Section 244.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Ordinances regulating battery-charged fences]1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a board of county commissioners shall enact ordinances regulating battery-charged fences.2. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section must, without limitation, require that a battery-charged fence: (a) Be located on property that: (1) Is not designated for residential use; or(2) Is designated for residential use and the property:(I) Is located in a rural zoning area; or(II) Is governed by the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive;(b) Use a battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current;(c) Have an energizer that meets the most current standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission;(d) Be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is at least 5 feet in height;(e) Not be higher than 10 feet in height or 2 feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall described in paragraph (d), whichever is greater; and(f) Be marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged fence at intervals of not more than 40 feet and that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE."3. A board of county commissioners, in enacting an ordinance pursuant to this section, may not enact an ordinance that: (a) Requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence that is in addition to any permit that is required to install an alarm system;(b) Imposes any installation or operational requirement for a battery-charged fence that is inconsistent with the most current standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission; or(c) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence.4. As used in this section: (a) "Alarm system" means a device or system that transmits an audible, visual or electronic signal intended to summon or alert law enforcement. The term does not include a system which does not transmit a signal from outside of a building or residence and is intended to alert only occupants of a building or residence.(b) "Battery-charged fence" means a fence that interfaces with an alarm system in a manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon law enforcement in response to an intrusion and has an energizer that is driven by a battery.Added by 2023, Ch. 212,§1, eff. 7/1/2023.