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NV Rev Stat § 574.460 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.460 - Provision of written statement to purchaser of cat: Required disclosures; signature of seller and purchaser.

  1. A retailer or dealer shall, before selling a cat, provide the purchaser of the cat with a written statement that discloses:  (a) The name, address and telephone number of the retailer or dealer.  (b) The date the cat was born, if known.  (c) The name and address of the person from whom the retailer or dealer obtained the cat and, if the person holds a license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, the person’s federal identification number.  (d) The name and address of the breeder of the cat and, if the breeder holds a license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, the breeder’s federal identification number.  (e) The registration numbers, if any, of the cat’s sire and dam with the appropriate breed registry or any health certifications from a health certification organization such as the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals or its successor organization, if any.  (f) A record of any immunizations administered to the cat before the time of sale, including the type of vaccine, date of administration and name and address of the veterinarian who prescribed the vaccine.  (g) Any sterilization requirements for the cat required by local ordinance.  (h) The medical history of the cat, including, without limitation:  (1) The date that a veterinarian examined and, if applicable, reexamined the cat pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 574.450 and determined that the cat did not have any illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the presence of internal or external parasites does not constitute an illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention, unless the cat is clinically ill as a result of the parasite.  (2) Whether any treatment or medication has been administered by the veterinarian who examined or, if applicable, reexamined the cat pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 574.450 and if such treatment or medication was administered, a statement indicating on what date it was administered and for what illness, disease or condition.  (3) The date on which the veterinarian sterilized the cat, if applicable.  (4) The name and address of the veterinarian who performed the examinations, reexaminations or sterilization or administered any treatments or medications.  (i) That a copy of the veterinarian’s evaluation of the health of the cat made pursuant to NRS 574.450 is available to the purchaser.  2. The written statement must be signed and dated by the retailer or dealer and contain a space for the purchaser to sign and date the statement as an attestation that the purchaser has read and understands the disclosures contained in the statement.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2150; A 1997, 2773; 2009, 2019)
NV Rev Stat § 574.470 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.470 - Provision of written statement to purchaser of dog: Required disclosures; signature of seller and purchaser.

 1. A retailer or dealer shall, before selling a dog, provide the purchaser of the dog with a written statement that discloses:  (a) The name, address and telephone number of the retailer or dealer.  (b) The date the dog was born, if known.  (c) The name and address of the person from whom the retailer or dealer obtained the dog and, if the person holds a license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, the person’s federal identification number.  (d) The name and address of the breeder of the dog and, if the breeder holds a license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, the breeder’s federal identification number.  (e) The registration numbers, if any, of the dog’s sire and dam with the appropriate breed registry or any health certificates from a health certification organization such as the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals or its successor organization, if any.  (f) A record of any immunizations administered to the dog before the time of sale, including the type of vaccine, date of administration and name and address of the veterinarian who prescribed the vaccine.  (g) Any sterilization requirements for the dog required by local ordinance.  (h) The medical history of the dog, including, without limitation:  (1) The date that a veterinarian examined and, if applicable, reexamined the dog pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 574.450 and determined that the dog did not have any illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the presence of internal or external parasites does not constitute an illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention, unless the dog is clinically ill as a result of the parasite.  (2) Whether any treatment or medication has been administered by the veterinarian who examined or, if applicable, reexamined the dog pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 574.450 and, if such treatment or medication was administered, a statement indicating on what date it was administered and for what illness, disease or condition.  (3) The date on which the veterinarian sterilized the dog, if applicable.  (4) The name and address of the veterinarian who performed the examinations, reexaminations or sterilization or administered any treatments or medications.  (i) That a copy of the veterinarian’s evaluation of the health of the dog performed pursuant to NRS 574.450 is available to the purchaser.  2. The written statement must be signed and dated by the retailer or dealer and contain a space for the purchaser to sign and date the statement as an attestation that the purchaser has read and understands the disclosures contained in the statement.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2150; A 1997, 2774; 2009, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 574.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.480 - Posting of notice concerning dog or cat offered for sale.

