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Nebraska

Consolidated Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws

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Citation: NE ST § 54-603; NE ST § 28-1009.01; NE ST § 28-1313 - 1314

Citation: Neb. Rev. St. § 54-603; § 28-1009.01; § 28-1313 - 1314


Summary:  

The following statutes comprise the state's relevant assistance animal and guide dog laws.



Statute in Full:

NE ST § 28-1009.01. Violence on a service dog; interference with a service dog; penalty

NE ST § 54-603. Dogs; license tax; amount.

 

NEBRASKA REVISED STATUTES OF 1943. CHAPTER 28. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. ARTICLE 13. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES. (F) OBSERVANCE OF BLIND PERSONS.

§ 28-1313 Unlawful use of a white cane or guide dog; penalty.

(1) A person commits unlawfully using a white cane or guide dog if he is not blind as defined by law and carries, displays, or otherwise makes use of a white cane or guide dog.

(2) Such use of a white cane or the use of a guide dog by a person shall be officially recognized as an indication that the bearer is blind.

(3) Unlawful use of a white cane or guide dog is a Class III misdemeanor.

Source: Laws 1977, LB 38, § 297.

 

 28-1314 Failing to observe a blind person; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failing to observe a blind person if as an operator of any vehicle or other conveyance, he fails to:

(a) Give special consideration to the bearer of a white cane or user of a guide dog; and

(b) Stop and remain when approaching such bearer until such time as the bearer has safely reached a position well outside the course normally used by the operator of the vehicle or other conveyance.

(2) Failure to observe a blind person is a Class III misdemeanor.

Source: Laws 1977, LB 38, § 298.

 

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