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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.034 - Application to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

An application for a license as a public weighmaster must include the social security number of the applicant.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2099; A 2003, 2327)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.040 - Issuance; fee.

If satisfied with the qualifications of the applicant, the State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall issue a license as a public weighmaster, for which license the State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall charge a fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture.
[Part 9:92:1923; A 1955, 295]—(NRS A 1967, 101; 1977, 614; 1983, 1102; 1999, 3599; 2003, 2327; 2013, 2481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.043 - Duty to issue; record of applications submitted and licenses issued.

The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall:
1. Grant licenses as public weighmasters to qualified applicants; and
2. Keep a record of all applications submitted and all licenses issued.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2322; A 2013, 2481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.045 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If the State Sealer of Measurement Standards receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is licensed as a public weighmaster, the State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall deem the license to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the State Sealer of Measurement Standards receives a letter issued to the licensee by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the licensee has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall reinstate a license of appointment as a public weighmaster suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the State Sealer of Measurement Standards receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license was suspended stating that the person whose license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2098; A 2003, 2327; 2013, 2481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.047 - Application for renewal of license required to include information relating to state business license; renewal of license prohibited in certain circumstances.

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a license as a public weighmaster must indicate in the application submitted to the State Sealer of Measurement Standards whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.
2. A license as a public weighmaster may not be renewed by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards if:
(a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or
(b) The State Controller has informed the State Sealer of Measurement Standards pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not:
(1) Satisfied the debt;
(2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130; or
(3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020.
(b) "Debt" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2739)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.049 - Grounds for suspension or revocation.

The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may suspend or revoke the license of a public weighmaster:
1. When, following a hearing held after 10 days’ notice to the licensee, the State Sealer of Measurement Standards is satisfied that the licensee has violated a provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
2. When the licensee has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of violating a provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto; or
3. When the licensee is convicted of a felony.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2325; A 2013, 2481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.085 - Prima facie evidence of accuracy of measurement; contents of certificate.

1. A certificate of weights and measures, when properly filled out and signed, is prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the measurements shown.
2. The design of and the information to be furnished on a certificate of weights and measures must be prescribed by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards by regulation, and include, without limitation:
(a) The name and license number of the public weighmaster;
(b) The kind of commodity weighed, measured or counted;
(c) The name of the owner, agent or consignee of the commodity;
(d) The name of the recipient of the commodity, if applicable;
(e) The date on which the certificate is issued;
(f) The consecutive number of the certificate;
(g) The identification, including any identification number, of the carrier transporting the commodity, and the identification number or license number of the vehicle;
(h) Any relevant information needed to distinguish or identify the commodity from a like kind;
(i) The number of units of the commodity, if applicable;
(j) The measure of the commodity, if applicable;
(k) The weight or mass of the commodity and the vehicle or container, if applicable, as follows:
(1) The gross weight of the commodity and the associated vehicle or container;
(2) The tare weight of the unladened vehicle or container; or
(3) Both the gross and tare weight and the resultant net weight of the commodity; and
(l) The signature of the public weighmaster who determined the weight, measure or count.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2322; A 2013, 2482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.095 - Requirements for entry of measurement values.

1. When filling out a certificate of weights and measures, a public weighmaster:
(a) Shall enter the measurement values so that the certificate clearly shows that the measurements were actually determined;
(b) Shall enter only the measurement values personally determined; and
(c) Shall not enter any measurement values determined by other persons.
2. If the certificate of weights and measures provides for entries of gross, tare or net weight or measure, the public weighmaster shall:
(a) Strike out or otherwise cancel the printed entries for the values not determined; or
(b) If the values were not determined on the same scale or on the same date shown on the certificate, enter on the certificate the scale and date on which the values were determined.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2322)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.115 - Maintenance of copies of certificates issued; inspection of certificates.

A public weighmaster shall keep and preserve a legible copy of each certificate of weights and measures which the public weighmaster issues for the period specified by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards by regulation. The certificates must be available for inspection by an authorized employee of the Division during normal office hours.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2324; A 2013, 2482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.125 - Acceptance of certificates issued by public weighmasters of other states.

