

28-1013.  Sections; exemptions.Sections 28-1008 to 28-1017 and 28-1019 shall not apply to:(1) Care or treatment of an animal or other conduct by a veterinarian or veterinary technician licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act that occurs within the scope of his or her employment, that occurs while acting in his or her professional capacity, or that conforms to commonly accepted veterinary practices;(2) Commonly accepted care or treatment of a police animal by a law enforcement officer in the normal course of his or her duties;(3) Research activity carried on by any research facility currently meeting the standards of the federal Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2010;(4) Commonly accepted practices of hunting, fishing, or trapping;(5) Humane killing of an animal by the owner or by his or her agent or a veterinarian upon the owner's request;(6) Use of reasonable force against an animal, other than a police animal, which is working, including killing, capture, or restraint, if the animal is outside the owned or rented property of its owner or custodian and is injuring or posing an immediate threat to any person or other animal;(7) Killing of house or garden pests; and(8) Commonly accepted animal training practices.Source   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 6;   Laws 1995, LB 283, § 4;  Laws 2003, LB 273, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1127;  Laws 2008, LB764, § 5;  Laws 2008, LB1055, § 4;  Laws 2009, LB494, § 2;  Laws 2010, LB865, § 14;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 6.  Cross References  Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act, see section 38-3301.
NE Code § 28-1014 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1014 - Local regulation; authorized.

28-1014.  Local regulation; authorized.Any city, village, or county may adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, and ordinances which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 28-1008 to 28-1017, 28-1019, and 28-1020 for the protection of the public, public health, and animals within its jurisdiction.Source   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 7;  Laws 2003, LB 273, § 7;  Laws 2008, LB764, § 8;  Laws 2008, LB1055, § 5;  Laws 2009, LB494, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 7.
NE Code § 28-1015 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1015 - Ownership by child; applicability of penalties.

28-1015.  Ownership by child; applicability of penalties.When an animal is owned by a minor child, the parent of such minor child with whom the child resides or legal guardian with whom the child resides shall be subject to the penalties provided under sections 28-1008 to 28-1017, 28-1019, and 28-1020 if the animal is abandoned or cruelly neglected.Source   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 8;  Laws 2003, LB 273, § 8;  Laws 2008, LB764, § 9;  Laws 2008, LB1055, § 6;  Laws 2009, LB494, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 8.
NE Code § 28-1016 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1016 - Game and Parks Commission; Game Law; sections, how construed.

28-1016.  Game and Parks Commission; Game Law; sections, how construed.Nothing in sections 28-1008 to 28-1017, 28-1019, and 28-1020 shall be construed as amending or changing the authority of the Game and Parks Commission as established in the Game Law or to prohibit any conduct authorized or permitted by such law.Source   Laws 1990, LB 50, § 9;  Laws 2003, LB 273, § 9;  Laws 2008, LB764, § 10;  Laws 2008, LB1055, § 7;  Laws 2009, LB494, § 5;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 9.  Cross References  Game Law, see section 37-201.
NE Code § 28-1018 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1018 - Sale of puppy or kitten; prohibited acts; penalty.

28-1018.  Sale of puppy or kitten; prohibited acts; penalty.(1) A person, other than an animal control facility, animal rescue, or animal shelter, who sells a puppy or kitten under eight weeks of age without its mother is guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.(2) For purposes of this section:(a) Animal control facility means a facility operated by the state or any political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals;(b) Animal rescue means a person or group of persons who hold themselves out as an animal rescue, accept or solicit for dogs or cats with the intention of finding permanent adoptive homes or providing lifelong care for such dogs or cats, or who use foster homes as defined in section 54-626 as the primary means of housing dogs or cats; and(c) Animal shelter means a facility used to house or contain dogs or cats and owned, operated, or maintained by an incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of such animals.Source  Laws 2003, LB 17, § 5;  Laws 2006, LB 856, § 12;  Laws 2010, LB910, § 1.
NE Code § 28-1019 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1019 - Conviction; order prohibiting ownership, possession, or residing with animal; duration; violation; penalty; seizure of animal.

