Nevada Rancher Standoff

[Dadtodabone]

But are you libel if you allow your cattle to graze on a highway, and someone is injured?

Mr. Bundy is only liable if the right of way was fenced and he was negligent in the control of his stock.

NRS 568.360. Duties of owners of domestic animals with respect to domestic animals upon the highway
1. No person, firm or corporation owning, controlling or in possession of any domestic animal running on open range has the duty to keep the animal off any highway traversing or located on the open range, and no such person, firm or corporation is liable for damages to any property or for injury to any person caused by any collision between a motor vehicle and the animal occurring on such a highway.

2. Any person, firm or corporation negligently allowing a domestic animal to enter within a fenced right of way of a highway is liable for damages caused by a collision between a motor vehicle and the animal occurring on the highway.

Most of Nevada, unlike Texas, is still open range.

[philip964]

But are you libel if you allow your cattle to graze on a highway, and someone is injured?

Mr. Bundy is only liable if the right of way was fenced and he was negligent in the control of his stock.

NRS 568.360. Duties of owners of domestic animals with respect to domestic animals upon the highway
1. No person, firm or corporation owning, controlling or in possession of any domestic animal running on open range has the duty to keep the animal off any highway traversing or located on the open range, and no such person, firm or corporation is liable for damages to any property or for injury to any person caused by any collision between a motor vehicle and the animal occurring on such a highway.

2. Any person, firm or corporation negligently allowing a domestic animal to enter within a fenced right of way of a highway is liable for damages caused by a collision between a motor vehicle and the animal occurring on the highway.

Most of Nevada, unlike Texas, is still open range.

Sounds like Mr. Bundy is not liable and the entire article is propaganda. It certainly looked that way, but I wasn't sure about the free range cattle. Thank you for your reply.