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 […]
NRS 569.040 – Unlawful to take up or feed estray or feral livestock; enforcement; penalties.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, or pursuant to a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock, it is unlawful for any person or the person’s employees or agents, other than an authorized agent of the […]
NRS 569.045 – Person gathering estray or feral livestock to publish notice in newspaper; requirements of notice.
1. Before any person gathers any estrays or feral livestock, the person must cause notice of the gathering to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the gathering is to take place. 2. The notice must: (a) Be published at least once a week for the 4 weeks preceding […]
NRS 569.050 – Written notice to Department when person takes up estray.
If a person takes up an estray, the person shall, within 5 days thereafter, make out a written description of the animal, setting forth all marks or brands appearing upon the animal, and other marks of identity, including color, age and sex, and forward the description by mail to the Department at its office. [Part […]
NRS 569.060 – Examination by Department of brand records upon receipt of notice of taking up of estray; notice to owner; payment of charges incurred for care; authority for closer examination of brands.
1. Upon receiving notice of the taking up of an estray, the Department, or its authorized agent, shall make or cause to be made an examination of the state brand records. 2. If from the records the name of the owner or probable owner can be determined, the Department, or its authorized agent, shall forthwith […]
NRS 569.005 – Definitions.
As used in NRS 569.005 to 569.130, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 569.006 to 569.0085, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1961, 512; A 1993, 1744; 1997, 461; 1999, 3682; 2003, 2152)
NRS 569.006 – “Alternative livestock” defined.
“Alternative livestock” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 501.003. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2152)
NRS 569.0065 – “Department” defined.
“Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2152)
NRS 569.007 – “Director” defined.
“Director” means the Director of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2152)