Nevada § 575.020 - Allowing vicious animal to escape or run at large; penalty; vicious animal may be killed; liability of person having care or custody of animal which chases, worries, injures or kills livestock of another
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 575.020 — Allowing vicious animal to escape or run at large; penalty; vicious animal may be killed; liability of person having care or custody of animal which chases, worries, injures or kills livestock of another, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 575.020. Allowing vicious animal to escape or run at large; penalty; vicious animal may be killed; liability of person having care or custody of animal which chases, worries, injures or kills livestock of another
1. Every person having the care or custody of any animal known to possess any vicious
or dangerous tendencies, who allows it to escape or run at large in any place or manner
liable to endanger the safety of any person, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. Any person may lawfully and without liability for damages kill such an animal when
reasonably necessary to protect his or her own safety or the public safety, or if
the animal chases, worries, injures or kills the person’s livestock on the land of
any person other than that of the owner of the animal. 3. Every person having the care or custody of an animal which chases, worries, injures
or kills the livestock of another on land other than his or her own is liable to the
owner of the livestock for damage to it. 4. As used in this section, “livestock” means all animals of the bovine, caprine,
equine, ovine and porcine species, and all domesticated fowl and rabbits.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 575.020 cover?
Section 575.020 ("Allowing vicious animal to escape or run at large; penalty; vicious animal may be killed; liability of person having care or custody of animal which chases, worries, injures or kills livestock of another") 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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