Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 565 - Inspection of Brands
NRS 565.140 - Inspector to give notice to agricultural police officer upon finding animals in possession of person who cannot establish legal ownership; contents of notice; investigation of findings.


1. Whenever, incident to any brand inspection under the provisions of this chapter, any inspector shall find in the possession of any person or persons offering animals for inspection any animals to which such person or persons cannot establish their legal ownership or right of possession and the inspector shall be able to determine by means of the brands or brands and marks on such animal or animals, or upon other reliable evidence, the actual legal owner or owners of such animal or animals, the inspector shall immediately notify an agricultural police officer of the inspector’s findings.
2. The inspector shall include in such notice:
(a) The date and place where such animal or animals were found.
(b) A full description of the same.
(c) The name and address of any person or persons in whose possession they were found.
(d) All other information which may aid the agricultural police officer or the legal owner or owners of such animal or animals in securing the return thereof or compensation therefor, or in any civil suit or criminal prosecution relating thereto.
3. Upon receipt of the notice, the agricultural police officer shall investigate the findings of the inspector and, as soon as practicable, provide notification of those findings to the legal owner or owners of such animal or animals.
[10:145:1929; NCL § 3858]—(NRS A 1961, 544; 2013, 1322; 2021, 1906)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 565 - Inspection of Brands

NRS 565.010 - Definitions.

NRS 565.030 - Administration and enforcement by Department.

NRS 565.040 - Creation of brand inspection districts; animals subject to inspection; adoption and publication of regulations.

NRS 565.070 - Fees for brand inspection.

NRS 565.090 - Removal of animals from brand inspection district without clearance certificate or permit unlawful; notice of contemplated movement; applicability of section; penalty; regulations for permit to move livestock without brand inspection.

NRS 565.095 - Transportation of saddle horse without brand inspection or livestock movement permit.

NRS 565.100 - Unlawful to consign for slaughter, slaughter or transfer ownership within brand inspection district without visual inspection and issuance of clearance certificate.

NRS 565.110 - Assembly and holding of animals for brand inspection.

NRS 565.120 - Brand inspection clearance certificate: Issuance upon completion of inspection; contents; disposition of copies of certificate.

NRS 565.125 - Seizure of privately owned animals by governmental entity: Approval by court; submission of court order to Department; exception.

NRS 565.130 - Refusal to issue certificate or permit: Grounds; duty of Department and inspector to prevent unlawful removal of animals.

NRS 565.140 - Inspector to give notice to agricultural police officer upon finding animals in possession of person who cannot establish legal ownership; contents of notice; investigation of findings.

NRS 565.150 - Seizure and disposal of animals by agricultural police officer when legal ownership cannot be determined by inspector.

NRS 565.155 - Enforcement of chapter.

NRS 565.160 - Right of Department to inspect animals under other laws unaffected.

NRS 565.170 - Penalties.