Exotic pet laws in Nevada

NAC 503.110(1)(b)(1), (3)

the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (1)Alligators, crocodiles and gharials..... All species in the order Crocodilia

Every crocodilian is on the prohibited list, alligators named first. Permits for a prohibited species go only to accredited zoos and aquaria, colleges, universities and government agencies for research, other scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture, and nonprofits that exhibit wildlife solely for education or science, so there is no pet route.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(d)

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (d) Mammals: ... (10) Foxes................................................ All species in the genera Vulpes, Fennecus, Urocyon, Alopex, Lycalopex and Pseudalopex

The prohibited list names the genus Alopex, the arctic fox's old genus, as well as Vulpes, its current one, so it is barred on either taxonomy. Permits for prohibited species go only to accredited zoos, universities, scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture and nonprofit educational exhibitors. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(b)(6), (3)

the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (6)Coral snakes, cobras, kraits, mambas, Australian elapids and sea snakes...... All species in the family Elapidae

Nevada names cobras in the Elapidae entry of the prohibited list. Permits for a prohibited species go only to accredited zoos and aquaria, colleges, universities and government agencies for research, other scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture, and nonprofits that exhibit wildlife solely for education or science, so there is no pet route. The king cobra and the Asian Naja species are on CITES Appendix II, which governs import and export, not keeping.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(d)

All species in the genera Vulpes, Fennecus

Named twice over: the fennec fox is Vulpes zerda and the regulation also lists the older genus Fennecus.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(d)

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (d) Mammals: ... (11) Raccoon........................................... Procyon lotor

Named by binomial on the prohibited list, so importing, transporting or possessing one is barred, captive bred or not. Permits for prohibited species go only to accredited zoos, universities, scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture and nonprofit educational exhibitors. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(d)

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (d) Mammals: ... (10) Foxes................................................ All species in the genera Vulpes, Fennecus, Urocyon, Alopex, Lycalopex and Pseudalopex

The prohibited list takes every fox genus, including Vulpes, so the red fox is barred with the fennec fox. Permits for prohibited species go only to accredited zoos, universities, scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture and nonprofit educational exhibitors. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(b)(8)

(8) Snapping Turtles................ All species in the family Chelydridae

Named at family level on the prohibited list, so importation, transportation and possession are all unlawful and no subspecies argument helps. The only permits available under this section go to accredited zoos and aquariums, universities and government agencies for research, other scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture, and tax-exempt nonprofits exhibiting wildlife for education, none of which is a pet route. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(b)(1), (3)

the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (1)Alligators, crocodiles and gharials..... All species in the order Crocodilia

Every crocodilian is on the prohibited list, which reaches the caimans. Permits for a prohibited species go only to accredited zoos and aquaria, colleges, universities and government agencies for research, other scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture, and nonprofits that exhibit wildlife solely for education or science, so there is no pet route.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(d)

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (d) Mammals: ... (12) Skunk............................................... All species in the genera Spilogale, Mephitis and Conepatus

Every skunk genus is on the prohibited list. Permits for prohibited species go only to accredited zoos, universities, scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture and nonprofit educational exhibitors. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(d)(1), (3)

the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, is prohibited: ... (1)Deer, elk, wapiti, moose and caribou. All species in the family Cervidae

Every member of the deer family is on the prohibited list. Permits for a prohibited species go only to accredited zoos and aquaria, colleges, universities and government agencies for research, other scientific institutions, commercial aquaculture, and nonprofits that exhibit wildlife solely for education or science, so there is no pet route.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

No bear appears on the prohibited list or the no-permit list. The black bear is a Nevada game mammal, and whether the Department would consent to a private keeper holding one is not something the rule says; the wildlife facility licensing in NAC chapter 504 was not read. An animal on neither Nevada list is not unregulated: NRS 503.597 requires the Department's written consent to bring any wildlife into the state, and NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

No otter or mustelid is on the prohibited list, and the only mustelids on the no-permit list are the European ferret and domesticated mink. CITES Appendix I since 2019 governs international trade separately. An animal on neither Nevada list is not unregulated: NRS 503.597 requires the Department's written consent to bring any wildlife into the state, and NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The no-permit list clears "All felines, except mountain lions and bobcats", so the bobcat is expressly carved out of the clearance, and it is not on the prohibited list either. That leaves it under the Department's written consent. It is also a Nevada fur-bearing mammal under NAC 503.025. An animal on neither Nevada list is not unregulated: NRS 503.597 requires the Department's written consent to bring any wildlife into the state, and NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1)

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

Resolved from unclear. The previous entry noted this animal is on neither Nevada list and that no default could be found for unlisted species. The default is NRS 503.597, which makes it unlawful to bring any wildlife into the state without the written consent and approval of the Department. NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that requirement, so being absent from it leaves the requirement in place rather than leaving the animal unregulated. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The no-permit list clears "All felines, except mountain lions and bobcats", so the mountain lion is written out of the exemption, and it is a Nevada game mammal under NAC 503.020. It is not on the prohibited list either, so it needs the Department's written consent under NRS 503.597. Whether the Department would consent for a private keeper is not something the rule says; the wildlife facility licensing in NAC chapter 504 was not read. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, so check the municipality as well. Federally, the Big Cat Public Safety Act of 2022 (16 U.S.C. § 3372(e)) bars any person outside a licensed exhibitor, sanctuary or state institution from breeding or possessing a cougar unless the animal was born before December 20, 2022, and registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within 180 days, so no new pet is lawful anywhere in the country whatever the state rule says. The Florida panther subspecies is also endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1)

