(1) All cities and villages in this state may by ordinance define, regulate, suppress, and prevent nuisances, declare what constitutes a nuisance, and abate and remove such nuisances. Every city and village may exercise such power and authority within its corporate limits and extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. (2) Any city or village may enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act with a county in which the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city or village is located to provide for joint and cooperative action to abate, remove, or prevent nuisances within such extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The governing body of such city or village and the county board of such county shall first approve such interlocal agreement by ordinance or resolution.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720
Nuisances; definition; prevention; abatement; joint and cooperative action with county
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case City of Lincoln v. ABC Books, Inc. (1991)
Most recently applied in City of Beatrice v. Meints (June 2019)
Laws 1939, c. 10, § 1, p. 77; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 19-1201; R.S.1943, § 19-1201; Laws 1969, c. 115, § 1, p. 529; Laws 2019, LB11, § 1; Laws 2021, LB163, § 103.
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