574.490 - Duties upon determination that pet was sold with condition that requires immediate treatment. - Nevada Statutes

574.490  Duties upon determination that pet was sold with condition that requires immediate treatment.  If a person purchases a pet from a retailer or dealer and, within 10 days after the sale, a veterinarian determines that the pet has an illness, disease or other condition that is terminal or requires immediate hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention and that was in existence on the date of the sale, the retailer or dealer shall, at the option of the purchaser, either:

      1.  Refund the purchase price of the pet if the pet is returned or provide the purchaser with another pet of equal value; or

      2.  Reimburse the purchaser, in an amount not to exceed the purchase price of the pet, for expenses incurred by the purchaser in obtaining a diagnosis and treatment for the pet from a veterinarian chosen by the retailer or dealer.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2151)