Beatrice, Nebraska

Sec. 5-16. – Animal neglect.

(a) Care and maintenance. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping or harboring any animal to fail, refuse, or neglect to provide such animal with adequate food, water, shade, shelter, living environment, or veterinary care as may be necessary for diseased or injured animals. Any animal habitually kept outside or repeatedly left unattended outside shall be provided with a structurally sound, moisture-proof and windproof shelter large enough to accommodate and keep the animal reasonably clean, dry, and comfortable. Adequate food, water, shade, shelter, living environment and care shall mean:

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(6) That if any animal is restrained by a chain, leash, wire cable or similar restraint, such restraint shall be designed and placed to prevent choking or strangulation or entanglement with other objects. Any tethering device must be attached to a properly fitting collar or harness. Choke chain collars, prong or pinch collars, or any collar devised for training so that it chokes or pinches the animal when pulled is prohibited for the purposes of tethering an animal. The tethering device must be at least ten (10) feet in length but shall not allow the animal to leave the property on which it is tethered. No animal shall be tethered for more than eight (8) hours during any twenty-four-hour period. Each animal shall be separately tethered. The tether shall terminate at each end with a swivel, weigh no more than one-eighth of the animal’s weight, be free of tangles, prevent strangulation or injury and prevent the animal from being within fifteen (15) feet from the edge of any public street or sidewalk.