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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.430 - Sanitization.

An operator shall ensure that:
1. Insects, ectoparasites and avian, mammalian and reptilian pests are kept under control.
2. Supplies of food and bedding material are stored in facilities that afford adequate protection from infestation or contamination by vermin.
3. For primary enclosures used to restrict the immediate movement of a dog or cat:
(a) Excreta are removed at least once daily to prevent contamination and to reduce to a minimum odors and the risk of disease; and
(b) Each such primary enclosure is disinfected at least once daily and before placing another dog or cat in the primary enclosure. If a hosing or flushing method of cleaning is used, all dogs and cats must be removed from the primary enclosure and adequate measures must be taken to protect the dogs and cats in other primary enclosures from being contaminated with water and other wastes.
4. Primary enclosures used to restrict the immediate movement of an animal other than a dog or cat are cleaned, washed and disinfected at least once every 2 weeks to prevent any accumulation of debris or excreta and to reduce to a practical minimum substances and organisms injurious to the health of animals or humans.
5. Pens or runs with hard surfaces, and cages and rooms, are sanitized at least once every 2 weeks by:
(a) Washing them with water of a temperature not less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit and with soap or detergent;
(b) Washing all soiled surfaces with a safe and effective disinfectant; or
(c) Cleaning all soiled surfaces with live steam.
6. Pens or runs with gravel, sand or dirt surfaces are cleaned as often as necessary by removing and replacing the soiled gravel, sand or dirt.
7. Sewage, solid wastes, soiled bedding, dead animals and debris are removed from housing facilities regularly and disposed of properly.
8. Facilities for disposal are maintained in such a manner as to reduce to a minimum odors and the risk of disease or infestation by vermin.
9. Adequate facilities, such as washrooms, basins or sinks, are provided for the cleanliness of persons handling animals.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2149; A 2011, 1596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.440 - Program to control disease and care for health.

An operator shall, with the approval of a veterinarian, establish and maintain a program to control disease and care for the health of dogs and cats. As part of this program, an operator shall ensure that:
1. Each dog and cat is observed daily by the person directly responsible for its care, or by someone else under that person’s direct supervision.
2. Blind, lame, injured, ill or diseased dogs and cats are provided with the appropriate veterinary care that is consistent with the purposes for which a dog or cat is being kept or humanely euthanized.
3. Any dogs or cats under quarantine or being treated for a communicable disease are kept separate from other dogs and cats.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2149)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties › NRS 574.450 - Examination by veterinarian; sale of cat or dog that requires immediate treatment prohibited; conditions under which presence of parasites requires treatment.

1. A retailer or dealer shall, after the acquisition of a cat or dog for resale, cause the cat or dog to be examined by a veterinarian. The retailer or dealer shall not sell the cat or dog before it is initially examined by a veterinarian.
2. A retailer or dealer shall cause a cat or dog acquired for resale to be reexamined by a veterinarian:
(a) Fourteen days after the date of its initial examination; and
(b) Every 30 days thereafter until sold.
3. If a veterinarian conducting an examination pursuant to this section finds that the cat or dog has no illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention, the veterinarian shall provide a written statement setting forth his or her findings to the retailer or dealer.
4. A retailer or dealer shall not knowingly sell a cat or dog if it has an illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention.
5. 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 cat or dog is clinically ill as a result of the parasite.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2149; A 1997, 2772)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574A - Dangerous Wild Animals › NRS 574A.012 - "Animal control authority" defined.

"Animal control authority" means any entity designated by the county or city to enforce local ordinances and laws of this State relating to the control, shelter or welfare of animals. The term includes, without limitation, an animal control agency and a law enforcement agency.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1733)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574A - Dangerous Wild Animals › NRS 574A.014 - "Dangerous wild animal" defined.

