Title 50

NRS 569.008 “Feral livestock” defined. “Feral livestock” means any formerly domesticated livestock or progeny of domesticated livestock which have become wild and are running at large upon public or private lands in the State of Nevada, and which have no physical signs of domesti…

NRS 569.0085 “Livestock” defined. “Livestock” means: 1. All cattle or animals of the bovine species; 2. All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species; 3. All swine or animals of the porcine species; 4. All goats or animals of the caprine species; 5. All she…

NRS 569.010 Estrays and feral livestock deemed property of Department; management, control, placement and disposition of estrays and feral livestock; disposition of money; liability. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, all estrays and feral livestock within this state shall b…

NRS 569.020 Duties of certain officers who impound livestock to notify Department; contents of notice. 1. Any county, city, town, township or other peace officer or poundmaster who impounds under the provisions of any state law or county or municipal ordinance any livestock shall…

NRS 569.031 Cooperative agreements for management, control, placement or disposition of livestock: Required provisions; annual review by Department; cancellation. The Department may enter into a cooperative agreement for the management, control, placement or disposition of the li…

NRS 569.040 Unlawful to take up or feed estray or feral livestock; enforcement; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, or pursuant to a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, p…

NRS 569.045 Person gathering estray or feral livestock to publish notice in newspaper; requirements of notice. 1. Before any person gathers any estrays or feral livestock, the person must cause notice of the gathering to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within t…

NRS 569.050 Written notice to Department when person takes up estray. If a person takes up an estray, the person shall, within 5 days thereafter, make out a written description of the animal, setting forth all marks or brands appearing upon the animal, and other marks of identity…

NRS 569.060 Examination by Department of brand records upon receipt of notice of taking up of estray; notice to owner; payment of charges incurred for care; authority for closer examination of brands. 1. Upon receiving notice of the taking up of an estray, the Department, or its …

NRS 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 reasonabl…

NRS 569.075 Sale of feral livestock gathered by Department; publication of notice of sale of feral livestock; sale of injured or debilitated feral livestock. 1. The Department may sell all feral livestock which it has gathered if the Department determines that the sale of the fer…

NRS 569.080 Sale, placement or other disposition of unclaimed estray; sale or placement of unclaimed feral livestock; issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate upon sale; marking, branding or identifying required before sale or placement. 1. If an estray is not claimed w…

NRS 569.090 Deposit of balance of proceeds of sale; records; payment to owner. 1. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock, the Departm…

NRS 569.100 Person taking up estray or feral livestock entitled to hold animal until relieved of custody; unlawful use or taking of estray or feral livestock; penalties. 1. A person who takes up an estray or feral livestock as provided for in NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, is…

NRS 569.110 Escaped or removed estray or feral livestock may be recovered by person who took it up. If any estray or feral livestock, after having been taken up by a person in accordance with the provisions of NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive, escapes or is removed from the cust…

NRS 569.120 Estrays and feral livestock may be taken up by agents of Department; procedure for disposal. Estrays and feral livestock may be taken up by authorized agents of the Department. The disposal of the estrays and feral livestock must be conducted in the manner set forth i…

NRS 569.130 Penalties. Any person, including, without limitation, any firm, company, association or corporation, who takes up or retains in his or her possession any estray or feral livestock not the person’s property, without the owner’s consent, or except in accordance with the…

NRS 569.431 “Legal fence” defined. As used in NRS 569.431 to 569.471, inclusive, “legal fence” means a fence with not less than four horizontal barriers, consisting of wires, boards, poles or other fence material in common use in the neighborhood, with posts set not more than 20 …

NRS 569.440 Liability caused by trespassing livestock; liability of landowner for injury to trespassing livestock; trespassing livestock treated as estrays. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 569.461 and 569.471: (a) If any livestock break into any grounds enclosed by a legal…

NRS 569.450 Trespass on cultivated land: No award of damages unless land enclosed by legal fence. No person is entitled to collect damages, and no court in this state may award damages, for any trespass of livestock on cultivated land in this state if the land, at the time of the…

NRS 569.461 Liability of developer of residential, commercial or industrial structure adjoining pasture for damages to legal fence. 1. When a residential, commercial or industrial structure is erected, or any other commercial or industrial activity is undertaken, on land adjoinin…

NRS 569.471 Replacement of legal fence permitted; conditions; duty and liability. A developer or a person undertaking an activity described in NRS 569.461, at his or her own expense, may replace a legal fence with a fence certified by the Director of the State Department of Agric…