Nevada § 569.070 - Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 569.070 — Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 569.070. Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the owner or probable owner of
an estray cannot with reasonable diligence be determined by the Department or its
authorized agent, the Department shall advertise the estray or cause it to be advertised. 2. A notice of the estray, with a full description, giving brands, marks and colors
thereon, must be published in a newspaper published at the county seat of the county
in which the estray was taken up. If there is no newspaper published at the county seat of the county, the notice
must be published in the newspaper published at the nearest point to that county. 3. Expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 must be
deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the estray advertised. 4. The Department may sell an injured, sick or otherwise debilitated estray if, as
determined by the Department, the sale of the estray is necessary to facilitate the
placement or other disposition of the estray. If an estray is sold pursuant to this subsection, the Department shall give a brand
inspection clearance certificate to the purchaser.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 569.070 ("Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray") 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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