Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 569 - Estrays and Livestock
NRS 569.080 - Sale, placement or other disposition of unclaimed estray; sale or placement of unclaimed feral livestock; issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate upon sale; marking, branding or identifying required before sale or placement.


1. If an estray is not claimed within 5 working days after the last publication of the advertisement required by NRS 569.070, it must be:
(a) Sold by the Department; or
(b) Held by the Department until the estray is given a placement or other disposition through a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock.
2. If feral livestock is not claimed by the date of sale published pursuant to NRS 569.075, the feral livestock must be sold by the Department pursuant to NRS 569.075 or placed pursuant to a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock.
3. If the Department sells the estray or feral livestock, the Department shall give a brand inspection clearance certificate to the purchaser.
4. Estrays and feral livestock must be marked, branded or identified with an individual animal identification before sale or placement.
[6:27:1923; NCL § 3983]—(NRS A 1961, 548; 1993, 295, 1745; 1995, 579; 1997, 463; 1999, 3684; 2003, 2155; 2013, 1867)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 569 - Estrays and Livestock

NRS 569.005 - Definitions.

NRS 569.006 - "Alternative livestock" defined.

NRS 569.0065 - "Department" defined.

NRS 569.007 - "Director" defined.

NRS 569.0075 - "Estray" defined.

NRS 569.008 - "Feral livestock" defined.

NRS 569.0085 - "Livestock" defined.

NRS 569.010 - Estrays and feral livestock deemed property of Department; management, control, placement and disposition of estrays and feral livestock; disposition of money; liability.

NRS 569.020 - Duties of certain officers who impound livestock to notify Department; contents of notice.

NRS 569.031 - Cooperative agreements for management, control, placement or disposition of livestock: Required provisions; annual review by Department; cancellation.

NRS 569.040 - Unlawful to take up or feed estray or feral livestock; enforcement; penalties.

NRS 569.045 - Person gathering estray or feral livestock to publish notice in newspaper; requirements of notice.

NRS 569.050 - Written notice to Department when person takes up estray.

NRS 569.060 - Examination by Department of brand records upon receipt of notice of taking up of estray; notice to owner; payment of charges incurred for care; authority for closer examination of brands.

NRS 569.070 - Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray.

NRS 569.075 - Sale of feral livestock gathered by Department; publication of notice of sale of feral livestock; sale of injured or debilitated feral livestock.

NRS 569.080 - Sale, placement or other disposition of unclaimed estray; sale or placement of unclaimed feral livestock; issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate upon sale; marking, branding or identifying required before sale or placement.

NRS 569.090 - Deposit of balance of proceeds of sale; records; payment to owner.

NRS 569.100 - Person taking up estray or feral livestock entitled to hold animal until relieved of custody; unlawful use or taking of estray or feral livestock; penalties.

NRS 569.110 - Escaped or removed estray or feral livestock may be recovered by person who took it up.

NRS 569.120 - Estrays and feral livestock may be taken up by agents of Department; procedure for disposal.

NRS 569.130 - Penalties.

NRS 569.431 - "Legal fence" defined.

NRS 569.440 - Liability caused by trespassing livestock; liability of landowner for injury to trespassing livestock; trespassing livestock treated as estrays.

NRS 569.450 - Trespass on cultivated land: No award of damages unless land enclosed by legal fence.

NRS 569.461 - Liability of developer of residential, commercial or industrial structure adjoining pasture for damages to legal fence.

NRS 569.471 - Replacement of legal fence permitted; conditions; duty and liability.