Nevada § 171.1539 - Transfer of impounded animal owned or possessed by arrested and detained person: Recovery for cost of care; lien

§ 171.1539. Transfer of impounded animal owned or possessed by arrested and detained person: Recovery for cost of care; lien

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 574.201 to 574.204 , inclusive, if a person is lawfully arrested and detained and any animal owned or

possessed by the person is impounded by the county, city or other local government

in which the person is arrested at the time of the arrest or after the arrest, the

person may provide the name of any person who is authorized to care for the animal. The county, city or other local government or animal shelter must transfer the animal

to such a person if the county, city or other local government determines that the

person is able to provide adequate care and shelter to the animal. If within 10 days after the county, city or other local government impounds the

animal no such authorized person is able to provide adequate care and shelter to the

animal, the county, city or other local government or animal shelter: (a) May allow another person who is able to provide adequate care and shelter to care

for the animal temporarily; or (b) May take possession of the animal. 2. The State shall create and maintain a written notice which must: (a) Inform the person or the public that an animal, owned or possessed by a person

who has been arrested and detained, may have been impounded; (b) Include the current contact information of each animal shelter in each county,

city or other local government responsible for: (1) Impounding an animal; and (2) Providing care and shelter to an animal; (c) Be available in English, Spanish, Tagalog and Standard Chinese; (d) Be provided to each county or city jail or detention facility; and (e) Be posted in a conspicuous place in each county or city jail or detention facility. 3. A person lawfully arrested and detained: (a) May make a reasonable number of completed telephone calls from a county or city

jail or detention facility for the purpose of locating an animal impounded pursuant

to this section; and (b) Shall not be charged for each completed call to an animal shelter listed in the

written notice posted pursuant to subsection 2. 4. If a person is convicted of the crime for which he or she was lawfully arrested,

the county, city or other local government or animal shelter may by appropriate legal

action recover the reasonable cost of any care and shelter furnished to the animal

by the county, city or other local government or animal shelter, including, without

limitation, imposing a lien on the animal for the cost of such care and shelter. 5. 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,

may adopt an ordinance which provides for time of not less than 5 days to a person

lawfully arrested or detained for the purpose of providing the person a reasonable

opportunity to locate another person to take possession of an animal. Such a reasonable opportunity is provided upon assistance from a county, city or

other local government or an animal shelter. 6. 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, may adopt an ordinance

which provides for time of not less than 5 days to a person lawfully arrested or detained

for the purpose of providing the person a reasonable opportunity to locate another

person to take possession of an animal. Such a reasonable opportunity is provided upon assistance from a county, city or

other local government or an animal shelter. 7. As used in this section: (a) “ Animal ” means any dog, cat, horse, other domesticated animal or undomesticated animal which

is maintained as a pet. The term: (1) Includes any chicken, pig, rabbit or other animal which is maintained as a pet

whether or not the animal is domesticated. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph 1, does not include any cattle, sheep,

goats, swine or poultry. (b) “Animal shelter” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.240 .