28-1019.  Conviction; order prohibiting ownership, possession, or residing with animal; duration; violation; penalty; seizure of animal.(1)(a) If a person is convicted of a Class IV felony under section 28-1005 or 28-1009, the sentencing court shall order such person not to own, possess, or reside with any animal for at least five years after the date of conviction, but such time restriction shall not exceed fifteen years. Any person violating such court order shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.(b) If a person is convicted of a Class I misdemeanor under section 28-1005.01 or 28-1009 or a Class III misdemeanor under section 28-1010, the sentencing court may order such person not to own, possess, or reside with any animal after the date of conviction, but such time restriction, if any, shall not exceed five years. Any person violating such court order shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.(c) Any animal involved in a violation of a court order under subdivision (a) or (b) of this subsection shall be subject to seizure by law enforcement. Distribution or disposition shall be made under section 28-1012.01.(2) This section shall not apply to any person convicted under section 28-1005, 28-1005.01, or 28-1009 if a licensed physician confirms in writing that ownership or possession of or residence with an animal is essential to the health of such person.Source  Laws 2008, LB1055, § 3;  Laws 2010, LB252, § 5;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 13;  Laws 2014, LB674, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB360, § 10.  Annotations If a person is convicted of a Class IV felony under section 28-1009, the sentencing court shall order such person not to own, possess, or reside with any animal for at least 5 years and no more than 15 years after the date of conviction. State v. Meduna, 18 Neb. App. 818, 794 N.W.2d 160 (2011).
NE Code § 28-1020 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1020 - Animal abandonment, cruel neglect, or cruel mistreatment; report required by animal health care professional; immunity from liability.

28-1020.  Animal abandonment, cruel neglect, or cruel mistreatment; report required by animal health care professional; immunity from liability.(1) Any animal health care professional, while acting in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, who observes or is involved in an incident which leads the animal health care professional to reasonably suspect that an animal has been abandoned, cruelly neglected, or cruelly mistreated, shall report such treatment to an entity that investigates such reports in the appropriate jurisdiction.(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose a duty to investigate observed or reasonably suspected abandonment, cruel neglect, or cruel mistreatment of an animal. Any person making a report under this section is immune from liability except for false statements of fact made with malicious intent.(3) For purposes of this section, an animal health care professional means a licensed veterinarian as defined in section 38-3310 or a licensed veterinary technician as defined in section 38-3311.Source Laws 2009, LB494, § 7.
NE Code § 28-1102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1102 - Promoting gambling, first degree; penalty.

28-1102.  Promoting gambling, first degree; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of promoting gambling in the first degree if he or she knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by:(a) Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that he or she receives or accepts in any one day one or more bets totaling one thousand five hundred dollars or more; or(b) Receiving, in connection with any unlawful gambling scheme or enterprise, one thousand five hundred dollars or more of money played in the scheme or enterprise in any one day.(2) Promoting gambling in the first degree is, for the first offense, a Class I misdemeanor, for the second offense, a Class IV felony, and for the third and all subsequent offenses, a Class III felony. No person shall be charged with a second or subsequent offense under this section unless the prior offense or offenses occurred after August 24, 1979.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 218;   Laws 1979, LB 152, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 50.
NE Code § 28-1103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1103 - Promoting gambling, second degree; penalty.

28-1103.  Promoting gambling, second degree; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of promoting gambling in the second degree if he or she knowingly advances or profits from any unlawful gambling activity by:(a) Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that he or she receives or accepts in any one day one or more bets totaling less than one thousand five hundred dollars;(b) Receiving, in connection with any unlawful gambling scheme or enterprise, less than one thousand five hundred dollars of money played in the scheme or enterprise in any one day; or(c) Betting something of value in an amount of five hundred dollars or more with one or more persons in one day.(2) Promoting gambling in the second degree is a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 219;   Laws 1979, LB 152, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 51.
NE Code § 28-1104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1104 - Promoting gambling, third degree; penalty.

28-1104.  Promoting gambling, third degree; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of promoting gambling in the third degree if he or she knowingly participates in unlawful gambling as a player by betting less than five hundred dollars in any one day.(2) Promoting gambling in the third degree is a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 220;   Laws 1979, LB 152, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 52.
NE Code § 28-1105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1105 - Possession of gambling records; penalty.