The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may recognize and accept certificates of weights and measures issued by licensed public weighmasters of any other state if that other state recognizes and accepts certificates of weights and measures issued by licensed public weighmasters of this state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2324; A 2013, 2482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.200 - Measurement practices and equipment.

A public weighmaster shall only use measurement practices and equipment:
1. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and
2. That have been examined, tested and approved for use by an authorized employee of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.210 - Requirements for weighing vehicle or combination of vehicles; variance.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) A public weighmaster shall not weigh a vehicle or combination of vehicles when part of the vehicle or connected combination is not resting fully, completely and as one entire unit on the scale.
(b) When weighing a combination of vehicles that will not rest fully, completely and as one complete unit on the scale platform:
(1) The combination of vehicles must be disconnected and weighed in single drafts; and
(2) The weights of the single drafts may be combined in order to issue a single certificate of weights and measures for the combination, provided that the certificate indicates that the total represents a combination of single draft weighings.
2. A public weighmaster who operates a vehicle scale that was installed before January 1, 2004, may apply to the State Sealer of Measurement Standards for a permanent variance from the requirements of subsection 1 that would allow the split weighing of certain vehicles or combinations of vehicles. The request must contain:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the public weighmaster and the reason for the request.
(b) The name of the manufacturer, and the type, location, deck length, serial number and capacity, of the vehicle scale.
(c) The maximum distance between the front and rear outer axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles to which the variance would apply.
(d) A statement certifying that, during the split weighing of any vehicle or combination of vehicles, the public weighmaster will verify that:
(1) Each axle of the vehicle or combination of vehicles rests on a straight surface which is level with the deck of the vehicle scale or which, if not level, the amount by which it is out of level does not exceed 1/3 inch per foot of distance between the deck of the vehicle scale and the axle;
(2) The brakes of the vehicle or combination of vehicles are not used; and
(3) The transmission of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is in neutral.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2323; A 2013, 2483)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.300 - Prohibited acts; civil penalty.

1. A person shall not:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 582.029, act as a public weighmaster without a valid license, including, without limitation:
(1) Assuming the title of public weighmaster or any similar title;
(2) Performing the duties or acts to be performed by a public weighmaster;
(3) Holding himself or herself out as a public weighmaster;
(4) Issuing any certificate of weights and measures, ticket, memorandum or statement for which a fee is charged; or
(5) Engaging in a full-time or part-time business of measuring for hire;
(b) Use or operate any device for purposes of certification that does not meet, or is not operated in accordance with, the provisions of chapter 581 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices;
(c) Falsify a certificate of weights and measures or falsely certify any gross, tare or net weight or measure required by this chapter to be on the certificate;
(d) Refuse without cause to weigh or measure any article or thing which is the person’s duty to weigh or measure, or refuse to state in any certificate anything required to be therein;
(e) Hinder or obstruct in any way the State Sealer of Measurement Standards or an authorized agent thereof in the performance of the official duties of the State Sealer of Measurement Standards under this chapter;
(f) Violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
(g) Delegate his or her authority to a person not licensed as a public weighmaster;
(h) Request a false certificate of weights and measures, or request a public weighmaster to weigh, measure or count property or produce, or a vehicle, commodity or any other article falsely or incorrectly;
(i) Issue a certificate simulating the certificate of weights and measures issued pursuant to this chapter; or
(j) Use or possess a device for weighing and measuring which has been altered to facilitate fraud.
2. A person who violates any provision of this section is, in addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, subject to a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards pursuant to NRS 582.021.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2324; A 2013, 2483)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.310 - Civil penalties: Administrative appeal; judicial review; payment; civil action for recovery; deposit in county school district fund.

