Nevada § 269.200 - Ordinance prohibiting animals from running at large: Petition; publication; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 269.200 — Ordinance prohibiting animals from running at large: Petition; publication; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 269.200. Ordinance prohibiting animals from running at large: Petition; publication; penalty
1. The town board or board of county commissioners shall, when petitioned by 25 percent
of the taxpayers of any town or voting precinct not maintaining a separate and independent
local government, pass an ordinance to prevent the running at large of any horse,
mule, ass, kine, hog, sheep or goat in the town or precinct, and provide in the ordinance
for the impounding of the animals as estrays and the payment of certain fees and costs
before the release of such animals. 2. When the ordinance is properly drawn and signed by the chair of the town board
or board of county commissioners, before going into effect it shall be published,
for a period of at least 10 days, in some newspaper of general circulation published
in the town or precinct, and if there be none, then in some newspaper published in
the county. The cost of publication shall be paid by the town or county out of the general fund
of the town or county the same as other bills. 3. A violation of any such ordinance shall be a misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 269.200 ("Ordinance prohibiting animals from running at large: Petition; publication; penalty") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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