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NV Rev Stat § 574.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.090 - Disposition of animals or implements used in fights among animals.

  1. The officer, after taking possession of such animals, or implements or other property, pursuant to NRS 574.080, shall apply to the magistrate, before whom the complaint is made against the offender violating such provision of law, for the order mentioned in subsection 2, and shall make and file an affidavit with such magistrate, stating therein:  (a) The name of the offender charged in such complaint.  (b) The time, place and description of the animals, implements or other property so taken, together with the name of the person who claims the same, if known.  (c) That the affiant has reason to believe and does believe, stating the grounds of such belief, that the same were used or employed, or were about to be used or employed, in such violation, and will establish the truth thereof upon the trial of such offender.  2. The officer shall then deliver such animals, implements or other property to such magistrate, who shall thereupon, by order in writing, place the same in the custody of an officer or other proper person in such order named and designated, to be kept by him or her until the trial or final discharge of the offender, and shall send a copy of such order, without delay, to the district attorney of the county.  3. The officer or person so named and designated in the order shall immediately thereupon assume custody, and shall retain the same for the purpose of evidence upon the trial, subject to the order of the court before which the offender may be required to appear, until the offender’s final discharge or conviction.  4. Upon the conviction of the offender, the animals, implements or other property shall be adjudged by the court to be forfeited.  5. In the event of the acquittal or final discharge, without conviction, of the offender, the court shall, on demand, direct the delivery of the property so held in custody to the owner thereof.  [5:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3394; NCL § 10573]
NV Rev Stat § 574.105 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.105 - Mistreatment of police animal and interference with duties of police animal or handler unlawful; penalties; exception.

  1. A person shall not willfully and maliciously:  (a) Taunt, torment, tease, beat, strike or administer a desensitizing drug, chemical or substance to a police animal;  (b) Interfere with a police animal or a handler thereof in the performance of duties assigned to the police animal or handler; or  (c) Torture, mutilate, injure, poison, disable or kill a police animal.  2. A person who violates:  (a) Paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  (b) Paragraph (c) of subsection 1 is guilty of:  (1) If the police animal is not totally disabled or killed, a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.  (2) If the police animal is totally disabled or killed, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to the punishment imposed pursuant to this subparagraph, the court may require a person who is punished pursuant to this subparagraph to pay restitution to the agency that owns the police animal, including, without limitation, payment for veterinary services and the cost of replacing the police animal.  3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a euthanasia technician licensed pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS, a peace officer or a veterinarian from euthanizing a police animal in an emergency if the police animal is critically wounded and would otherwise endure undue suffering and pain.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2516; A 2001, 2889)
NV Rev Stat § 574.107 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.107 - Mistreatment of dogs used for certain events unlawful; penalties.

  1. A person shall not:  (a) Willfully, unjustifiably and maliciously tamper or interfere with;  (b) Willfully and unjustifiably abuse or injure, or willfully and unjustifiably set on foot, instigate, engage in or in any way further an act of abusing or injuring; or  (c) Willfully and unjustifiably kill or willfully and unjustifiably set on foot, instigate, engage in or in any way further an act of killing,  a dog owned by another person that is used in an exhibition, show, contest or other event in which the skill, breeding or stamina of the dog is judged or examined.  2. A person who violates:  (a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  (b) Paragraph (b) of subsection 1 is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.  (c) Paragraph (c) of subsection 1 is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2517; A 2001, 2889)
NV Rev Stat § 574.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.110 - Abandonment of disabled animal unlawful; penalty.

