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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.180 - Approval of report; copy; notification of change resulting from challenge of accuracy.

1. When the report of owners of livestock and sheep is approved by the Department as complete and accurate, the approval must be noted on the report. A copy of the approved report must be sent to the Board.
2. If, as the result of a challenge of the accuracy of the report, any change is ordered in the report of owners of livestock and sheep after it has been approved by the Department, each recipient of a copy of the report must be notified of the change.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 744; A 1993, 1762; 1999, 2781, 3702; 2001, 279, 1569; 2003, 2163, 2164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.185 - Maximum rate of tax; minimum tax; deposit in Livestock Inspection Account.

1. Upon approval of the report of owners of livestock and sheep pursuant to NRS 575.180, the Department shall fix the amount of the annual special tax on each head of the following specified classes of livestock, which, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, must not exceed the following rates per head for each class:
Class Rate per head
Stock cattle........................................................................................................... $0.50
Dairy cattle............................................................................................................... .60
Horses....................................................................................................................... .75
Mules......................................................................................................................... .75
Burros or asses........................................................................................................ .75
Hogs and pigs.......................................................................................................... .30
Goats......................................................................................................................... .10
2. The minimum special tax due annually pursuant to this section from each owner of livestock is $10.
3. Upon the receipt of payment of the special tax and the report thereof by the State Controller, the Department shall credit the amount of the tax as paid on its records.
4. The special taxes paid by an owner of livestock, when transmitted to the State Treasurer, must be deposited in the Livestock Inspection Account.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Dairy cattle" are bulls, cows and heifers of the dairy breeds that are more than 6 months old.
(b) "Stock cattle" are:
(1) Steers of any breed and other weaned calves of the beef breeds that are more than 6 months old; and
(2) Bulls, cows and older heifers of the beef breeds.
(c) The classes consisting of horses, mules, and burros and asses exclude animals that are less than 1 year old.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1323; A 2013, 2470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.190 - Calculation of total taxes due.

Using the tax levies from the Board and from the Department, the Department shall calculate the total taxes due from each owner of livestock or sheep based on the report of owners of livestock or sheep approved by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 744; A 1993, 1762; 1999, 2782, 3702; 2001, 279, 1569; 2003, 53, 2164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.200 - Billing of owners; failure to receive bill not excuse from payment.

The Department shall mail to each owner of livestock or sheep a bill for the total taxes due from that owner. Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse the taxpayer from the timely payment of his or her taxes.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 744; A 1999, 2782; 2001, 1569)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.205 - Assessment of certain past due special taxes on specified livestock; penalty and interest for failure to pay such taxes; waiver or reduction of interest or penalty; disclosure of waiver or reduction; taxes, penalties and interest constitute lien until paid; inspection and other services not provided when certain special taxes delinquent.

1. If the Department determines that an owner of livestock was not assessed the tax required pursuant to NRS 575.185 in any year in which the tax became due, the Department may assess the tax at any time within 5 years after the date on which the tax became due.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who fails to pay the tax levied by the Department pursuant to NRS 575.185, within the time required, shall pay, in addition to the tax, a penalty equal to 20 percent of the amount of the tax that is owed for each year the person fails to pay the tax, plus interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month, or fraction of a month, from the date the tax was due until the date of payment.
3. The Department may waive or reduce the payment of the interest or penalty, or both, that is required to be paid pursuant to subsection 2, if the Department finds extenuating circumstances sufficient to justify the waiver or reduction. The Department shall, upon the request of any person, disclose:
(a) The name of the person whose interest or penalty was waived or reduced; and
(b) The amount so waived or the amount of the reduction.
4. All taxes levied by the Department on livestock pursuant to NRS 575.185, and all penalties and interest accrued thereon, constitute a lien upon the livestock until paid.
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 575.230, the Department shall not provide inspection or other services to an owner of livestock who is delinquent in the payment of the tax levied by the Department pursuant to NRS 575.185.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1567; A 2013, 1324, 2470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.210 - Department to transmit revenue from taxes, penalties and interest to State Controller.

