Title 51

NRS 583.435 Declaration of policy; administration by Department. 1. Meat, meat food products, and poultry products are an important source of the supply of human food in this State and legislation to assure that such food supplies are unadulterated and otherwise fit for human con…

NRS 583.439 Compliance required in intrastate commerce. A person shall not, with respect to any poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, rabbits, game mammals or birds, or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any such anima…

NRS 583.445 Ante mortem and postmortem inspection; quarantine; condemnation; processing in lieu of condemnation under certain circumstances. 1. The Officer, an inspector or a person acting as an inspector shall make an ante mortem inspection of livestock, poultry and game mammals…

NRS 583.448 Authorization by State Quarantine Officer for person to act as inspector. The Officer may: 1. Enter into a contract with a person to perform the duties of an inspector. 2. Authorize the owner or operator of an official establishment to act as an inspector for ante mor…

NRS 583.451 Authority of owner or operator of official establishment to act as inspector. An owner or operator of an official establishment may act as an inspector for ante mortem and postmortem inspections if the owner or operator receives written approval from the Officer. (Add…

NRS 583.453 Permit for official establishment: Application; inspection; nontransferability; posting. 1. A person shall not operate an official establishment unless the person receives a permit issued by the Officer. 2. A person must apply for a permit in the manner prescribed by …

NRS 583.454 License for custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit: Regulations; requirements; fees; establishment or unit deemed official establishment. 1. The Officer shall adopt regulations providing a process for a person to obtain a license to operate a custom…

NRS 583.455 Official establishment: Method of operation; requirements for approval; licensing by local government. 1. Each official establishment at which livestock, poultry or game mammals or birds are slaughtered for intrastate commerce must be operated in accordance with sanit…

NRS 583.458 Official establishment: Suspension and reinstatement of permit; revocation of permit. 1. The Officer may suspend a permit if the holder fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter. 2. If a permit is suspended, the Officer shall notify the holder in writing. …

NRS 583.465 Labeling and marking of carcasses. 1. Each carcass of livestock, poultry or game mammals or birds and each primal part of such a carcass must bear an official inspection mark and an approved plant number of the establishment when it leaves the official establishment. …

NRS 583.469 False or misleading markings, labels or containers: Use prohibited; stop orders; hearings; appeal. 1. No article subject to the provisions of NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, shall be sold or offered for sale by any person, firm or corporation, in intrastate commerc…

NRS 583.472 Unlawful advertising of meat or meat products; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for the owner, proprietor or manager of a retail meat market, personally or through another, to advertise any prepackaged meat or meat food product with a United States Department of Agriculture…

NRS 583.475 Unlawful acts. It is unlawful for any person: 1. To process, sell or offer for sale, transport or deliver or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any livestock or poultry carcass or part thereof unless such article has been inspected and unless the arti…

NRS 583.476 Return of processed carcass of livestock, game mammal or bird other than one delivered for processing prohibited; marking of carcass required; penalties. 1. If a carcass of livestock or of a game mammal or bird is delivered for processing to a person who is engaged in…

NRS 583.477 Equine carcasses or parts: Identification marks or labels required; separate processing may be required. 1. No person, firm or corporation shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce any carcasses of hor…

NRS 583.481 Registration of name, address and trade name of business required. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in business, in or for intrastate commerce: 1. As a meat broker, renderer or animal food manufacturer; 2. As a wholesaler of any carcasses, or parts or produ…

NRS 583.485 Records; examination of facilities and inventory. 1. Persons engaged in the business of slaughtering, freezing, packing, labeling, buying and selling for intrastate commerce or transporting, shipping or receiving in such commerce livestock or poultry slaughtered for h…

NRS 583.495 Penalties; persons not subject to penalties. 1. A person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 583.475 and 583.485: (a) For a first violation, is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700. (b) For a second violation, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and s…

NRS 583.505 Reporting of violations. Before any person is prosecuted for violation of NRS 583.475 and 583.485, the Officer shall give such person against whom such proceeding is contemplated reasonable notice of the alleged violation and opportunity to present the person’s views …

NRS 583.527 Inspection of articles not intended for use as food for humans prohibited; denaturing or other identification required. 1. Inspection shall not be provided pursuant to NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, at any establishment for the slaughter of poultry, cattle, sheep,…

NRS 583.529 Detention of articles for investigation of violations; removal of official marks. 1. Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product of poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or any product exempted from the definition…

