Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 638.005 (2026)

“Euthanasia technician” defined

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NRS 638.005 “Euthanasia technician” defined. “Euthanasia technician” means an employee of a law enforcement agency, an animal control agency, or of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that is in compliance with the provisions of chapter 574 of NRS, who is licensed by the Board and trained to administer sodium pentobarbital to euthanize injured, sick, homeless or unwanted domestic pets and other animals.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 536)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Gilman v. Nevada State Bd. of Veterinary Med. Examiners, 89 P.3d 1000 (Nev. 2004).

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Gilman v. Nevada State Bd. of Veterinary Med. Examiners, 89 P.3d 1000 (Nev. 2004). “In contrast, NRS 638.005, the statute that defines “euthanasia technician,” specifies that such a technician is licensed by *276 the Board.”

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