1. A person subject to a civil penalty may request an administrative hearing within 10 days after receipt of the notice of the civil penalty. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards or a designee thereof shall conduct the hearing after giving appropriate notice to the respondent. The decision of the State Sealer of Measurement Standards or designee is subject to appropriate judicial review.
2. If the respondent has exhausted all administrative appeals and the civil penalty has been upheld, the respondent shall pay the civil penalty:
(a) If no petition for judicial review is filed pursuant to NRS 233B.130, within 40 days after the final decision of the State Sealer of Measurement Standards; or
(b) If a petition for judicial review is filed pursuant to NRS 233B.130 and the civil penalty is upheld, within 10 days after the effective date of the final decision of the court.
3. If the respondent fails to pay the civil penalty, a civil action may be brought by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the civil penalty. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter must be remitted to the county treasurer of the county in which the violation occurred for credit to the county school district fund.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2325; A 2013, 2484)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters › NRS 582.320 - Criminal penalties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto:
(a) For the first offense, shall be given a warning.
(b) For the second offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000.
(c) For the third or subsequent offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
2. A person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, who is convicted pursuant to subsection 1 more than three times in a 2-year period is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2325; A 2013, 989; 2021, 1011)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.010 - Sale or offer for sale of unsound, diseased or unwholesome fish, meat or game unlawful; civil penalty.

1. No person shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state, for human food, any unsound, diseased or unwholesome fish, meat or game.
2. No person shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state, the flesh of any animal which, when killed, was sick or diseased, or that died a natural or accidental death.
3. No person shall slaughter, expose for sale or sell, or bring or cause to be brought into this state, for human food, any calf unless it is in good, healthy condition.
4. Any article or animal that shall be offered or exhibited for sale, in any part of this state, in any market or elsewhere, as though it were intended for sale, shall be deemed offered and exposed for sale, within the intent and meaning of this section.
5. Any person who, in violation of the provisions of this section, shall bring, slaughter, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state any article or animal which is unfit or unsafe for human food shall forfeit the same to the authorities.
6. Any sheriff, constable, police officer or other peace officer or the State Quarantine Officer shall forthwith remove any of the animals or articles named in this section, when aware of the existence thereof, at the expense of the owner thereof, in a manner that will ensure safety and protection to the public.
7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[Part 2:32:1891; C § 826; RL § 2989; NCL § 5306] + [Part 3:32:1891; C § 827; RL § 2990; NCL § 5307] + [4:32:1891; C § 828; RL § 2990; NCL § 5308] + [5:32:1891; C § 829; RL § 2992; NCL § 5309] + [6:32:1891; C § 830; RL § 2993; NCL § 5310] + [Part 7:32:1891; A 1895, 90; C § 831; RL § 2994; NCL § 5311] + [8:32:1891; A 1895, 90; C § 832; RL § 2995; NCL § 5312]—(NRS A 1961, 564; 2015, 3623)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.030 - Possession with intent to sell carcass of diseased or improperly slaughtered animal unlawful; civil penalty.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess, with intent to sell:
(a) The carcass or part of any carcass of any animal which has died from any cause other than being slaughtered in a sanitary manner; or
(b) The carcass or part of any carcass of any animal that shows evidence of any disease, or that came from a sick or diseased animal.
2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[Part 2:48:1927; NCL § 10565] + [3:48:1927; A 1931, 144; 1931 NCL § 10566]—(NRS A 1961, 565; 2015, 3624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.040 - Sale or possession with intent to sell carcass of animal slaughtered or prepared under insanitary conditions unlawful; insanitary conditions in slaughterhouses; civil penalty.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell within this State, or to possess with the intent to sell within this State, for human food, the carcass or parts of the carcass of any animal which has been slaughtered, or is prepared, handled or kept under insanitary conditions, or any primal cut of meat which is not stamped with an approved stamp authorized by the Department.
2. Insanitary conditions shall be deemed to exist in any slaughterhouse that does not comply with the provisions of chapter 446 of NRS.
3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[1:48:1927; NCL § 10564] + [3:48:1927; A 1931, 144; 1931 NCL § 10566]—(NRS A 1961, 565; 1963, 970; 1967, 1176; 1973, 1406; 2015, 3624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.045 - Sale or offer for sale of meat of foreign country without label stating country of origin prohibited; civil penalty.

