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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › NRS 573.183 - Cease and desist orders.

If the Director determines, on the basis of any verified complaint or of any inspection or investigation made by him or her pursuant to this chapter, that any operator of a public livestock auction or person who conducts an annual sale of livestock is violating or is about to violate any provision of this chapter for the protection of consignor creditors, the Director may order:
1. The operator or person to cease and desist from:
(a) Receiving or selling any livestock;
(b) Receiving or disbursing any money; or
(c) Any practice which violates any provision of this chapter or any other law or any rule, order or regulation issued pursuant to law.
2. Any bank or credit union which holds the custodial account of the operator, as required by NRS 573.104, to refrain from paying out any money from the account.
The order ceases to be effective upon the expiration of 3 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other nonjudicial days, after its date of issuance unless a court has, pursuant to NRS 573.185, issued an order which continues the restraint.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 384; A 1993, 1758; 1999, 1515, 3697; 2001, 91; 2019, 2612)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › NRS 573.185 - Injunctions; restraining orders.

If any operator of a public livestock auction or person who conducts an annual sale of livestock has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which violate or will violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted by the Department, the district court of any county, on application of the Director, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining that conduct. Proceedings under this section are governed by Rule 65 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, except that no bond or undertaking is required in any action commenced by the Director.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 385; A 1993, 1758; 1999, 3697; 2019, 2612)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › NRS 573.190 - Penalties; use of money collected.

1. Any person who:
(a) Operates a public livestock auction without a license required by this chapter;
(b) Conducts an annual sale of livestock without a limited license issued pursuant to NRS 573.025; or
(c) Violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto,
is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal penalty, shall pay to the Department an administrative fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 per violation. If an administrative fine is imposed pursuant to this section, the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney’s fees, may be recovered by the Department.
2. Each day’s operation in which livestock is sold or exchanged at any unlicensed public livestock auction or annual sale of livestock constitutes a separate offense.
3. Any money collected from the imposition of an administrative fine pursuant to subsection 1 must be accounted for separately and:
(a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and
(b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035.
[10:78:1947; 1943 NCL § 3825.11]—(NRS A 1961, 555; 1965, 387; 1993, 900; 1995, 548; 1999, 3698; 2015, 3613; 2019, 2613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.010 - Incorporation.

Any three or more citizens of the State of Nevada who incorporate as a body corporate under the general laws for corporations in this state set forth in chapter 78 of NRS for the purpose of preventing cruelty to animals may, except as otherwise provided in NRS 574.040, avail themselves of the privileges and benefits of NRS 574.010 to 574.040, inclusive.
[1:75:1873; B § 2482; BH § 4776; C § 4868; RL § 1373; NCL § 3231]—(NRS A 1973, 984; 2001, 1913)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.020 - Bylaws.

1. Such societies may make and adopt bylaws:
(a) Governing the admission of associates and members.
(b) Providing for meetings and assistant and district or local officers.
(c) Providing for means and systems for the effectual attainments of the objects contemplated by this chapter, for the regulation and management of its business affairs, and for the effectual working of the societies.
(d) Prescribing the duties of their officers, for the outlay of moneys, and the auditing of accounts.
2. Such bylaws shall not conflict with the laws of the State of Nevada or of the United States, or any provision of NRS 574.010 to 574.040, inclusive.
[2:75:1873; B § 2483; BH § 4777; C § 4869; RL § 1374; NCL § 3232]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.030 - Elections; reports.

