Searchlight Animal Ordinances: Livestock Rules (2026)

Title 30 zoning determines where livestock can be kept in unincorporated Clark County. Standard residential zones R-1 and multi-family do NOT permit horses, cattle, goats, sheep, or pigs. Rural Estates (R-E) and Residential Urban (R-U) zones — common in unincorporated pockets of southern Enterprise, parts of the northwest valley, and areas outside the loop — allow livestock subject to minimum lot size (typically 0.5 to 1 acre for small stock, more for cattle or horses) and setbacks (usually 30 to 50 feet from dwellings on adjacent lots). Shade structures are mandatory because summer heat routinely exceeds 110 F and livestock deaths from heat stress are a documented animal cruelty pathway under NRS 574. Manure management must not create odor nuisance (Title 14) or discharge into storm drains under the county NPDES permit. Pigs are heavily restricted outside agricultural zones regardless of breed claims (potbellied versus commercial). Horses for boarding or commercial riding stables require a conditional use permit. State brand inspection under NRS 565 applies to cattle and horse movement. HOAs can still ban livestock even where zoning permits.