  1. A person being the owner or possessor, or having charge or custody, of a maimed, diseased, disabled or infirm animal, who abandons such animal or leaves it to die in a public street, road or public place, or who allows it to lie in a public street, road or public place more than 3 hours after the person receives notice that it is left disabled, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  2. Any agent or officer of any society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or of any society duly incorporated for that purpose, or any police officer, may lawfully destroy or cause to be destroyed any animal found abandoned and not properly cared for, appearing, in the judgment of two reputable citizens called by the agent or officer to view the same in his or her presence, to be glandered, injured or diseased past recovery for any useful purpose, or after such agent or officer has obtained in writing from the owner of such animal the owner’s consent to such destruction.  3. When any person arrested is, at the time of such arrest, in charge of any animal or of any vehicle drawn by or containing any animal, any agent or officer of such society or societies or any police officer may take charge of such animal and of such vehicle and its contents and deposit the same in a safe place of custody, or deliver the same into the possession of the police or sheriff of the county or place wherein such arrest was made, who shall thereupon assume the custody thereof. All necessary expenses incurred in taking charge of such property shall be a charge thereon.  [Part 6:75:1873; B § 2487; BH § 4781; C § 4873; RL § 1378; NCL § 3236] + [7:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3395; NCL § 10575]
NV Rev Stat § 574.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.120 - Failure to provide proper air, food, shelter or water to impounded animal unlawful; penalties.

  1. A person who has impounded or confined any animal shall not refuse or neglect to supply to the animal during its confinement a sufficient supply of good and wholesome air, food, shelter and water.  2. A person who violates subsection 1:  (a) For the first offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to:  (1) Imprisonment in the city or county jail or detention facility for not less than 2 days, but not more than 6 months; and  (2) Perform not less than 48 hours, but not more than 120 hours, of community service.  The person shall be further punished by a fine of not less than $200, but not more than $1,000. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this paragraph may be served intermittently at the discretion of the judge or justice of the peace, except that each period of confinement must be not less than 4 consecutive hours and must occur at a time when the person is not required to be at the person’s place of employment or on a weekend.  (b) For the second offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to:  (1) Imprisonment in the city or county jail or detention facility for not less than 10 days, but not more than 6 months; and  (2) Perform not less than 100 hours, but not more than 200 hours, of community service.  The person shall be further punished by a fine of not less than $500, but not more than $1,000.  (c) For the third and any subsequent offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  3. In addition to any other fine or penalty provided in subsection 2, a court shall order a person convicted of violating subsection 1 to pay restitution for all costs associated with the care and impoundment of any mistreated animal under subsection 1, including, without limitation, money expended for veterinary treatment, feed and housing.  4. If any animal is at any time impounded as provided in subsection 1, and continues to be without necessary food and water for more than 12 successive hours, any person may, as often as it is necessary, enter into and upon any pound in which the animal is so confined and supply it with necessary food and water, so long as it remains so confined. Such a person is not liable to any action for such entry, and the reasonable cost of such food and water may be collected by the person from the owner of the animal, and the animal is not exempt from levy and sale upon execution issued upon a judgment therefor.  [8:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3395; NCL § 10576] — (NRS A 2001, 2890)
NV Rev Stat § 574.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.130 - Selling, offering to sell or exposing diseased animal unlawful; penalty.

A person who willfully sells or offers to sell, uses, exposes, or causes or permits to be sold, offered for sale, used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the life or health of human beings or animals, or which is diseased past recovery, or who refuses upon demand to deprive of life an animal affected with any such disease, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  [9:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3395; NCL § 10577]
NV Rev Stat § 574.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.140 - Sale of disabled horses unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any horse which, by reason of disease, could not be worked in this state without violating the law against cruelty to animals.  [10:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3395; NCL § 10578]
NV Rev Stat § 574.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.150 - Poisoning or attempting to poison animals unlawful; penalties.

  1. A person who unjustifiably administers any poisonous or noxious drug or substance to a horse, mule or domestic cattle, or unjustifiably exposes any such drug or substance with the intent that it be taken by a horse, mule or domestic cattle, whether the horse, mule or domestic cattle are the property of the person or another, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.  2. A person who unjustifiably administers any poisonous or noxious drug or substance to any animal other than a horse, mule or domestic cattle, or unjustifiably exposes any such drug or substance with the intent that it be taken by an animal other than a horse, mule or domestic cattle, whether the animal is the property of the person or another, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.  3. This section does not prohibit the destruction of noxious animals.  [1911 C&P § 510; RL § 6775; NCL § 10457] + [11:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3396; NCL § 10579] — (NRS A 1961, 402; 1967, 618; 1979, 1487; 1995, 1304; 2001, 2890)
NV Rev Stat § 574.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.160 - Throwing substance injurious to animals in public places unlawful; penalty.