Whenever any taxes, or penalties or interest for delinquencies pursuant to NRS 562.175, 575.130 or 575.205 are paid to the Department, the Department shall record the payment and the date thereof with the name of the person liable therefor, and the amount of taxes, penalties and interest collected pursuant to NRS 562.170, 562.175, 567.110, 575.130, 575.185 and 575.205, and transmit the revenue thereof to the State Controller for deposit into the appropriate account or fund in the State Treasury.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 744; A 1991, 1797; 1995, 213; 2001, 1570; 2003, 53, 2164; 2013, 1324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.220 - Report of certain delinquent taxes.

The Department shall report to the Board any taxes delinquent, if the taxes were levied pursuant to NRS 562.170 and 567.110.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 744; A 1993, 1762; 1999, 3702; 2001, 1570; 2003, 2164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 575 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Collection of Taxes › NRS 575.230 - Payment of delinquent tax required for issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate; notification of collection.

A brand inspection clearance certificate described in NRS 562.460 or 565.120 must not be issued for the movement of any sheep or livestock owned by a person delinquent in the payment of a tax. The Department may collect any delinquent tax and the penalty and interest thereon at the time of a brand or health inspection. The appropriate county authority must be notified if the tax is so collected.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 744; A 1993, 1762; 1995, 213; 1999, 3702; 2003, 2164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 576.0115 to 576.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 557; A 1960, 415; 1961, 557; 1963, 388; 1965, 388; 1985, 528; 1993, 436, 1736; 1995, 514; 1999, 3703; 2015, 3615)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0115 - "Agent" defined.

"Agent" means any person who, on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer or broker, receives, contracts for or solicits the sale, exchange or transfer of farm products or livestock from a producer thereof, or who negotiates the consignment or purchase of any farm product or livestock on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer or broker.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 434; A 2005, 478)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0117 - "Agricultural product" defined.

"Agricultural product" means a product of the soil, a farm product and any product commonly used to enhance agricultural production, including, without limitation, a product produced by hydroponic or aquatic farming. The term does not include a product inspected by a federal or other state agency.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0125 - "Broker" defined.

"Broker" means any person other than a dealer, commission merchant or cash buyer, who negotiates the purchase or sale of any farm product and who does not handle either the farm product involved or the proceeds of a sale.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.013 - "Cash buyer" defined.

"Cash buyer" means any person other than a commission merchant, dealer or broker, who purchases or offers to purchase any farm products or livestock for the purpose of processing or resale and who pays for the farm products or livestock in lawful money of the United States or by certified check at the time of purchase or delivery thereof, or at the time the price of the farm products or livestock may be determined, if the price or value thereof is subject to determination by inspection, grade or pack out.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0135 - "Commission merchant" defined.

"Commission merchant" means any person other than a dealer, broker or cash buyer, who receives on consignment or solicits from the producer thereof for the purpose of resale, or who sells or offers for sale on commission any farm product or livestock, or who in any way handles for the account of, or as an agent of, the producer thereof on a commission basis any farm products or livestock.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.014 - "Consignor" defined.

"Consignor" means any person who ships or delivers to any commission merchant or dealer any farm products for handling, sale or resale.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 435)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0145 - "Dealer" defined.

"Dealer" means any person other than a commission merchant, broker or cash buyer, who solicits, contracts for or obtains from the producer, agent or consignee thereof title, possession or control of any farm product or livestock, or who buys or agrees to buy any farm product or livestock from the producer thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 435)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0155 - "Farm products" defined.

"Farm products" includes all agricultural, horticultural, viticultural and vegetable products of the soil, poultry and poultry products, livestock and livestock products and hay. The term does not include timber products or milk and milk products.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 435)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.016 - "Fixed and established place of business" defined.

