Nevada § 439.473 - Authority of district health officer to issue order for extermination or abatement of nuisance; authorized actions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 439.473 — Authority of district health officer to issue order for extermination or abatement of nuisance; authorized actions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 439.473. Authority of district health officer to issue order for extermination or abatement of nuisance; authorized actions
A district health officer or his or her designee who issues an order for the extermination
or abatement of mosquitoes, flies, other insects, rats or any breeding place thereof
may authorize and take any action necessary to abate the nuisance or prevent its recurrence,
including, without limitation: 1. Abate any stagnant pool of water or other breeding place for mosquitoes, flies,
other insects or rats; 2. Treat with oil, other larvicidal material, other chemicals or other material any
breeding place of mosquitoes, flies, other insects or rats; 3. Build, construct, repair and maintain necessary dikes, levees, cuts, canals or
ditches upon any land, and acquire by purchase, condemnation or other lawful means,
in the name of the health district, any land, right-of-way, easement, property or
material necessary for the extermination or abatement of mosquitoes, flies, other
insects, rats or any breeding place thereof; 4. Enter into contracts to indemnify or compensate any owner of real or other property
for any injury or damage caused by the use or taking of property for dikes, levees,
cuts, canals or ditches; 5. Enter upon without hindrance any land, within or without the health district, to
determine whether breeding places of mosquitoes, flies, other insects or rats exist
upon that land; and 6. Determine whether any person subject to an order issued pursuant to NRS 439.475 has complied with the order.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 439.473
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 439.473 cover?
Section 439.473 ("Authority of district health officer to issue order for extermination or abatement of nuisance; authorized actions") 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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