Nevada § 575.040 - Liability for damages caused by poisonous or injurious liquid
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 575.040 — Liability for damages caused by poisonous or injurious liquid, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 575.040. Liability for damages caused by poisonous or injurious liquid
1. Any person who maintains, dumps, turns or flows, or causes to be maintained, dumped,
turned or flowed, any solution, compound, waste, water or anything of a liquid nature
poisonous or injurious to or which might or does kill livestock, into an open ditch,
cut, flume, pond, reservoir or any other place, unless the ditch, cut, flume, pond,
reservoir or place is enclosed by fence or otherwise safeguarded sufficiently to prevent
livestock gaining access thereto, is liable for all damages caused by or the result
of such act or acts. 2. Any person violating subsection 1, or who fails properly to enclose and safeguard
any solution, compound, waste, water or anything of a liquid nature injurious to or
which might or does kill livestock, maintained, dumped or flowed by the person, is
liable to the owner of livestock affected for all damages the result of the person’s
failure to enclose and safeguard the solution, compound, waste, water or anything
of a liquid nature, together with costs of suit and counsel fees in a reasonable amount,
to be fixed by the court trying an action therefor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 575.040
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 575.040 cover?
Section 575.040 ("Liability for damages caused by poisonous or injurious liquid") 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.
How do I cite Nevada § 575.040?
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Is this the official text of Nevada law?
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