Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 496 - Municipal Airports
NRS 496.130 - Municipality may adopt reasonable ordinances and regulations for airport management and operation; enforcement of ordinances or regulations; airports outside municipal limits subject to state and federal law.


1. A municipality that establishes or acquires an airport or air navigation facility may adopt, amend and repeal such reasonable ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations or orders as it deems necessary for the management, government and use of the airport or air navigation facility under its control, whether situated within or outside of the territorial limits of the municipality.
2. For the enforcement thereof, the municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, appoint airport guards or police with full police powers which must be performed in compliance with the provisions of NRS 171.1223, and fix penalties, within the limits prescribed by law, for the violation of the ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations and orders. Penalties must be enforced in the same manner in which penalties prescribed by other ordinances or resolutions of the municipality are enforced.
3. A rule, regulation or ordinance must not be adopted, amended or repealed under this chapter, except by action of the governing body of the municipality after a public hearing in relation thereto at which public utilities owning facilities in the areas involved, and other interested persons, have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days’ notice of the hearing must:
(a) Be given to all public utilities owning facilities in the area involved; and
(b) Be published in an official paper or a paper of general circulation in the municipality or municipalities in which the airport is located.
This subsection does not apply to ordinances adopted pursuant to NRS 350.579.
4. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations or orders which are issued by the municipality must be kept in substantial conformity with the laws of this State, or any regulations adopted or standards established pursuant thereto, and, as nearly as possible, with the federal laws governing aeronautics and the rules, regulations or standards duly issued thereunder.
5. To the extent that an airport or other air navigation facility controlled and operated by a municipality is located outside the territorial limits of the municipality, it is subject to federal and state laws, rules or regulations, and under the jurisdiction and control of the municipality controlling or operating it. No other municipality has any authority to charge or exact a license fee or occupation tax for operations thereon.
[12:215:1947; 1943 NCL § 293.31]—(NRS A 1977, 277; 1987, 500; 2001, 1870)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 496 - Municipal Airports

NRS 496.010 - Short title.

NRS 496.020 - Definitions.

NRS 496.030 - Power of municipality to construct and operate airports; acquisition of property.

NRS 496.035 - Exemption from and compliance with chapter 625 of NRS.

NRS 496.040 - Power to acquire existing airports; limitation.

NRS 496.050 - Location of airport; construction of buildings, roadways and bridges authorized.

NRS 496.055 - Purchase of property not intended to be used for specific purpose related to operation of airport at time of purchase.

NRS 496.060 - Coordination of air navigation facilities established by municipality with state and federal facilities.

NRS 496.070 - Eminent domain: Procedure; damages and costs of removal or relocation.

NRS 496.080 - Sale, lease or other disposal of municipal airports and related facilities and property.

NRS 496.090 - Agreements for commercial or residential use of airport or facility; contracts for sale of securities.

NRS 496.100 - Agent may operate airport; limitations.

NRS 496.110 - Liens for repairs, improvements or storage; enforcement.

NRS 496.120 - Municipal authority may be vested in municipal officer, board or agency by resolution; powers and duties.

NRS 496.130 - Municipality may adopt reasonable ordinances and regulations for airport management and operation; enforcement of ordinances or regulations; airports outside municipal limits subject to state and federal law.

NRS 496.140 - Municipal power to tax and appropriate money for purposes of chapter.

NRS 496.150 - Issuance of general obligation and revenue bonds to pay costs of acquisition and development.

NRS 496.155 - Issuance of municipal securities pursuant to Local Government Securities Law; entry into contracts of purchase, medium-term obligations and installment-purchase agreements.

NRS 496.160 - Validation of prior municipal bonds and action.

NRS 496.170 - Airport fund.

NRS 496.180 - Municipality authorized to accept and expend federal and state money; terms and conditions of grants or loans.

NRS 496.200 - Municipal power to contract for purposes of chapter.

NRS 496.210 - Joint exercise of powers by public agencies and municipalities.

NRS 496.220 - Agreements of public agencies for joint action: Mandatory and permissive provisions.

NRS 496.230 - Joint board of public agencies: Members, number and term; powers; expenditures; eminent domain.

NRS 496.240 - Joint fund.

NRS 496.250 - Actions declared to be public and governmental functions; immunity.

NRS 496.260 - Property and income exempt from taxation.

NRS 496.270 - Incidental powers.

NRS 496.280 - Provisions of chapter do not limit municipal power to regulate airport hazards.

NRS 496.290 - Uniformity of interpretation and construction of chapter.