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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.120 - Inspection fee for motor vehicle fuel or lubricating oil shipped, transported or held for sale; transfer of fees collected; monthly reports by payers; penalty; expenses incurred by Department of Motor Vehicles.

1. Every person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, shipping or transporting any motor vehicle fuel or lubricating oil into this State for sale or consignment, or with intent to sell or consign the same, shall pay to the Department of Motor Vehicles an inspection fee of 0.055 of a cent per gallon for every gallon of motor vehicle fuel or lubricating oil so shipped or transported into the State, or that is held for sale within this State. This section does not require the payment of an inspection fee on any shipment or consignment of motor vehicle fuel or lubricating oil when the inspection fee has been paid.
2. The inspection fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, together with any penalties and interest collected thereon, must be transferred quarterly to the account in the State General Fund created pursuant to NRS 561.412 for the use of the State Department of Agriculture.
3. On or before the last day of each calendar month, every person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, required to pay the inspection fee described in subsection 1 shall send to the Department of Motor Vehicles a correct report of the motor vehicle fuel or oil volumes for the preceding month. The report must include a list of distributors or retailers distributing or selling the products and must be accompanied by the required fees.
4. Failure to send the report and remittance as specified in subsections 1 and 3 is a violation of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive, and is punishable as provided in NRS 590.150.
5. The provisions of this section must be carried out in the manner prescribed in chapters 360A and 365 of NRS.
6. All expenses incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles in carrying out the provisions of this section are a charge against the account created pursuant to NRS 561.412.
7. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle fuel" does not include diesel fuel, burner fuel or kerosene.
[12:157:1955]—(NRS A 1957, 587; 1961, 582; 1975, 1748; 1989, 1951; 1999, 1022; 2001, 2641; 2005, 1526; 2021, 143)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.131 - State Board of Agriculture to adopt regulations for warning labels on motor vehicle fuel pumps.

The State Board of Agriculture shall adopt regulations:
1. Requiring a warning label to be affixed on each pump from which is drawn any motor vehicle fuel sold to a consumer if the motor vehicle fuel:
(a) Contains manganese or any manganese compound, including, without limitation, methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl; and
(b) Was delivered to the vendor within the immediately preceding 6 months.
2. Specifying the format, size, wording and placement of the warning label that a vendor is required to place on a pump pursuant to this section. The regulations must ensure that the warning labels measure at least 4 inches by 4 inches and include, without limitation:
(a) A notice advising the consumer to read the label before dispensing the motor vehicle fuel;
(b) A warning that the motor vehicle fuel contains manganese or a manganese compound, including, without limitation, methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl; and
(c) A recommendation to consult the owner’s manual for the consumer’s motor vehicle before using the motor vehicle fuel.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.133 - Documentation provided to purchaser of fuel containing manganese or manganese compound: Requirements.

Any person, other than a retailer of motor vehicle fuel, who sells, offers for sale, assists in the sale of, delivers or transports motor vehicle fuel that contains manganese or any manganese compound must provide the purchaser, including without limitation, a retailer of motor vehicle fuel, with documentation expressly stating that the fuel contains manganese or a manganese compound and stating the volume of the compound expressed in milligrams per liter.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1041)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.142 - Civil penalties: Establishment of schedule by regulation; imposition.

1. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall adopt regulations establishing a schedule of civil penalties for any violation of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.
2. In addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, a person who violates any provision of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1012)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.144 - Civil penalties: Notice; hearing; judicial review; civil action to recover.

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 his or her designee shall conduct the hearing after giving appropriate notice to the respondent. The decision of the State Sealer of Measurement Standards or his or her designee is subject to appropriate judicial review.
2. If the respondent has exhausted his or her administrative appeals and the civil penalty has been upheld, he or she 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 deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1012)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.150 - Penalties; prima facie evidence.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, who willfully violates any of the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.140, inclusive, 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.
3. Each such person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, is guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of NRS 590.010 to 590.140, inclusive, is committed, continued or permitted by such person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, and shall be punished as provided in this section.
4. The selling and delivery of any petroleum product or motor vehicle fuel mentioned in NRS 590.010 to 590.140, inclusive, is prima facie evidence of the representation on the part of the vendor that the quality sold and delivered was the quality bought by the vendee.
[14:157:1955]—(NRS A 1961, 583; 1989, 1951; 2005, 659; 2021, 144, 1013)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.160 - Administration.

