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Night driving in the open range areas of Nevada can be an extra challenge, since, besides the reduced visibility, cattle often head to the roads at night to soak up the heat retained by the asphalt. It may come as a surprise to drivers in Nevada that if you do happen to hit a cow or other domestic animal on open range, it may be your fault and you may be held financially responsible for the injury or death of the animal. As stated in N.R.S. 568.360, the owner of a domestic animal running on an open range has no duty to keep the animal off the highway! They only have a duty if they negligently allow an animal to enter a fenced right of way.
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: AlaskanDad
Harry is a Mormon.
Well maybe a Mormon-Taliban.
originally posted by: the owlbear
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: AlaskanDad
Harry is a Mormon.
Well maybe a Mormon-Taliban.
What does this have to do with the original posted topic?
the owner of a domestic animal running on an open range has no duty to keep the animal off the highway! They only have a duty if they negligently allow an animal to enter a fenced right of way.
originally posted by: Sremmos80
Hold on, it's the states fault that the cow was out there so the driver can't go after Bundy but he can go after the driver for hitting it?
Shouldn't he go after the state cause it is their fault the fence wasn't maintained which lead to the cow getting hit?
originally posted by: the owlbear
originally posted by: frayed1
Never had one of mine hit in the road, but I do know of others who have.....the owner of the livestock was always liable for damages and injury......At least that's here in Ga.......I do believe it varies from state to state, but from what I could find, most states, even the western ones with 'open range' consider the owner responsible, and have since the 1980's.
Surely there are some other cases that have set a 'precedent' ?
You just said there was precedent in your post. If that is how the courts ruled that is precedent. Never sell yourself short. Thank you.
Are the militias going to get called up again and set up sniper posts so Bessie the cow can cross the interstate highway when she feels like it?
Maybe some of them people who sang lovely songs when they had a job could come help out.
Rather than someone keep in his livestock on his own property or suffer the consequences of what happens when half ton animals turn into a bad driver's education example.