54-905 Court order for reimbursement of expenses; liability for expenses. - Nebraska Statutes

54-905. Court order for reimbursement of expenses;liability for expenses.(1) In addition to any other sentence given for a violationof section 54-903 or 54-904, the sentencing court may order the defendantto reimburse a public or private agency for expenses incurred in conjunctionwith the care, impoundment, or disposal of a livestock animal involved inthe violation of such section. Whenever the court believes that such reimbursementis a proper sentence or at the prosecuting attorney's request, the court shallorder that the presentence investigation report include documentation regardingthe nature and amount of the expenses incurred. The court may order that reimbursementbe made immediately, in specified installments, or within a specified periodof time, not to exceed five years after the date of judgment.(2) Even ifreimbursement for expenses is not ordered under subsection (1) of this section,the defendant shall be liable for all expenses incurred by a public or privateagency in conjunction with the care, impoundment, or disposal of a livestockanimal. The expenses shall be a lien upon the livestock animal. SourceLaws 2010, LB865, § 5.