"Fixed and established place of business" means any warehouse, building, storeroom or stockyard, either owned or leased, at which the owner conducts a legitimate permanent business in good faith, and at which stocks of farm products or livestock are kept in quantities usually carried and reasonably adequate to meet the requirements of the business therein conducted.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 435)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0162 - "Free-sale certificate" defined.

"Free-sale certificate" means a document which certifies that an agricultural product which is proposed to be exported is the same type of agricultural product freely marketed and sold in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.017 - "Livestock" defined.

"Livestock" includes all kinds and ages, and both sexes, singular and plural, of the bovine and equine species and sheep, goats and hogs.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 435)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.0175 - "Produce vendor" defined.

"Produce vendor" means any person engaged in the sale of farm products other than any poultry, livestock or livestock product.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.020 - Acting as broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent without license prohibited; license not required for cash buyer or agent of cash buyer.

1. A person shall not act as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent without having obtained a license from the Department as provided in this chapter.
2. A cash buyer or an agent of a cash buyer is not required to obtain a license pursuant to this chapter before acting as a cash buyer or an agent of a cash buyer.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 557; A 1960, 416; 1961, 558; 1965, 389; 1993, 1764; 1999, 3703; 2005, 479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.032 - Additional requirements for issuance and renewal of license: Statement regarding obligation of child support; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [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. A natural person who applies for the issuance or renewal of a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent shall submit to the Department the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The Department shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the Department.
3. A license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent may not be issued or renewed by the Department if the applicant is a natural person who:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Department shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2093; A 1999, 3704; 2005, 481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.035 - Previous convictions and violations by applicant may be considered as adverse showing of character, responsibility and good faith; rejection of application for certain period after date of adjudication for bankruptcy or collection by court order.

1. A previous conviction of a felony, previous bankruptcy, voluntary or involuntary, or previous violation of this chapter may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of character, responsibility or good faith on the part of an applicant for a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent.
2. Any person adjudged a bankrupt, or any person against whose bondsman or bondsmen or deposit in lieu of bond a claim has been collected by a court order, who has not made full settlement with all producer-creditors, may not be licensed by the Department for 3 years after the date of the adjudication or collection.
3. The Department may refuse to accept a new application for a license by an applicant rejected pursuant to this section for a period not exceeding 3 years after the date of rejection of the first application.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 394; A 1967, 1196; 1993, 1765; 1999, 3705; 2005, 482; 2015, 3616)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.042 - Civil action for violation of chapter or misrepresentation or fraud; limitation of actions; service of process.

1. Any:
(a) Producer of livestock or farm products or the producer’s agent or consignee or produce vendor;
(b) Licensed broker, dealer or commission merchant; or
(c) Nonprofit organization or association, including the Nevada Mineral Exhibition, 4-H clubs, the Future Farmers of America, the Nevada Junior Livestock Show, the Nevada State Livestock Show and the Nevada Hereford Association,
who is injured by any violation of the provisions of this chapter, or by any misrepresentations or fraud on the part of any licensed dealer, broker or commission merchant, may maintain a civil action against the dealer, broker or commission merchant. If the dealer, broker or commission merchant is licensed, he or she may also maintain an action against the surety on any bonds, or the money or securities deposited in lieu of a bond. In such an action against an unlicensed dealer, broker or commission merchant, the injured person is entitled to treble damages.
2. Any person having a claim pursuant to subsection 1 against any licensed dealer, broker or commission merchant must begin legal action on any bond, or money or securities deposited in lieu of a bond, for recovery of the amount claimed to be due within 1 year after the claim has accrued.
3. Pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 576.030, process may be served by delivering to the Director duplicate copies of the process and paying a fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture. The service upon the Director shall be deemed service upon the dealer, broker or commission merchant. The Director shall forward one copy of the process by registered mail prepaid to the defendant dealer, broker or commission merchant, specifying the day and hour of service. The return receipt of the defendant is prima facie evidence of the completion of service. If service of summons is made upon the Director in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, the period within which the defendant must appear is extended 10 days. The provisions of this subsection are not exclusive, but if a defendant dealer, broker or commission merchant is found within the State of Nevada, he or she must be served with process in the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 485; A 1989, 335; 1993, 1767; 1999, 3597, 3707; 2015, 3617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.045 - Retention of money or securities deposited in lieu of bond after operations cease.

