Title 51

NRS 580.060 “Food handler” defined. 1. “Food handler” means any person employed in or operating a food establishment, whether that person is an employer, employee or other natural person, who handles, stores, transports, prepares, manufactures, serves or sells food, or who comes …

NRS 580.070 “Food processing establishment” defined. “Food processing establishment” means a commercial establishment in which food is processed or otherwise prepared and packaged for human consumption. (Added to NRS by 2025, 3517)

NRS 580.080 “Food safety authority” defined. “Food safety authority” means the officers and agents of the Department or the officers and agents of the local boards of health. (Added to NRS by 2025, 3517)

NRS 580.090 “Misbranded” defined. “Misbranded” means the presence of any written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying food or containers of food, which is false or misleading or which violates any applicable state or local labeling requirements. (Added to NRS by 2025,…

NRS 580.100 “Potentially hazardous food” defined. “Potentially hazardous food” has the meaning ascribed to it in subpart 1-201 of the 1999 edition of the Food Code published by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, unless t…

NRS 580.110 “Temporary food establishment” defined. “Temporary food establishment” means any food establishment which operates at a fixed location for a temporary period of time, not to exceed 2 weeks, in connection with a fair, carnival, circus, public exhibition, celebration or…

NRS 580.120 “Wholesome” defined. “Wholesome” means in sound condition, clean, free from adulteration and otherwise suitable for use as human food. (Added to NRS by 2025, 3517) REGULATORY DUTIES AND ADMINISTRATION

NRS 580.200 Authority of Department to adopt regulations. The Department may adopt regulations: 1. Necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and 2. To provide for the sanitary protection of water and food supplies. (Added to NRS by 2025, 3517)

NRS 580.210 Enforcement of provisions of chapter by food safety authority; authority to adopt regulations. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this chapter must be enforced by the food safety authority in accordance with any regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NR…

NRS 580.220 Inapplicability of certain regulations to child care facilities with limited menus. 1. Any regulation adopted by the Department or a local board of health pursuant to NRS 580.210 that establishes a standard for the construction of a food establishment or the equipment…

NRS 580.230 Restriction on adoption of regulations concerning construction, maintenance, operation or safety of building, structure or other property. Before the Department may adopt any regulation concerning the construction, maintenance, operation or safety of a building, struc…

NRS 580.240 Regulations requiring certain employees of food establishment to wear hair covering to confine hair. The Department shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations requiring that any person employed in the preparation or service of food or beverages to patrons on the pre…

NRS 580.250 Payment of assessment by counties for services of Department; exemption; regulations. 1. Unless an exemption is approved pursuant to subsection 3, each county shall pay an assessment to the Department, in an amount determined by the Department, for the costs of servic…

NRS 580.260 Review of plans and specifications for construction or remodeling of food establishment or alteration of existing structure. If, after April 18, 1963, a food establishment is constructed or extensively remodeled, or if an existing structure is converted for use as a f…

NRS 580.270 Inspection of food establishment by food safety authority. 1. At least once every year, the food safety authority shall inspect each food establishment located in the State. 2. The food safety authority shall make as many additional inspections and reinspections as ar…

NRS 580.280 Access to food establishment; form for inspection report. 1. The food safety authority, after he or she has properly identified himself or herself, must be permitted to enter, at any reasonable time, any food establishment within the State for the purpose of making an…

NRS 580.290 Issuance of notice of violation. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 580.800, whenever the food safety authority makes an inspection of a food establishment and discovers that any of the requirements of this chapter have been violated, the food safety …

NRS 580.300 Service of notice. 1. Notices provided for in NRS 580.290 shall be deemed to have been properly served when the original of the inspection report form or other notice has been: (a) Delivered personally to the permit holder or person in charge; (b) Sent by registered o…

NRS 580.310 Authority of food safety authority to examine or sample food, issue hold order and order denaturing or destruction of food. 1. Food may be examined or sampled by the food safety authority as often as may be necessary to determine freedom from adulteration or misbrandi…

NRS 580.320 Authority of food safety authority to require food processing establishment to have food tested under certain circumstances; requirements of test; period for retention of records of test; reporting of test results. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, w…

NRS 580.330 Procedure when infection of food handler is suspected. 1. When the food safety authority has reasonable cause to suspect the possibility of disease transmission from any food handler of a food establishment, the food safety authority shall secure a morbidity history o…

NRS 580.340 Compliance with chapter by temporary food establishment; powers of food safety authority. A temporary food establishment shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter which are applicable to its operation. The food safety authority may: 1. Augment such requirem…

NRS 580.350 Food establishment outside jurisdiction of Department. Food from food establishments outside the jurisdiction of the Department may be sold within the State of Nevada if such food establishments conform to the provisions of this chapter or to substantially equivalent …

NRS 580.400 Issuance of permit to operate food establishment. 1. Any person desiring to operate a food establishment must make written application for a permit on forms provided by the food safety authority. The application must: (a) Include the applicant’s full name and post off…

NRS 580.410 License of any licensing authority must not be issued until permit issued by food safety authority; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no license under any license ordinance of any licensing authority may be issued for the operation of a food …

NRS 580.500 Use of sawdust in retail meat, poultry and fish food establishments. A food establishment engaged in the cutting and packaging of meat, poultry or fish for retail sale may use sawdust on the floors in that area of such establishment not visited by the public if: 1. Su…

NRS 580.510 Food establishments which sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises required to post signs concerning birth defects; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each food establishment in which alcoholic beverages are sold by the drink for c…

NRS 580.520 Purchase, use and sale of hemp or commodity or product made using hemp by operator of food establishment at which food is not prepared or served for immediate consumption. 1. A person who holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 580.400 and who operates a food establishm…

NRS 580.600 Exemption from certain requirements; certain local governing bodies prevented from prohibiting cottage food operations; registration; fee; inspection; adjustment of gross sales used to determine qualifying cottage food operations. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] 1.…

NRS 580.610 Exemption from certain requirements; notice to guests. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a farm is not a “food establishment” for the purposes of holding a farm-to-fork event provided that: (a) Any poultry, meat from l…

NRS 580.620 Registration; fees; inspection. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] 1. A farm that wishes to hold farm-to-fork events must register with the food safety authority by submitting such information as the food safety authority deems appropriate, including, without limitati…

NRS 580.700 Regulations. 1. A local board of health in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or a city in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall adopt regulations pursuant to NRS 580.210 regulating sidewalk vendors of food which must, without limitation: (a) Es…

NRS 580.800 Suspension or revocation of permit; hearing; reinstatement of suspended permit; notice. 1. Permits issued under the provisions of this chapter may be suspended temporarily by the food safety authority for failure of the holder to comply with the requirements of this c…

NRS 580.810 Revocation of license to operate food establishment issued by licensing authority under certain circumstances. 1. A license to operate a food establishment issued by any licensing authority to a person owning or operating such food establishment shall be revoked when …

NRS 580.900 Operation of food establishment without valid permit prohibited; exemptions; sale, offer or display of food prepared in private home without valid permit prohibited. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to operate a food estab…

NRS 580.910 Selling flesh of diseased animal or container containing shellfish without approved stamp prohibited. Any person who knowingly sells any flesh of any diseased animal or any container containing shellfish, if the container does not have an approved stamp authorized by …

NRS 580.980 District attorney to prosecute violations. The district attorney of each county shall prosecute any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any provision of the regulations of the Department or the local board of health adopted pursuant to this chapter. (…

NRS 580.990 Penalties. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 580.910, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, such persons may be enjoined from continuing such violations. Each day upon which such a violation oc…