1. No person or corporation may sell or offer for sale to the consumer through a meat market, store or otherwise any meats, either fresh or frozen, which are products of any country foreign to the United States, without first indicating such fact by labels or brands on each quarter, half or whole carcass of such meat, and on each counter display containing any of the above-described products, naming the country of its origin.
2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 433; A 2015, 3624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.050 - Equine animals: Sale of meat without informing purchaser unlawful; peddling meat without possession of hide unlawful; civil penalty.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell the meat of any equine animal without informing the purchaser thereof, at the time of such sale, that the meat is the meat of an equine animal.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person peddling the meat of any equine animal, who is not the keeper of any shop or meat market, to sell such meat without possessing then and there the hide of such animal containing the brand and other marks thereon, and upon request not to exhibit the hide of such animal containing the brand and other marks thereon.
3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[1911 C&P § 259; RL § 6524; NCL § 10207] + [1911 C&P § 260; RL § 6525; NCL § 10208]—(NRS A 1961, 566; 2015, 3624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.055 - Program for grading and certifying meats, prepared meats and meat products: Establishment; cooperative agreements; regulations; fees.

1. The Department may establish a program for grading and certifying meats, prepared meats and meat products in conformity with federal practice.
2. The Department may enter into cooperative agreements with the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources of the University of Nevada, Reno, and adopt appropriate regulations to carry out the program.
3. The Department may establish fees, to be collected from slaughtering or other processing operations, for the purpose of grading and certifying meats, prepared meats and meat products.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 281; A 1993, 417, 1774; 1995, 579; 1999, 3716; 2015, 3624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.060 - Sale or offer for sale of unsound, diseased or unwholesome produce unlawful; civil penalty.

1. No person shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state for human food any unsound, diseased or unwholesome fruit, vegetables or other market produce.
2. Any article that shall be offered or exhibited for sale, in any part of this state, in any market or elsewhere, as though it were intended for sale, shall be deemed offered and exposed for sale, within the intent and meaning of this section.
3. Any person who, in violation of the provisions of this section, shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state any article which is unfit or unsafe for human food shall forfeit the same to the authorities.
4. Any sheriff, constable, police officer or other peace officer or the State Quarantine Officer shall forthwith remove any of the articles named in this section, when aware of the existence thereof, at the expense of the owner thereof, in a manner that will ensure safety and protection to the public.
5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[Part 2:32:1891; C § 826; RL § 2989; NCL § 5306] + [Part 5:32:1891; C § 829; RL § 2992; NCL § 5309] + [Part 6:32:1891; C § 830; RL § 2993; NCL § 5310] + [Part 7:32:1891; A 1895, 90; C § 831; RL § 2994; NCL § 5311] + [8:32:1891; A 1895, 90; C § 832; RL § 2995; NCL § 5312]—(NRS A 1961, 566; 2015, 3625)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.065 - Adoption by reference of federal standards for growing, harvesting, packing and holding of produce for human consumption; performance of inspections; enforcement; regulations.

1. The Department hereby adopts by reference the provisions of 21 C.F.R. Part 112:
(a) For the purpose set forth in subsection 2; and
(b) In the form most recently published, unless the Department gives notice that the most recent revision is not suitable for this State.
2. Pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Part 112, the Department shall perform inspections of farms that are required to comply with 21 C.F.R. Part 112.
3. The State Quarantine Officer shall issue an order to cease and desist and an order to recall produce, if appropriate, to a person who:
(a) Conducts operations that provide produce which create an immediate food safety risk in violation of 21 C.F.R. Part 112; or
(b) Fails to resolve repeated violations of 21 C.F.R. Part 112.
4. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2005)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.070 - Sale or offer for sale of unsound, diseased or unwholesome poultry unlawful; civil penalty.