If any licensed dealer, broker or commission merchant for any reason ceases to operate as such, the amount of money or securities deposited in lieu of a bond must be retained by the Department for 1 year. If after the expiration of 1 year after the cessation of such operation, no legal action has been commenced to recover against the money or securities, they must be delivered to the owner. If a legal action has been commenced within that time, all the money and securities must be held by the Department subject to the order of the district court.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 486; A 1993, 1767; 1999, 3707)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.048 - Revocation for default; publication of notice of revocation.

1. If the Department receives notice from a producer of livestock or farm products or the producer’s agent or consignee or produce vendor of the default of a licensed dealer, broker or commission merchant, the Department shall issue an order to the licensee to show cause why his or her license should not be revoked. The notice must be in writing and set forth a time and place for a hearing to be held before the Director.
2. If a license is revoked pursuant to subsection 1, the Director shall, by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area, notify all known producers of livestock or farm products in the area in which the licensee operated that the license has been revoked.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 486; A 1993, 1768; 1999, 3708; 2015, 3617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.050 - Annual license fee.

Each applicant for a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent shall pay to the Department an annual license fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1961, 559; 1965, 392; 1993, 1768; 1999, 3598, 3708; 2005, 482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.060 - Investigation of applicant; issuance 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.] Investigation of applicant; issuance of license. [Effective on 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. Upon receipt of an application for a license, accompanied by the license fee and a surety bond, other acceptable security, a copy of the bond required by the United States, or a deposit receipt, as provided in NRS 576.040, and the statement required pursuant to NRS 576.032, the Department shall examine the application, bond and other papers and, subject to the provisions of NRS 576.032 and 576.120, upon the completion of its investigation, the Department shall grant the license as applied for.
2. The Department shall complete its investigation and issue or deny the license within 30 days after receipt of the application, bond and other papers.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1961, 559; 1963, 391; 1967, 1198; 1993, 1768; 1997, 2095; 1999, 3708)
1. Upon receipt of an application for a license, accompanied by the license fee and a surety bond, other acceptable security, a copy of the bond required by the United States, or a deposit receipt, as provided in NRS 576.040, the Department shall examine the same and, subject to the provisions of NRS 576.120, upon the completion of its investigation, the Department shall grant the license as applied for.
2. The Department shall complete its investigation and either issue or deny the license within 30 days after receipt of the application, bond and other papers.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1961, 559; 1963, 391; 1967, 1198; 1993, 1768; 1997, 2095; 1999, 3708, effective on 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.080 - Form and contents of licenses.

Licenses must be in such form as the Department may prescribe, must be under the seal of the Department and must set forth:
1. The name and address of the dealer, broker, commission merchant or agent.
2. The period of the license.
3. Such other information as the Department reasonably may require.
4. The amount of the bond, deposit or other security required by NRS 576.040.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1960, 417; 1961, 559; 1965, 392; 1967, 1199; 1993, 1768; 1999, 3708; 2005, 482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.095 - Licensing of other classifications without payment of fee.

Any person who has applied for and obtained a license as a dealer, broker or commission merchant as provided in this chapter may apply for and secure a license in any other classification or classifications without payment of further fee upon complying with the provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing of the other classifications involved.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 419; A 1971, 336; 2005, 482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.100 - Agents: Designation; licensing; notice to Department; responsibility of principal; application.

