Las Vegas relies on Nevada Department of Wildlife guidance for urban coyote management, prohibiting feeding, encouraging hazing in residential areas, and authorizing lethal removal only for documented public-safety threats by NDOW.
Coyotes in Las Vegas neighborhoods are managed under Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) policy combined with LVMC Title 6 wildlife-feeding bans. Residents may not feed coyotes, intentionally or by leaving pet food, ripe fruit, or unsecured trash. Hazing - using noise, water, or thrown objects to scare coyotes off - is encouraged. Trapping or shooting coyotes inside city limits is prohibited under firearm-discharge ordinances; only NDOW or USDA Wildlife Services may remove confirmed public-safety threats. Owners should keep small pets leashed at dawn and dusk, especially near desert washes and the Red Rock-adjacent foothills.
Wildlife-feeding citations, code-enforcement fines, and state penalties for unlawful firearm discharge or unauthorized take of furbearers under NRS 503.
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