A retailer or dealer shall conspicuously post within close proximity to the primary enclosure of a dog or cat offered for sale the following notice printed in at least 48-point type upon paper that is at least 11 inches wide and 17 inches long: NEVADA LAW REQUIRES THAT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DATE OF BIRTH, SOURCE, LINEAGE AND MEDICAL HISTORY OF THESE DOGS (OR CATS) BE PROVIDED TO THE PURCHASER BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF ANY SALE.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2151; A 1997, 2775)
NV Rev Stat § 574.485 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.485 - Imposition of administrative fines for violation of NRS 574.460, 574.470 or 574.480; deposit in State General Fund.

  1. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Director of the State Department of Agriculture may impose an administrative fine on any retailer or dealer who violates the provisions of NRS 574.460, 574.470 or 574.480 in an amount not to exceed: For the first violation............................................................................................. $250 For the second violation......................................................................................... 500 For each subsequent violation........................................................................... 1,000  2. All fines collected by the Director pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2772; A 1999, 3699)
NV Rev Stat § 574.490 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.490 - Duties upon determination that pet was sold with condition that requires immediate treatment.

If a person purchases a pet from a retailer or dealer and, within 10 days after the sale, a veterinarian determines that the pet has an illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention and that was in existence on the date of the sale, the retailer or dealer shall, at the option of the purchaser, either:  1. Refund the purchase price of the pet if the pet is returned or provide the purchaser with another pet of equal value; or  2. Reimburse the purchaser, in an amount not to exceed the purchase price of the pet, for expenses incurred by the purchaser in obtaining a diagnosis and treatment for the pet from a veterinarian chosen by the retailer or dealer.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2151)
NV Rev Stat § 574.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.500 - Separating dog or cat from mother; penalty.

  1. A retailer, dealer or operator shall not separate a dog or cat from its mother until it is 8 weeks of age or accustomed to taking food or nourishment other than by nursing, whichever is later.  2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2151; A 2009, 2020; 2011, 1608)
NV Rev Stat § 574.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.510 - Knowingly selling dog or cat with condition requiring immediate treatment prohibited; penalties.

  1. A retailer or dealer who sells a dog or cat that the retailer or dealer knows has any illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention and fails to disclose such information at the time of sale is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, the court may prohibit a person convicted of a violation of this section from selling any dogs or cats for not more than 1 year.  2. For the purposes of this section, the presence of internal or external parasites does not constitute an illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention unless the dog or cat is clinically ill as a result of the parasite.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2151)
NV Rev Stat § 574.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.550 - Sale, attempted sale, offer for adoption or transfer of ownership of live animals prohibited at swap meets; exceptions; applicability.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person who sells or attempts to sell, offers for adoption or transfers ownership of a live animal at a swap meet is guilty of a misdemeanor.  2. A person may sell, attempt to sell, offer for adoption or transfer ownership of a live animal at a swap meet if:  (a) The swap meet is conducted in a county or incorporated city in this State that has adopted an ordinance authorizing the sale of live animals at a swap meet;  (b) The person sells, attempts to sell, offers for adoption or transfers ownership of the animal in accordance with the ordinance; and  (c) The ordinance, at a minimum:  (1) Includes provisions which are substantially similar to the provisions of NRS 574.360 to 574.510, inclusive, and are applicable to all animals offered for sale and all persons who sell, attempt to sell, offer for adoption or transfer ownership of an animal at the swap meet; and  (2) Does not authorize a person to commit an act of cruelty to an animal in violation of NRS 574.050 to 574.200, inclusive.  3. The provisions of this section do not:  (a) Apply to any sale or transfer of ownership of any livestock.  (b) Apply to any event where the primary purpose is to sell or auction livestock or agricultural implements.  (c) Apply to any adoption of a dog or cat at an event held outdoors by an animal shelter or rescue organization that is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).  (d) Apply to a person who offers for adoption or transfers ownership of a live animal at a swap meet if:  (1) A fee is not charged or collected for the adoption or transfer of ownership or otherwise in connection with the transaction; and  (2) The animal has had all the required vaccinations which are appropriate based upon the age of the animal.  (e) Exempt a person from complying with:  (1) Any requirement to obtain a license or other authorization to engage in a business in a county or incorporated city in this State; or  (2) Any other requirement of the county or incorporated city to engage in business or to sell, attempt to sell, offer for adoption or transfer ownership of a live animal at a swap meet.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Livestock" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 569.0085.  (b) "Sell" means to barter, exchange, sell, trade, offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession for sale, arrange the sale of or solicit for sale.  (c) "Swap meet" means a flea market, open-air market or other organized event at which two or more persons offer merchandise for sale or exchange.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1863)
NV Rev Stat § 574.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.600 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 574.600 to 574.660, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 574.605 to 574.630, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2553)
NV Rev Stat § 574.605 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.605 - "Agreement for sterilization" defined.

