Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 583.290 “Meat food product” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Meat food product” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.345. [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I part subsec. q, eff. 11-4-70; renumbered as § A subsec. 7, 3-5-71]

NAC 583.300 “Officer” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Officer” means the State Health Officer. [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I subsec. a, eff. 11-4-70; renumbered as § A subsec. 1, 3-5-71]

NAC 583.310 “Official inspection mark” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Official inspection mark” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.385. [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I subsec. r, eff. 11-4-70; renumbered as § A subsec. 18, 3-5-71]

NAC 583.320 “Pesticide chemical” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Pesticide chemical” means any substance which, alone, in chemical combination or in formulation with one or more other substances, is an “economic poison” within the meaning of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodent…

NAC 583.330 “Prepared” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Prepared” means slaughtered, canned, salted, rendered, boned, cut up or otherwise manufactured or processed. [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspection Reg. Art. II § I subsec. i, eff. 11-4-70; renumbered as § A subsec. 9, 3-5-71]

NAC 583.340 “Raw agricultural commodity” defined. (NRS 583.535) “Raw agricultural commodity” means any food in its raw or natural state, including all fruits that are washed, colored or otherwise treated in their unpeeled natural form before marketing. [Bd. of Health, Meat Inspec…

NAC 583.350 Scope. (NRS 583.535) The provisions of NAC 583.211 to 583.530, inclusive, provide for: 1. The mandatory inspection of the slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats and equines, and the preparation of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat food products of the ani…

NAC 583.360 Authority of Officer. (NRS 583.535) The Officer may: 1. Gather and compile information concerning and investigate the organization, business, conduct, practices and management of any person engaged in intrastate commerce, and the relation of those persons to other per…

NAC 583.370 Inspection service. (NRS 583.535) The Board of Health may employ or approve employment of veterinary inspectors, lay inspectors or contract with private veterinarians or lay inspectors skilled or trained in the inspection of meat and animals to supervise sanitation an…

NAC 583.380 Appointment and duties of inspectors. (NRS 583.535) 1. The Officer shall appoint inspectors to make examinations and inspections of all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, of all carcasses and parts thereof, of all meat and meat food products…

NAC 583.390 Access to establishments; destruction of condemned products. (NRS 583.535) 1. For any examination and inspection, the inspectors must have access at all times, whether or not the establishment is operating, to every part of the establishment. 2. The inspectors shall m…

NAC 583.400 Antemortem examination. (NRS 583.535) 1. An antemortem examination must be made of all cattle, sheep, swine, goats or other meat food animals before slaughter. This examination must be on the day of slaughter, in pens on the premises. 2. Horses, mules or burros must n…

NAC 583.410 Postmortem inspections. (NRS 583.535) 1. The Officer shall appoint inspectors to make a postmortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts of all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, capable of use as human food, to be prepared a…

NAC 583.420 Nighttime inspections. (NRS 583.535) The Officer must order an examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and the food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared in establishments for the purpose of intrastate comme…

NAC 583.430 Sanitation inspections. (NRS 583.535) 1. The Officer shall order inspections made, by experts in sanitation or by other competent inspectors, of all slaughtering, meat canning, salting, packing, rendering or similar establishments in which cattle, sheep, swine, goats,…

NAC 583.440 Labeling and marking. (NRS 583.535) 1. When any meat or meat food product prepared for intrastate commerce has been inspected and marked “Nevada Inspected and Passed” and is placed or packed in any can, pot, tin, canvas or other receptacle or covering in any establish…

NAC 583.450 Reinspection before entry into official establishment. (NRS 583.535) 1. The provisions of NAC 583.380 to 583.460, inclusive, apply to all carcasses or parts of carcasses of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, or the meat or meat products ther…

NAC 583.460 Labels: Prohibited acts. (NRS 583.535) 1. No brand manufacturer, printer or other person may cast, print, lithograph or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or imitation, or any label bearing any mark or imitation or any form of official certificate …

NAC 583.470 Withdrawal of inspection services. (NRS 583.535) 1. The Officer may, for such period as the Officer deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of NAC 583.211 to 538.530, inclusive, refuse to provide or withdraw inspection services for any establishment if he or she de…

NAC 583.480 Bribes. (NRS 583.535) 1. Any person, or any agent or employee of any person, who gives, pays or offers, directly or indirectly, to any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or any other officer or employee of this State authorized to perform any of the duties …

NAC 583.490 Seizure and condemnation. (NRS 583.535) 1. Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or any dead, dying, disabled or diseased cattle, sheep, swine, goat or equine, that is being transporte…

NAC 583.500 Federal Meat Inspection Act. (NRS 583.535) The requirements of NAC 583.211 to 583.530, inclusive, apply to persons, animals and articles regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act only to the extent provided for in Section 408 of the Federal Act. [Bd. of Health, …