A person who willfully throws, drops or places, or causes to be thrown, dropped or placed, upon any road, highway, street or public place, any glass, nails, pieces of metal, or other substance which might wound, disable or injure any animal is guilty of a misdemeanor.  [12:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3396; NCL § 10580]
NV Rev Stat § 574.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.170 - Keeping cow or other milk-producing animal in unhealthy place or diseased condition; feeding resulting in impure milk; penalty.

A person who keeps a cow or any animal for the production of milk in a crowded or unhealthy place, or in a diseased condition, or feeds such cow or animal upon any food that produces impure or unwholesome milk, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  [13:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3396; NCL § 10581]
NV Rev Stat § 574.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.180 - Running horses on highway; penalty.

A person driving any vehicle upon any plank road, turnpike or public highway, who unjustifiably runs the horses drawing the same, or causes or permits them to run, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  [15:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3396; NCL § 10583]
NV Rev Stat § 574.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.190 - Carrying animal in cruel manner; penalty.

A person who carries or causes to be carried in or upon any vessel or vehicle or otherwise any animal in a cruel or inhuman manner, or so as to produce torture, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  [Part 6:75:1873; B § 2487; BH § 4781; C § 4873; RL § 1378; NCL § 3236] + [16:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3396; NCL § 10584]
NV Rev Stat § 574.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.200 - Intended applicability of provisions.

  1. The provisions of NRS 574.050 to 574.510, inclusive, do not:  (a) Interfere with any of the fish and game laws contained in title 45 of NRS or any laws for the destruction of certain birds.  (b) Interfere with the right to destroy any venomous reptiles or animals, or any animal known as dangerous to life, limb or property.  (c) Interfere with the right to kill all animals and fowl used for food.  (d) Prohibit or interfere with any properly conducted scientific experiments or investigations which are performed under the authority of the faculty of some regularly incorporated medical college or university of this State.  (e) Interfere with any scientific or physiological experiments conducted or prosecuted for the advancement of science or medicine.  (f) Prohibit or interfere with established methods of animal husbandry, including the raising, handling, feeding, housing and transporting of livestock or farm animals.  2. Nothing contained in subsection 1 shall be deemed to exclude a research facility from the provisions of NRS 574.205.  [10:75:1873; B § 2491; BH § 4785; C § 4877; RL § 1381; NCL § 3239] + [Part 6:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3394; NCL § 10574] — (NRS A 1989, 273; 1993, 2152; 2007, 1926; 2011, 1607; 2015, 1732)
NV Rev Stat § 574.201 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.201 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 574.201 to 574.204, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 574.2015, 574.202 and 574.2025 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1775)
NV Rev Stat § 574.2015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.2015 - "Animal" defined.

Animal has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 171.1539.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1775)
NV Rev Stat § 574.202 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.202 - "Animal rescue organization" defined.

Animal rescue organization has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.205.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1775)
NV Rev Stat § 574.2025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.2025 - "Animal shelter" defined.

Animal shelter has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.240.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1775)
NV Rev Stat § 574.203 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.203 - Right to request hearing; timing of hearing.

