Releasing agency defined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 574.620
in effectReleasing agency means:
1. A society incorporated pursuant to NRS 574.010 to prevent cruelty to animals;
2. An animal shelter designated by a local government for receiving and holding animals;
3. A nonprofit entity that provides for the temporary shelter, care or placement of pets; or
4. An organization that takes into custody pets which have been abandoned, abused or neglected and places those pets with new owners.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-574.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026