State guide
Nevada
Nevada generally uses county or city animal control or animal protection agencies designated locally as the animal-control or rabies-control authority. Wildlife is handled separately by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, which directs residents to regional offices and licensed private rehabilitators rather than state-run rehab intake.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
- Who handles animal control locally
- Usually a county or city animal control, animal services, or animal protection office designated locally as the animal-control or rabies-control authority; some rural jurisdictions use sheriffs or sheriff-linked arrangements.
- State wildlife agency (nuisance and injured wildlife)
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Nuisance wildlife help
- Official page →
- Reporting an animal bite
- A report of animal rabies or an animal bite by a rabies-susceptible animal must be made within 24 hours to the health authority or the designated rabies control authority.
- State rabies contact
- Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Public Health Investigations and Epidemiology / local rabies control authorities
Official resources in Nevada
Nevada Department of Wildlife Living With Wildlife
State wildlife-help page for nuisance, injured, and orphaned wildlife, with NDOW regional contacts and rehab guidance.
Nevada Department of Wildlife Rehabilitation List 2026–2027
Official list of licensed Nevada wildlife rehabilitators.
Nevada DPBH Public Health Investigations and Epidemiology
State public-health page linking to rabies control contacts and reportable-disease resources.
Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 441A
Official Nevada regulations for communicable-disease reporting and rabies-control duties.
Key facts for Nevada
- Nevada law says an animal bite by a rabies-susceptible animal or animal rabies must be reported within 24 hours to the health authority or designated rabies control authority.
- Nevada law requires each health authority and rabies control authority to maintain an after-hours reporting system.
- NDOW says the department does not rehabilitate wildlife; licensed private rehabilitators assist with injured animals.
- NDOW says residents should contact a local wildlife rehabilitator or NDOW for sick or injured birds and other wildlife concerns.
- Las Vegas Animal Protection Services tells residents to call 702-229-6444, option 2, to report animal-related concerns.
- Henderson Animal Protection Services says it acts as the Rabies Control Authority for the City of Henderson.
Local animal control offices in Nevada
| Office | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Las Vegas Animal Protection Services Clark | Las Vegas | 702-229-6444, option 2 | Handles animal-related concerns within Las Vegas and enforces city animal ordinances. |
| City of Henderson Animal Protection Services Clark | Henderson | Not published* | Enforces animal-protection laws and states that it acts as the Rabies Control Authority for Henderson. |
| City of North Las Vegas Animal Protection Services Clark | North Las Vegas | Not published* | City animal-protection division responsible for enforcing city animal ordinances; official city page identifies the division and the state rabies-contact list gives the phone. |
| Washoe County Regional Animal Services Washoe | Reno | Not published* | County regional animal-services dispatch handles immediate assistance for bites, aggressive animals, pets in distress, and sick or injured animals. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- For a bite from a rabies-susceptible animal, report it quickly to the local health authority or rabies control authority for the jurisdiction where it happened.
- For injured wildlife, call NDOW or a licensed rehabilitator before moving the animal; NDOW says rehabbers may not take every species and are not in every city.
- Check the statewide rabies-control contact list to find the correct county or city office, because Nevada’s rabies-control responsibilities are highly local.
Not seeing your office or county?
Not every office publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Nevada's population center, for comparison only):
- Riverside County Department of Animal Services, California · about 239 miles
- City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, California · about 260 miles
- Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, California · about 268 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Nevada Department of Wildlife Living With Wildlife
Website →Phone: (775) 688-1506 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Nevada page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.