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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (2026)

Nuisances; definition; prevention; abatement; joint and cooperative action with county

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(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: City of Lincoln v. ABC Books, Inc., 470 N.W.2d 760 (Neb. 1991).
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City of Lincoln v. ABC Books, Inc., 470 N.W.2d 760 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Reissue 1987).”
Blanchard v. City of Ralston, 559 N.W.2d 735 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Reissue 1991) provides that all cities have the power to “declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and to abate and remove the same.”
Vill. of Brady v. Melcher, 502 N.W.2d 458 (Neb. 1993). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff’s authority to enact ordinances such as § 6-325 is provided in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Reissue 1991).”
Hroch v. City of Omaha, 413 N.W.2d 287 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Reissue 1983) provides: All cities and villages in this state are hereby granted power and authority by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress and prevent nuisances, and to declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and to abate and remove the same.”
Blanchard v. City of Ralston, 549 N.W.2d 652 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “” Ralston provides such definitions and procedures in Ralston Mun.”
Hartford v. Womens Servs., P.C., 477 N.W.2d 161 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Reissue 1987) gives all cities and villages in Nebraska the power and authority by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress, and prevent nuisances; to declare what shall constitute a nuisance; and to abate and remove the nuisance.”
City of Beatrice v. Meints, 27 Neb. Ct. App. 325 (Neb. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 5× “In direct response to Meints' assignment of error in Meints that the City of Beatrice was forbidden from "criminaliz[ing] that which is not criminal" under the statutes, we held: The city is authorized by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Reissue 2012) to "define, regulate, suppress…”
Meints v. Vill. of Diller (Neb. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “§ 18-1720 (Reissue 1991) also provides that all cities and villages have the power “by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress and prevent nuisances, and to declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and to abate and remove the same.” Ralston provides such definitions and…”
City of Beatrice v. Meints (Neb. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “Meints concedes that the city has discretion to determine what con- stitutes a nuisance, but asserts that the city may not categorize something that is lawful under the Nebraska statutes to be a nuisance in Beatrice.”
Hansen v. Keifer (D. Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720 (Westlaw 2021).”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1720(1) — 1 case
Meints v. Vill. of Diller (Neb. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 18-1720 (Reissue 1991) also provides that all cities and villages have the power “by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress and prevent nuisances, and to declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and to abate and remove the same.” Ralston provides such definitions and…”
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