{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-244.3677","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 244.3677","heading":"Ordinance regulating battery charged fences: Requirements; prohibitions.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a board of county commissioners shall enact ordinances regulating battery-charged fences.\n2. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section must, without limitation, require that a battery-charged fence:\n(a) Be located on property that:\n(1) Is not designated for residential use; or\n(2) Is designated for residential use and the property:\n(I) Is located in a rural zoning area; or\n(II) Is governed by the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive;\n(b) Use a battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current;\n(c) Have an energizer that meets the most current standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission;\n(d) Be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is at least 5 feet in height;\n(e) Not be higher than 10 feet in height or 2 feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall described in paragraph (d), whichever is greater; and\n(f) Be marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged fence at intervals of not more than 40 feet and that read: “WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE.”\n3. A board of county commissioners, in enacting an ordinance pursuant to this section, may not enact an ordinance that:\n(a) Requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence that is in addition to any permit that is required to install an alarm system;\n(b) Imposes any installation or operational requirement for a battery-charged fence that is inconsistent with the most current standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission; or\n(c) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence.\n4. As used in this section:\n(a) “Alarm system” means a device or system that transmits an audible, visual or electronic signal intended to summon or alert law enforcement. The term does not include a system which does not transmit a signal from outside of a building or residence and is intended to alert only occupants of a building or residence.\n(b) “Battery-charged fence” means a fence that interfaces with an alarm system in a manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon law enforcement in response to an intrusion and has an energizer that is driven by a battery.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 244 - COUNTIES: GOVERNMENT","HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-244.html#NRS244Sec3677","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"519f42501c44c38cc5a41c9f4b1c890a2e1afa57335637928683521b027ea501","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-244.3675","next":"us-nv/nrs-244.3679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}