Nevada Code § 202.185

Unlawful deposit of dead animal, dirt, garbage or rubbish on public highway
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1. As used in this section:
(a) Dead animals means all dead animals or
parts thereof, including condemned meats, not intended to be used as food.
(b) Dirt includes loose earth, ashes, manure
from barns, stables, corrals and pens, offal from butcher houses and
slaughterhouses, and all foul and filthy substances.
(c) Garbage includes solid or semisolid kitchen
refuse subject to decay or putrefaction, and market waste of animal and
vegetable matter which has been or was intended to be used as food for humans
or animals.
(d) Rubbish means old tin and iron cans and
containers, old wood and paper boxes, old metals, wire, rope, cordage, bottles,
bags and bagging, rubber and rubber tires, paper, and all used or castoff
articles or material, including old plaster, brick, cement, glass, and all old
building material.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to
throw or deposit or cause to be thrown or deposited on any public highway
within the State of Nevada, or within a distance of 1,000 feet from the center
of any public highway, any dead animal, dirt, garbage or rubbish as defined in
subsection 1.
3. Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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