1. An agent shall not act for any dealer, broker or commission merchant unless:
(a) The dealer, broker or commission merchant is licensed and has designated the agent to act in his or her behalf; and
(b) The Department has been notified in writing and has approved the appointment of the agent.
2. The dealer, broker or commission merchant is accountable and responsible for contracts made by his or her agents.
3. An agent must, before approval by the Department, file an application with the Department pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 576.030.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1960, 417; 1961, 559; 1965, 392; 1967, 1199; 1993, 1768; 1999, 3708; 2005, 483; 2015, 3617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.105 - Application for renewal of license required to include information relating to state business license; grounds for denial of renewal of license.

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a license to act as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent must indicate in the application submitted to the Department 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 to act as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent may not be renewed by the Department if:
(a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or
(b) The State Controller has informed the Department 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 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.110 - Investigation of transactions involving farm products.

1. The Department on its own motion may, or upon the verified complaint of any interested party shall, investigate, examine or inspect any transaction involving solicitation, receipt, sale or attempted sale of farm products by any person or persons acting or assuming to act as a dealer, agent, commission merchant or broker, the intentional making of false statements as to condition and quantity of any farm products received or in storage, the intentional making of false statements as to market conditions, the failure to make payment for farm products within the time required by this chapter, and all other injurious transactions.
2. In furtherance of any such investigation, examination or inspection, the Department or any authorized representative may examine that portion of the ledgers, books, accounts, memoranda and other documents, farm products, scales, measures and other articles and things used in connection with the business of the person relating to the transaction involved.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1960, 417; 1961, 560; 1993, 1769; 1999, 3709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.120 - Grounds for refusing to grant or renew or for suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing.

1. The Department may refuse to grant or renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license if, after notice and a hearing, the Department is satisfied of the existence of any of the following facts, the existence of which is hereby declared to be a violation of this chapter:
(a) That the applicant or licensee has intentionally made any false or misleading statement concerning the conditions of the market for any farm products.
(b) That the applicant or licensee has made fictitious sales or has been guilty of collusion to defraud the producer.
(c) That the licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud or deception in the procurement of the license.
(d) That the applicant or licensee has in the handling of any farm products been guilty of fraud, deceit or willful negligence.
(e) That the licensee, without reasonable cause, has failed or refused to execute or carry out a lawful contract with a producer.
(f) That the licensee, without reasonable cause, has issued checks for the payment of farm products received without sufficient money to cover them or has stopped payment on a check given in payment for farm products received.
(g) That the licensee, without reasonable cause, has failed to account or make payment for farm products as required by this chapter.
(h) That the licensee has knowingly employed an agent without causing the agent to comply with the licensing requirements of this chapter applicable to agents.
(i) That the licensee has failed or refused to maintain and file records as required by this chapter.
(j) That the licensee has failed or refused to maintain a bond or other security as required by the provisions of NRS 576.040.
2. The Department may suspend, pending inquiry, for not longer than 30 days, and after hearing or investigation may refuse to grant, renew or revoke any license as the case may require, if it is satisfied that the licensee has become bankrupt or insolvent, and is thereby unable to pay producer-creditors of the licensee, or producers with whom the licensee has executory or executed contracts for the purchase of farm products, or for the handling of farm products on consignment.
3. A license is suspended automatically, without action of the Department, if the bond filed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 576.040 is cancelled, and remains suspended until the bond is renewed.
4. In the case of any hearing held under the provisions of this section, there must be filed in the office of the Department a memorandum stating briefly the reasons of the Department for the denial, suspension or revocation of the license, but formal findings of fact need not be made or filed.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 559; A 1961, 560; 1963, 391; 1965, 392; 1967, 1199; 1971, 336; 1993, 438, 1769; 1995, 514; 1999, 3709; 2015, 3618)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.121 - Mandatory 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 Department 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 the holder of a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent, the Department shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Department receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Department 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, 2094; A 1999, 3710; 2005, 483)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.123 - Records of commission merchants, dealers and brokers.

