Nevada § 405.040 - Permit for erection or use of outdoor advertisement; fee; exceptions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 405.040 — Permit for erection or use of outdoor advertisement; fee; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 405.040. Permit for erection or use of outdoor advertisement; fee; exceptions
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation, personally
or by agent, to erect, place or maintain any billboard, sign or any form of notice
or advertising outside the city limits of any city or town: (a) On the public domain; (b) On land owned or leased by such advertiser or agent but not used as the site for
manufacturing the goods or articles advertised; or (c) On the lands of another except where, by painting, an area of the barns or other
outbuildings thereon may be preserved (for the purposes of this paragraph “area” is
defined as the entire wall or roof aspect on which an advertisement may be painted), without first having secured from the county building official, if one has been appointed
pursuant to NRS 278.570 , or if not, from the county clerk of the county in which the sign may be located
a permit to erect, or continue the use of, such sign, billboard or other form of notice
or advertisement. 2. No permit for the erection of such sign, billboard or other form of advertisement
shall be issued unless and until the applicant shall have paid a fee in the sum of
$5. On the tender of the fee the county building official or county clerk shall issue
the permit. 3. No fee shall be required for any billboard, sign or advertisement erected or placed
by any farm bureau, chamber of commerce or lawful authority to advertise exclusively
any city, town or geographic area, or public event. 4. This section shall not apply to the owner or occupant of any land outside the limits
of any city, who may place or erect on the land or on the outbuildings thereon any
sign or notice or advertisement intended to benefit the land or improvements thereon
and advertise the business conducted in the buildings on the land.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 405.040 cover?
Section 405.040 ("Permit for erection or use of outdoor advertisement; fee; exceptions") 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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