Such societies shall:
1. Elect officers and fill vacancies according to the provisions of their bylaws.
2. Make such reports of elections as are required of all corporations by law.
[3:75:1873; B § 2484; BH § 4778; C § 4870; RL § 1375; NCL § 3233]—(NRS A 2019, 1013)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.040 - Arrests by members, agents and officers of certain societies: Application; submission of fingerprints; exhibition of badge; resistance to officers unlawful.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 574.350, a member, agent or local or district officer of a society so incorporating, if authorized in writing by the trustees of the society, approved by the district judge of the county, and sworn in the same manner as peace officers are sworn, may make arrests for a violation of the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as is provided for other officers. The provisions of this subsection apply only to a society that, on the date the society submits an application to the district judge for approval for a member, agent or local or district officer of the society to make arrests pursuant to this subsection:
(a) Has at least 25 members; and
(b) Has been incorporated in accordance with NRS 574.010 for not less than 5 years immediately preceding the submission of the application.
2. Before submitting an application specified in subsection 1, the society shall require that each member, agent or local or district officer of the society to whom the application relates submit to the society a complete set of his or her fingerprints which the society shall submit to the sheriff of the county.
3. The sheriff shall:
(a) Upon receipt of the fingerprints, forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report concerning the criminal history of the member, agent or local or district officer of the society.
(b) Upon receipt of the report, forward the report to the society. The society shall include the report in the application submitted pursuant to subsection 1.
4. A member, agent or local or district officer who is authorized to make arrests pursuant to subsection 1 shall, when making those arrests, exhibit and expose a suitable badge, to be adopted by the society.
5. A person who resists such a specially appointed officer shall be punished for that resistance in the same manner as is provided for the punishment of resistance to other officers.
[5:75:1873; B § 2486; BH § 4780; C § 4872; RL § 1377; NCL § 3235]—(NRS A 1993, 2152; 2001, 1914; 2003, 2858)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.050 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 574.050 to 574.200, inclusive:
1. "Animal" does not include the human race, but includes every other living creature.
2. "First responder" means a person who has successfully completed the national standard course for first responders.
3. "Police animal" means an animal which is owned or used by a state or local governmental agency and which is used by a peace officer in performing his or her duties as a peace officer.
4. "Torture" or "cruelty" includes every act, omission or neglect, whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted.
[1:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3393; NCL § 10569]—(NRS A 1999, 2517; 2001, 997; 2007, 1926; 2011, 1604; 2015, 1732; 2019, 1777)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.053 - Reporting acts of cruelty; penalty for releasing identity of person making report.

1. Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an animal has been subjected to an act of cruelty in violation of NRS 574.100 may report the act of cruelty to any:
(a) Peace officer;
(b) Officer of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals who is authorized to make arrests pursuant to NRS 574.040; or
(c) Animal control officer.
2. Any person, law enforcement agency, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or animal control agency that willfully releases data or information concerning the identity of a person who made a report pursuant to subsection 1, except for the purposes of a criminal investigation or prosecution, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1604; A 2013, 901)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.060 - Commission of certain acts concerning place kept or used for baiting or fighting birds or other animals unlawful; penalties.

1. A person shall not knowingly keep or use, or in any manner be connected with, or be interested in the management of, or receive money for the admission of any person to, a house, apartment, pit or place kept or used for baiting or fighting any bird or animal, or be an owner or occupant of a house, apartment, pit or place who willfully procures or permits the same to be used or occupied for such baiting or fighting.
2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty of:
(a) For a first offense, a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. Upon complaint under oath or affirmation to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases that the complainant has just and reasonable cause to suspect that any provision of law relating to or in any way affecting animals is being or is about to be violated in any particular building or place, the magistrate shall immediately issue and deliver a warrant to any person authorized by law to make arrests for such offenses, authorizing the person to enter and search the building or place, to arrest any person there present found violating any such law and to bring the person before the nearest magistrate of competent jurisdiction to be dealt with according to law.
[2:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3393; NCL § 10570]—(NRS A 1981, 772; 2001, 2887; 2013, 2112)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.080 - Peace officer or animal control officer may take possession of animals and implements used in fights among animals.

1. Any peace officer or animal control officer authorized by law to make arrests may lawfully take possession of any animals, or implements, or other property used or employed, or about to be used or employed, in the violation of any provision of law relating to fights among animals.
2. The officer shall state to the person in charge thereof, at the time of such taking, his or her name and residence, and also the time and place at which the application provided for by NRS 574.090 will be made.
[4:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3394; NCL § 10572]—(NRS A 2017, 2253)
2023 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]
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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]
2023 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)
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.150 - Poisoning or attempting to poison animals unlawful; penalties; exception.

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)
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.245 - "Breeder" defined.

"Breeder" means a dealer, operator or other person who is responsible for the operation of a commercial establishment engaged in the business of breeding dogs or cats for sale or trade. The term does not include a person who breeds dogs or cats as a hobby.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1593)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.250 - "Cattery" defined.

"Cattery" means a place where at least 10 cats of not less than 6 months of age are kept, harbored or maintained for:
1. Boarding;
2. Training; or
3. Breeding for sale to a retailer or dealer.
For the purposes of this section, spayed or neutered cats must not be counted when determining the number of cats that are being kept, harbored or maintained.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2146)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.280 - "Kennel" defined.

"Kennel" means a place where at least 10 dogs of not less than 6 months of age are kept, harbored or maintained for:
1. Boarding;
2. Training; or
3. Breeding for sale to a retailer or dealer.
For the purposes of this section, spayed or neutered dogs, dogs used by or being trained for use by the Armed Forces, police officers, search and rescue teams or other similar organizations, dogs used in farming or ranching, and dogs used by or being trained for use by persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, dogs used to assist persons in wheelchairs, must not be counted when determining the number of dogs that are being kept, harbored or maintained.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2146; A 2005, 631)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.310 - "Primary enclosure" defined.