1. Every commission merchant, having received any farm products for sale as a commission merchant, shall promptly make and keep a correct record showing in detail the following with reference to the handling, sale or storage of the farm products:
(a) The name and address of the consignor.
(b) The date received.
(c) The condition and quantity upon arrival.
(d) Date of the sale for account of the consignor.
(e) The price for which sold.
(f) An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the consignor in connection with the sale.
(g) The names and addresses of all purchasers if the commission merchant has any financial interest in the business of the purchasers, or if the purchasers have any financial interest in the business of the commission merchant, directly or indirectly, as holder of the other’s corporate stock, as copartner, as lender or borrower of money to or from the other, or otherwise, the interest must be noted in the records following the name of the purchaser.
(h) A lot number or other identifying mark for each consignment, which number or mark must appear on all sales tags and other essential records needed to show the amount for which the farm products actually sold.
(i) Any claim or claims which have been or may be filed by the commission merchant against any person for overcharges or for damages resulting from the injury or deterioration of the farm products by the act, neglect or failure of the person. The records must be open to the inspection of the Director and the consignor of farm products for whom the claim or claims are made.
2. Every dealer purchasing any farm products from the producer thereof shall promptly make and keep for 1 year a correct record showing in detail the following:
(a) The name and address of the grower.
(b) The date received.
(c) The price to be paid.
(d) An itemized statement of any charges paid by the dealer for the account of the producer.
3. Every broker, upon negotiating the sale of farm products, shall issue to buyer and seller a written memorandum of sale, showing price, date of delivery, quality and other details concerned in the transaction. A copy of the memorandum must be retained by the broker for 1 year.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 394; A 1993, 1770; 1999, 3710)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.125 - Accounting and remittances by commission merchants; records of sales; payments by dealers; penalties for nonpayment.

1. If requested by his or her consignor, a commission merchant shall, before the close of the next business day following the sale of any farm products consigned to him or her, transmit or deliver to the owner or consignor of the farm products a true written account of the sale, showing the amount sold and the selling price. Remittance in full of the amount realized from such sales, including all collections, overcharges and damages, less the agreed commission and other charges, together with a complete account of sales, must be made to the consignor within 10 days after receipt of the money by the commission merchant, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
2. Each commission merchant shall retain a copy of all records covering each transaction for 1 year after the date thereof, which copy must at all times be available for and open to the confidential inspection of the Director and the consignor, or an authorized representative of the Director or consignor.
3. Each dealer shall pay for farm products delivered to him or her at the time and in the manner specified in the contract with the producer, but if no time is set by the contract, or at the time of the delivery, within 30 days after the delivery or taking possession of the farm products, except that livestock whose sale is subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 181 to 231, inclusive, must be paid for within the period required by that act and any applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
4. A person who, with the intent to defraud, fails to make full payment for farm products purchased pursuant to this chapter within 10 days after receiving written notice of the fact that the payment is past due:
(a) Is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, if the amount owed is $1,000 or less.
(b) Is guilty of a category D felony, if the amount owed is more than $1,000, and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 395; A 1989, 336; 1993, 1771; 1995, 1304; 1999, 3711)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.127 - Cargo manifests required to be carried on motor vehicles operated by dealers and commission merchants; suspension or cancellation of license for false statements on manifest.

1. Each dealer and commission merchant operating a motor vehicle in the conduct of his or her licensed business shall carry on the motor vehicle a manifest on a form to be prescribed or approved by the Department showing:
(a) A description of the cargo on the motor vehicle.
(b) The brand inspection certificate number for any livestock being transported.
(c) Where and from whom the cargo was purchased.
(d) The weight or measure upon which the purchase was made and, if purchased upon weight, where and by whom weighed and the weight obtained at the weighing.
2. The manifest must be executed in triplicate. One copy must be given to the consignor or seller. One copy must be retained by the licensee, and the original, signed by the licensee, must be transmitted immediately to the Department.
3. Any false statements included on a manifest concerning the nature, quantity, weight, count, grade, quality or any other essential feature of the cargo constitute grounds for suspension or cancellation of the licensee’s license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 396; A 1993, 1771; 1999, 3712; 2005, 483)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.128 - Certification as actual producer of certain farm products: Regulations of Department; fees for certification; exemption from certain taxes and fees.

