Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties
NRS 574.360 - Buildings and grounds; housing facilities.

An operator shall ensure that:
1. The buildings and grounds at all locations where dogs or cats are kept:
(a) Are clean and in good repair; and
(b) Do not become accumulated with trash.
2. Housing facilities:
(a) Are constructed and maintained in such a manner as to:
(1) Protect the dogs or cats inside from injury;
(2) Prevent the dogs or cats inside from escaping; and
(3) Restrict the entrance of other dogs and cats.
(b) Have adequate and reliable sources of electrical power and potable water available.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2147)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 574 - Cruelty to Animals: Prevention and Penalties

NRS 574.010 - Incorporation.

NRS 574.020 - Bylaws.

NRS 574.030 - Elections; reports.

NRS 574.040 - Arrests by members, agents and officers of certain societies: Application; submission of fingerprints; exhibition of badge; resistance to officers unlawful.

NRS 574.050 - Definitions.

NRS 574.053 - Reporting acts of cruelty; penalty for releasing identity of person making report.

NRS 574.055 - Taking possession of animal being treated cruelly; notice to owner; lien for cost of care; disposition of animal; liability of peace officer or animal control officer; limitations and procedure when animal is located on agricultural lan...

NRS 574.060 - Commission of certain acts concerning place kept or used for baiting or fighting birds or other animals unlawful; penalties.

NRS 574.070 - Instigating or attending fights between birds or other animals unlawful; owning, training, selling or purchasing animals to fight other animals unlawful; manufacturing, possessing, selling or purchasing certain implements designed for a...

NRS 574.080 - Peace officer or animal control officer may take possession of animals and implements used in fights among animals.

NRS 574.090 - Disposition of animals or implements used in fights among animals.

NRS 574.100 - Torturing, overdriving, injuring or abandoning animals; failure to provide proper sustenance; requirements for restraining dogs and using outdoor enclosures; horse tripping; penalties; exceptions.

NRS 574.105 - Mistreatment of police animal and interference with duties of police animal or handler unlawful; penalties; exception.

NRS 574.107 - Mistreatment of dogs used for certain events unlawful; penalties.

NRS 574.110 - Abandonment of disabled animal unlawful; penalty.

NRS 574.120 - Failure to provide proper air, food, shelter or water to impounded animal unlawful; penalties.

NRS 574.130 - Selling, offering to sell or exposing diseased animal unlawful; penalty.

NRS 574.140 - Sale of disabled horses unlawful.

NRS 574.150 - Poisoning or attempting to poison animals unlawful; penalties; exception.

NRS 574.160 - Throwing substance injurious to animals in public places unlawful; penalty.

NRS 574.170 - Keeping cow or other milk-producing animal in unhealthy place or diseased condition; feeding resulting in impure milk; penalty.

NRS 574.180 - Running horses on highway; penalty.

NRS 574.190 - Carrying animal in cruel manner; penalty.

NRS 574.200 - Intended applicability of provisions.

NRS 574.201 - Definitions.

NRS 574.2015 - "Animal" defined.

NRS 574.202 - "Animal rescue organization" defined.

NRS 574.2025 - "Animal shelter" defined.

NRS 574.203 - Right to request hearing; timing of hearing.

NRS 574.2035 - Determinations of court.

NRS 574.204 - Recovery of costs for care and shelter.

NRS 574.205 - Requirement to offer dog or cat for adoption before euthanization; immunity from civil liability.

NRS 574.210 - Definitions.

NRS 574.220 - "Ambient temperature" defined.

NRS 574.230 - "Animal" defined.

NRS 574.240 - "Animal shelter" defined.

NRS 574.245 - "Breeder" defined.

NRS 574.250 - "Cattery" defined.

NRS 574.260 - "Dealer" defined.

NRS 574.270 - "Housing facility" defined.

NRS 574.280 - "Kennel" defined.

NRS 574.290 - "Operator" defined.

NRS 574.300 - "Pet" defined.

NRS 574.310 - "Primary enclosure" defined.

NRS 574.320 - "Retailer" defined.

NRS 574.330 - "Veterinarian" defined.

NRS 574.340 - Applicability.

NRS 574.350 - Enforcement by society for prevention of cruelty to animals prohibited.

NRS 574.353 - Annual permits: Application; fees; suspension, revocation or denial.

NRS 574.356 - Prohibited acts.

NRS 574.360 - Buildings and grounds; housing facilities.

NRS 574.370 - Enclosures generally.

NRS 574.380 - Dogs and cats kept outdoors.

NRS 574.390 - Primary enclosures generally.

NRS 574.400 - Floor space of primary enclosure.

NRS 574.410 - Dogs or cats kept in primary enclosures together.

NRS 574.420 - Food and water.

NRS 574.430 - Sanitization.

NRS 574.440 - Program to control disease and care for health.

NRS 574.450 - Examination by veterinarian; sale of cat or dog that requires immediate treatment prohibited; conditions under which presence of parasites requires treatment.

NRS 574.460 - Provision of written statement to purchaser of cat: Required disclosures; signature of seller and purchaser.

NRS 574.470 - Provision of written statement to purchaser of dog: Required disclosures; signature of seller and purchaser.

NRS 574.480 - Posting of notice concerning dog or cat offered for sale.

NRS 574.485 - Imposition of administrative fines for violation of NRS 574.460, 574.470 or 574.480; deposit in State General Fund.

NRS 574.490 - Duties upon determination that pet was sold with condition that requires immediate treatment.

NRS 574.500 - Separating dog or cat from mother; penalty.

NRS 574.510 - Knowingly selling dog or cat with condition requiring immediate treatment prohibited; penalties.

NRS 574.550 - Sale, attempted sale, offer for adoption or transfer of ownership of live animals prohibited at swap meets; exceptions; applicability.

NRS 574.600 - Definitions.

NRS 574.605 - "Agreement for sterilization" defined.

NRS 574.610 - "New owner" defined.

NRS 574.615 - "Pet" defined.

NRS 574.620 - "Releasing agency" defined.

NRS 574.625 - "Sterilization" defined.

NRS 574.630 - "Veterinarian" defined.

NRS 574.640 - Restrictions on release of certain pets; exceptions.

NRS 574.645 - Required contents of agreement for sterilization; determination of date for sterilization and date for notification of sterilization.

NRS 574.650 - Postponement of date for sterilization: Letter signed by veterinarian required; modification of agreement for sterilization.

NRS 574.655 - Notification of sterilization to releasing agency; exceptions; effect of failure to comply.

NRS 574.660 - Duty of releasing agency to establish account; deposit of money; authorized expenditures.

NRS 574.670 - Duty of veterinarians and governmental entities to post local sterilization requirements.