{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-54-903","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-903","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-903","body":"(1) A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly abandons or cruelly neglects a livestock animal is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor unless the abandonment or cruel neglect results in serious injury or illness or death of the livestock animal, in which case it is a Class IV felony.\n\n(2) A person who cruelly mistreats a livestock animal is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class IV felony for any subsequent offense.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 54"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=54-903","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"87f29e1849fc4d5e8c2a8fcb302233459a222937d25d5e863fb07d4309c27adf","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-54-902","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-54-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}