18-1720 Nuisances; definition; prevention; abatement. - Nebraska Statutes

18-1720. Nuisances; definition; prevention; abatement.All cities and villages in this state are hereby granted power and authority by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress and prevent nuisances, and to declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and to abate and remove the same. Every city and village is authorized to exercise such power and authority within its zoning jurisdiction. SourceLaws 1939, c. 10, § 1, p. 77; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 19-1201; R.S.1943, § 19-1201; Laws 1969, c. 115, § 1, p. 529. AnnotationsA city of the primary class possesses authority to sue and suppress nuisances. City of Lincoln v. ABC Books, Inc., 238 Neb. 378, 470 N.W.2d 760 (1991).