§ 18.30.010. Prohibition and exceptions.

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful and prohibited to injure, kill, capture, feed, or release and leave any animal on real property owned or leased by the County; to remove therefrom any animal for which the person is not the lawful owner or custodian; or to attempt any such activity. In unincorporated Clark County, such a violation shall be a misdemeanor, enforceable by any peace officer or an animal control officer. A person found to be in violation of this provision in any incorporated portion of the county shall be subject to trespass for failing to adhere to this prohibition, and may also be subject to prosecution for violation of any other controlling local, state or federal law.

2.

The forgoing shall not apply to any person lawfully hunting or fishing pursuant to a valid license or permit; a person employed or contracted by the county, its designee, or by other state, local or federal agency for such purpose; a person granted written permission, including by signage, from the county manager, director of parks and recreation, director of real property management, director of aviation, or their designees in consideration of the public and private benefits and detriments of such action; and any person conducting such activity out of necessity privileged as an affirmative defense for the protection of life and property.

3.

As used in this section, "animal," includes every living creature that is not a human being. Without limitation, the term includes every sort of mammal, fish, reptile, amphibian, bird, insect and other invertebrate, regardless of whether they are considered pests or vermin, but excludes plants, fungi and single celled creatures.

(Ord. No. 4355, § 14, 11-18-2015)