Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 705 - Railroads and Monorails
NRS 705.090 - Confinement of livestock in car for longer than 28 hours in intrastate shipment prohibited; extension of time.

1. No railway corporation engaged in the transportation of horses, sheep, cattle, swine or other animals between points situated within this state shall confine or cause the same to be confined in cars or other vehicles of any description for a period longer than 28 consecutive hours without unloading the same for rest, water and feeding during 5 consecutive hours, unless prevented by storm, motor vehicle crash or inevitable accident.
2. In estimating such confinement, the time during which the animals have been confined without rest on connecting roads from which they are received must be computed.
3. The time of confinement prescribed in this section may be extended to 36 hours upon the written request of the owner or the person in custody of a particular shipment of livestock, which written request shall be separate and apart from any printed bill of lading or other railroad form. The request for extension of time shall be made to the conductor of the train, the agent or other authorized agent of the railroad company over which the livestock is being transported.
[1:94:1903; RL § 3585; NCL § 6315] + [14:178:1919; 1919 RL p. 3396; NCL § 10582]—(NRS A 2015, 1700)

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