The provisions of NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, must be administered by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards.
[17:323:1951]—(NRS A 1957, 588; 2005, 659; 2013, 2488)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.170 - Display of price and brand name, grade or certain words regarding sales of motor vehicle fuel and diesel fuel.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not keep, maintain or display in this State any advertising medium which indicates, shows or advertises the price of motor vehicle fuel sold, offered for sale or advertised for sale from the premises, unless the actual price per unit of measure of motor vehicle fuel, including taxes, is also shown on the advertising medium, together with the brand name and the individual grade or grades of the motor vehicle fuel being advertised. If motor vehicle fuel prices are advertised in units of measure other than the gallon, the actual price per unit of measure along with the equivalent price per gallon and the word designating the unit of measure must be displayed on the face of the pump or dispenser.
2. The price of diesel fuel may be advertised excluding state tax, but only by a sign which clearly and conspicuously contains the wording "With Permit," "With State Permit" or words of similar meaning in letters of uniform size not less than 4 inches in height. Diesel fuel dispensers displaying unit price without state tax must be labeled in letters not less than 1 inch in height with the words "Permit Price," "With State Permit" or words of similar meaning.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, retail devices displaying the unit price to compute or record deliveries must not be considered an advertising medium.
[1:323:1951]—(NRS A 1959, 673; 1960, 485; 1963, 111; 1971, 670; 1977, 1064; 1981, 530; 1993, 61; 2005, 659)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.180 - Phraseology indicating reduced price.

1. No person offering for sale or selling any motor vehicle fuel in the State of Nevada may post or display a sign or statement or other advertising medium reading, in substance, "save" a designated amount, or a designated amount per unit of measure, such as "save 5 cents" or "save 5 cents per gallon," or using the expression "off" a designated amount, such as "5 cents off" or "5 cents less," or "discount" of a given amount, such as "5-cent discount," or otherwise using the words "save," "off," "discount," "wholesale," "below," or any of them, or a word or words of similar meaning or other phraseology indicating a reduced price, unless there is posted and displayed in letters of equal size and as part of the same sign, statement or other advertising medium the total price, including all taxes, at which motor vehicle fuel is being sold or offered for sale, designating the price for each brand name or grade of motor vehicle fuel being sold or offered for sale.
2. The size of the letters, words, figures or numerals used to indicate the total price per unit of measure, including all taxes, must be of a size as provided under the provisions of NRS 590.200.
[2:323:1951]—(NRS A 1960, 485; 1981, 531; 1993, 62; 2005, 660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.190 - Motor vehicle fuel without brand name: Requisites.

If motor vehicle fuel is offered for sale or advertised for sale from the premises of any place of business in this state, but not under any brand name, then the words "no brand" must be used and designated on the advertising medium.
[3:323:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 62; 2005, 660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.200 - Size of letters, figures or numerals designating brand or words "no brand."

All letters, figures or numerals used in designating the brand name or words "no brand" in any advertising medium referred to in NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, must be of uniform size and must not be less than 6 inches in height or one-third the size of the numerals designating the price, whichever is larger, and the height must not be more than twice the dimension of the width of each letter, or figure or numeral.
[4:323:1951]—(NRS A 1981, 531; 2005, 660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.210 - Size of letters in designating individual grade of motor vehicle fuel.

All letters used in designating each individual grade of motor vehicle fuel must be at least 4 inches in height, and the height must not be more than twice the dimension of the width of each letter.
[5:323:1951]—(NRS A 1963, 111; 1977, 1064; 1993, 62; 2005, 660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.220 - Size of letters, words, figures or numerals indicating prices of motor vehicle fuel.

All letters, words, figures or numerals used on the advertising medium referred to in NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, to indicate prices of motor vehicle fuel sold or advertised for sale must be uniform in size and must be at least 6 inches in height, and the height must not be more than twice the width. If a fraction displaying a numerator and a denominator is used in lieu of a full-size numeral on a price sign, the fraction must be of the same height and design as the other numerals indicating price. Numerators without denominators must not be used for fractions. The advertising medium must indicate the price of the fuel per gallon.
[6:323:1951]—(NRS A 1981, 531; 1993, 62; 2005, 660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.230 - Contents and form of advertising medium; information concerning conditions of sale.

