Las Vegas Dog Bite Attorney

Nevada has defined exactly what constitutes a dangerous or vicious dog. NRS 202.500 sets forth specifically what would be considered a dangerous animal and proscribes criminal penalties for owners who fail to control these types of animals. Under that statute, a dog shall be considered dangerous when it:
Attacks without provocation on two different events within 18 months.
Acts in such a way that a reasonable person would fear for their wellbeing – the dog must be off its owner’s premises or not within a cage.
A hound is legally considered “vicious” when it injures, maims, or kills a human being without any reasonable cause of provocation.
If a dog is already classified as vicious attacks again, the owner can be found guilty of a felony violation. However, a dog that attacks someone who attacks its owner’s, or its owner’s property nullifies this.