54-903 Abandonment or cruel neglect; mistreatment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty. - Nebraska Statutes

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 ofa Class I misdemeanor unless the abandonment or cruel neglect results in seriousinjury or illness or death of the livestock animal, in which case it is aClass IV felony.(2) A personwho cruelly mistreats a livestock animal is guilty of a Class I misdemeanorfor the first offense and a Class IV felony for any subsequent offense. SourceLaws 2010, LB865, § 3.