Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB136: Revises provisions relating to animals. (BDR 50-168)
Status: Chaptered, May 28, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to animals; requiring certain persons that allow interactions between live animals and members of the public to post a sign with the contact information for the local animal control authority; providing an administrative penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to animals; requiring certain persons that allow interactions between live animals and members of the public to post a sign with the contact information for the local animal control authority; providing an administrative penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's and (2) authorizes any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an animal has been subject to an act of cruelty to report that act to a peace officer, an officer of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that is authorized to make arrests or an animal control officer. (NRS 574.053, 574.100) This bill requires the owner or operator of a commercial establishment engaged in the business of selling access to live animals to interact with members of the public to post a sign of a certain size at the location in the commercial establishment where payment is made: (1) notifying the public that if a person believes that an animal is in danger or has been subjected to an act of animal cruelty, the person may contact the local animal control authority; and (2) providing the telephone number for such authority. This bill also: (1) imposes an administrative penalty against an owner or operator of such a commercial establishment who fails to conspicuously post the sign; and …
Sponsors
- Venicia Considine (D, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 72.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.
- : In Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 21, 2025): 20 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 17, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB136?
- AB136 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to animals. (BDR 50-168).
- What does AB136 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to animals; requiring certain persons that allow interactions between live animals and members of the public to post a sign with the contact information for the local animal control authority; providing an administrative penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of AB136?
- Chaptered as of May 28, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 72. (May 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB136?
- Venicia Considine (D, 18).
- Where is the official record for AB136?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12055/Overview
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