1. No person shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state for human food any unsound, diseased or unwholesome poultry.
2. Any article that shall be offered or exhibited for sale, in any part of this state, in any market or elsewhere, as though it were intended for sale, shall be deemed offered and exposed for sale, within the intent and meaning of this section.
3. Any person who, in violation of the provisions of this section, shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell within this state any article which is unfit or unsafe for human food shall forfeit the same to the authorities.
4. Any sheriff, constable, police officer or other peace officer or the State Quarantine Officer shall forthwith remove any of the articles named in this section, when aware of the existence thereof, at the expense of the owner thereof, in a manner that will ensure safety and protection to the public.
5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[Part 2:32:1891; C § 826; RL § 2989; NCL § 5306] + [Part 5:32:1891; C § 829; RL § 2992; NCL § 5309] + [Part 6:32:1891; C § 830; RL § 2993; NCL § 5310] + [Part 7:32:1891; A 1895, 90; C § 831; RL § 2994; NCL § 5311] + [8:32:1891; A 1895, 90; C § 832; RL § 2995; NCL § 5312]—(NRS A 1961, 566; 2015, 3625)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.080 - Possession with intent to sell carcass of diseased or improperly slaughtered or processed fowl unlawful; civil penalty.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess, with intent to sell:
(a) The carcass or part of any carcass of any fowl which has died from any cause other than being slaughtered in a sanitary manner;
(b) The carcass or part of any carcass of any fowl that shows evidence of any disease, or that came from a sick or diseased fowl; or
(c) The carcass or part of any carcass of any fowl not processed in an establishment approved by the Department or in accordance with poultry regulations adopted by the Department or a permit issued pursuant to NRS 583.085.
2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[Part 2:48:1927; NCL § 10565] + [3:48:1927; A 1931, 144; 1931 NCL § 10566]—(NRS A 1961, 567; 1963, 970; 1967, 1176; 1973, 1406; 2015, 3625; 2019, 1615)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.085 - Permit for slaughter and sale of raw poultry to consumer at farm or other facility: Regulations; requirements; fees; farm or facility deemed official establishment.

1. The State Quarantine Officer shall adopt regulations providing a process for the owner or operator of a farm or other facility that raises poultry to obtain a permit to slaughter and sell raw poultry to a consumer at the farm or other facility in this State.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must set forth, without limitation:
(1) The requirements for the issuance or renewal of the permit;
(2) The fees, if any, for the issuance or renewal of the permit;
(3) The requirements for operating the farm or other facility, including, without limitation, standard operating procedures, sanitation, equipment, conditions, reporting, recordkeeping, labeling and packaging;
(4) A requirement for an inspection of the farm or other facility to be conducted at least annually and at such other times as deemed necessary by the Department; and
(5) Any other requirements the State Quarantine Officer determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop sale order for a violation of any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) Must be consistent with any regulations adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture.
3. When an owner or operator of a farm or other facility is issued a permit pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1, the farm or other facility for which the permit is issued shall be deemed to be an official establishment for the purposes of NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.110 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.111 to 583.120, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161]—(NRS A 1959, 245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.112 - "Adherent yolk" defined.

"Adherent yolk" means the yolk has settled to one side and become fastened to the shell.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161]—(NRS A 1959, 245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.113 - "Black rot" defined.

"Black rot" means the deterioration of an egg to such an extent that the whole interior presents a blackened appearance before the candle.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161]—(NRS A 1959, 245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.116 - "Consumer" defined.

"Consumer" means any person purchasing eggs for his or her family’s use or consumption, or a restaurant, hotel, boardinghouse, bakery or other institution purchasing eggs for serving to guests or patrons, or for its use in cooking or baking.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161] + [Part 5:164:1927; NCL § 5164]—(NRS A 1985, 529)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.117 - "Fresh eggs," "ranch eggs" and "farm eggs" defined.

"Fresh eggs," "ranch eggs," "farm eggs" or any other terms that represent eggs to be fresh mean eggs that:
1. Meet the minimum quality of grade A under the grades and standards prescribed by the State Quarantine Officer;
2. Have not acquired any offensive odor or taste, such as onion, garlic, processed meats or citrus; and
3. Do not have a poor color as the result of processing, storage or any other cause.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161]—(NRS A 1959, 245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.118 - "Incubated eggs" defined.

"Incubated eggs" includes eggs which have been subjected to incubation, whether natural or artificial, for more than 48 hours.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161]—(NRS A 1959, 245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.120 - "Retailer" defined.

"Retailer" means any person, firm, corporation or association which sells eggs to a consumer.
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161] + [Part 5:164:1927; NCL § 5164]—(NRS A 1985, 529)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.130 - State Quarantine Officer: Regulations; grades and standards for eggs.

The State Quarantine Officer shall:
1. Enforce the provisions of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive.
2. Make and fix grades and standards for eggs.
3. Make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive.
[6:164:1927; A 1931, 410; 1931 NCL § 5165]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.140 - Sale of eggs unfit for human food prohibited; denatured eggs.

