Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.187 (2026)

Displacement or limitation of competition: Services

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NRS 244.187  Displacement or limitation of competition: Services.  A board of county commissioners may, to provide adequate, economical and efficient services to the inhabitants of the county and to promote the general welfare of those inhabitants, displace or limit competition in any of the following areas:

      1.  Ambulance service.

      2.  Taxicabs and other public transportation, unless regulated in that county by an agency of the State.

      3.  Collection and disposal of garbage and other waste.

      4.  Operations at an airport, including, but not limited to, the leasing of motor vehicles and the licensing of concession stands, but excluding police protection and fire protection.

      5.  Water and sewage treatment, unless regulated in that county by an agency of the State.

      6.  Concessions on, over or under property owned or leased by the county.

      7.  Operation of landfills.

      8.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 277A.330, construction and maintenance of benches and shelters for passengers of public mass transportation.

      (Added to NRS by 1960, 433; A 1971, 1372; 1975, 569; 1985, 1240; 1989, 994; 2005, 2319; 2009, 850)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1971–2013 · leading case: Nevada Restaurant Servs., Inc. v. Clark Cnty., 981 F. Supp. 2d 947 (D. Nev. 2013).
Nevada Restaurant Servs., Inc. v. Clark Cnty., 981 F. Supp. 2d 947 (D. Nev. 2013). · cites it 43× “Dotty’s next contends that the Ordinance violates NRS § 244.187, which allows county governments to “displace or limit competition” in specified industries not including gaming.”
Douglas Disposal, Inc. v. Wee Haul, LLC, 170 P.3d 508 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 4× “22 NRS 244.187 provides, in relevant part, A board of county commissioners may, to provide adequate, economical and efficient services to the inhabitants of the county and to promote the general welfare of those inhabitants, displace or limit competition in any of the following…”
Clark Sanitation, Inc. v. Sun Valley Disposal Co., 487 P.2d 337 (Nev. 1971). · cites it 2× “” NRS 244.187. 2 On June 8, 1964 the Board of Commissioners enacted Ordinance 214 which fixed the charges for the collection, hauling and disposal of garbage and established standards.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.187(3) — 1 case
Douglas Disposal, Inc. v. Wee Haul, LLC, 170 P.3d 508 (Nev. 2007). “22 NRS 244.187 provides, in relevant part, A board of county commissioners may, to provide adequate, economical and efficient services to the inhabitants of the county and to promote the general welfare of those inhabitants, displace or limit competition in any of the following…”
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