Nevada Code § 475.060

Operation of internal combustion engine without spark arrestor; penalty; exceptions
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1. Every person, firm, corporation or
association which uses or permits to be used any internal combustion engine
which is operated on hydrocarbon fuels on any grass, brush or forest-covered
land without providing, and maintaining in effective order, a spark arrestor
attached to the exhaust system is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. For the purposes of this section, a
spark arrestor is a device constructed of nonflammable material specifically
for the purpose of removing or retaining carbon and other flammable materials
over 0.023 inch in size from the exhaust flow of an internal combustion engine
that is operated on hydrocarbon fuels.
3. Motortrucks, truck tractors, buses and
passenger vehicles, except motorcycles, are not subject to the provisions of
this section if the exhaust system is equipped with an adequate and properly
maintained muffler in constant operation.

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