"Dangerous wild animal" means any of the following live animals held in captivity:
1. All elephants from the genera
Elephas
and
Loxodonta
.
2. All species of aardwolves and hyenas.
3. All species of primates, except humans.
4. The following species from the family Canidae:
(a) Gray wolves (
Canis lupus
).
(b) Red wolves (
Canis rufus
) that have been bred in captivity.
5. The following species from the family Felidae:
(a) Cheetahs (
Acinonyx jubatus
), including hybrids thereof.
(b) Clouded leopards (
Neofelis nebulosa
and
Neofelis diardi
), including hybrids thereof.
(c) Jaguars (
Panthera onca
), including hybrids thereof.
(d) Leopards (
Panthera pardus
), including hybrids thereof.
(e) Lions (
Panthera leo
), including hybrids thereof.
(f) Mountain lions (
Puma concolor
) that have been bred in captivity, including hybrids thereof.
(g) Snow leopards (
Panthera uncia
), including hybrids thereof.
(h) Tigers (
Panthera tigris
), including hybrids thereof.
6. The following species from the family Ursidae:
(a) American black bears (
Ursus americanus
) that have been bred in captivity.
(b) Asiatic black bears (
Ursus thibetanus
).
(c) Brown bears (
Ursus arctos
).
(d) Giant pandas (
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
).
(e) Polar bears (
Ursus maritimus
).
(f) Sloth bears (
Melursus ursinus
).
(g) Spectacled bears (
Tremarctos ornatus
), including hybrids thereof.
(h) Sun bears (
Helarctos malayanus
).
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1733)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574A - Dangerous Wild Animals › NRS 574A.016 - "Direct contact" defined.

1. "Direct contact" means physical contact with or a situation of physical proximity where physical contact is possible with a dangerous wild animal.
2. The term includes, without limitation, a situation in which a photograph is taken with a dangerous wild animal without the presence of a permanent physical barrier which is designed to prevent physical contact between the public and the dangerous wild animal.
3. The term does not include physical contact between or a situation of physical proximity where physical contact is possible between a dangerous wild animal and:
(a) The owner of the dangerous wild animal;
(b) An employee of the owner of the dangerous wild animal or another person engaged with the owner of the dangerous wild animal while the employee or other person is conducting his or her duties, as determined by the owner of the dangerous wild animal;
(c) A veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS for the purpose of providing treatment to a dangerous wild animal;
(d) A law enforcement officer or animal control authority for the purpose of enforcing local ordinances and the laws of this State; or
(e) The Department of Wildlife or the agents or employees thereof for the purpose of enforcing title 45 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1733)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574A - Dangerous Wild Animals › NRS 574A.018 - "Law enforcement officer" defined.

"Law enforcement officer" means:
1. A sheriff of a county or metropolitan police department and any deputy thereof;
2. An employee of the Department of Public Safety who has the powers of a peace officer pursuant to NRS 289.270;
3. A police officer of a city or town; and
4. A game warden or other agent or employee of the Department of Wildlife.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1734)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574A - Dangerous Wild Animals › NRS 574A.060 - Authority of law enforcement officer or animal control authority to seize or impound dangerous wild animal.

1. A law enforcement officer or an animal control authority may seize a dangerous wild animal if the officer or authority has probable cause to believe that the person who owns or possesses the dangerous wild animal has violated NRS 574A.040.
2. A law enforcement officer or an animal control authority may impound a dangerous wild animal seized pursuant to subsection 1 on the property of the person who owns or possesses the dangerous wild animal until a transfer and placement of the dangerous wild animal becomes possible.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1734)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 574A - Dangerous Wild Animals › NRS 574A.065 - Forfeiture and voluntary relinquishment of seized dangerous wild animal; return of forfeited dangerous wild animal to owner; conditions when return of forfeited dangerous wild animal is prohibited; euthanization of dangerous wild animal.