Agreement for sterilization means the written contract between a new owner and the releasing agency from which the new owner adopts a pet, in which the new owner agrees to have the pet sterilized.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2553)
NV Rev Stat § 574.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.610 - "New owner" defined.

New owner means a person who is adopting a pet from a releasing agency.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2554)
NV Rev Stat § 574.615 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.615 - "Pet" defined.

  1. "Pet" means an animal that is kept by a person primarily for personal enjoyment.  2. The term does not include an animal that is kept by a person primarily for:  (a) Hunting;  (b) Use in connection with farming or agriculture;  (c) Breeding;  (d) Drawing heavy loads; or  (e) Use as a service animal or a service animal in training, as those terms are defined in NRS 426.097 and 426.099, respectively.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2554; A 2003, 2976)
NV Rev Stat § 574.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.620 - "Releasing agency" defined.

Releasing agency means:  1. A society incorporated pursuant to NRS 574.010 to prevent cruelty to animals;  2. An animal shelter designated by a local government for receiving and holding animals;  3. A nonprofit entity that provides for the temporary shelter, care or placement of pets; or  4. An organization that takes into custody pets which have been abandoned, abused or neglected and places those pets with new owners.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2554)
NV Rev Stat § 574.625 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.625 - "Sterilization" defined.

Sterilization means a procedure performed by a veterinarian on a pet that permanently destroys the capacity of the pet to reproduce.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2554)
NV Rev Stat § 574.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.630 - "Veterinarian" defined.

Veterinarian has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.330.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2554)
NV Rev Stat § 574.640 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.640 - Restrictions on release of certain pets; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a releasing agency shall not release a pet that is:  (a) Four months old or older unless the pet has been sterilized; or  (b) Less than 4 months old unless the pet is released to a new owner who:  (1) Is of competent legal capacity;  (2) Pays to the releasing agency a deposit equal to the prevailing cost to sterilize that type of pet in the county in which the releasing agency is located, as determined by the releasing agency, or $25, whichever is greater; and  (3) Signs an agreement for sterilization that meets the requirements set forth in NRS 574.645.  2. This section does not apply to:  (a) A pet that:  (1) Is reclaimed from a releasing agency by a person who already owns the pet; or  (2) Cannot be sterilized because it is exotic or for another legitimate reason, as determined by a veterinarian.  (b) A releasing agency that imposes higher or more stringent standards for the adoption of pets.  (c) The temporary transfer of the custody of a pet that requires medical attention from a releasing agency to a veterinarian.  (d) The temporary or permanent transfer of the custody of a pet from one releasing agency to another releasing agency.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2554)
NV Rev Stat § 574.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.650 - Postponement of date for sterilization: Letter signed by veterinarian required; modification of agreement for sterilization.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a new owner presents to the releasing agency a letter signed by a veterinarian which includes:  (a) A statement that the life or health of the pet may be jeopardized by sterilization; and  (b) The veterinarian’s medical reason for that determination,  the releasing agency may postpone for 30 days the date by which the pet must be sterilized. An additional 30-day postponement may be granted if the new owner presents a letter from a veterinarian stating the medical reason for the postponement. There is no limit on the number of postponements that may be granted pursuant to this subsection.  2. Before the releasing agency may grant a postponement pursuant to subsection 1, the agency and the new owner must modify the agreement for sterilization to provide amended dates by which the pet must be sterilized and the agency must be notified of the sterilization.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2556)
NV Rev Stat § 574.655 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.655 - Notification of sterilization to releasing agency; exceptions; effect of failure to comply.