1. The Department shall adopt regulations pursuant to which a person who is an actual producer of farm products other than any livestock, livestock product or poultry must obtain certification as an actual producer of farm products. The regulations may include provisions for the certification by reciprocity of a person who holds a similar certification from another jurisdiction where the requirements for that certification are substantially equal to the requirements in this state.
2. The Department may impose fees for the certification of a person as an actual producer of farm products specified in subsection 1 and any inspections necessary for that certification. The fees must be set in an amount which approximates the cost to the Department of performing those services and activities.
3. A person who obtains certification pursuant to this section is exempt from any:
(a) Tax or other fee imposed pursuant to NRS 244.335, 266.355, subsection 7 of NRS 266.600, NRS 268.095, 269.170 or 269.175, relating to the issuance of any license to sell or offer to sell, in its natural and unprocessed state directly to any consumer, restaurant or grocery store, farm products specified in subsection 1 for which the person has obtained certification pursuant to this section.
(b) Fee imposed for:
(1) The issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of chapter 446 of NRS to sell or offer to sell, in its natural and unprocessed state directly to any consumer, restaurant or grocery store, farm products specified in subsection 1 for which the person has obtained certification pursuant to this section; or
(2) Any inspection conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 446 of NRS relating to such a sale or offer to sell.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3166; A 1999, 3712; 2013, 1325; 2015, 3619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.1285 - Registration as produce vendor; regulations; exception for person certified as actual producer of farm products.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall adopt regulations pursuant to which a person must register as a produce vendor.
2. A person who obtains certification pursuant to NRS 576.128 is not required to register as a produce vendor pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3615)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.129 - Alternative livestock: Permit required; regulations of State Board of Agriculture.

1. It is unlawful for any person to import, possess or propagate any alternative livestock unless the person first obtains from the State Board of Agriculture a permit that authorizes the person to do so.
2. The State Board of Agriculture shall adopt regulations for the importation, possession and propagation of alternative livestock. The regulations must set forth requirements for:
(a) Facilities used to confine alternative livestock, including minimum requirements for fencing to prevent the escape of alternative livestock.
(b) The genetic testing of alternative livestock.
(c) Keeping and maintaining records related to the importation, transfer, possession and propagation of alternative livestock.
(d) Identifying and marking alternative livestock.
(e) Marketing alternative livestock.
(f) The filing of any bonds which may be required by the State Board of Agriculture.
3. In adopting the regulations required by subsection 2, the State Board of Agriculture shall consult with the Department of Wildlife and the Board of Wildlife Commissioners concerning the provisions that are necessary to protect wildlife in this state and in the areas designated as areas of special concern by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners pursuant to NRS 501.181.
4. The State Board of Agriculture shall establish by regulation a schedule of fees required to be paid for a permit issued pursuant to this section. The fees established must not exceed the approximate cost to the Board of carrying out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 435; A 1995, 514; 2003, 1583)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › NRS 576.131 - Alternative livestock: Recapture of escaped livestock; impoundment; liability of owner.

1. An owner of alternative livestock may request assistance from the State Department of Agriculture, the Department of Wildlife and local law enforcement agencies to recapture any alternative livestock that has escaped from confinement.
2. Any alternative livestock that is recaptured may be impounded at a suitable facility until sufficient repairs or improvements are made to the owner’s facility to ensure that the escape of the alternative livestock does not recur.
3. The owner of the alternative livestock is liable for:
(a) The costs incurred by the State Department of Agriculture, the Department of Wildlife and any local law enforcement agency to recapture the alternative livestock;
(b) The costs of impounding the alternative livestock; and
(c) Any damages caused by the alternative livestock during the escape.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 436; A 1995, 514; 1999, 3713; 2003, 1583)