Title 20

NRS 244.358 Ordinance for control of rabies. In order to control rabies and to protect the public health and welfare, the board of county commissioners of each county of this state shall enact an ordinance providing for a rabies control program and shall include within the ordina…

NRS 244.359 Ordinance concerning control of animals, license fee and designation of and requirement of liability insurance policy for inherently dangerous animals; applicability; civil liability in lieu of criminal penalty in certain circumstances; exception. 1. Each board of cou…

NRS 244.3591 Program to waive adoption fee of certain animals adopted by veteran, law enforcement officer or first responder: Requirements; report to Legislature. 1. If a county owns and operates an animal shelter or the board of county commissioners appropriates money to an anim…

NRS 244.3592 Ordinance requiring owner or operator of kennel, certain animal rescue organizations and commercial establishments to complete training course on handling pets; course renewal; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each board of county commissi…

NRS 244.360 Abatement of nuisances: Complaint; notice; hearing; order; enforcement of order; costs; alternative procedures. 1. Whenever a written complaint is filed with the county clerk alleging the existence of a nuisance, as defined in NRS 40.140, within the county, the county…

NRS 244.3601 Dangerous structure or condition posing imminent danger: Determination; notice; securing or summary abatement; costs as special assessment. 1. Notwithstanding the abatement procedures set forth in NRS 244.360 or 244.3605, a board of county commissioners may, by ordin…

NRS 244.3603 Abatement of chronic nuisances: Adoption and contents of ordinance; closure of property by court order; civil penalties; special assessment against property to recover costs of abatement. 1. Each board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, to protect the public …

NRS 244.3605 Abatement of dangerous structures or conditions, rubbish, abandoned or junk vehicles, noxious plant growth and other public nuisances: Adoption and contents of ordinance; civil penalties; special assessment against property to recover costs of abatement. 1. Notwithst…

NRS 244.3607 Recovery by county of costs of relocating tenants resulting from nuisance or other condition: Notice; hearing; appeal. 1. If a board of county commissioners determines that a nuisance or other condition described in NRS 244.3601, 244.3603 or 244.3605 requires the rel…

NRS 244.3609 Cleanup of encampment of homeless persons in county whose population is 700,000 or more; notification of Department of Transportation. 1. The board of county commissioners of each county whose population is 700,000 or more shall notify the Department of Transportatio…

NRS 244.361 Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the boards of county commissioners of the counties of this state may, by ordinance regularly enacted, regulate, control and prohibit, as a public nuisance, the exces…

NRS 244.363 Prevention of excessive noise. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 40.140 and subsection 9 of NRS 202.450 and subject to the provisions of NRS 244.3679, the boards of county commissioners in their respective counties may, by ordinance regularly enacted…

NRS 244.3635 Electronic database of information concerning victims of mass casualty incidents: Establishment; maintenance by board of county commissioners; information to be included; participation; confidentiality; immunity from civil liability. 1. A board of county commissioner…

NRS 244.364 State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of county; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected by enforcement of conflicting o…

NRS 244.365 Prevention of pollution of streams by sawdust; tax levy. 1. The board of county commissioners of any county is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain suits in any court of competent jurisdiction against any persons, firms, associations or corporations depo…

NRS 244.3651 Program to provide financial assistance to persons to connect to public water or sewer system under certain circumstances in county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a board of county commis…

NRS 244.3653 Program to provide financial assistance to owners of public or private property, to make such property resistant to flood damage, in county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a board of county c…

NRS 244.3655 Requiring users of certain water systems to connect into system provided by public utility or public entity; assessment of costs of connection. 1. If the State Environmental Commission determines that: (a) A water system which is located in a county and was construct…

NRS 244.366 Water and sewer facilities: Construction; acquisition; operation and maintenance; unlawful acts; penalty. 1. The board of county commissioners of any county whose population is 700,000 or more has the power, outside of the limits of incorporated cities and towns: (a) …

NRS 244.36605 Delinquent charges for financial assistance or for the provision of certain services related to water; election by county to collect delinquencies on tax roll. 1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, if the county provides financial…

NRS 244.3661 Imposition of excise tax on use of water; rate of tax; interest on late payment; facility for treatment of water. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.664, a board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, impose an excise tax on the use of water in an amount …

NRS 244.3663 Package plant for sewage treatment: Remedies for unsatisfactory service or violation of conditions; assumption of control by county; assessment for operation and maintenance. 1. If the board of county commissioners determines that: (a) A package plant for sewage trea…

