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. § 268.4272
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each city council or other governing body of an incorporated city 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 city council or other governing body of the incorporated city.
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 city council or other governing body of the city.
3. The ordinance adopted by a city council or other governing body of a city 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-268.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026