"Primary enclosure" means a structure used to restrict the immediate movement of a dog or cat to a limited amount of space, such as a room, pen, run, cage, compartment or hutch, and in which an animal is regularly so restricted for more than 7 hours during a 24-hour period.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2146; A 2011, 1595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.340 - Applicability.

1. The provisions of NRS 574.210 to 574.510, inclusive, do not apply to:
(a) The exhibition, production, marketing or disposal of any livestock, poultry, fish or other agricultural commodity or animal.
(b) Activities for which a license is required by the provisions of chapter 466 of NRS.
(c) The housing of domestic cats or dogs kept as pets or cared for, without remuneration other than payment for reasonable expenses relating to the care of the cats or dogs, on behalf of another person in a home environment.
(d) The exhibition of dogs or cats.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Animal" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 564.010.
(b) "Livestock" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 569.0085.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2146; A 2011, 1595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.350 - Enforcement by society for prevention of cruelty to animals prohibited.

No member, agent or officer of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals may enforce the provisions of NRS 574.210 to 574.510, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2147; A 2011, 1595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.353 - Annual permits: Application; fees; suspension, revocation or denial.

1. In addition to any ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 244.189, 244.335 or 244.359, the board of county commissioners of each county, if its jurisdiction to enact and enforce ordinances relating to animals is not limited by an interlocal agreement, shall adopt an ordinance requiring each breeder in an unincorporated area of the county to obtain an annual permit to act as a breeder issued by the board or by the animal control agency of the county, if any. Each such board of county commissioners may impose a fee for the issuance of the annual permit which does not exceed the approximate cost of providing the services associated with the issuance of the annual permits.
2. In addition to any ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 266.325 or 266.355, the city council or other governing body of each incorporated city, whether organized under general law or special charter, if its jurisdiction to enact and enforce ordinances relating to animals is not limited by an interlocal agreement, shall adopt an ordinance requiring each breeder in the incorporated area of the city to obtain an annual permit to act as a breeder issued by the city council or other governing body or by the animal control agency, if any. Each such city council or other governing body of an incorporated city may impose a fee for the issuance of the annual permit which does not exceed the approximate cost of providing the services associated with the issuance of the annual permits.
3. After a board of county commissioners or a city council or other governing body of an incorporated city adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, the board or governing body shall issue a permit and assign a permit number to each breeder who:
(a) Submits an application on a form and in the manner prescribed by the ordinance;
(b) Pays a fee, if any, prescribed by the ordinance; and
(c) Complies with any other requirements prescribed by the ordinance.
4. Each permit issued pursuant to subsection 3 must specify the address of the premises at which the person may act as a breeder.
5. The number of the permit assigned to a breeder pursuant to subsection 3 must be displayed in all advertising in which the breeder offers a dog or cat for sale and on any receipt of sale of a dog or cat sold by the breeder.
6. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of NRS 574.360 to 574.440, inclusive, as those provisions apply to breeders, any animal control agent of the issuing authority may enter and inspect the premises specified on the permit at any reasonable hour.
7. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 may provide for the suspension, revocation or denial of a permit for a violation of the provisions of NRS 574.360 to 574.440, inclusive, as those provisions apply to breeders.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1594)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.356 - Prohibited acts.

A breeder shall not:
1. Sell a dog or cat:
(a) Unless the dog or cat has had:
(1) A registered microchip subcutaneously inserted into the dog or cat; and
(2) All the required vaccinations for rabies which are appropriate based upon the age of the dog or cat; or
(b) Without providing a written sales contract to the purchaser; or
2. Breed a female dog:
(a) Before she is 18 months old; or
(b) More than once a year.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1594)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.360 - Buildings and grounds; housing facilities.

An operator shall ensure that:
1. The buildings and grounds at all locations where dogs or cats are kept:
(a) Are clean and in good repair; and
(b) Do not become accumulated with trash.
2. Housing facilities:
(a) Are constructed and maintained in such a manner as to:
(1) Protect the dogs or cats inside from injury;
(2) Prevent the dogs or cats inside from escaping; and
(3) Restrict the entrance of other dogs and cats.
(b) Have adequate and reliable sources of electrical power and potable water available.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.370 - Enclosures generally.

