1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a board of county commissioners shall enact ordinances regulating battery-charged fences.

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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.