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NRS 369.415 Licensing of person importing liquor for rectification as importer; taxation of bulk imports of neutral or distilled spirits after rectification and bottling. 1. Any person who imports liquor into the State for the purpose of rectification is an importer and shall be …

NRS 369.420 Seizure and sale of liquor. Any shipment of liquor which cannot be received or accepted by the consignee for any reason in law may be seized by the Department or its agents and held subject to the order of the shipper for its return at the shipper’s expense. If it is …

NRS 369.430 Certificate of compliance. 1. By regulation, the Department shall prescribe the form of application for and the form of a certificate of compliance, which must be printed and distributed to exporters of liquor into this State to assist them in legally exporting liquor…

NRS 369.440 Certificates for permissible persons. By regulation, the Department shall prescribe the form of and conditions for obtaining a permissible person’s certificate, which must be printed and distributed on request to: 1. Any person or representative of any institution, sc…

NRS 369.450 Importation and delivery of liquor by certain carriers; transportation of liquor by special permit. 1. Every common carrier and every regularly operating contract carrier shall make available to the Department a statement or freight bill for every shipment of liquor i…

NRS 369.460 Penalties for violating NRS 369.450 or related regulation. 1. Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 369.450 or any of the regulations made by the Department in respect thereto shall, on conviction, be punished as for a misdemeanor. 2. In addition, any ship…

NRS 369.462 Payment of tax by supplier. A supplier who ships wine into this state pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 369.490 must pay the excise tax levied pursuant to NRS 369.330. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2103; A 2021, 1694)

NRS 369.464 Suppliers of wine: Designation of importer. A supplier who ships wine into this state pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 369.490 must designate an importer in this state if the supplier: 1. Ships 25 cases or more of wine into this state in a fiscal year;…

NRS 369.466 Suppliers of wine: Payment of fee after shipment of 200 or more cases. If a supplier ships 200 or more cases of wine into this state pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 369.490 in a fiscal year, the supplier must pay a fee equal to the amount of the fee f…

NRS 369.468 Preservation of records for inspection and audit. A supplier who ships wine into this state pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 369.490 shall preserve for inspection and audit by the Department and its agents, for a period of 4 years, all invoices and lis…

NRS 369.470 Wholesale dealers: Rights of licensees. Wholesale dealers’ licenses shall permit the holders thereof to sell liquor to wholesalers, retailers and those instrumentalities of the Armed Forces of the United States specified in NRS 369.335 only anywhere in Nevada, or to t…

NRS 369.480 Wholesale dealers: Inventory; records; inspection; penalty. 1. At all times each wholesale dealer shall keep on hand at a fixed place of business in Nevada liquor of a wholesale value of at least $1,000. 2. Each wholesale dealer shall keep in a fixed place of business…

NRS 369.485 Certain transactions between wholesale dealer and retail liquor store prohibited; review of invoices; payment; wholesale dealer to impose charge for delinquent payment; penalties. 1. The Legislature hereby declares: (a) That it is a privilege to engage in the business…

NRS 369.4855 Receipt of liquor by wholesale dealer from affiliate located outside State; payment of applicable excise taxes. 1. If a supplier designates a wholesale dealer as the designated importer of a brand of liquor pursuant to NRS 369.386, the wholesale dealer may, without a…

NRS 369.486 Sources for purchase of liquor by wholesaler who is not importer designated by supplier; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 369.176, a wholesaler who is not the importer designated by the supplier pursuant to NRS 369.386 may purchase liq…

NRS 369.4863 Transfers of liquor between affiliated retail liquor stores; notification of boundaries of marketing areas. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 369.4865, a retail liquor store may receive and store liquor and transfer an original package of liquor to another retai…

NRS 369.4865 Transfers of liquor between retail liquor stores holding nonrestricted gaming licenses. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a retail liquor store that holds a nonrestricted license may transfer an original package of liquor to another retail liquor store…

NRS 369.4867 Bulk sale of liquor by retailer. 1. A retailer who intends to make a bulk sale of liquor shall, at least 30 days before the proposed bulk sale, provide notice to: (a) A wholesaler who currently sells liquor to the retailer; and (b) A wholesaler who has sold liquor to…

