[Adopted as Ch. 6, Art. 3, §§ 6-305 through 6-311 and §§ 3-363 and 3-365, of the 1976 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon any private grounds within the municipality, or to break, cut, or injure any tree, shrub, plant, flower, or grass growing thereon, or without the consent of the owner or occupant to enter upon an improved lot or grounds occupied for residence purposes and to loiter about the same. (Neb. RS 28-520, 28-521)
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly occupy, or be present in or upon, a business parking lot when the business establishment served by said parking lot is not open to the public, and when appropriate signs are posted in or upon said parking lot prohibiting such occupancy or presence, and bearing, at a minimum, the words "NO TRESPASSING."
It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits to purposely or willfully injure in any manner or destroy any real or personal property of any description belonging to another.
Any person breaking, mutilating or obstructing any lamps, electroliers, or lights in the City shall be guilty of an offense.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits to steal any money, goods, or chattels of any kind whatever. Any person who shall steal property of any kind, whether the same be entirely in money or entirely property of the value of less than $500, shall be deemed to be guilty of a violation of this section.[2] (Neb. RS 28-512, 28-514)
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 6-363 of the 1976 Code, Merchandise price tag change prohibited, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 9-21-1982 by Ord. No. 24-82]
A. 
A person commits the crime of theft by shoplifting when he or she, with the intent of appropriating goods or merchandise to his or her own use without paying for the goods or merchandise or to deprive the owner of possession of such goods or merchandise or its retail value, in whole or in part, does any of the following:[1]
(1) 
Conceals or takes possession of the goods or merchandise of any store or retail establishment;
(2) 
Alters the price tag or other price marking on goods or merchandise of any store or retail establishment;
(3) 
Transfers the goods or merchandise of any store or retail establishment from one container to another;
(4) 
Interchanges the label or price tag from one item of merchandise with a label or price tag from another item of merchandise;
(5) 
Causes the cash register or other sales recording device to reflect less than the retail price of the goods or merchandise; or
(6) 
Alters, bypasses, disables, shields, or removes any security or alarm device attached to or housing any goods or merchandise of any store, including the use or possession of a security device countermeasure as defined in Neb. RS 28-511.03, prior to purchase of the goods or merchandise.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
In any prosecution for theft by shoplifting, in order to allow the owner or owners of shoplifted property the use of such property pending criminal prosecutions, photographs of the shoplifted property may be accepted as prima facie evidence as to the identity of the property. Such photograph shall be accompanied by a written statement containing the following:
(1) 
A description of the property;
(2) 
The name of the owner or owners of the property;
(3) 
The time, date, and location where the shoplifting occurred;
(4) 
The time and date the photograph was taken;
(5) 
The name of the photographer; and
(6) 
Verification by the arresting officer.
C. 
Prior to allowing the use of shoplifted property as provided in this section, legal counsel for the alleged shoplifter shall have a reasonable opportunity to inspect and appraise the property and may file a motion for retention of the property, which motion shall be granted if there is any reasonable basis for believing that the photographs and accompanying affidavit may be misleading.
(Neb. RS 28-511.01, 28-514)
Any person who willfully or maliciously sets on fire any property when the injury or damage therefrom shall be of a less value than $500 shall be deemed to be guilty of a violation of this section. (Neb. RS 28-504)
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 1-17-1978 by Ord. No. 1120]
It shall be unlawful for any person to purposely or carelessly, and without lawful authority, cut down, carry away, injure, break down, or destroy, any fruit, ornamental, shade or other tree or trees standing or growing on any land belonging to another person or persons or on any public land in the corporate limits. Any public service company desiring to trim or cut down any tree, except on property owned and controlled by it, shall make an application to the governing body to do so, and the written permit of the governing body in accordance with its decision to allow such an action shall constitute the only lawful authority on the part of the company to do so. (Neb. RS 28-519)
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 364, Trees.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully, maliciously, or negligently place or throw upon the premises of another any filth, garbage, leaves, papers, or other matter to the annoyance of the owner or occupant thereon. (Neb. RS 28-523)
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 335, Solid Waste.
Except as otherwise provided herein, any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense, recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).