Compliance.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 7.22.050
in effect7.22.050 - Compliance.
(A) The Animal Regulation Officer or an Animal Protection Services Officer shall have the right to trap in a humane manner any community cat that is deemed to be a threat to public health or safety. If a licensed veterinarian decides that the cat is too ill or injured or that it has an illness that presents an imminent danger to the public health or safety or to itself, or if the cat has bitten a human being, the cat may be humanely euthanized. After any applicable mandatory quarantine period, a community cat that has been found to be healthy and does not pose any other issue of public health or safety exist, the cat may be returned to the location where it was trapped if it has been sterilized and vaccinated, as deemed necessary.
(B) The Animal Regulation Officer shall have the authority to declare that a particular community cat colony or community cat is in a location that is hazardous to the health and safety of the public or that the colony or cat is a nuisance. A community cat that has been impounded from a colony that has been declared a hazard or nuisance pursuant to this Section shall not be released to the location of the colony unless the hazard or nuisance is remedied and the release has been approved by the Animal Regulation Officer. The disposition provisions of LVMC 7.22.040 shall apply to any cat impounded pursuant to this Section.
(Ord. No. 6816, § 53, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6490, §§ 11, 12, 12-16-15)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7AN_CH7.22COCA_7.22.050COFetched: 10/28/2026