NRS 369.487 Retailers to purchase liquor only from state-licensed wholesalers; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 369.176 and NRS 369.4865 and 597.240, no retailer or retail liquor dealer may purchase any liquor from other than a state-licensed wholes…

NRS 369.488 Sources for purchase of liquor by retailer; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 369.176 and NRS 369.4865, a retailer may purchase liquor only from: (a) The importer designated by the supplier pursuant to NRS 369.386 to import that liquor…

NRS 369.489 Delivery of liquor to consumer in connection with retail sale; regulations. 1. Subject to such regulations as the Department may prescribe pursuant to subsection 2, a retail liquor store, or a delivery support service acting on behalf of a retail liquor store, may del…

NRS 369.4891 Retail sale of alcoholic beverages by covered food establishment for delivery and consumption off premises; conditions; Department to adopt regulations governing surcharge for each retail sale; use of revenue collected from surcharge. 1. The board of county commissio…

NRS 369.490 Unlawful possession, sale or transportation of liquor; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 369.176, 369.489 and 369.4891, a person shall not directly or indirectly, himself or herself or by his or her clerk, agent or employee, offer, ke…

NRS 369.495 Unlawful to make, store, possess or transport liquor with intent to defraud State; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for a person to make, store, possess or transport liquor with the intent to defraud the State. 2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guil…

NRS 369.510 Powers of boards of county commissioners, governing bodies of cities and Department of Taxation. 1. In any investigation, proceeding or hearing which, under the provisions of this chapter, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city is empowered …

NRS 369.520 Preservation of invoices. All persons obtaining or manufacturing liquor under any license or permit and all retail liquor dealers shall preserve for inspection and audit by the Department and its agents, for a period of 4 years, all invoices and lists of liquors purch…

NRS 369.530 Inspections of vehicles and premises. 1. In order to obtain evidence of any violation of this chapter, the Department, its agents, and all peace officers and revenue-collecting officers of this state shall have the right of visitation and inspection of any vehicle or …

NRS 369.540 Enforcement of chapter. 1. The Department shall enforce the provisions of NRS 369.4865. 2. Sheriffs, within their counties, and all other police officers of the State of Nevada are charged with the duty of assisting in the enforcement of this chapter without further c…

NRS 369.550 Penalties for certain violations. 1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, except NRS 369.4863, or knowingly violating any regulation of the Department made for the enforcement of the provis…

NRS 369.560 Civil actions and damages for certain violations; liability of certain directors, officers, agents and employees. 1. A wholesale dealer may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against a retail liquor store and another wholesale dealer who knowingly tr…

NRS 369.600 Definitions. As used in NRS 369.600 to 369.635, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 369.605 to 369.620, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2683)

NRS 369.605 “Alcoholic beverage” defined. “Alcoholic beverage” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.015. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2683)

NRS 369.610 “Alcoholic beverage awareness program” defined. “Alcoholic beverage awareness program” means a program designed to educate persons who sell or serve alcoholic beverages or perform the duties of a security guard at an establishment. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2683)

NRS 369.615 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the Commission on Postsecondary Education created by NRS 394.383. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2683)

NRS 369.620 “Establishment” defined. 1. “Establishment” includes: (a) A business that sells alcoholic beverages by the drink for consumption on the premises; and (b) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, a business that sells alcoholic beverages in corked or sealed con…

NRS 369.625 Development and contents of curriculum for program; certification and operation of program; adoption of regulations. 1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies, develop a curriculum for an alcoholic beverage awareness program…

NRS 369.630 Completion of certified program by certain employees of establishment: Duties of owner or operator of establishment; notice of civil infraction; payment and disposition of civil fine; denial of liability for infraction; applicability of provisions. 1. Except as otherw…

NRS 369.635 Adoption by political subdivision of certain requirements or standards prohibited; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 369.600 to 369.635, inclusive, no agency, board, commission, local government or other political subdivision of this S…