1. If a person from whom a dangerous wild animal is seized pursuant to NRS 574A.060 is found to have violated NRS 574A.040, the court may order the forfeiture of the dangerous wild animal by the person.
2. A person from whom a dangerous wild animal is seized pursuant to NRS 574A.060 may voluntarily relinquish the dangerous wild animal. A person who voluntarily relinquishes a dangerous wild animal pursuant to this section remains subject to the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 574A.080 for a violation of NRS 574A.040.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a dangerous wild animal that is forfeited pursuant to this section may be returned to the owner of the dangerous wild animal if the investigating law enforcement officer or animal control authority determines that:
(a) Possession of the dangerous wild animal is allowed by law;
(b) The owner has corrected each violation resulting in the forfeiture;
(c) The return of the dangerous wild animal does not create a risk to public health or safety;
(d) The dangerous wild animal has not been treated cruelly; and
(e) The owner is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
4. A dangerous wild animal that is forfeited pursuant to this section must not be returned to the owner if the investigating law enforcement officer or animal control authority determines that possession of the dangerous wild animal is prohibited pursuant to this chapter or title 45 of NRS. If possession of the dangerous wild animal is prohibited by law, the dangerous wild animal must be humanely euthanized by an animal control authority in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1734)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.015 - Contracts for care or shelter of livestock: Notice of termination; removal of livestock; disposition of livestock; collection of costs; waiver of provisions and rights conferred; exclusive remedies.

1. A person who enters into a contract with an owner of livestock to provide care or shelter for the livestock on the person’s property shall give the owner of the livestock at least 30 days’ notice before terminating the contract.
2. After receiving the notice, if the owner of the livestock fails to remove the livestock from the property before the termination of the contract, the livestock shall be deemed abandoned and the person providing care or shelter for the livestock may remove the livestock from his or her property as provided in subsection 3 if:
(a) The person notifies the owner of the livestock in writing of the person’s intention to remove the livestock from the property if the owner fails to remove the livestock before the date the contract is terminated; and
(b) Fourteen days have elapsed since the notice was mailed to the owner of the livestock. The notice must be mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of the livestock at the owner’s present address, and if that address is unknown, then at the owner’s last known address.
3. If any livestock is deemed abandoned pursuant to subsection 2, a person providing care or shelter for that livestock may:
(a) Sell the livestock;
(b) Give the livestock to a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals;
(c) Return the livestock to the owner at the owner’s present address;
(d) Transfer the livestock to another facility which is able to provide care and shelter for the livestock; or
(e) Bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to require the owner to remove the livestock from the person’s property.
4. If the owner of the livestock fails to remove the livestock pursuant to subsection 2, the person providing care and shelter for the livestock may charge and collect any reasonable and actual costs he or she incurs in removing the livestock pursuant to subsection 3.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the provisions of this section may be varied by agreement, and the rights conferred by this section may be waived.
6. The remedies provided for in this section are the exclusive remedies for an action brought pursuant to this section. If a person pursues a remedy not provided for in this section including, without limitation, a civil action for breach of contract or trespass, the provisions of this section do not apply, and the remedies provided for in this section are not available.
7. As used in this section, "livestock" means:
(a) All cattle or animals of the bovine species;
(b) All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species;
(c) All swine or animals of the porcine species;
(d) All goats or animals of the caprine species; and
(e) All sheep or animals of the ovine species.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.020 - Allowing vicious animal to escape or run at large; penalty; vicious animal may be killed; liability of person having care or custody of animal which chases, worries, injures or kills livestock of another.

1. Every person having the care or custody of any animal known to possess any vicious or dangerous tendencies, who allows it to escape or run at large in any place or manner liable to endanger the safety of any person, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Any person may lawfully and without liability for damages kill such an animal when reasonably necessary to protect his or her own safety or the public safety, or if the animal chases, worries, injures or kills the person’s livestock on the land of any person other than that of the owner of the animal.
3. Every person having the care or custody of an animal which chases, worries, injures or kills the livestock of another on land other than his or her own is liable to the owner of the livestock for damage to it.
4. As used in this section, "livestock" means all animals of the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine and porcine species, and all domesticated fowl and rabbits.
[1911 C&P § 326; RL § 6591; NCL § 10274]—(NRS A 1979, 1395)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.040 - Liability for damages caused by poisonous or injurious liquid.