An operator shall:
1. Provide all dogs and cats with primary enclosures located indoors, except dogs and cats that are acclimated to the outdoor environment.
2. Ensure that the interior of a housing facility for indoor primary enclosures is constructed and maintained in such a manner as to be substantially impervious to moisture and to facilitate regular cleaning.
3. Provide a suitable method to eliminate excessive water from the interior of a housing facility for indoor primary enclosures. Any drains must be constructed and maintained in such a manner as to avoid foul odors. Any closed system for drainage must be equipped with traps that prevent the release of sewage into the housing facility.
4. Ensure that indoor primary enclosures are constructed and maintained in such a manner as to:
(a) Protect the dogs or cats inside from excessive illumination while providing an ample amount of light, by natural or artificial means, or both, of a sufficient distribution and intensity to allow for routine inspection and cleaning.
(b) Provide a sufficient amount of heat when necessary to protect the dogs or cats inside from cold and to maintain their health and comfort. The ambient temperature of an indoor primary enclosure in which one or more cats or dogs are kept must not be allowed to fall below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, unless each cat or dog is acclimated to a lower temperature.
(c) Provide adequate ventilation at all times to maintain the health and comfort of the dogs or cats inside. The system of ventilation must provide fresh air by means of windows, doors, vents or air-conditioning, and be designed to maintain drafts, odors and the condensation of moisture at a minimum. If the ambient temperature reaches 85 degrees Fahrenheit or greater, air-conditioning, exhaust fans and vents, or other auxiliary ventilation must be provided.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.380 - Dogs and cats kept outdoors.

If dogs or cats are kept outdoors, an operator shall:
1. Provide a suitable method for the rapid drainage of surface water from the area where each dog or cat is kept.
2. Provide each dog or cat with a sufficient amount of shelter to:
(a) Remain dry from rain and snow;
(b) Have enough shade to protect itself from any direct sunlight that is likely to cause overheating or discomfort;
(c) Remain cool during a period for which the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory;
(d) Protect the animal from wind which creates a wind chill below 50 degrees Fahrenheit or for which the National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning; and
(e) Remain warm when the atmospheric temperature falls below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. If the ambient temperature falls below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the operator shall provide such an additional amount of clean bedding material or other protection as necessary for the dog or cat to remain warm.
3. After considering the ambient temperature, provide each dog or cat with a sufficient amount of food and water necessary to sustain it in a healthy condition at that temperature.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2147; A 2011, 1595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.390 - Primary enclosures generally.

1. An operator shall ensure that a primary enclosure:
(a) Has a solid floor;
(b) Is not stacked on top of another primary enclosure; and
(c) Is constructed and maintained in such a manner as to:
(1) Protect the dogs or cats inside from injury;
(2) Prevent the dogs or cats inside from escaping;
(3) Keep other dogs or cats out;
(4) Allow the dogs or cats inside convenient access to food and water;
(5) Enable the dogs or cats inside to remain clean and dry;
(6) Provide sufficient space for each dog or cat inside to turn about freely and to stand, sit and lie in a comfortable, normal position; and
(7) Prevent the dogs or cats inside from biting or otherwise harming an animal or person outside of the primary enclosure.
2. The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 do not apply to an animal shelter.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2148; A 2011, 1596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.400 - Floor space of primary enclosure.

An operator shall ensure that a primary enclosure in which a dog or cat that is at least 6 months old is kept has a minimum amount of floor space which is calculated by finding the mathematical square of the sum of 6 inches plus the length of the dog or cat measured from the tip of its nose to the base of its tail, and dividing that amount by 144, to arrive at the minimum amount of square footage required for the floor space.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2148)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.410 - Dogs or cats kept in primary enclosures together.

If dogs or cats are kept in primary enclosures, an operator shall ensure that:
1. Dogs placed together with other dogs and cats placed together with other cats are compatible.
2. A dog or cat that displays a vicious disposition is not placed together with any other dog or cat.
3. A female dog or cat is not placed together with any intact male dog or cat during periods of estrus, except for supervised breeding.
4. An immature dog or cat is not placed together with an adult dog or cat, except with its mother or when permanently maintained in a breeding colony.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2148)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.420 - Food and water.

An operator shall ensure that:
1. Potable water is offered to each dog or cat at least twice daily for not less than 1 hour on each occasion, unless potable water is accessible to the dog or cat at all times or except as otherwise required to provide adequate care.
2. Each dog or cat is fed at least once each day, except as otherwise required to provide adequate care.
3. The food provided to a dog or cat is wholesome, palatable, free from contamination, and of sufficient quality and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the dog or cat, based upon its condition and size.
4. Supplies of perishable food are adequately refrigerated.
5. Containers of food are:
(a) Durable, except that disposable receptacles may be used if they are discarded after each feeding; and
(b) Located so as to be accessible to the dogs or cats while reducing to a minimum any contamination from excreta.
6. Containers of food and water are kept clean. Self-feeders must not be used for the feeding of dry food unless they are cleaned regularly to prevent molding, deterioration and the caking of food.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2148)