Chapter 408 – Highway, Roads and Transportation Facilities
Synopsis: This is the set of rules adopted by the Nevada Department of Transportation relating to the public use of its highway rest areas, including time limits.
NAC 408.595 Occupancy. (NRS 408.215, 408.275) Parking, camping or occupancy in a roadside park or safety rest area is limited to 18 hours in any 2-week period.[Dep’t of Transportation, Roadside Parks and Safety Areas Reg. No. 1, eff. 5-7-80]NAC 408.600 Control of animals. (NRS 408.215, 408.275) When not confined in a vehicle, all animals in a roadside park or safety rest area must be on a leash, halter or other appropriate restraining device and confined to an area designated for animals.[Dep’t of Transportation, Roadside Parks and Safety Areas Reg. No. 8, eff. 5-7-80]NAC 408.605 Fires. (NRS 408.215, 408.275) No fire is permitted in a roadside park or safety rest area outside fireplaces or grills in designated areas. Fires must be extinguished after use.[Dep’t of Transportation, Roadside Parks and Safety Areas Reg. No. 3, eff. 5-7-80]NAC 408.610 Disposal of waste. (NRS 408.215, 408.275)1. Littering is not permitted in a roadside park or safety rest area. Trash or garbage must be deposited in containers provided by the Department of Transportation. The disposal of waste in these containers is restricted to trash and garbage which is accumulated by persons while the persons are traveling in vehicles or bicycling. The disposal of garbage or trash from other sources is prohibited. 2. No wastewater may be disposed of in any portion of a roadside park or safety rest area except in an area designated for such a disposal. 3. A sewer hose must be used when dumping any holding tank. 4. Commercial vehicles must not dump waste in disposal areas. [Dep’t of Transportation, Roadside Parks and Safety Areas Reg. No. 7, eff. 5-7-80]—(NAC A by R135-98, 10-3-2000)NAC 408.615 Prohibited acts. (NRS 408.215, 408.275) The following acts are prohibited in a roadside park or safety rest area:1. The parking of commercial vehicles for commercial reasons, such as unloading or changing cargo. Vehicles may be parked only in areas designated for parking. 2. Exhibiting or using any firearm or other weapon. 3. Loitering within or around any toilet facility. 4. Drunkenness. 5. Any use of the electricity in a restroom to operate an appliance which is used in a home. 6. Except in the case of emergency repairs to a towing vehicle, the detaching of a trailer from the towing vehicle. [Dep’t of Transportation, Roadside Parks and Safety Areas Reg. Nos. 2, 4-6, 9 & 10, eff. 5-7-80]
