Nevada Statutes
§ 200.240 — Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances; penalty
Nevada § 200.240
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.240 (2026).
Text
If the owner or custodian of any vicious or dangerous animal, knowing its propensities, willfully or negligently allows it to go at large, and the animal while at large kills a human being who is not in fault, the owner or custodian commits manslaughter and shall be punished for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
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§ 193.130
Nevada § 193.130
Legislative History
[1911 C&P § 142; RL § 6407; NCL § 10089]—(NRS A 1967, 469 ; 1995, 1183 )
Nearby Sections
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§ 200.010
“Murder” defined§ 200.020
Malice: Express and implied defined§ 200.030
Degrees of murder; penalties§ 200.040
“Manslaughter” defined§ 200.050
“Voluntary manslaughter” defined§ 200.060
When killing punished as murder§ 200.070
“Involuntary manslaughter” defined§ 200.110
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Nevada § 200.240, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nv/200.240.