  1. If a person is lawfully arrested for a violation of NRS 574.070 or 574.100 and if an animal owned or possessed by the person is impounded by the county, city or other local government in connection with the arrest, the person must be notified in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 574.055 and be notified of his or her right to request a hearing within 5 days after receipt of the notice to determine whether the person is the owner of the animal and whether the person is able to provide adequate care and shelter to the animal. The person must request a hearing pursuant to this subsection within 5 days after receipt of the notice pursuant to this subsection.  2. If a person who is lawfully arrested and detained for a violation of NRS 574.070 or 574.100 does not request a hearing pursuant to subsection 1, or an owner of the animal has not been identified within 5 days of arrest, the county, city or other local government shall transfer ownership of the animal to an animal rescue organization, animal shelter or another person who is able to provide adequate care and shelter to the animal.  3. If the court receives a timely request pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall hold a hearing within 15 judicial days after receipt of the request to determine whether the person is the owner of an animal and whether the person is able and fit to provide adequate care and shelter to the animal.  4. For the purpose of conducting a hearing pursuant to this section, the court may consider:  (a) Testimony of the peace officer or animal control officer who took possession of or impounded the animal or other witnesses concerning the conditions under which the animal was owned or kept;  (b) Testimony and evidence related to veterinary care provided to the animal, including, without limitation, the degree or type of care provided to the animal;  (c) Expert testimony as to community standards for the reasonable care of a similar animal;  (d) Testimony of witnesses concerning the history of treatment of the animal or any other animal owned or possessed by the person;  (e) Prior arrests or convictions related to subjecting an animal to an act of cruelty in violation of NRS 574.070 or 574.100; and  (f) Any other evidence which the court determines is relevant.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1776)
NV Rev Stat § 574.2035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.2035 - Determinations of court.

  1. If the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person detained is the owner of the animal and the person is able and fit to provide adequate care and shelter for the animal, the court shall order the person or the designee of the person to take possession of the animal not later than 3 days after the issuance of the order.  2. If the court determines that there is not clear and convincing evidence that the person arrested is the owner of the animal or that the person detained is not able and fit to provide adequate care and shelter for the animal, the court shall order:  (a) The person not to own or possess the animal; and  (b) The county, city or other local government to transfer the animal to an animal rescue organization, animal shelter or another person who is able to provide adequate care and shelter to the animal.  3. If the court makes a determination pursuant to subsection 2, the court may:  (a) Order the impoundment of any other animals owned or possessed by the person arrested; or  (b) Enjoin the person from owning or possessing any animal.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1776)
NV Rev Stat § 574.204 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.204 - Recovery of costs for care and shelter.

If the court makes a determination pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 574.2035, the county, city or other local government or animal shelter may by appropriate action recover the reasonable cost of any care and shelter furnished to the animal. The court may order a later and separate hearing to make a determination about such costs.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1777)
NV Rev Stat § 574.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.205 - Requirement to offer dog or cat for adoption before euthanization; immunity from civil liability.

  1. A research facility that intends to euthanize a dog or cat for any purpose other than scientific, medical or educational research shall, before euthanizing the dog or cat, offer the dog or cat for adoption if the dog or cat is appropriate for adoption. A research facility may offer the dog or cat for adoption through a program of the research facility or enter into a collaborative agreement with an animal shelter that performs the work of an animal rescue organization or an animal rescue organization for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subsection. Any such animal shelter or animal rescue organization must be domiciled in Nevada and exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).  2. A research facility and any officer, director, employee or agent of the research facility is immune from civil liability for any act or omission relating to the adoption of a dog or cat pursuant to subsection 1.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Animal rescue organization" means a nonprofit organization established for the purpose of rescuing animals in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for such animals.  (b) "Research facility" means an organization that is engaged in:  (1) Animal research for the purpose of testing the performance, safety or quality of a product; or  (2) Scientific research for scientific, medical or educational purposes.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1731, 1732)
NV Rev Stat § 574.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.210 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 574.210 to 574.510, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 574.220 to 574.330, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2145; A 2011, 1595)
NV Rev Stat § 574.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.220 - "Ambient temperature" defined.

Ambient temperature means the temperature surrounding an animal.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2145)
NV Rev Stat § 574.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.230 - "Animal" defined.

Animal includes every living creature that is not a human being.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2145)
NV Rev Stat § 574.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.240 - "Animal shelter" defined.

Animal shelter means a facility:  1. For receiving and holding animals;  2. Designated by a local government for receiving and holding animals; or  3. Operated by a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, which is in compliance with the provisions of NRS 574.010 to 574.040, inclusive, for receiving and holding animals.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2145)