Are studded tires legal in Nebraska?

Yes, within a season. Nebraska allows studded tires from November 1 through April 1. Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,250(2)(a) reads: "This prohibition shall not apply to pneumatic tires with metal or metal-type studs not exceeding five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter inclusive of the stud-casing with an average protrusion beyond the tread surface of not more than seven sixty-fourths of an inch between November 1 and April 1"

From November 1. For the 2026-27 season that is Sunday, November 1, 2026, and the window runs through Thursday, April 1, 2027.

April 1 is the last day of the window, which for 2026-27 is Thursday, April 1, 2027.

School buses, mail carrier vehicles and emergency vehicles may use studs at any time. Studs may be no more than five sixteenths of an inch across including the casing, with an average protrusion of no more than seven sixty fourths of an inch.

Nebraska has no chain requirement law; chains of reasonable size are permitted when snow or ice makes sliding likely. The statute reads: "It shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other condition tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid."

South Dakota, October 1 through April 30; Iowa, November 1 through April 1; Missouri, November 1 through March 31; Kansas, November 1 through April 1; Colorado, no seasonal dates; Wyoming, no seasonal dates. Each state's page quotes its own statute.