6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Douglas County, Nebraska.
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Douglas County allows backyard chickens in Omaha under Omaha Municipal Code §6-55, with a permit required and a limit of typically 3 hens (no roosters). Coops must meet setback requirements. Larger livestock restricted to agricultural zones in unincorporated Douglas County.
Unincorporated Douglas County does not have a county-wide leash law. Dogs must be under control and not create nuisances; Nebraska state animal control law applies.
Unincorporated Douglas County has no breed-specific legislation. Nebraska state law governs dangerous dogs; no county-level breed bans apply.
Nebraska Revised Statute 54-617 (Dangerous dogs; terms, defined)
54-617. Dangerous dogs; terms, defined. For purposes of sections 54-617 to 54-624 : (1) Animal control authority means an entity authorized to enforce the animal control laws of a county, city, or village or this state and includes any local law enforcement agency or other agency designated by a county, city, or village to enforce the animal control laws of such county, city, or village; (2) An...
Beekeeping is legal across Douglas County, Nebraska but every keeper must obtain a permit from the Douglas County Health Department under Omaha Municipal Code Chapter 6 (Animals), pay a $10 fee, and may be inspected. State-wide, Nebraska's Apiary Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2,165 et seq.) also applies.
Douglas County, Nebraska follows state law on exotic pets, supplemented by Omaha Municipal Code Chapter 6 and enforced countywide by the Nebraska Humane Society. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-477 bans private possession of wolves, skunks, and any Felidae (wild cats) or Ursidae (bears). Omaha additionally prohibits wolf hybrids.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission discourages feeding deer and other wildlife and prohibits baiting for hunting under most circumstances. Omaha Municipal Code addresses wildlife nuisance feeding through public nuisance provisions. Deer feeding violates 163 NAC 4 during chronic wasting disease zones.
1 cities in Douglas County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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