1. Any person legally occupying and settled upon, or who may hereafter occupy or settle upon, any of the public lands in this State, for the purpose of cultivating or grazing the same, may commence and maintain an action for interference with or injuries done to his or her possession of such land, against any person or persons so interfering with or injuring such land or possession.
2. If the lands so occupied and possessed contain mines of any of the precious metals, the possession or claim of the person or persons occupying the same for grazing or agricultural purposes shall not preclude the working of such mines by any person or persons desiring so to do, as fully and unreservedly as they might or could do had no possession or claim been made for grazing or agricultural purposes.
[1:95:1865; B § 78; BH § 3738; C § 3814; RL § 5849; NCL § 9432]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 326 - Possessory Actions Concerning Public Lands
NRS 326.005 - Suspension of NRS 326.010 to 326.070, inclusive, until action by Legislature.
NRS 326.020 - Size of claim and other conditions necessary to maintain action.
NRS 326.030 - Survey; recording of certified plat.
NRS 326.040 - Improvements: Time limited; value.
NRS 326.050 - Authorized absence of claimant without occupancy: Payment and disposition of fees.
NRS 326.060 - Proof of actual enclosure not required on trial.
NRS 326.070 - Adverse entrant guilty of unlawful entry; proceedings for removal.
NRS 326.080 - Right to exclusive possession in applicant or contractor.
NRS 326.090 - Right of contractor or applicant to maintain or defend action concerning possession.