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NRS 319.530 - Pets must be allowed in housing acquired, constructed or rehabilitated with money from Account; limitations; service animals and service animals in training. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

NV Rev Stat § 319.530 (2019) (N/A)
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1. A tenant of housing acquired, constructed or rehabilitated with any money from the Account for Affordable Housing created by NRS 319.500 must be allowed to keep one or more pets within the residence of a tenant in accordance with any applicable laws and ordinances.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit the enforcement of policies relating to keeping a pet within a residence, including, without limitation:

(a) Compliance with noise and sanitation standards;

(b) Registration of the pet with the owner of the residential housing;

(c) Restraint of the pet in common areas of the residential housing;

(d) Timely removal of pet excrement;

(e) Vaccination requirements; and

(f) Enforcement of violations of the policy.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply to service animals or service animals in training.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Pet” means any domesticated bird, cat, dog or aquatic animal or other animal kept for pleasure and not commercial use.

(b) “Service animal” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.097.

(c) “Service animal in training” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.099.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 1219, effective January 1, 2020)

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