Reporting acts of cruelty; penalty for releasing identity of person making report; owner or operator of certain commercial establishments engaged in selling access to live animals required to post notice relating to reporting acts of cruelty; contents of notice; administrative penalty for failure to post notice; applicability.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 574.053
in effect1. Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an animal has been subjected to an act of cruelty in violation of NRS 574.100 may report the act of cruelty to any:
(a) Peace officer;
(b) Officer of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals who is authorized to make arrests pursuant to NRS 574.040 ; or
(c) Animal control officer.
2. Any person, law enforcement agency, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or animal control agency that willfully releases data or information concerning the identity of a person who made a report pursuant to subsection 1, except for the purposes of a criminal investigation or prosecution, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the owner or operator of a commercial establishment engaged in the business of selling access to live animals to interact with the public shall conspicuously post, at the location in the commercial establishment where payment is made, a sign that is at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size and which contains the following notice in bold type:
IF YOU KNOW OR HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT AN ANIMAL IS IN DANGER OR HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO AN ACT OF CRUELTY IN VIOLATION OF NRS 574.100 , YOU MAY CONTACT [telephone number for the local animal control authority].
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an owner or operator of a commercial establishment engaged in the business of selling access to live animals to interact with the public who fails to conspicuously post a sign in the manner required by subsection 3 shall pay an administrative penalty of $100 for each day that the required sign is not posted.
5. The requirements of subsection 3 do not apply to a facility which is an accredited institutional member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums or its successor.
6. As used in this section, animal control authority means any entity designated by the county or city to enforce local ordinances or laws of this State relating to the control, shelter or welfare of animals. The term includes, without limitation, an animal control agency, a law enforcement agency or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in which an officer is authorized to make arrests pursuant to NRS 574.040 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-574.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026