Title 40

NRS 444.049 Reporting of violations; duties of Attorney General. 1. A person may report a violation of NRS 444.048 or 444.0485 to the Attorney General of the State of Nevada. 2. Upon receiving a report pursuant to subsection 1, the Attorney General shall notify the public body re…

NRS 444.050 “Common towel” defined. A “common towel” is defined as any substance made of cloth or any other material used for the purpose of drying or cleansing the face, hands or any other portion of the human body, which may be used by more than one person. [1:17:1925; NCL § 10…

NRS 444.060 Use in public place prohibited; penalty. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, operating or managing a public place of any kind or character to exhibit for use or permit the use of a common towel as described in NRS 444.050. 2. Any person violating any of the…

NRS 444.065 “Public swimming pool” defined. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, as used in NRS 444.065 to 444.120, inclusive, “public swimming pool” means any structure containing an artificial body of water that is intended to be used collectively by persons for swi…

NRS 444.070 Health authority to supervise public swimming pools and bathhouses; regulations. 1. The health authority shall supervise the sanitation, healthfulness, cleanliness and safety of public swimming pools and bathhouses and the State Board of Health or local board of healt…

NRS 444.080 Operation without permit unlawful; procedure for application for and granting of permit. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, institution or municipality to construct or to operate or continue to operate any public swimming pool, bathhouse, or nu…

NRS 444.090 Inspection; reporting and publication of results. 1. For the purposes of NRS 444.065 to 444.120, inclusive, the health authority must be permitted to enter upon any and all parts of the premises of bathing and swimming places to examine and investigate the sanitary co…

NRS 444.100 Suspension or revocation of permit: Grounds; procedure; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any permit granted by the health authority pursuant to NRS 444.080 is subject to suspension at any time by the health authority if it determines that …

NRS 444.105 Person with physical disability may use lifesaving device in public swimming pool; conditions. No person may prohibit any person with a physical disability from using a life preserver or other lifesaving device in a public swimming pool if the person using the device …

NRS 444.110 Swimming pool as public nuisance; abatement. Any swimming pool constructed, operated or maintained contrary to the provisions of NRS 444.065 to 444.120, inclusive, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, dangerous to health. Such a nuisance may be abated or enjoin…

NRS 444.115 Competency of lifeguard on duty at facility of State or local government. 1. If a lifeguard is on duty at a facility or other property owned or operated by the State of Nevada or a political subdivision thereof where recreational swimming is available in a natural or …

NRS 444.120 Penalties. 1. Any person, whether as principal or agent, or employer or employee, who violates any of the provisions of NRS 444.065 to 444.110, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. Each day that conditions or actions in violation of NRS 444.065 to 444.110, inclus…

NRS 444.130 Sanitary conditions of bunkhouses, tents and surrounding grounds of camp where five or more persons are employed. 1. In or at any construction or labor camp where five or more persons are employed, bunkhouses, tents or other suitable sleeping places must be provided f…

NRS 444.140 Air space in bunkhouse or tent; bunk, bed or mattress to be supplied to employee. 1. Every bunkhouse, tent or other sleeping place used for the purpose of a lodging or sleeping apartment in such camp shall contain sufficient air space to insure an adequate supply of f…

NRS 444.150 Sanitary conditions of dining rooms, kitchens, dishes and cooking utensils. 1. Every mess house, dining room, mess tent, dining tent, kitchen or other structure where food is cooked, prepared or served in such camp shall be kept in a clean and sanitary state, and the …

NRS 444.160 Toilet facilities or portable facilities for temporarily holding sewage. Every construction or labor camp must have convenient and suitable toilet facilities or portable facilities for temporarily holding sewage that is treated with chemicals which must be kept in a c…

NRS 444.170 Disposal of garbage and drainage from kitchen sink. 1. All garbage, kitchen wastes and other rubbish in such camp shall be deposited in suitable covered receptacles which shall be emptied daily, or oftener if necessary, and the contents burned, buried or otherwise dis…

NRS 444.180 Employer to keep camp clean; appointment of responsible person to keep camp clean. 1. Any person, firm, corporation, agent or officer of a firm or corporation employing persons to work in or at camps to which the provisions of NRS 444.130 to 444.200, inclusive, apply …

NRS 444.190 Powers of health authority; abatement of construction camp as public nuisance. 1. The health authority shall administer NRS 444.130 to 444.200, inclusive, and the State Board of Health or local boards of health shall have full power and authority to declare and prescr…

NRS 444.195 Exemption for certain organizational camps. An organizational camp that is owned or operated by a nonprofit organization that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) and which takes place on property for which a special use permit has bee…

NRS 444.200 Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation, agent or officer of a firm or corporation, or any superintendent or overseer in charge of the work in or at any camp coming under the provisions of NRS 444.130 to 444.190, inclusive, who shall violate or fail to comply with the …

NRS 444.220 “Children’s camp” defined. As used in NRS 444.220 to 444.320, inclusive: “Children’s camp” means any land with permanent buildings, tents or other structures established or maintained as living quarters where both food and lodging or the facilities therefor are provid…

