Nebraska § 16-231 - Health; nuisances; regulation.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 16-231 — Health; nuisances; regulation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-231. Health; nuisances; regulation.
A city of the first class may prevent any person from bringing, depositing, having, or leaving upon or near his or her premises or elsewhere in the city or within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city any carcass or putrid beef, pork, fish, hides, or skins of any kind or any unwholesome substance and may compel the removal of the same.
City had power to contract for removal of refuse, filth, and garbage from public and private premises, within its limits, and to pay therefor from the miscellaneous fund appropriated for such purposes, though it was impossible to estimate the exact amount required at time the appropriation was made. Kelly v. Broadwell, 3 Neb. Unof. 617, 92 N.W. 643 (1902).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 16-231 cover?
Section 16-231 ("Health; nuisances; regulation.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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