NRS 583.537 Regulation of commerce in dead or diseased animals or poultry. No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting in intrastate commerce, or importing, dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals, or any parts of the carcasses of a…

NRS 583.539 Regulation of storage and handling of carcasses and products. The Officer may by regulations prescribe conditions under which carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat food products of poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, rabbits or…

NRS 583.543 Penalty for acceptance of bribes. If an inspector or the Officer accepts any money, gift or other thing of value from a person, firm or corporation with the knowledge that the money, gift or other thing of value is to influence the inspector’s or Officer’s official du…

NRS 583.545 State law inapplicable to act or transaction regulated by federal act; agreements with Federal Government. 1. NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, do not apply to any act or transaction subject to regulation under the Wholesome Poultry Products Act and the Wholesome Mea…

NRS 583.549 Injunctive relief; specific enforcement. The district courts of this state are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce and to prevent and restrain violations of NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1971, 887; A 2019, 1618)

NRS 583.555 Costs of inspection; schedule of killing days. 1. The cost of inspection of an official establishment must be paid by the owner or operator of the establishment. 2. The Officer may establish a mandatory schedule of killing days for an official establishment in any are…

NRS 583.700 Civil penalties; deposit and use of money. 1. Any person violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto is subject to a civil penalty. In addition to any other penalties set forth in this chapter, the Director of the Department may …

NRS 584.001 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 584.0055 to 584.009, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2424; A 2003, 174, 366; 2017, 148)

NRS 584.0055 “Department” defined. “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2017, 147)

NRS 584.0056 “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2017, 147)

NRS 584.007 “Milk processing plant” defined. “Milk processing plant” means any place, premises or establishment where milk, milk products or dairy products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, bottled, packaged or prepared for distributio…

NRS 584.009 “Single-service plant” defined. “Single-service plant” means a place, structure or building where a person engages in the business of manufacturing a single-service container or closure for use by a milk processing plant for the packaging of finished Grade A milk or m…

NRS 584.047 Authority of Director to enter into contracts to assist in carrying out duties. 1. The Director may enter into contracts with any person to assist the Director in carrying out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter. 2. As used in this section, “person” includes a …

NRS 584.049 Instrumentality of state. The Department is hereby declared to be the instrumentality of this state for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to execute the legislative intent expressed in this chapter, and is hereby vested with…

NRS 584.053 Dairy Fund: Creation; deposits; expenditures; interest and income to be credited to Fund. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special revenue fund designated as the Dairy Fund. Except as otherwise required in NRS 584.670, all money received pursuant to …

NRS 584.061 Collection and dissemination of statistical and other data. In addition to the compilation of information pertaining to fluid milk and fluid cream from the reports required by NRS 584.325 to 584.670, inclusive, the Director shall collect, assemble, compile and distrib…

NRS 584.063 Records. A full and accurate record of business or acts performed or of testimony taken by the Director in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter must be kept and placed on file by the Director. [45:387:1955]—(NRS A 2003, 175; 2017, 148)

NRS 584.067 Regulations: Adoption. 1. The Director may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 2. The Director shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for: (a) Its administration and government; (b) The formation and adoption of stabiliz…

NRS 584.069 Regulations: Review by State Board of Health in certain circumstances. Before the Director may adopt a regulation pursuant to NRS 584.099 to 584.285, inclusive, the Director shall submit the regulation to the State Board of Health for review and comment. The Board sha…

NRS 584.071 Regulations: Publication; posting. A copy of every regulation adopted by the Director must be published immediately after adoption and posted on the Internet website maintained by the Department. (Added to NRS by 1961, 112; A 1985, 307; 2001, 2425; 2017, 148)

NRS 584.073 Chief Medical Officer to consult with Director upon request. The Chief Medical Officer shall, if requested, consult with the Director on any matter concerning the public health and welfare of the people of this state that arises pursuant to this chapter. (Added to NRS…

NRS 584.077 Licensing of distributors and registration of producers. The Director may issue licenses to distributors and require the registration of producers. [39:387:1955]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 584.510)

NRS 584.079 Power of Director to refuse to grant, revoke or suspend license or permit. 1. The Director may refuse to grant any license or permit provided in this chapter and may revoke or suspend any such license or permit as the case may require when it is satisfied that an appl…

NRS 584.081 Investigations; records of producers and distributors. 1. The Director may investigate, upon reasonable notice, any and all transactions between producers and distributors or among distributors or between distributors and retail stores or between distributors and cons…