1. No person, firm or corporation shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any egg unfit for human food unless the same is broken in shell and then denatured so that it cannot be used for human food.
2. For the purpose of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive, an egg shall be deemed unfit for human food if:
(a) It is addled or moldy;
(b) If it contains black spots, black rot, white rot or blood streaks;
(c) If it has an adherent yolk or bloody or green white (albumen); or
(d) If it consists in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed or putrid substance.
[1:164:1927; NCL § 5160]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.150 - Sale of unbranded or unstamped incubated eggs unlawful.

It shall be unlawful to offer or expose for sale or sell incubated eggs unless branded or stamped with the word "Incubated."
[Part 2:164:1927; NCL § 5161]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.160 - Sale of fresh eggs not conforming to classifications unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to represent, advertise or sell as fresh eggs any eggs that do not conform to the classifications provided for fresh eggs in NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive.
[3:164:1927; NCL § 5162]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.170 - Sale or offer for sale of eggs without designation of size and quality unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer or expose for sale any eggs intended for human consumption:
1. Unless each container and subcontainer is marked with the full, correct and unabbreviated designation of size and quality of the eggs contained therein, according to the grade and standards prescribed by the State Quarantine Officer, and with the name and address of the producer, dealer, retailer or agent by or for whom the eggs were graded or marked.
2. From bulk lots, open cases or other types of containers unless a plainly legible sign or placard is conspicuously placed and posted in such a position as to identify clearly and accurately the eggs contained therein and is marked with the full, correct and unabbreviated designation of size and quality of such eggs according to the grade and standards prescribed by the State Quarantine Officer.
[4:164:1927; NCL § 5163]—(NRS A 1959, 246)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.180 - Size and style of printing for designation of size and quality of eggs.

1. The designation of size and quality required by subsection 1 of NRS 583.170 shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in boldface type letters:
(a) Not less than one-fourth inch in height on the outside top face of each container holding less than 15 dozen eggs.
(b) Not less than one-half inch in height on one outside end of any container holding 15 dozen or more eggs.
2. The sign or placard required by subsection 2 of NRS 583.170 shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in boldface type letters not less than 1 inch in height.
[Part 5:164:1927; NCL § 5164]—(NRS A 1959, 246)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.190 - Marking of containers when eggs sold in lots of half cases or more.

When eggs are sold in lots of half cases or more, the container must be marked, showing plainly and truly the grade or grades of eggs therein contained, and an invoice must accompany the sale plainly and truly indicating the grade or grades of eggs sold.
[Part 5:164:1927; NCL § 5164]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.200 - Applicability of provisions.

The provisions of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive, shall not apply to any eggs being handled for, or in transit to, or sold to dealers in commercial centers to be candled and graded, but all such eggs offered for sale in half cases or more shall be plainly stamped or branded "Not candled" upon the outside of the container in letters 1 inch in height.
[Part 5:164:1927; NCL § 5164]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.210 - Civil penalty.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 583.110 to 583.200, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
[7:164:1927; NCL § 5166]—(NRS A 1961, 567; 2015, 3626)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.211 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.212 to 583.224, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.213 - "Cage-free housing system" defined.

1. "Cage-free housing system" means an enclosure for egg-laying hens which is located indoors or outdoors, in which egg-laying hens are unrestricted and free to roam, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), and which:
(a) Provides egg-laying hens enrichment that allows the egg-laying hens to exhibit natural behaviors, including, without limitation, scratch areas, perches, nest boxes and dust bathing areas;
(b) Enables farm employees to provide care while standing within the usable floor space for the egg-laying hens; and
(c) For a system located indoors, allows the egg-laying hens to be unrestricted and free to roam, except for the presence of:
(1) Exterior walls; and
(2) Interior fencing that is used to contain the entire flock of egg-laying hens within the system or to subdivide the flock of egg-laying hens into smaller groups if such interior fencing:
(I) Enables farm employees to walk through each contained or subdivided area to provide care to egg-laying hens; and
(II) Provides each egg-laying hen the minimum amount of usable floor space, as set forth in NRS 583.237.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Multi-tiered aviaries, partially slatted systems and single-level, all-litter floor systems which satisfy the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1; and
(b) Any future systems which satisfy the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1.
3. The term does not include systems that are commonly referred to as battery cages, colony cages, enriched cages, enriched colony cages, modified cages, convertible cages, furnished cages or any similar cage system.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.214 - "Egg products" defined.

