NRS 569.080 – Sale, placement or other disposition of unclaimed estray; sale or placement of unclaimed feral livestock; issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate upon sale; marking, branding or identifying required before sale or placement.
1. If an estray is not claimed within 5 working days after the last publication of the advertisement required by NRS 569.070, it must be: (a) Sold by the Department; or (b) Held by the Department until the estray is given a placement or other disposition through a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 […]
NRS 569.090 – Deposit of balance of proceeds of sale; records; payment to owner.
1. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock, the Department shall: (a) Pay the reasonable expenses incurred in taking up, holding, advertising and selling the estray or feral livestock, and any damages for trespass allowed pursuant […]
NRS 569.100 – Person taking up estray or feral livestock entitled to hold animal until relieved of custody; unlawful use or taking of estray or feral livestock; penalties.
1. A person who takes up an estray or feral livestock as provided for in NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, is entitled to hold the estray or feral livestock lawfully until relieved of custody by the Department. 2. A person shall not use or cause to be used, for profit or otherwise, any estray or […]
NRS 569.110 – Escaped or removed estray or feral livestock may be recovered by person who took it up.
If any estray or feral livestock, after having been taken up by a person in accordance with the provisions of NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, escapes or is removed from the custody of the person before being disposed of under the provisions of NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, the person has the legal right to […]
NRS 569.120 – Estrays and feral livestock may be taken up by agents of Department; procedure for disposal.
Estrays and feral livestock may be taken up by authorized agents of the Department. The disposal of the estrays and feral livestock must be conducted in the manner set forth in the provisions of NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive. [10:27:1923; NCL § 3987]—(NRS A 1961, 549; 1993, 1746; 1999, 3685; 2003, 2156)
NRS 569.130 – Penalties.
Any person, including, without limitation, any firm, company, association or corporation, who takes up or retains in his or her possession any estray or feral livestock not the person’s property, without the owner’s consent, or except in accordance with the provisions of NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. [3:27:1923; NCL […]
NRS 569.0085 – “Livestock” defined.
“Livestock” means: 1. All cattle or animals of the bovine species; 2. All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species; 3. All swine or animals of the porcine species; 4. All goats or animals of the caprine species; 5. All sheep or animals of the ovine species; 6. All poultry or […]
NRS 569.010 – Estrays and feral livestock deemed property of Department; management, control, placement and disposition of estrays and feral livestock; disposition of money; liability.
1. Except as otherwise provided by law, all estrays and feral livestock within this state shall be deemed for the purpose of this section to be the property of the Department. 2. The Department has all rights accruing pursuant to the laws of this state to owners of those animals, and may: (a) Dispose of […]
NRS 569.020 – Duties of certain officers who impound livestock to notify Department; contents of notice.
1. Any county, city, town, township or other peace officer or poundmaster who impounds under the provisions of any state law or county or municipal ordinance any livestock shall, immediately after impounding the livestock, send a written notice to the Department. 2. The notice must contain a full description, including all brands and marks, sex, […]
NRS 569.031 – Cooperative agreements for management, control, placement or disposition of livestock: Required provisions; annual review by Department; cancellation.
The Department may enter into a cooperative agreement for the management, control, placement or disposition of the livestock with another agency of this state or with a county, city, town, township, peace officer, poundmaster or nonprofit organization. If an agreement is entered into, it must provide for: 1. The responsibility for the payment of the […]