1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the board of county commissioners of each county may, by ordinance, require each person who wishes to engage in property management in an unincorporated area of the county to obtain a certificate issued by the board before engaging in property management.

2. If a board of county commissioners of a county adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) Each person who engages in property management must make application for a certificate to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the property to be managed is to be located. The application must be in a form and manner prescribed by the board of county commissioners.

(b) The board of county commissioners may:

(1) Establish and collect a fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate.

(2) Grant or deny applications for the issuance or renewal of a certificate.

(3) Impose conditions, limitations and restrictions upon a certificate.

(4) Establish any other requirements necessary to carry out the ordinance, including, without limitation, the imposition of a penalty for a violation of the ordinance.

(5) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations relating to the ordinance.

3. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section must not apply to:

(a) A person who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS; or

(b) A person engaging in property management of a property where gaming is conducted under a nonrestricted license for gaming issued pursuant to NRS 463.170.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2334)