Title 50

NRS 568.300 Herding or grazing of livestock on land of another without consent unlawful; liability for damages; attachment. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to herd or graze any livestock upon the lands of another without having first obtained the consent of the owner of th…

NRS 568.330 Herding or grazing of livestock in certain areas near water supply unlawful; construction; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association owning or having charge of any livestock to herd, graze, pasture, keep, maintain or drive the same up…

NRS 568.340 Herding or grazing of livestock at spring or well of another or within 1 mile of home or ranchhouse unlawful; liability for damages; construction. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having charge of any livestock to drive or herd or permit the same to be…

NRS 568.350 Unauthorized driving of livestock from range unlawful; penalty; liability for damages. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to lead, drive or in any manner remove any horse, mare, colt, jenny, jack, mule, or any head of neat cattle, or hog, sheep, goat, or any numbe…

NRS 568.355 “Open range” defined. As used in NRS 568.360 and 568.370, unless the context otherwise requires, “open range” means all unenclosed land outside of cities and towns upon which cattle, sheep or other domestic animals by custom, license, lease or permit are grazed or per…

NRS 568.360 Duties of owners of domestic animals with respect to domestic animals upon highway; liability for damages. 1. No person, firm or corporation owning, controlling or in possession of any domestic animal running on open range has the duty to keep the animal off any highw…

NRS 568.370 Permitting dog to chase, worry, injure or kill domestic animals on open range or private property unlawful; exception; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for any person to permit a dog to chase, worry, injure or kill cattle, sheep or other domestic animals on the open range o…

NRS 569.005 Definitions. As used in NRS 569.005 to 569.130, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 569.0065 to 569.0085, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1961, 512; A 1993, 1744; 1997, …

NRS 569.006 “Alternative livestock” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 222, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1368.)

NRS 569.0065 “Department” defined. “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2152)

NRS 569.007 “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2152)

NRS 569.0075 “Estray” defined. “Estray” means any domesticated livestock or progeny of domesticated livestock showing signs of domestication, running at large upon public or private lands in the State of Nevada, whose owner is unknown in the section where the animal is found. (Ad…

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…

NRS 571.015 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 571.017 to 571.023, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1961, 506; A 1993, 433, 1746; 1995, 514; 1999, 3685; 2…

NRS 571.016 “Alternative livestock” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 222, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1368.)

NRS 571.017 “Animal” defined. “Animal” means any living creature other than a member of the human race. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2156)

NRS 571.018 “Department” defined. “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2156)

NRS 571.019 “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2156)

NRS 571.021 “Importation” defined. “Importation” means the transportation or movement of animals by any railroad, express company, truckline or other carrier, or by any persons, by vehicle or otherwise, into this State. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2156)

NRS 571.022 “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 shee…

NRS 571.023 “State Quarantine Officer” defined. “State Quarantine Officer” means the Director. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2157)

NRS 571.025 Infestation with or exposure to parasite deemed equivalent to infection with or exposure to disease. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, infestation with internal or external parasites, or exposure to such possible infestation, shall be deemed equivalent to infection…

NRS 571.045 State Quarantine Officer’s power to proclaim and enforce quarantine; limitation; quarantine effective until vacated. 1. The State Quarantine Officer may proclaim and enforce quarantine against any state, territory or district, or any portion of any state, territory or…

NRS 571.050 Embargo against or regulation of importation; amendments. 1. Any quarantine issued under the provisions of NRS 571.045 to 571.110, inclusive, may: (a) Consist of a complete embargo against the importation into or transportation through the State of any animals so quar…

NRS 571.060 Certified copies of quarantine to be delivered to certain officers. If a quarantine is declared as provided in NRS 571.045 to 571.110, inclusive, against the importation into or transportation through this state of any animals from any other state, territory or distri…