Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 503.580 (2026)

Unlawful to set trap, snare or similar device within 200 feet of public road or highway; exception

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NRS 503.580  Unlawful to set trap, snare or similar device within 200 feet of public road or highway; exception.

      1.  For the purposes of this section, “public road or highway” means:

      (a) A highway designated as a United States highway.

      (b) A highway designated as a state highway pursuant to the provisions of NRS 408.285.

      (c) A main or general county road as defined by NRS 403.170.

      2.  It is unlawful for any person, company or corporation to place or set any trap, snare or similar device used for the purpose of trapping mammals within 200 feet of any public road or highway within this State.

      3.  This section does not:

      (a) Prevent the placing or setting of any trap, snare or similar device inside, along or near a fence which may be situated less than 200 feet from any public road or highway upon privately owned lands.

      (b) Apply to placing or setting a trap, snare or similar device by an employee or agent of the Department.

      [1:155:1931] + [2:155:1931]—(NRS A 1960, 229; 1967, 599; 1969, 1365; 1979, 1175; 1991, 268; 2017, 2002; 2019, 763)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2017–2020 · leading case: Comm'n on Ethics of Nev. v. Hansen, 419 P.3d 140 (Nev. 2018).
Comm'n on Ethics of Nev. v. Hansen, 419 P.3d 140 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 5× “FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In November 2013, respondent Assemblyman Ira Hansen received four citations from a Nevada Department of Wildlife employee for allegedly violating NRS 503.580, which prohibits certain animal traps from being set within 200 feet of public roads or…”
Comm'n. on Ethics of the State of Nevada v. Hansen, 2017 NV 39 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 10× “FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In November 2013, respondent Assemblyman Ira Hansen received four citations from a Nevada Department of Wildlife employee for allegedly violating NRS 503.580, which prohibits certain animal traps from being set within 200 feet of public roads or…”
Comm'n. on Ethics of the State of Nevada v. Hansen, 134 Nev. 304 (2018). · cites it 8× “FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In November 2013, respondent Assemblyman Ira Hansen received four citations from a Nevada Department of Wildlife employee for allegedly violating NRS 503.580, which prohibits certain animal traps from being set within 200 feet of public roads or…”
Comm'n. on Ethics of the State of Nevada v. Hansen, 134 Nev. 304 (2018). · cites it 8× “FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In November 2013, respondent Assemblyman Ira Hansen received four citations from a Nevada Department of Wildlife employee for allegedly violating NRS 503.580, which prohibits certain animal traps from being set within 200 feet of public roads or…”
Comm'n. on Ethics of the State of Nevada v. Hansen, 2017 NV 39 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 5× “FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In November 2013, respondent Assemblyman Ira Hansen received four citations from a Nevada Department of Wildlife employee for allegedly violating NRS 503.580, which prohibits certain animal traps from being set within 200 feet of public roads or…”
Cannizzaro Vs. Dist. Ct. (settelmeyer), 2020 NV 34 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “3d 140, 141 (2018) (reciting that LCB Legal offered legal and ethical advice to a legislator to assist him in defending citations the Nevada Department of Wildlife issued against him for placing snare traps too close to the roadway in violation of NRS 503.580). Further, as LCI3…”
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