NRS 244.3665 Prohibition of waste of water. The board of county commissioners may prohibit any waste of water within the unincorporated areas of the county by customers of a public water system. Any ordinance adopted under this section may: 1. Classify the conditions under which …

NRS 244.367 Fireworks: Regulation and control; penalties; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the board of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to pass ordinances: (a) Prohibiting, restricting, suppressing or …

NRS 244.3671 Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire. 1. A board of county commissioners may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person, firm, association or agency that is responsible for willfully or negligently causing a wildf…

NRS 244.3673 Investigation of fires and enforcement of regulations of State Fire Marshal by certain counties. The board of county commissioners of any county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality may provide by ordinance …

NRS 244.3675 Regulation of construction, maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property; adoption of codes and establishment of fees. Subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 244.368, 278.02315, 278.580, 278.582, 278.584, 278.5846, 278.586, 444.340 to 444.430, in…

NRS 244.3677 Ordinance regulating battery charged fences: Requirements; prohibitions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a board of county commissioners shall enact ordinances regulating battery-charged fences. 2. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section must, …

NRS 244.3679 Ordinance restricting hours of construction work in common-interest community. 1. If the board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 700,000 or more adopts an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work in a common-interest community …

NRS 244.36795 Ordinance restricting hours of construction work; permissible hours for project more than 300 feet from occupied residential unit. 1. If the board of county commissioners adopts an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work may begin, the hours for c…

NRS 244.368 Areas within which city’s building code supersedes less stringent provisions of county’s building code. 1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000, a city’s building code that has rules, regulations and specifications more stringent than the building code of…

NRS 244.3685 Prescription drugs or medicine at reduced prices. 1. A board of county commissioners may enter into one or more contracts or other agreements to provide the residents of the county with a reduction in the price of a drug or medicine dispensed by a pharmacy pursuant t…

NRS 244.369 Food handlers: Ordinance requiring physical examinations; limitations. 1. Subject to the limitations contained in subsection 2, any board of county commissioners may by ordinance require that any food handler, as defined in NRS 580.060, submit to physical examination …

NRS 244.36901 Definitions. As used in NRS 244.36901 to 244.36909, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 244.369015 to 244.369035, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1456)

NRS 244.369015 “Dwelling unit” defined. “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of the structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a com…

NRS 244.36902 “Habitability standard” defined. “Habitability standard” includes, without limitation: 1. Any provision of an applicable housing or health code concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation of a dwelling unit; or 2. The requirements of chapter …

NRS 244.369025 “Receiver” defined. “Receiver” means a receiver appointed by a district court as the court’s agent, and subject to the court’s direction, to take possession of, manage and, if authorized by court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect or otherwise…

NRS 244.36903 “Residential multifamily rental property” defined. “Residential multifamily rental property” means a parcel of land in the unincorporated area of the county which is primarily used for personal, family or household purposes to which is affixed two or more dwelling u…

NRS 244.369035 “Substandard property” defined. “Substandard property” means a residential multifamily rental property that has been declared to be a substandard property by a district court pursuant to NRS 244.36905. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1457)

NRS 244.36904 Residential multifamily rental property found in violation of applicable standard, code, statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; notice to owner and order to repair or rehabilitate. 1. If the appropriate department of a county …

NRS 244.369045 Failure to comply with notice and order to repair or rehabilitate; action by county; appointment of receiver; service on owner; award of attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing party. 1. If the owner of a residential multifamily rental property fails to comply with…

NRS 244.36905 Declaration of residential multifamily rental property to be substandard: Findings of district court; appointment of receiver; contents of order. 1. To declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property, the district court must find: (a) …

NRS 244.369055 Substandard property found to substantially endanger health and safety of residents: Court order or judgment; owner to pay certain fees, costs and relocation compensation or benefits; penalty for failure to comply with order or judgment; equitable or declaratory re…

NRS 244.36906 Powers and duties of receiver. 1. If the district court appoints a receiver for a substandard property pursuant to NRS 244.36905, the owner of the substandard property, and any agent or employee of the owner, shall not collect rent from any tenant, interfere with th…

NRS 244.369065 Receiver: Fees and expenses. A receiver appointed pursuant to NRS 244.36905 is entitled to the same fees, commissions and necessary expenses as a receiver in an action to foreclose a mortgage. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1462)

NRS 244.36907 Required reports. 1. In addition to any periodic reporting required by the district court, the receiver shall prepare and submit monthly reports relating to a substandard property to the board of county commissioners or its designee. The report to the board of count…