NAC 583.510 Federal assistance. (NRS 583.535) 1. The Officer will cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture under the provisions of Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act in developing and administering the program for inspecting meat in this State to assure that not la…

NAC 583.520 Adoption of federal regulations. (NRS 583.535) The cooperative agreement between the Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Consumer and Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture contemplates that the status of slaughter and pr…

NAC 583.530 Exemptions. (NRS 583.515, 583.535) 1. The provisions requiring the inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at establishments conducting the operations do not apply to: (a) The slaughtering…

NAC 583.532 Definitions. (NRS 439.200) As used in NAC 583.532 to 583.590, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 583.534 to 583.542, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R0…

NAC 583.534 “Certificate” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Certificate” means the certificate of authority to affix a stamp to containers of shellfish that is issued by the Health Division and authorizes a person to operate as a wholesaler. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. …

NAC 583.536 “Facility” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Facility” means a facility where shellfish are received, processed, repacked, shucked or distributed. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. 9-27-99)

NAC 583.538 “Health Division” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Health Division” means the Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. 9-27-99)

NAC 583.539 “Model ordinance” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Model ordinance” means the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance adopted by reference by the Health Division pursuant to NAC 583.546. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. 9-27-99)

NAC 583.540 “Shellfish” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Shellfish” has the meaning ascribed to it in the model ordinance. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-27-84; A by R056-99, 9-27-99)

NAC 583.542 “Wholesaler” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Wholesaler” means a dealer, depuration processor, repacker, reshipper, shellstock shipper or shucker-packer, as those terms are defined in the model ordinance. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. 9-27-99)

NAC 583.546 Adoption by reference of Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance. (NRS 439.200) 1. The State Board of Health hereby adopts by reference the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance set forth in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shel…

NAC 583.548 Certificate required to operate as wholesaler. (NRS 439.200) A person shall not operate as a wholesaler unless the person has been issued a certificate by the Health Division. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. 9-27-99)

NAC 583.550 Certificate: Application; issuance; renewal; fees. (NRS 439.150, 439.200) 1. To apply for a certificate, a person must submit to the Health Division: (a) A completed application on a form provided by the Health Division; (b) A written description of the type of busine…

NAC 583.552 Certificate: Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation. (NRS 439.200) The Health Division may deny an application or suspend or revoke a certificate upon any of the following grounds: 1. The failure or refusal of an applicant or holder of a certificate to comply wi…

NAC 583.554 Certificate: Appeal of denial, suspension or revocation. (NRS 439.200) An applicant or holder of a certificate who is aggrieved by an action of the Health Division concerning the denial, suspension or revocation of a certificate may, not later than 10 business days af…

NAC 583.560 Requirements for affixing stamp. (NRS 439.200) 1. The holder of a certificate shall not affix a stamp to a container of shellfish unless he or she has complied with the provisions of the model ordinance and any applicable regulations adopted by the appropriate health …

NAC 583.570 Analysis of samples. (NRS 439.200) 1. The holder of a certificate shall, upon request, submit samples of his or her shellfish to the Health Division for analysis. 2. The Health Division shall approve the shellfish if the samples are in compliance with the provisions o…

NAC 583.580 Handling and shipment. (NRS 439.200) The holder of a certificate shall handle and ship all containers to which the holder of the certificate affixes his or her stamp in a manner which: 1. Will prevent spoilage and contamination during shipping; and 2. Complies with th…

NAC 583.590 Stamp to be affixed to tag; information required on tag. (NRS 439.200) 1. The holder of a certificate shall affix his or her stamp to a tag which is attached to a container of shellfish. 2. The tag must include: (a) The name and address of the holder of the certificat…

NAC 584.005 Definitions. (NRS 584.067) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 584.0063 to 584.009, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification; A by Bd. of Health, 10-30-97;…

NAC 584.0055 “Commission” defined. (NRS 584.067) “Commission” means the State Dairy Commission created pursuant to NRS 584.031. (Added to NAC by Dairy Comm’n by R151-01, 12-17-2001, eff. 1-1-2002)

NAC 584.0063 “Dairy foods manufacturing plant” defined. (NRS 584.067) “Dairy foods manufacturing plant” means any place or establishment where dairy products are received or handled for processing or manufacturing, or are prepared for distribution. (Added to NAC by Dairy Comm’n b…

NAC 584.0067 “Dairy products” defined. (NRS 584.067) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 584.01415, “dairy products” includes any product manufactured from milk or any derivative or product of milk which is intended for human consumption. (Added to NAC by Dairy Comm’n by R151-01,…

NAC 584.007 “Department” defined. (NRS 584.067) “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-30-97)

NAC 584.0075 “Director” defined. (NRS 584.067) “Director” means the Director of the Department. (Added to NAC by Dairy Comm’n by R151-01, 12-17-2001, eff. 1-1-2002)