NRS 444.230 Operation without license prohibited; procedure for application and granting of licenses; posting of license. 1. The boards of health of health districts and counties shall issue licenses to qualified applicants for the operation of children’s camps. No children’s cam…

NRS 444.240 Fee for license; renewals. The fee for a children’s camp license shall be $25 for the first license and $10 for each renewal of the license thereafter. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1049)

NRS 444.250 Location, layout and drainage of camp; containers for garbage. 1. Every children’s camp shall be located on well drained ground near an adequate safe water supply. 2. The general layout of a children’s camp shall be planned to lessen fire, accident and disease hazards…

NRS 444.260 Equipment and area used to prepare and store food to be kept clean; supply of water. 1. All food storage, preparation and service space and equipment in children’s camps shall be maintained clean and free from dust and insects, and the equipment shall be disinfected a…

NRS 444.270 Toilets and disposal systems or portable facilities for temporarily holding sewage. 1. Every children’s camp must have suitable toilets and disposal systems or portable facilities for temporarily holding sewage that is treated with chemicals which conform to the provi…

NRS 444.280 Inspection; correction of failure to comply with standards; suspension or revocation of license. 1. The board of health of the appropriate health district or county may make such inspections of each children’s camp as it finds necessary and when it is found that there…

NRS 444.290 Reinstatement of license. When a license has been suspended or revoked by the board of health of an appropriate health district or county, it shall be reinstated upon compliance with the standards prescribed by NRS 444.220 to 444.320, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1967,…

NRS 444.300 Exemption of certain employees from laws governing minimum wage. Any person employed by a children’s camp on a written contract basis for a specified term longer than 1 week is exempt from the provisions of NRS 608.250 to 608.290, inclusive, and chapter 609 of NRS rel…

NRS 444.310 Powers and duties of Division of Public and Behavioral Health not limited by NRS 444.220 to 444.320, inclusive. Nothing in NRS 444.220 to 444.320, inclusive, shall be interpreted to limit the powers and duties of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Dep…

NRS 444.320 Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of NRS 444.220 to 444.300, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1050) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

NRS 444.330 Nevada Health Authority to supervise sanitation of certain state institutions; regulations; inspections and reports. 1. The Nevada Health Authority has supervision over the sanitation, healthfulness, cleanliness and safety, as it pertains to the foregoing matters, of …

NRS 444.335 Health authority to supervise sanitation of certain local institutions; regulations; inspections and reports. 1. The health authority shall have supervision over the sanitation, healthfulness, cleanliness and safety, as it pertains to the foregoing matters, of the fol…

NRS 444.340 Declaration of state policy. The policy of the State of Nevada with respect to the uniformity of plumbing codes throughout the State is: 1. That uniformity is a matter of statewide interest and concern, affecting health and environmental conditions, housing costs and …

NRS 444.350 Compliance with and local modification of Code; use of materials containing lead; approval of amendments to Code by Chair of State Public Works Board. 1. Any construction, alteration or change in the use of a building or other structure in this State must be in compli…

NRS 444.420 Duties of State Public Works Board. The State Public Works Board shall: 1. Review all proposed adoptions of the Uniform Plumbing Code by any city or county and any proposed changes to the Uniform Plumbing Code, and advise such city or county on whether or not such cha…

NRS 444.430 Power of local government to adopt regulations; procedure. 1. The governing body of any city or county shall, 60 days prior to the adoption of any regulation for the enforcement of the Uniform Plumbing Code or any other regulations pursuant thereto, deliver by certifi…

NRS 444.435 Definitions. As used in this section and NRS 444.436 and 444.437, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Plastic” means a material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow. 2. “Plastic bottle” means a plastic container intended …

NRS 444.436 Manufacture or distribution prohibited without symbol indicating plastic resin used to produce bottle or container; penalty. 1. A person shall not manufacture or distribute a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the appropriate symbol indicating the plasti…

NRS 444.437 Symbols required; maintenance of list of symbols; copy of list to be provided upon request. 1. The symbol required by NRS 444.436 must consist of: (a) A number placed within a triangle of arrows; and (b) Letters placed below the triangle of arrows. Ê The triangle must…

NRS 444.440 Declaration of state policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State to regulate the collection and disposal of solid waste in a manner that will: 1. Protect public health and welfare. 2. Prevent water or air pollution. 3. Prevent the spread of disease an…

NRS 444.450 Definitions. As used in NRS 444.440 to 444.620, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 444.460 to 444.501, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1178; A 1987, 1491; 1991, 1…

NRS 444.460 “Disposal site” defined. “Disposal site” means any place at which solid waste is dumped, abandoned or accepted or disposed of by incineration, land filling, composting or any other method. The term includes a municipal solid waste landfill. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1178…

NRS 444.463 “Facility for the management of waste tires” defined. “Facility for the management of waste tires” means a site at which waste tires are deposited for processing, recycling or use as a fuel and which has been issued a permit for that purpose pursuant to the regulation…

NRS 444.464 “Health district” defined. “Health district” means a health district created pursuant to NRS 439.362 or 439.370. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2834)