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The degu is on neither Nevada list. That is not the same as being unregulated, which is the point earlier research could not settle: NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful to bring any wildlife into the state without the written consent and approval of the Department, and NAC 503.140 is the Commission's list of exemptions from exactly that. An animal off both lists therefore needs Department approval. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The eastern gray squirrel is not a Nevada native, and it is on neither the prohibited list nor the no-permit list; the only gray squirrel Nevada names is its own western gray squirrel, a protected mammal. An animal on neither list needs the Department's written consent to be brought into the state under NRS 503.597. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, so check the municipality as well.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1)

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The flying squirrel is on neither Nevada list. That is not the same as being unregulated, which is the point earlier research could not settle: NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful to bring any wildlife into the state without the written consent and approval of the Department, and NAC 503.140 is the Commission's list of exemptions from exactly that. An animal off both lists therefore needs Department approval. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The kinkajou is on neither the prohibited list nor the no-permit list. An animal on neither Nevada list is not unregulated: NRS 503.597 requires the Department's written consent to bring any wildlife into the state, and NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1)

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

Resolved from unclear. The previous entry noted this animal is on neither Nevada list and that no default could be found for unlisted species. The default is NRS 503.597, which makes it unlawful to bring any wildlife into the state without the written consent and approval of the Department. NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that requirement, so being absent from it leaves the requirement in place rather than leaving the animal unregulated. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

No sloth is on the prohibited list or the no-permit list, so a sloth needs the Department's written consent to be brought into the state under NRS 503.597, the same answer the capybara gets. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, so check the municipality as well.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NRS 503.597(1); NAC 503.110, 503.140

it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other...any aquatic life or wildlife

The coati is on neither the prohibited list nor the no-permit list; the only procyonid Nevada prohibits is the raccoon. An animal on neither Nevada list is not unregulated: NRS 503.597 requires the Department's written consent to bring any wildlife into the state, and NAC 503.140 is the list of exemptions from that. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: The default nobody had pinned down. NRS 503.597 makes it unlawful without the written consent and approval of the Department for any person to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into the state any aquatic life or wildlife, so an animal that is neither prohibited by NAC 503.110 nor cleared by NAC 503.140 needs Department approval rather than being unregulated. NRS 501.097 defines wildlife as any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, which leaves insects and arachnids outside the Department's authority entirely.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(b)(7); 503.080(3); 503.093

(7)Pit vipers and true vipers, except species indigenous to this State..... All species in the family Viperidae, except species indigenous to this State

Nevada splits the genus by origin. Every viper from outside the state is prohibited, with permits only for zoos, research and nonprofit educational exhibitors. Nevada's own rattlesnakes are carved out of that entry, and under NAC 503.080(3) any reptile not classified as protected, sensitive, threatened or endangered is unprotected, so a native rattlesnake needs no license to keep. The answer turns on the species. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, so check the municipality as well.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.080(1)(b), with NAC 503.140(1)(aa)

(b) Snake Rosy Boa.................................. Lichanura orcutti

The condition is which rosy boa, and it turns on a species split most keepers have never heard of. Nevada classifies Lichanura orcutti, the northern three-lined rosy boa, as protected, and NAC 503.093 bars possessing protected wildlife without a license or permit from the Department. Lichanura trivirgata, the Mexican rosy boa that the pet trade mostly sells, was separated from orcutti and is not indigenous to Nevada, which puts it inside the clearance for nonvenomous nonindigenous reptiles at NAC 503.140(1)(aa). So the same common name lands on either side of the line depending on the animal's actual identity and provenance. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Nevada Legislature's administrative code chapter defining unprotected reptiles as any species not classified protected, sensitive, threatened, or endangered.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.140(1)(r), (5)(b)

(r) Wolves that are lawfully acquired and bred in captivity; ... (b) "Wolves" includes any wolf or hybrid of a wolf. As used in this paragraph, "hybrid" means any canid hybrid resulting from the mating of a wolf and a dog.

Nevada puts the wolfdog on its no-permit list in terms, defining wolves to include "any canid hybrid resulting from the mating of a wolf and a dog". The condition is that the animal was lawfully acquired and bred in captivity. No generation or percentage matters. NAC 503.140(4) preserves county and city ordinances, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Nevada's clearance list, and the section that decides most pet questions here. Forty-five entries that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without any Department permit. Three of them do enormous work: all felines except mountain lions and bobcats, all nonvenomous nonindigenous reptile species and subspecies, and all nonindigenous amphibians except bullfrogs. Subsection 4 preserves county and city ordinances, which matters because Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.

NAC 503.110(1)(d)(5)

(5) Wild European Rabbit....................... Oryctolagus cuniculus

The two columns of this row disagree with each other. The scientific classification names Oryctolagus cuniculus, which is the species every domestic rabbit belongs to, while the common name column says Wild European Rabbit. Nothing in the section says whether domesticated races are carved out, and unlike the chinchilla, mink, rat, mouse, turkey and duck entries elsewhere in these rules, no domesticated races wording appears here. Pet rabbits are plainly sold in Nevada and the definition of wildlife at NRS 501.097 reaches animals found naturally in a wild state, which a domesticated breed arguably is not. Rendered gray rather than guessed, because the text arguably reaches the animal and clearly was aimed at the wild form. Nevada leaves county and city ordinances untouched, and Clark County, Las Vegas and Henderson are all stricter than the state, so check the municipality before the state.

Cities and counties here can prohibit what state law permits, so check your local ordinance too.

How this rule works: Two lists: 503.110 prohibits, 503.140 names species that may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit. Nevada counties and cities are frequently stricter than the state, notably Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas.

Checked against the published text on October 1, 2026.