54-623 Dangerous dogs; violation; conviction; effect. - Nebraska Statutes

54-623. Dangerous dogs;violation; conviction; effect.(1) Any owner convicted of a violation of sections 54-617to 54-624 shall not own a dangerous dog within ten years after such conviction.Any owner violating this subsectionshall be guilty of a Class IIIA misdemeanor, and the dog shall be treatedas provided in subsection (2) of this section.(2) Except as provided in section 54-622.01,if a dangerous dog of an owner with a prior conviction under sections 54-617 to 54-624 attacks or bites a human being or domestic animal, the ownershall be guilty of a Class IIIA misdemeanor. In addition, the dangerous dogshall be immediately confiscated by an animal control authority, placed inquarantine for the proper length of time, and thereafter destroyed in an expeditiousand humane manner. SourceLaws 1989, LB 208, § 7; Laws 2008, LB1055, § 20; Laws 2009, LB494, § 11.