Ordinance requiring owner or operator of kennel, certain animal rescue organizations and commercial establishments to complete training course on handling pets; course renewal; exceptions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3592
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance requiring the owner or operator of a kennel, an animal rescue organization that handles pets or a commercial establishment engaged in the business of handling pets, including, without limitation, a breeder, a cattery, a retailer, a pet groomer or a dealer, to complete a training course on handling pets in a manner prescribed by the board of county commissioners.
2. Each owner or operator who is required to complete a training course on handling pets pursuant to subsection 1 shall renew the training biennially in a manner prescribed by the board of county commissioners.
3. The ordinance adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to subsection 1 does not apply to:
(a) A veterinarian;
(b) The staff of a veterinarian who are operating in the office of and under the supervision of the veterinarian;
(c) An animal shelter; or
(d) A nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to shelter the pets of victims of domestic violence.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Animal rescue organization has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.205 .
(b) Animal shelter has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.240 .
(c) Breeder has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.245 .
(d) Cattery has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.250 .
(e) Dealer has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.260 .
(f) Kennel has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.280 .
(g) Nonprofit organization has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 82A.060 .
(h) Pet has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.300 .
(i) Pet groomer means a person who professionally styles pets for compensation. The term includes, without limitation, a person who professionally bathes, brushes or clips a pet.
(j) Retailer has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.320 .
(k) Veterinarian has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.330 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-244.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026