28-1105.  Possession of gambling records; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of possession of gambling records if, other than as a player, he or she knowingly possesses any writing, paper, instrument, or article which is:(a) Of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise and such writing, paper, instrument, or article has been used for the purpose of recording, memorializing, or registering any bet, wager, or other gambling information; or(b) Of a kind commonly used in the operation, promotion, or playing of a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise or other scheme not conducted pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, the State Lottery Act, the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, or section 9-701 and such writing, paper, instrument, or article has been used for the purpose of recording, memorializing, or registering any bet, wager, or other gambling information not permitted by such acts or section.(2) Possession of gambling records in the first degree is a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 221;   Laws 1979, LB 152, § 5;   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 37;   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 39;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 193;   Laws 1991, LB 849, § 65;   Laws 1993, LB 138, § 67;   Initiative Law 2020, No. 430, § 9.  Operative Date: January 1, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.  Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, see section 9-601.  Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-401.  Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, see section 9-301.  Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, see section 9-1101.  Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-501.  State Lottery Act, see section 9-801.
NE Code § 28-1105.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1105.01 - Gambling debt collection; penalty.

28-1105.01.  Gambling debt collection; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of gambling debt collection if he or she employs any force or intimidation or threatens force or intimidation in order to collect any debt which results from gambling as defined by sections 9-510, 28-1101 to 28-1109, and 28-1117.(2) Gambling debt collection is a Class III felony.Source  Laws 1979, LB 152, § 6.
NE Code § 28-1108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1108 - Prosecution; affirmative defense.

28-1108.  Prosecution; affirmative defense.In any prosecution under this article, it shall be an affirmative defense that the writing, paper, instrument, or article possessed by the defendant was neither used nor intended to be used in the advancement of an unlawful gambling activity.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 224;   Laws 1979, LB 152, § 8.
NE Code § 28-1109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1109 - Proof of possession of gambling device; prima facie evidence.

28-1109.  Proof of possession of gambling device; prima facie evidence.Proof of possession of any gambling device shall be prima facie evidence of possession thereof with knowledge of its contents and character.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 225;   Laws 1979, LB 152, § 9.
NE Code § 28-1110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1110 - Gambling; prosecution; not in violation of jurisdiction where conducted; no defense.

28-1110.  Gambling; prosecution; not in violation of jurisdiction where conducted; no defense.It shall be no defense to a prosecution under any provision of this article relating to gambling that the gambling is conducted outside this state and is not in violation of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is conducted.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 226;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 194.
NE Code § 28-1111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1111 - Gambling device or record; money used as a bet or stake; other property; forfeited to state; hearing.

28-1111.  Gambling device or record; money used as a bet or stake; other property; forfeited to state; hearing.In addition to any penalty provided in section 28-1102, 28-1103, 28-1104, 28-1105, 28-1105.01, or 28-1107, a sentencing court may order that any money, securities, negotiable instruments, firearms, conveyances, or electronic communication devices as defined in section 28-833 or any equipment, components, peripherals, software, hardware, or accessories related to electronic communication devices, or any gambling devices be forfeited as a part of the sentence imposed if it finds by clear and convincing evidence adduced at a separate hearing in the same prosecution, conducted pursuant to section 28-1601, that any or all such property was derived from, used, or intended to be used to facilitate a violation of section 28-1102, 28-1103, 28-1104, 28-1105, 28-1105.01, or 28-1107.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 227;  Laws 2016, LB1106, § 8.  Annotations Statutes prohibiting possession or use of gambling devices and providing their forfeiture are a valid exercise of the State's power. State v. Two IGT Video Poker Games, 237 Neb. 145, 465 N.W.2d 453 (1991).
NE Code § 28-1112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-1112 - Defendant, status as a player; affirmative defense, when.

28-1112.  Defendant, status as a player; affirmative defense, when.In any prosecution for an offense defined in this article, when the defendant's status as a player constitutes an excusing condition, the fact that the defendant was a player shall constitute an affirmative defense.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 228.