1. Any person who maintains, dumps, turns or flows, or causes to be maintained, dumped, turned or flowed, any solution, compound, waste, water or anything of a liquid nature poisonous or injurious to or which might or does kill livestock, into an open ditch, cut, flume, pond, reservoir or any other place, unless the ditch, cut, flume, pond, reservoir or place is enclosed by fence or otherwise safeguarded sufficiently to prevent livestock gaining access thereto, is liable for all damages caused by or the result of such act or acts.
2. Any person violating subsection 1, or who fails properly to enclose and safeguard any solution, compound, waste, water or anything of a liquid nature injurious to or which might or does kill livestock, maintained, dumped or flowed by the person, is liable to the owner of livestock affected for all damages the result of the person’s failure to enclose and safeguard the solution, compound, waste, water or anything of a liquid nature, together with costs of suit and counsel fees in a reasonable amount, to be fixed by the court trying an action therefor.
[1:61:1919; 1919 RL p. 2917; NCL § 5636] + [2:61:1919; 1919 RL p. 2917; NCL § 5637] + [3:61:1919; 1919 RL p. 2917; NCL § 5638]—(NRS A 1985, 528)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.050 - Governor authorized to enter into agreements with United States concerning financial aid; Livestock Aid Fund.

1. The Governor may enter into agreements with the United States, its departments or agencies, respecting the granting and extending of financial aid, or any other form of benefits, to the State for the benefit of persons, firms or corporations engaged in the livestock or agriculture industry.
2. Before any such agreement is entered into, the Governor, after diligent inquiry, shall determine by proclamation that such an emergency exists as in the interests of the livestock or agriculture industry of the State warrants a request for federal aid, money or such other type of benefit as may be available. After issuing the proclamation, the Governor may match available federal money, or benefits, from the Livestock Aid Fund, not to exceed the total sum of $30,000. If an emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor, the Director of the State Department of Agriculture may expend money in the Livestock Aid Fund, as the interests of the livestock or agriculture industry of the State may require, without federal participation in the form of aid, money or other benefits.
3. There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Livestock Aid Fund. Money for the Livestock Aid Fund must be provided as needed by the State Board of Examiners from its Emergency Fund, and may be used only to carry out the provisions of this section.
4. The Governor, or such commission, department or agency of the State of Nevada as the Governor may designate and entrust with the disbursement of the money or benefits made available, may adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration thereof, and if the benefits are in the form of money, each expenditure from the Fund must be approved by the State Board of Examiners in the manner provided generally for the payment of claims against the State.
5. The State of Nevada, through the acts of its Governor, in accepting the agreements entered into, is obligated to perform the agreements fully as to all the terms thereof for the duration of the agreements.
[1:9:1954] + [2:9:1954] + [3:9:1954] + [4:9:1954] + [5:9:1954]—(NRS A 1961, 555; 1963, 101; 1971, 123; 1977, 329; 1993, 1759; 1999, 3699)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.060 - Impounding and sale by State Department of Agriculture of cattle, horses and mules found in possession of person without evidence of ownership; disposition of proceeds.

