{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-533.504","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 533.504","heading":"Temporary permit regarding appropriation to water livestock: Application; approval; duration.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.495 and 533.503, a person may apply for a temporary permit to appropriate groundwater to water livestock if the point of diversion is located within a county under a declaration of drought, or within a county contiguous to a county under such a declaration, by the:\n(a) Governor;\n(b) United States Secretary of Agriculture; or\n(c) President of the United States.\n2. In addition to the information required by NRS 533.335 and 533.340, an applicant for a temporary permit to appropriate groundwater pursuant to this section shall submit to the State Engineer:\n(a) An affidavit stating that, if the temporary permit is for a well, the holder of the temporary permit will plug and seal the well pursuant to chapter 534 of NRS upon the expiration of the temporary permit; and\n(b) Any other information required by the State Engineer to determine the necessity of the temporary appropriation.\n3. The State Engineer shall approve an application for a temporary permit to appropriate groundwater pursuant to this section if:\n(a) The application is accompanied by the fee prescribed by this chapter;\n(b) The temporary appropriation is in the public interest; and\n(c) The temporary appropriation does not impair water rights held by other persons.\n4. A temporary permit to appropriate groundwater issued pursuant to this section must not exceed 1 year in duration.","path":["TITLE 48 — WATER","CHAPTER 533 - ADJUDICATION OF VESTED WATER RIGHTS; APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC WATERS","USE OF WATER FOR WATERING LIVESTOCK"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-533.html#NRS533Sec504","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"ba7b691b477c60ffb7ba3c7536b0f0848b9bb382162204356a8751573f6073d9","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-533.503","next":"us-nv/nrs-533.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}