NRS 569.431 – “Legal fence” defined.
As used in NRS 569.431 to 569.471, inclusive, “legal fence” means a fence with not less than four horizontal barriers, consisting of wires, boards, poles or other fence material in common use in the neighborhood, with posts set not more than 20 feet apart. The lower barrier must be not more than 12 inches from […]
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 […]
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 569.070 – Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the owner or probable owner of an estray cannot with reasonable diligence be determined by the Department or its authorized agent, the Department shall advertise the estray or cause it to be advertised. 2. A notice of the estray, with a full description, giving brands, marks […]
NRS 569.075 – Sale of feral livestock gathered by Department; publication of notice of sale of feral livestock; sale of injured or debilitated feral livestock.
1. The Department may sell all feral livestock which it has gathered if the Department determines that the sale of the feral livestock is necessary to facilitate the placement or other disposition of the feral livestock. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, before the Department may sell feral livestock, the Department must publish […]