(REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

 

Assembly Bill No. 208–Assemblymen Collins, Claborn, de Braga, Von Tobel, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Beers, Brown, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Marvel, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany and Williams

 

February 20, 2001

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Joint Sponsors: Senators O’Connell, Rawson, Amodei, Neal, Coffin, Jacobsen, Mathews, McGinness, O’Donnell, Raggio, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer and Washington

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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing regulation of certain events in which animals are used. (BDR 50‑206)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to animals; prohibiting an agency, board, commission or political subdivision of this state or an agency, board, commission or governing body of a local government in this state from prohibiting or imposing certain restrictions concerning certain events in which animals are used; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 574 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, an agency,

1-4  board, commission or political subdivision of this state, including an

1-5  agency, board, commission or governing body of a local government,

1-6  shall not prohibit or impose restrictions that are more stringent than

1-7  those set forth in this chapter concerning any of the following events in

1-8  which an animal is used:

1-9    (a) A rodeo;

2-1    (b) A livestock show or exhibition that promotes the proper care,

2-2  husbandry or performance of an animal; or

2-3    (c) A circus or exhibition that is conducted in accordance with a

2-4  permit issued by the United States Department of Agriculture.

2-5    2.  As used in this section, “animal” has the meaning ascribed to it in

2-6  NRS 574.050.

2-7    Sec. 2. The provisions of section 1 of this act do not apply to any

2-8  regulation or ordinance adopted before January 1, 2002, that prohibits or

2-9  imposes restrictions that are more stringent than those set forth in chapter

2-10  574 of NRS concerning any event described in section 1.

2-11    Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on January 1, 2002.

 

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