Keeping livestock inside Lincoln is limited to permitted small fowl and small animals; larger livestock generally belongs on agricultural-zoned land. Unincorporated Lancaster County acreages are governed by the County Zoning Resolution, and Nebraska's Right to Farm Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 2-4403) shields established farm operations from later nuisance suits.
Within the City of Lincoln, urban lots may keep only permitted fowl and small animals under Lincoln Municipal Code 6.04.040; traditional livestock such as cattle, horses, hogs, and goats require agriculturally zoned land. The unincorporated portions of Lancaster County are zoned by the joint Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning framework under the County Zoning Resolution, adopted using county zoning authority in Neb. Rev. Stat. 23-114. Nebraska's Right to Farm Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 2-4403) provides that a farm or farm operation existing before a nearby change in land use cannot be found a nuisance solely because of that change, protecting established ag operations on county acreages.
Keeping livestock on a lot not zoned for it is a zoning violation subject to correction orders and fines; nuisance conditions may bring separate enforcement.
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