Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 581.295 Licensing fees: Amount; fee not refundable; late payment. (NRS 581.050, 581.065, 581.067, 581.075) 1. The fee for the annual licensing of a device is: (a) For scale devices: 500 pounds and under tested with a Class F, Echelon III weight kit................ $27 500 pou…

NAC 581.296 Movement of device: Notice; inspection; waiver of inspection. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) 1. A person to whom a license is issued to use a weighing or measuring device as commercial weighing and measuring equipment or as cannabis weighing and measuring equipment pursuant t…

NAC 581.2965 Transferring ownership or operation of device: Notice; reissuance of license or new license required. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) 1. A person to whom a license is issued to use a weighing or measuring device as commercial weighing and measuring equipment or as cannabis we…

NAC 581.300 Definitions. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) As used in NAC 581.300 to 581.400, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 581.310 and 581.320 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by St. Sealer of Weights…

NAC 581.310 “Service agency” defined. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) “Service agency” means: 1. A partnership, corporation, limited-liability company or sole proprietorship that employs persons who make repairs or adjustments, for hire, to weighing or measuring devices; and 2. Each branc…

NAC 581.320 “Serviceperson” defined. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) “Serviceperson” means a person who makes any repair or adjustment, for hire, to a weighing or measuring device. (Added to NAC by St. Sealer of Weights & Measures by R126-97, eff. 6-23-98)

NAC 581.330 Requirements for certificate of registration. (NRS 581.050, 581.067, 581.103) An applicant for a certificate of registration as a serviceperson or a service agency must provide to the State Sealer of Measurement Standards proof that: 1. The applicant has read and unde…

NAC 581.340 Fees for issuance or renewal of certificate of registration; late fee. (NRS 581.050, 581.067, 581.075) 1. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration as a service agency is $100. 2. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of regis…

NAC 581.350 Schedule for certification of standards. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) The standards used by a service agency or serviceperson to repair or adjust a weighing or measuring device must be certified by a laboratory that has been qualified by the National Institute of Standards …

NAC 581.360 Repair or adjustment of device: Removal of tag; attachment of security seal; use of device; waiver of inspection. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) 1. After a serviceperson repairs or adjusts a weighing or measuring device that has been tagged by the State Sealer of Measurement …

NAC 581.370 Duties of repairer. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) A person who installs or makes a repair or adjustment to commercial weighing or measuring equipment or cannabis weighing and measuring equipment used as commercial weighing or measuring equipment shall, within 5 days after in…

NAC 581.390 Certificate of registration not deemed certification of quality or accuracy of services. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) The issuance of a certificate of registration to a service agency or serviceperson shall not be deemed to be a certification by the State Sealer of Measurem…

NAC 581.400 Suspension or revocation of certificate of registration. (NRS 581.050, 581.067) If, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS, the State Sealer of Measurement Standards determines that a service agency or…

NAC 582.010 Definitions. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commodity” means anything that may be weighed in a commercial transaction. 2. “Conveyance” means the vehicle, truck, railroad car, wagon, container or anything in w…

NAC 582.020 Requirements for bond. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) Requirements for a bond of a public weighmaster are as follows: 1. The bond must be a faithful performance bond in the amount of $1,000 and must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in this State. 2. The b…

NAC 582.023 License as public weighmaster: Period of validity. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) A license as a public weighmaster issued pursuant to NRS 582.040 is valid from January 1 or the date on which it is issued, whichever is later, until the next following December 31. (Added to NA…

NAC 582.025 License as public weighmaster: Fee for issuance or renewal; late fee. (NRS 561.105, 582.021, 582.025, 582.040) 1. The fee for: (a) The issuance of a license as a public weighmaster pursuant to NRS 582.040 is $120. (b) The annual renewal of a license as a public weighm…

NAC 582.030 License as public weighmaster: Display. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) All licenses while in force must be kept conspicuously displayed where the weighing is performed by the party or parties to whom they have been issued. [Dep’t of Agriculture, part No. 82.02, eff. 7-20-71]

NAC 582.035 Employment or designation of person to act as deputy public weighmaster; issuance of public weighmaster certificate based on information recorded by deputy. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) 1. Any public weighmaster employing or designating any person to act for him or her as a…

NAC 582.040 Determination of weight recorded on public weighmaster certificate. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) All weights recorded on a public weighmaster certificate by a public weighmaster or his or her deputy public weighmaster must be determined by weighing on the scale operated by …

NAC 582.050 Tare weights. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) 1. A vehicle or other conveyance must be weighed by a public weighmaster or his or her deputy public weighmaster for each tare weight certification recorded except as otherwise provided in subsection 2. 2. A single tare weight per …

NAC 582.060 Public weighmaster certificates: Form; contents. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) 1. The form of a public weighmaster certificate must be submitted by a public weighmaster to the State Sealer of Measurement Standards for approval before the printing of a supply of certificates.…

NAC 582.070 Public weighmaster certificates: Drivers’ and loaders’ counts; voided certificates; retention of copies. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) 1. When a weighmaster records the number of units on a public weighmaster certificate and has not actually determined or counted the units, …

NAC 582.300 Violations: Notice of warning; civil penalties. (NRS 582.021, 582.025) Violations of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 582 of NRS are subject to the following: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for a first violation, the Division will impose a c…

