North Las Vegas, NV Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

080 makes it unlawful for any owner or person to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly own, possess, confine, or harbor animals in a quantity such that the person fails to provide each animal adequate care to sustain it in a state of good health. The section is explicit that the raw number of animals isn't determinative of guilt by itself, it's only a factor the court can weigh alongside the actual condition of the animals, and that an owner's affection for the animals or humanitarian motive is not a defense.

090: a first conviction is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail (part of which may be suspended), plus a possible court-ordered psychiatric or psychological evaluation and counseling at the defendant's expense, and the court can bar the person from owning animals, or cap how many they may own, for up to two years of probation, with quarterly home inspections by Animal Protection Services, police, or code enforcement. A second conviction raises the fine ceiling to $1,000 and adds a mandatory minimum of 10 days in jail (up to six months, partially suspendable), on top of the same evaluation, counseling, and probationary animal-ownership restrictions, plus a duty to notify Animal Protection Services of any address or phone change within 10 days even after leaving the City.