Nevada § 244.3677 - Ordinance regulating battery-charged fences: Requirements; prohibitions

§ 244.3677. Ordinance regulating battery-charged fences: Requirements; prohibitions

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a board of county commissioners shall

enact ordinances regulating battery-charged fences. 2. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section must, without limitation, require

that a battery-charged fence: (a) Be located on property that: (1) Is not designated for residential use; or (2) Is designated for residential use and the property: (I) Is located in a rural zoning area; or (II) Is governed by the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828 , inclusive; (b) Use a battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current; (c) Have an energizer that meets the most current standards set forth by the International

Electrotechnical Commission; (d) Be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is at least 5 feet

in height; (e) Not be higher than 10 feet in height or 2 feet higher than the height of the nonelectric

perimeter fence or wall described in paragraph (d), whichever is greater; and (f) Be marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged

fence at intervals of not more than 40 feet and that read: “WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE.” 3. A board of county commissioners, in enacting an ordinance pursuant to this section,

may not enact an ordinance that: (a) Requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence that

is in addition to any permit that is required to install an alarm system; (b) Imposes any installation or operational requirement for a battery-charged fence

that is inconsistent with the most current standards set forth by the International

Electrotechnical Commission; or (c) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence. 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Alarm system ” means a device or system that transmits an audible, visual or electronic signal

intended to summon or alert law enforcement. The term does not include a system which does not transmit a signal from outside

of a building or residence and is intended to alert only occupants of a building or

residence. (b) “ Battery-charged fence ” means a fence that interfaces with an alarm system in a manner that enables the

fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon

law enforcement in response to an intrusion and has an energizer that is driven by

a battery.