1. "Egg products" means the eggs of an egg-laying hen that are:
(a) Separated from the shells of the eggs;
(b) Intended for human consumption in liquid, solid, dried or frozen form;
(c) Raw or cooked; and
(d) In a form with the yolks and whites in their natural proportions or with the yolks and whites separated, mixed or mixed and strained.
2. The term does not include pizzas, cookies, cookie dough, ice cream, mixes used for making pancakes or cakes or any other combination food product that is composed of more than egg products, sugar, salt, water, seasoning, coloring, flavoring, preservatives, stabilizers or similar food additives.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.215 - "Egg-laying hen" defined.

"Egg-laying hen" means a female chicken, turkey, duck, goose or guinea fowl that is domesticated and is kept for the purpose of producing eggs commercially.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.217 - "Farm" defined.

1. "Farm" means the land, buildings, support facilities and equipment used wholly or partially for the purpose of commercially producing animals or animal products that are used for food.
2. The term does not include live animal markets or official plants if the market or plant is receiving inspection service pursuant to the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 1031 et seq.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.219 - "Multi-tiered aviary" defined.

"Multi-tiered aviary" means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unrestricted access to multiple elevated flat platforms that provide the egg-laying hens with usable floor space both on top of and underneath the platforms.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.2205 - "Partially slatted system" defined.

"Partially slatted system" means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms under which manure drops through the flooring to a pit or belt that removes manure which is below the platforms.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.221 - "Sale" defined.

1. "Sale" means a commercial sale by a business that sells any item covered by NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, which occurs at the location where the buyer takes physical possession of the item.
2. The term does not include a sale undertaken at an official plant if the plant is receiving inspection service pursuant to the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 1031 et seq.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.223 - "Single-level, all-litter floor system" defined.

"Single-level, all-litter floor system" means a cage-free housing system that uses litter for a ground cover and where egg-laying hens have limited or no access to elevated flat platforms.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.224 - "Usable floor space" defined.

1. "Usable floor space" means the total square footage of floor space provided to each egg-laying hen, as calculated by dividing the total square footage of floor space provided to egg-laying hens in an enclosure by the total number of egg-laying hens in that enclosure.
2. The term includes both ground space and elevated flat or nearly flat platforms upon which the egg-laying hens can roost.
3. The term does not include perches or ramps.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.231 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature finds and declares that the regulation of egg production on farms in this State and the regulation of the sale of eggs and egg products in this State is necessary to:
1. Protect the health and welfare of consumers and citizens of this State;
2. Promote food safety; and
3. Advance animal welfare.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.235 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, do not apply to the production, sale or transport for sale in this State of shell eggs by a farm owner or operator with an annual shell egg production from 3,000 or fewer egg-laying hens if all shell eggs sold or transported for sale in this State by the owner or operator are derived from the 3,000 or fewer egg-laying hens.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs › NRS 583.237 - Prohibitions on confining egg-laying hens in certain enclosures; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, on or after July 1, 2022, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which has less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, on or after January 1, 2024, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which:
(a) Is not a cage-free housing system; or
(b) Is a cage-free housing system that has less than:
(1) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system provides egg-laying hens with unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a multi-tiered aviary or partially slatted system; or
(2) One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system does not provide unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a single-level, all-litter floor system.
3. The prohibitions in subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to the confinement of an egg-laying hen during:
(a) Medical research for which the egg-laying hen is used;
(b) The examination, testing or treatment of or a surgical procedure performed on the egg-laying hen that is conducted by a person licensed to practice as a veterinarian pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS or a person who is under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice as a veterinarian pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS;
(c) The transportation of the egg-laying hen;
(d) A State or county fair exhibition, 4-H program or other similar exhibition involving the egg-laying hen;
(e) The slaughter of the egg-laying hen so long as the slaughter complies with the rules and regulations governing the slaughtering of such animals; or
(f) Temporary periods for animal husbandry purposes. Such temporary periods must last not more than 6 hours in any 24-hour period and not more than 24 hours in total of such temporary periods are allowed in any 30-day period.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2213)