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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.070 (2026)

ischarge of tracer or incendiary ammunition within certain areas; penalty; exceptions

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NRS 476.070  Discharge of tracer or incendiary ammunition within certain areas; penalty; exceptions.

      1.  Any person who discharges any bullet, projectile or ammunition of any kind which is tracer or incendiary in nature on any grass, brush, forest or crop-covered land is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      2.  This section does not apply to:

      (a) Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Nevada National Guard while such member is on active duty;

      (b) Any law enforcement officer of this State or the United States; or

      (c) The possession or use of such ammunition on land owned or leased by the United States when possessed or used at the direction of an authorized official of the United States.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1078; A 1971, 1461; 1979, 1483)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Washington (matthew) Vs. State, 2016 NV 65 (Nev. 2016).
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Washington (matthew) Vs. State, 2016 NV 65 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 6 (0) 1947A creijr, Our conclusion that the unit of prosecution is the act of the bullet leaving the weapon is supported by a similar statute, NRS 476.070(1), and by the statutory definition of a "firearm.”
Washington (matthew) Vs. State, 2016 NV 65 (Nev. 2016). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 6 (0) 1947A creijr, Our conclusion that the unit of prosecution is the act of the bullet leaving the weapon is supported by a similar statute, NRS 476.070(1), and by the statutory definition of a "firearm.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.070(1) — 2 cases
Washington (matthew) Vs. State, 2016 NV 65 (Nev. 2016). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 6 (0) 1947A creijr, Our conclusion that the unit of prosecution is the act of the bullet leaving the weapon is supported by a similar statute, NRS 476.070(1), and by the statutory definition of a "firearm.”
Washington (matthew) Vs. State, 2016 NV 65 (Nev. 2016). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 6 (0) 1947A creijr, Our conclusion that the unit of prosecution is the act of the bullet leaving the weapon is supported by a similar statute, NRS 476.070(1), and by the statutory definition of a "firearm.”
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