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§ 574.615 — “Pet” defined

Nevada § 574.615
JurisdictionNevada
Title 50ANIMALS
Ch. 574Cruelty
Agreements for Sterilization

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 574.615 (2026).

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1. “Pet” means an animal that is kept by a person primarily for personal enjoyment. 2. The term does not include an animal that is kept by a person primarily for:

(a)Hunting;
(b)Use in connection with farming or agriculture;
(c)Breeding;
(d)Drawing heavy loads; or
(e)Use as a service animal or a service animal in training, as those terms are defined in NRS 426.097 and 426.099 , respectively.

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§ 426.097
Nevada § 426.097

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1997, 2554 ; A 2003, 2976 )

Nearby Sections

15
§ 574.010
Incorporation
§ 574.020
Bylaws
§ 574.030
Elections; reports
§ 574.040
Arrests by members, agents and officers of certain societies: Application; submission of fingerprints; exhibition of badge; resistance to officers unlawful
§ 574.050
Definitions
§ 574.053
Reporting acts of cruelty; penalty for releasing identity of person making report
§ 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 land
§ 574.060
Commission of certain acts concerning place kept or used for baiting or fighting birds or other animals unlawful; penalties
§ 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 attachment to fighting birds unlawful; penalties; exceptions
§ 574.080
Peace officer or animal control officer may take possession of animals and implements used in fights among animals
§ 574.090
Disposition of animals or implements used in fights among animals
§ 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
§ 574.105
Mistreatment of police animal and interference with duties of police animal or handler unlawful; penalties; exception
§ 574.107
Mistreatment of dogs used for certain events unlawful; penalties
§ 574.110
Abandonment of disabled animal unlawful; penalty
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