1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "Department" means the State Department of Agriculture.
2. Any cattle, horses or mules found by the Department or an authorized representative of the Department to be in the possession of any person who does not have satisfactory evidence of the ownership or right to possession thereof may be impounded by the Department or its representative without liability at the expense of the owner, until the ownership of the animal is established.
3. After the expiration of 10 days after the date the animal is impounded, if the Department cannot with reasonable diligence determine the lawful owner thereof, the animal may be sold by the Department in the manner provided in chapter 569 of NRS. All expenses incurred by the Department in the keeping of the animal and in the sale thereof must be paid out of the proceeds of the sale.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the net proceeds of any such sale must be held for 1 year, subject to the claim of any person who can establish legal title to any animal concerned. All money remaining unclaimed must be deposited in the Livestock Inspection Account after 1 year. The Department may disallow all claims if it deems the claims illegal or if satisfactory evidence of title is not shown.
5. If the animal is consigned to a public livestock market for sale at that market, the proceeds of the sale must be kept by the Department or, if the Department deems it advisable, by the public livestock market, for 30 days, to permit the consignor to prove his or her legal ownership or the consignor’s right to sell the animal. If the consignor is unable to prove his or her ownership to or the consignor’s right to sell the animal, the proceeds must be disposed of in the manner provided in subsection 4.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 376; A 1961, 556; 1991, 1796; 1993, 1760; 1999, 3700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.080 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 575.080 to 575.230, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture.
2. "Department" means the State Department of Agriculture.
3. "Livestock" means the animals subject to the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 575.185.
4. "Sheep" means the animals subject to the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 562.170 and 567.110.
5. "Tax" means any of the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 562.170, 567.110 and 575.185.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 741; A 1993, 1761; 1999, 3701; 2001, 1568; 2003, 2162; 2013, 1324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.120 - Declaration of average number, kind and classification of livestock and sheep.

The Department shall provide a declaration of livestock and sheep on which an owner of livestock or sheep shall declare the average number, kind and classification of all livestock and sheep in the State owned by him or her during the year immediately preceding the date the declaration is made.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 742; A 1993, 1761; 1999, 2780, 3701; 2001, 279, 1568; 2015, 3613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.130 - Provision of declaration to owners of livestock or sheep; administrative penalty for failure to complete declaration.

1. The Department shall provide the declaration to each owner of livestock or sheep listed in its most current report of such owners.
2. An owner of livestock or sheep who fails to complete a declaration within 30 days after the date it was provided to him or her is subject to a penalty of $5 assessed by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 742; A 1999, 2781; 2001, 281, 1568; 2015, 3614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.150 - Estimation of livestock and sheep owned by persons failing to return declarations; review of completed declarations to determine accuracy; changes; notification of changes and of right to challenge accuracy.

1. Upon receipt of the declaration of livestock and sheep and the report of owners of livestock and sheep, the Department shall:
(a) Make an estimate of the number, kind and classification of all livestock and sheep owned by any person failing to return the declaration of livestock and sheep and include that information on the report; and
(b) Examine each completed declaration of livestock and sheep and the report to determine its accuracy, and if there is any evidence that any information is inaccurate or incomplete, may change and correct any listing as to number, kind, classification, ownership or location by adding thereto or deducting therefrom as necessary to make the report complete and accurate.
2. The Department may verify the number of livestock or sheep by any reasonable means, including actual count at any reasonable time.
3. If the Department changes the listings on the report of owners of livestock and sheep for any owner and the listing for that owner does not conform to the listings on the declaration completed by that owner, the Department shall notify the owner of the change within 15 days after the change is made. The notification must contain a statement explaining the owner’s right to challenge the accuracy of the report made by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 743; A 1999, 2781; 2001, 1568; 2015, 3614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.160 - Exemption from tax if less than cost of collection.

If the Department determines that the amount of tax to be collected from an owner of livestock or sheep is less than the cost of collecting the tax, it may exempt that owner from the tax.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 743; A 2001, 1569)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.170 - Challenge of report as changed: Filing of statement; review; appeal to State Board of Agriculture.

1. An owner of sheep or livestock who wishes to challenge the accuracy of the report as changed by the Department may, within 15 days after receiving notice of the change, file a statement with the Department for assessing livestock for the owner’s county specifying the alleged inaccuracy.
2. Upon receipt of the statement under subsection 1, the Department shall review the allegations and may make any changes it considers necessary to make the report accurate and complete. An owner of sheep or livestock or the Board may appeal from any decision of the Department to and in the manner prescribed by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 743; A 1993, 1762; 1999, 3702; 2001, 1569; 2003, 2163)