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Nevada Chapter 574 — Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties

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  • NRS 574.010— Incorporation
  • NRS 574.020— Bylaws
  • NRS 574.030— Elections; reports
  • NRS 574.040— Arrests by members, agents and officers of certain societies: Application; submission of fingerprints; exhibition of badge; resistance to officers unlawful
  • NRS 574.050— Definitions
  • NRS 574.053— Reporting acts of cruelty; penalty for releasing identity of person making report; owner or operator of certain commercial establishments engaged in selling access to live animals required to post notice relating to reporting acts of cruelty; contents of notice; administrative penalty for failure to post notice; applicability
  • NRS 574.055— Taking possession or humane destruction of animal being treated cruelly; notice to owner; lien for cost of care; forfeiture and disposition of animal; limitations on liability of certain governmental officers and entities and veterinary personnel
  • NRS 574.060— Commission of certain acts concerning place kept or used for baiting or fighting birds or other animals unlawful; penalties
  • NRS 574.070— Instigating or attending fights between birds or other animals unlawful; owning, training, selling or purchasing animals to fight other animals unlawful; manufacturing, possessing, selling or purchasing certain implements designed for attachment to fighting birds unlawful; penalties; exceptions
  • NRS 574.080— Peace officer or animal control officer may take possession of animals and implements used in fights among animals
  • NRS 574.090— Disposition of animals or implements used in fights among animals
  • NRS 574.100— Torturing, overdriving, injuring or abandoning animals; failure to provide proper sustenance; requirements for restraining dogs and using outdoor enclosures; horse tripping; penalties; exceptions
  • NRS 574.105— Mistreatment of police animal and interference with duties of police animal or handler unlawful; penalties; exception
  • NRS 574.107— Mistreatment of dogs used for certain events unlawful; penalties
  • NRS 574.110— Abandonment of disabled animal unlawful; penalty
  • NRS 574.120— Failure to provide proper air, food, shelter or water to impounded animal unlawful; penalties
  • NRS 574.130— Selling, offering to sell or exposing diseased animal unlawful; penalty
  • NRS 574.140— Sale of disabled horses unlawful
  • NRS 574.150— Poisoning or attempting to poison animals unlawful; penalties; exception
  • NRS 574.160— Throwing substance injurious to animals in public places unlawful; penalty
  • NRS 574.170— Keeping cow or other milk-producing animal in unhealthy place or diseased condition; feeding resulting in impure milk; penalty
  • NRS 574.180— Running horses on highway; penalty
  • NRS 574.190— Carrying animal in cruel manner; penalty
  • NRS 574.197— Order for evaluation, counseling or programming
  • NRS 574.200— Intended applicability of provisions
  • NRS 574.201— Definitions
  • NRS 574.202— “Animal rescue organization” defined
  • NRS 574.203— Right to request hearing; forfeiture and disposition of animal when hearing is not requested; timing of hearing; consideration of testimony and other evidence at hearing
  • NRS 574.204— Recovery of costs for care and shelter
  • NRS 574.205— Requirement to offer dog or cat for adoption before euthanization; immunity from civil liability
  • NRS 574.210— Definitions
  • NRS 574.220— “Ambient temperature” defined
  • NRS 574.230— “Animal” defined
  • NRS 574.240— “Animal shelter” defined
  • NRS 574.245— “Breeder” defined
  • NRS 574.250— “Cattery” defined
  • NRS 574.260— “Dealer” defined
  • NRS 574.270— “Housing facility” defined
  • NRS 574.280— “Kennel” defined
  • NRS 574.290— “Operator” defined
  • NRS 574.300— “Pet” defined
  • NRS 574.310— “Primary enclosure” defined
  • NRS 574.320— “Retailer” defined
  • NRS 574.330— “Veterinarian” defined
  • NRS 574.340— Applicability
  • NRS 574.350— Enforcement by society for prevention of cruelty to animals prohibited
  • NRS 574.353— Annual permits: Application; fees; suspension, revocation or denial
  • NRS 574.356— Prohibited acts
  • NRS 574.360— Buildings and grounds; housing facilities
  • NRS 574.370— Enclosures generally
  • NRS 574.380— Dogs and cats kept outdoors
  • NRS 574.390— Primary enclosures generally
  • NRS 574.400— Floor space of primary enclosure
  • NRS 574.410— Dogs or cats kept in primary enclosures together
  • NRS 574.420— Food and water
  • NRS 574.430— Sanitization
  • NRS 574.440— Program to control disease and care for health
  • NRS 574.450— Examination by veterinarian; sale of cat or dog that requires immediate treatment prohibited; conditions under which presence of parasites requires treatment
  • NRS 574.460— Provision of written statement to purchaser of cat: Required disclosures; signature of seller and purchaser
  • NRS 574.470— Provision of written statement to purchaser of dog: Required disclosures; signature of seller and purchaser
  • NRS 574.480— Posting of notice concerning dog or cat offered for sale
  • NRS 574.485— Imposition of administrative fines for violation of NRS 574.460
  • NRS 574.490— Duties upon determination that pet was sold with condition that requires immediate treatment
  • NRS 574.500— Separating dog or cat from mother; penalty
  • NRS 574.510— Knowingly selling dog or cat with condition requiring immediate treatment prohibited; penalties
  • NRS 574.550— Sale, attempted sale, offer for adoption or transfer of ownership of live animals prohibited at swap meets; exceptions; applicability
  • NRS 574.600— Definitions
  • NRS 574.605— “Agreement for sterilization” defined
  • NRS 574.610— “New owner” defined
  • NRS 574.615— “Pet” defined
  • NRS 574.620— “Releasing agency” defined
  • NRS 574.625— “Sterilization” defined
  • NRS 574.630— “Veterinarian” defined
  • NRS 574.640— Restrictions on release of certain pets; exceptions
  • NRS 574.645— Required contents of agreement for sterilization; determination of date for sterilization and date for notification of sterilization
  • NRS 574.650— Postponement of date for sterilization: Letter signed by veterinarian required; modification of agreement for sterilization
  • NRS 574.655— Notification of sterilization to releasing agency; exceptions; effect of failure to comply
  • NRS 574.660— Duty of releasing agency to establish account; deposit of money; authorized expenditures
  • NRS 574.670— Duty of veterinarians and governmental entities to post local sterilization requirements
  • NRS 574.2015— “Animal” defined
  • NRS 574.2025— “Animal shelter” defined
  • NRS 574.2035— Determinations of court