Nevada § 244.359 - Ordinance concerning control of animals, license fee and designation of and requirement of liability insurance policy for inherently dangerous animals; applicability; civil liability in lieu of criminal penalty in certain circumstances; exception
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§ 244.359. Ordinance concerning control of animals, license fee and designation of and requirement of liability insurance policy for inherently dangerous animals; applicability; civil liability in lieu of criminal penalty in certain circumstances; exception
1. Each board of county commissioners may enact and enforce an ordinance or ordinances: (a) Fixing, imposing and collecting an annual license fee on dogs and providing for
the capture and disposal of all dogs on which the license fee is not paid. (b) Regulating or prohibiting the running at large and disposal of all kinds of animals. (c) Establishing a pound, appointing a poundkeeper and prescribing the poundkeeper's
duties. (d) Prohibiting cruelty to animals. (e) Designating an animal as inherently dangerous and requiring the owner of such
an animal to obtain a policy of liability insurance for the animal in an amount determined
by the board of county commissioners. 2. Any ordinance or ordinances enacted pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (a)
and (b) of subsection 1 may apply throughout an entire county or govern only a limited
area within the county which shall be specified in the ordinance or ordinances. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a board of county commissioners
may by ordinance provide that the violation of a particular ordinance enacted pursuant
to this section imposes a civil liability to the county in an amount not to exceed
$500, instead of a criminal penalty. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section that creates an offense relating to
bites of animals, vicious or dangerous animals, horse tripping or cruelty to animals
must impose a criminal penalty for the offense. As used in this subsection, “horse tripping” does not include tripping a horse to
provide medical or other health care for the horse. 4. The provisions of this section apply only to the extent that they do not conflict
with the provisions of chapter 574A of NRS .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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