 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a new owner who signs an agreement for sterilization and receives an unsterilized pet from a releasing agency shall:  (a) Have that pet sterilized on or before the date specified in the agreement for sterilization; and  (b) Submit to the releasing agency, on or before the date by which notification is required in the agreement for sterilization:  (1) A letter signed by a veterinarian:  (I) Verifying that the pet has been sterilized;  (II) Stating the date on which the pet was sterilized; and  (III) Providing a physical description of the pet; and  (2) A bill or receipt from the veterinarian verifying that the pet has been sterilized.  2. A new owner shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of subsection 1 if the new owner submits to the releasing agency, on or before the date by which notification is required in the agreement for sterilization, a signed affidavit in which the new owner sets forth a compelling reason why he or she is unable to have the pet sterilized, including, without limitation, that the pet has been lost or stolen. For the purposes of this subsection, financial hardship or the negligent or willful failure of the new owner to have the pet sterilized does not constitute a compelling reason.  3. A releasing agency shall refund to a new owner the deposit paid pursuant to NRS 574.640 within 15 days after receipt of the letter and the bill or receipt required pursuant to subsection 1 or the affidavit required pursuant to subsection 2.  4. If a new owner fails to comply with subsection 1 or 2, the releasing agency:  (a) Shall retain the deposit paid by the new owner;  (b) May bring an action against the new owner in the Justice Court in whose jurisdiction the releasing agency is located to enforce the clause included in the agreement for sterilization pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection 1 of NRS 574.645; and  (c) May require the new owner to return the pet to the releasing agency pursuant to the clause included in the agreement for sterilization pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection 1 of NRS 574.645. The releasing agency must notify the new owner in writing of its intent to enforce the clause included in the agreement pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection 1 of NRS 574.645.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2556)
NV Rev Stat § 574.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.660 - Duty of releasing agency to establish account; deposit of money; authorized expenditures.

 1. Each releasing agency shall:  (a) Establish an account at a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank that is located within the State of Nevada; and  (b) Place in that account:  (1) A deposit paid by a new owner pursuant to NRS 574.640; and  (2) Money collected by the agency pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 574.655.  2. The releasing agency may expend money in such an account only to:  (a) Provide education and information regarding the sterilization of pets;  (b) Provide financial assistance to persons with financial need to enable such persons to have their pets sterilized; and  (c) Carry out and enforce NRS 574.600 to 574.660, inclusive.  3. If a releasing agency is an agency or instrumentality of a local government, money in such an account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the general fund of the local government but remains in the account for expenditure pursuant to subsection 2.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2557)
NV Rev Stat § 574.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties|NRS 574.670 - Duty of veterinarians and governmental entities to post local sterilization requirements.

  1. A licensed veterinarian shall post written notice in a conspicuous place in the veterinarian’s office of any sterilization requirements for dogs or cats required by local ordinance.  2. A governmental entity with jurisdiction over a public park in which dogs or cats are allowed shall post written notice in a conspicuous place in the park of any sterilization requirements for dogs or cats required by local ordinance.  3. As used in this section, "licensed veterinarian" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 638.007.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2018)
NV Rev Stat § 575.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes|NRS 575.010 - Working horse, mule or cattle without consent of owner.

If any person shall use or work any horse or horses, mule or mules, or work cattle without first obtaining the consent of the owner thereof, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  [1911 C&P § 479; RL § 6744; NCL § 10428] — (NRS A 1967, 618)