NRS 200.240
Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances

penalty.

If the owner or custodian of any vicious or dangerous animal, knowing its propensities, willfully or negligently allows it to go at large, and the animal while at large kills a human being who is not in fault, the owner or custodian commits manslaughter and shall be punished for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

Source: Section 200.240 — Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances; penalty., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-200.html#NRS200Sec240 (accessed May 26, 2025).

200.010
“Murder” defined. 200.020
Malice: Express and implied defined. 200.030
Degrees of murder 200.033
Circumstances aggravating first degree murder. 200.035
Circumstances mitigating first degree murder. 200.040
“Manslaughter” defined. 200.050
“Voluntary manslaughter” defined. 200.060
When killing punished as murder. 200.070
“Involuntary manslaughter” defined. 200.080
Punishment for voluntary manslaughter. 200.090
Punishment for involuntary manslaughter. 200.110
Place of trial for homicide. 200.120
“Justifiable homicide” defined 200.130
Bare fear insufficient to justify killing 200.140
Justifiable homicide by public officer. 200.150
Justifiable or excusable homicide. 200.160
Additional cases of justifiable homicide. 200.170
Burden of proving circumstances of mitigation or justifiable or excusable homicide. 200.180
Excusable homicide by misadventure. 200.190
Justifiable or excusable homicide not punishable. 200.200
Killing in self-defense. 200.210
Killing of unborn quick child 200.220
Taking drugs to terminate pregnancy 200.230
Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel 200.240
Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances 200.260
Death resulting from unlawful manufacture or storage of explosives

May 26, 2025

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Original Source: Section 200.240 — Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances; penalty., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-200.html#NRS200Sec240 (last accessed May 10, 2025).