28-1013 Sections; exemptions.
28-1013. Sections; exemptions.Sections 28-1008 to 28-1017 and 28-1019 shall not apply to:(1) Care or treatment of an animal or other conduct by aveterinarian or veterinary technician licensed under the Veterinary Medicineand Surgery Practice Act that occurs within the scope of his or her employment,that occurs while acting in his or her professional capacity, or that conformsto commonly accepted veterinary practices;(2) Commonly accepted care or treatment of a police animalby a law enforcement officer in the normal course of his or her duties;(3) Research activity carried on by any research facilitycurrently meeting the standards of the federal Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C.2131 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2010;(4) Commonly accepted practices of hunting, fishing, or trapping;(5) Humane killing of an animal by the owneror by his or her agent or a veterinarian upon the owner's request;(6) Use of reasonable force against an animal,other than a police animal, which is working, including killing, capture,or restraint, if the animal is outside the owned or rented property of itsowner or custodian and is injuring or posing an immediate threat to any personor other animal;(7) Killing of house or gardenpests; and(8) Commonlyaccepted animal training practices. SourceLaws 1990, LB 50, § 6; Laws 1995, LB 283, § 4; Laws 2003, LB 273, § 6; Laws 2007, LB463, § 1127; Laws 2008, LB764, § 5; Laws 2008, LB1055, § 4; Laws 2009, LB494, § 2; Laws 2010, LB865, § 14.Effective Date: July 15, 2010 Cross ReferencesVeterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act, see section 38-3301.