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commonly accepted animal husbandry or grooming practices.
<br /> 29. Owner or Custodian: Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-1008 and 54-617, owner or custodian
<br /> political subdivision(s) or
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<br /> department(s) possessing, harboring, keeping, or having control or custody of an animal or
<br /> livestock anima, or anyone knowingly permitting an animal or livestock animal to remain on or
<br /> about any premises owned or occupied by such person.
<br /> 30. Performing Animal Exhibition: Shall mean any spectacle, display, act, circus, fair, or event in
<br /> which animals or livestock animals perform.
<br /> 31. Person: Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-187,person shall mean and include any individual or
<br /> business entity such as a firm, partnership, corporation, association, business, limited liability
<br /> company or partnership, or agents or servants of an individual or business entity.
<br /> 32. Pet: Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-645,pet shall mean any animal or livestock animal kept for
<br /> pleasure or companionship rather than solely for utility.
<br /> 33. Pet Shop: Shall mean any person, partnership, or corporation, whether operated separately or in
<br /> connection with another business except for a licensed kennel or stable that buys, sells, or boards
<br /> any species ecies of animal or livestock animal.
<br /> 34. Potentially Dangerous Animal: Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §54-617, potentially dangerous
<br /> animal shall mean any animal that when unprovoked:
<br /> a. inflicts an injury on a human being that does not require medical treatment; or
<br /> b. injures a domestic animal or livestock animal; or
<br /> c. chases or approaches a person upon streets,sidewalks,or any public grounds in a menacing
<br /> fashion or apparent attitude of attack; or
<br /> d. Any specific animal with a known propensity, tendency, training disposition to attack
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<br /> when unprovoked, to cause injury,or to threaten the safety of humans or domestic animals
<br /> or livestock animals.
<br /> 35. Restraint: Shall mean securing an animal or livestock animal by a leash or lead, which results in
<br /> it being under the control of owner or custodian, or being confined within the real property limits
<br /> of its owner or custodian by means of approved enclosure.
<br /> 36. Riding School or Ridink Stable: Shall mean any place which has available for hire, any equine
<br /> species, including horses,ponies, donkeys, mules, and burros.
<br /> 37. Running at Large:Running at Large shall mean any dog or other animal outside the premises of its
<br /> owner or custodian and not controlled by a collar, leash, cord, chain, lead rope, rope, cage,kennel
<br /> or other suitable means of restraint.
<br /> 38. Shelter: Shelter shall mean any structure with a roof and at least three (3) walls designed and
<br /> capable of protecting and/or housing one or more animals or livestock animals while providing
<br /> protection from the elements and affording any animal or livestock animal housed or protected in
<br /> it, the space to sit, stand, lie down, and turn around.
<br /> 39. Sheriff. Shall mean the sheriff of Hall County, his or her Deputies, or such Sheriffs duly
<br /> authorized representative(s).
<br /> 40. Stable or Boarding or Breeding Stable: Shall mean any premises wherein any person engages in
<br /> the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling horses or
<br /> other animals or livestock animals other than dogs or cats.
<br /> 41. Torture: Shall mean subjecting an animal or livestock animal to pain, suffering, or agony with
<br /> the following exceptions:
<br /> a. The slaughter of animals or livestock as food for human or animal consumption;
<br /> b. The slaughter or processing of animals or livestock for human use;
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