Nevada Code § 574.420

Food and water
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An
operator shall ensure that:
1. Potable water is offered to each dog or
cat at least twice daily for not less than 1 hour on each occasion, unless
potable water is accessible to the dog or cat at all times or except as
otherwise required to provide adequate care.
2. Each dog or cat is fed at least once
each day, except as otherwise required to provide adequate care.
3. The food provided to a dog or cat is
wholesome, palatable, free from contamination, and of sufficient quality and
nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the dog or cat, based
upon its condition and size.
4. Supplies of perishable food are
adequately refrigerated.
5. Containers of food are:
(a) Durable, except that disposable receptacles
may be used if they are discarded after each feeding; and
(b) Located so as to be accessible to the dogs or
cats while reducing to a minimum any contamination from excreta.
6. Containers of food and water are kept
clean. Self-feeders must not be used for the feeding of dry food unless they
are cleaned regularly to prevent molding, deterioration and the caking of food.

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