Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.400 (2026)
Fraud by bailee of animal
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NRS 205.400 Fraud by bailee of animal. Every
person who shall obtain from another the possession or use of any horse or
other draft animal without paying therefor, with intent to defraud the owner
thereof, or who shall obtain the possession or use thereof, by color or aid of
any false or fraudulent representation, pretense, token or writing, or shall
obtain credit for such use by color or aid of any false or fraudulent
representation, pretense, token or writing; or who, having hired property,
shall recklessly, willfully, wantonly or by gross negligence injure or destroy
or cause, suffer, allow or permit the same, or any part thereof, to be injured
or destroyed; or who, having hired any horse or other draft animal upon an
understanding or agreement that the same shall be ridden or driven a specified
distance or to a specified place, shall willfully and fraudulently ride or
drive or cause, permit or allow the same to be ridden or driven a longer distance,
or to a different place, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 442; RL § 6707; NCL § 10395]—(NRS A 1967, 505)