NAC 583.010 Definitions and labeling of meat and meat products. (NRS 439.200) Definitions, labeling and the composition of meat and products not otherwise defined must be as described in the Regulations Governing Meat Inspection of the Department of Agriculture, 9 C.F.R. Part 319…

NAC 583.020 Stamps. (NRS 439.200) 1. Each approved slaughter or processing establishment must be issued a number for use on a stamp. Sufficient stamps bearing this number and the name of the plant must be provided. 2. Stamps must be affixed only by an authorized inspector. Stamps…

NAC 583.030 Form of stamps. (NRS 439.200) The approved stamp authorized by NAC 583.020 must be the stamp of the Meat Inspection Division of the Department of Agriculture indicating that the meat or meat product has been processed, inspected and is in full compliance with Regulati…

NAC 583.040 Game and uninspected products. (NRS 439.200) Game and similar uninspected products are not to be stored before processing or processed with inspected meat products. These products must be cleaned, prepared for processing and stored in a plant. These products must be h…

NAC 583.050 Adulterated meat or meat food products. (NRS 439.200) The term “adulterated” applies to any carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product which: 1. Bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health. If the substance is…

NAC 583.060 Sale and display of shellfish. (NRS 439.200) 1. Shellfish must be sold and displayed only in its original container. 2. Shellfish for sale, shipment or distribution in Nevada must be certified and have on the container the assigned number authorized by the United Stat…

NAC 583.070 Poultry, rabbits, pheasants and similar products. (NRS 439.200) 1. Poultry for sale, shipment or distribution in Nevada must be from establishments approved and in compliance with the Poultry Products Inspection Act of the Department of Agriculture, and the regulation…

NAC 583.080 Definitions. (NRS 583.130) As used in NAC 583.080 to 583.201, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NAC 583.090 to 583.131, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. [St. Quarantine Officer, part No. 83.09, eff. …

NAC 583.090 General terms defined. (NRS 583.130) 1. “Brand” means any term, design or trademark used on any container or lot to identify the producer, dealer, retailer or agent by or for whom the eggs were packed. 2. “Case” means a container holding 30 dozen shell eggs. 3. “Leake…

NAC 583.100 Terms descriptive of the shell defined. (NRS 583.130) A shell egg is: 1. “Abnormal” if it is somewhat unusual or decidedly misshapen, lacks soundness or strength, or shows pronounced ridges or thin spots. 2. “Clean” if it is free from foreign material and from stains …

NAC 583.111 Terms descriptive of the air cell defined. (NRS 583.130) 1. “Bubbly air cell” means a ruptured air cell resulting in one or more small separate air bubbles usually floating beneath the main air cell. 2. “Depth of air cell” refers to the air space between shell membran…

NAC 583.121 Terms descriptive of the white defined. (NRS 583.130) The white of an egg is: 1. A “bloody white” if blood is diffused through the white. 2. “Clear” if it is free from discolorations or from any foreign bodies floating in it. (Prominent chalazas must not be confused w…

NAC 583.131 Terms descriptive of the yolk defined. (NRS 583.130) 1. “Blood due to germ development” means blood caused by the development of a germ in a fertile egg to the point where the blood is visible as definite lines or as a blood ring. 2. “Clearly visible germ development”…

NAC 583.141 Standards of quality for shell eggs of domesticated chickens. (NRS 583.130) Shell eggs of domesticated chickens, except eggs which have been removed from incubation after partial development, must be classified according to the following standards of quality: 1. AA qu…

NAC 583.151 Consumer grades for shell eggs. (NRS 583.130) 1. A grade AA quality lot at destination consists of eggs at least 72 percent of which are AA quality, 10 percent or more of the remaining are A quality and 18 percent or less are B quality. The percentage of B quality mus…

NAC 583.161 Standards for size and weight classification of shell eggs. (NRS 583.130) NEVADA STANDARDS FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION OF SHELL EGGS AT THEIR DESTINATION Minimum Net Minimum Net Minimum Net Weight Weight Per Weight Per Per Dozen 30 Dozen Individual Egg Class (O…

NAC 583.171 Summary of grades for shell eggs. (NRS 583.130) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the grades of shell eggs must be determined at destination in accordance with the following schedule: Grade of Required Quality Tolerance Permitted Lot Percent Quality AA …

NAC 583.201 Official samples. (NRS 583.130) 1. As used in this section, “official sample” means a sample drawn by an authorized person to determine the official grade of a lot for size and quality. 2. A sample of equal portions must be taken from evenly distributed parts of a lot…

NAC 583.211 Definitions. As used in NAC 583.211 to 583.530, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 583.221 to 583.340, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 583.221 “Capable of use as human food” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Capable of use as human food” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.272. [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I subsec. h, eff. 11-4-70; renumbered as § A subsec. 8, 3-5-71]

NAC 583.231 “Color additive” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Color additive” means a material which: 1. Is a dye, pigment or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar article, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final change of id…

NAC 583.240 “Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act” means the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (52 Stat. 1040, as amended, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.). [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I subsec. o, eff. 11-…

NAC 583.250 “Federal Meat Inspection Act” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Federal Meat Inspection Act” means the Federal Meat Inspection Act (34 Stat. 1260, as amended, 21 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.). [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I subsec. n, eff. 11-4-70; renumbered as § A …