North Las Vegas, NV Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

060 prohibits any person owning or possessing an animal from permitting it to run at large or trespass on public or private property anywhere in the City. An animal running loose, or not restrained as the Animal Code requires, is impounded at the contracted animal shelter for a minimum of 72 hours. 080, including current licensing, rabies clearance, and microchipping. A sick or injured impounded animal can be euthanized at any time if a veterinarian judges that doing so prevents inhumane suffering. If no owner claims the animal within 72 hours, it becomes the property of the contracted shelter, and the owner is on the hook for any shelter charges beyond the hold period.

'Restrained' is defined elsewhere in the title as an animal secured by a leash, cable, cord, chain or similar device, or kept within its owner's property line by a fence, cage, or similar device, meaning a dog loose in an unfenced yard is not legally restrained. 070 caps outdoor tethering at no less than a 12-foot line and no more than 10 hours in 24.