“Dangerous wild animal” means any of the following live animals held in captivity:
- 1. All elephants from the genera Elephas and Loxodonta.
- 2. All species of aardwolves and hyenas.
- 3. All species of primates, except humans.
4. The following species from the family Canidae:
- (a) Gray wolves (Canis lupus).
- (b) Red wolves (Canis rufus) that have been bred in captivity.
5. The following species from the family Felidae:
- (a) Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), including hybrids thereof.
- (b) Clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa and Neofelis diardi), including hybrids thereof.
- (c) Jaguars (Panthera onca), including hybrids thereof.
- (d) Leopards (Panthera pardus), including hybrids thereof.
- (e) Lions (Panthera leo), including hybrids thereof.
- (f) Mountain lions (Puma concolor) that have been bred in captivity, including hybrids thereof.
- (g) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia), including hybrids thereof.
- (h) Tigers (Panthera tigris), including hybrids thereof.
6. The following species from the family Ursidae:
- (a) American black bears (Ursus americanus) that have been bred in captivity.
- (b) Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus).
- (c) Brown bears (Ursus arctos).
- (d) Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca).
- (e) Polar bears (Ursus maritimus).
- (f) Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus).
- (g) Spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus), including hybrids thereof.
- (h) Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus).
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1733)