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.

1.

Each board of county commissioners may enact and enforce an ordinance or ordinances:

(a)

Fixing, imposing and collecting an annual license fee on dogs and providing for the capture and disposal of all dogs on which the license fee is not paid.

(b)

Regulating or prohibiting the running at large and disposal of all kinds of animals.

(c)

Establishing a pound, appointing a poundkeeper and prescribing the poundkeeper’s duties.

(d)

Prohibiting cruelty to animals.

(e)

Designating an animal as inherently dangerous and requiring the owner of such an animal to obtain a policy of liability insurance for the animal in an amount determined by the board of county commissioners.

2.

Any ordinance or ordinances enacted pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 may apply throughout an entire county or govern only a limited area within the county which shall be specified in the ordinance or ordinances.

3.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a board of county commissioners may by ordinance provide that the violation of a particular ordinance enacted pursuant to this section imposes a civil liability to the county in an amount not to exceed $500, instead of a criminal penalty. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section that creates an offense relating to bites of animals, vicious or dangerous animals, horse tripping or cruelty to animals must impose a criminal penalty for the offense. As used in this subsection, “horse tripping” does not include tripping a horse to provide medical or other health care for the horse.

Source: Section 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., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-244.­html#NRS244Sec359.

244.355
Animals running at large on highways may be prohibited by ordinance. 244.356
Ordinance regulating traffic on streets of residential and commercial areas in federal military installation authorized. 244.357
Police, sanitary, loitering, prowling and traffic ordinances: Enactment and enforcement. 244.358
Ordinance for control of rabies. 244.359
Ordinance concerning control of animals, license fee and designation of and requirement of liability insurance policy for inherently dangerous animals 244.360
Abatement of nuisances: Complaint 244.361
Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air. 244.363
Prevention of excessive noise. 244.364
State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition 244.365
Prevention of pollution of streams by sawdust 244.366
Water and sewer facilities: Construction 244.367
Fireworks: Regulation and control. 244.368
Areas within which city’s building code supersedes less stringent provisions of county’s building code. 244.369
Food handlers: Ordinance requiring physical examinations 244.3555
Permits to solicit charitable contributions while standing on median strip of highway or sidewalk adjacent to highway. 244.3565
Ordinance regulating use of mobile carrying device in unincorporated area of county. 244.3571
Ordinance to regulate operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices or certain vehicles operated by security guards. 244.3572
Ordinance to establish offense related to purchase, possession or use of tobacco products by children. 244.3573
Provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home park. 244.3575
Ordinances regulating parking: Civil penalty in lieu of criminal sanction. 244.3601
Dangerous structure or condition posing imminent danger: Determination 244.3603
Abatement of chronic nuisances: Adoption and contents of ordinance 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 244.3607
Recovery by county of costs of relocating tenants resulting from nuisance or other condition: Notice 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. 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. 244.3655
Requiring users of certain water systems to connect into system provided by public utility or public entity 244.3661
Imposition of excise tax on use of water 244.3663
Package plant for sewage treatment: Remedies for unsatisfactory service or violation of conditions 244.3665
Prohibition of waste of water. 244.3673
Investigation of fires and enforcement of regulations of State Fire Marshal by certain counties. 244.3675
Regulation of construction, maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 244.3685
Prescription drugs or medicine at reduced prices. 244.35705
Ordinance concerning criminal gang activity and certain buildings and places harboring such activity: Injunctions 244.36605
Delinquent charges for financial assistance or for the provision of certain services related to water
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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