1. The advertising medium referred to in NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, must not contain any other advertising matter except words of description of the product sold or offered for sale, and method of sale, such as "self-serve," "full serve" or words of similar meaning. If words of description or method of sale of the product offered or advertised by any such sign are used, the letters, figures or numerals which form any words must not be larger than the words, marks, letters, figures or numerals used in forming or designating the price per unit of measure.
2. If the price of a brand name or grade of motor vehicle fuel is advertised by means of a price sign and is sold at different prices from the dispensing devices on the premises, the sign or signs advertising the price must include notice of the conditions under which the brand name or grade is sold. If the sign advertises only the cash price, as a condition of sale for the motor vehicle fuel offered for sale on the premises, the sign must clearly state "cash" in letters a minimum of 6 inches in height or one-third the size of the numerals in announcing the price, whichever is larger. If terms stating the condition of sale, including "self-serve," "full serve," or words of similar meaning, appear on a price sign, there must be signs designating "self-serve" and "full serve" islands, pumps or dispensing devices in letters of 4 inches in height or more, conspicuously posted, showing the pumps or dispensing devices where the product is sold at each price.
[7:323:1951]—(NRS A 1977, 1064; 1993, 62; 2005, 660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.250 - Numeral "1" and letter "l": Uniformity of type and design.

The numeral "1" or the letter "l" need not conform to specifications prescribed for other letters, words, figures or numerals by NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, but all letters, words, figures or numerals shall be the same type and design and shall be uniform with other letters, words, figures or numerals with which they are used.
[9:323:1951]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.260 - Visibility and color of letters, words, figures or numerals.

All letters, words, figures or numerals appearing on any advertising medium referred to in NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, shall be plainly visible and of such colors or tints as will contrast such letters, words, figures or numerals with the remaining parts of the advertising medium.
[10:323:1951]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.270 - Uniformity of color, words, letters, figures and numerals designating brand, "no brand," price, grade and conditions of sale.

All words, letters, figures or numerals on the advertising medium referred to in NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, which form or designate the brand name or the words "no brand" must be of like color or tint, and all words, letters, figures or numerals designating or indicating the price of motor vehicle fuel so offered for sale must be of like color or tint, and all words, letters, figures or numerals used in designating the grades and conditions of sale of motor vehicle fuel being advertised must be of like color or tint.
[11:323:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 63; 2005, 661)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.280 - Placement of medium in misleading position as regards other advertising.

No advertising medium may be placed on the premises of any place of business in this state in such a manner or in such a position to another advertising medium as will render the advertising medium advertising motor vehicle fuel offered for sale susceptible of being read in conjunction with any other advertising medium, if any person so reading from any public street or highway may be misled.
[12:323:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 63)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.290 - Unlawful placement of certain letters, words, figures or numerals on advertising medium for goods other than motor vehicle fuel.

It is unlawful to place letters, words, figures or numerals on any advertising medium located or maintained on the premises of any place of business in this state advertising or offering for sale any goods, wares or merchandise, other than motor vehicle fuel, if the advertising medium may be construed by any reasonable person as advertising or offering for sale motor vehicle fuel.
[13:323:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 63)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.300 - Advertising of "motor oil" or "lubricating oil": General requirements.

1. No person shall keep, maintain or display on the premises or near any place of business in this state any advertising medium which indicates or shows or advertises the price of "motor oil" or "lubricating oil" offered for sale or advertised for sale from such premises without clearly and conspicuously showing on the same advertising medium where such price is advertised the trade name or brand name of the particular motor oil or lubricating oil the price of which is so advertised, together with the words "motor oil" or "lubricating oil."
2. If such motor oil or lubricating oil has no brand name or trade name, then the words "no brand" shall be displayed in connection with the designation of the product.
[14:323:1951]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.310 - Advertising of "motor oil" or "lubricating oil": Uniformity, size, color and legibility of letters.

1. All letters, figures or numerals, used in designating the brand name or the words "no brand" which are part of any advertising medium indicating, showing or advertising the price of "lubricating oil" or "motor oil," shall be uniform size, type and design and may be of any convenient height except that the height shall not be more than twice the dimension of the width of each such letter, figure or numeral.
2. All letters used in designating the words "motor oil" or "lubricating oil" which are part of any advertising medium indicating, showing or advertising the price of lubricating oil or motor oil shall be of uniform size, type and design and shall not be less than one-half the size nor greater than the size, either in height or width, of any letters, figures or numerals designating the brand name of the motor oil or lubricating oil being advertised.
3. All letters, words, figures or numerals used for the purpose of indicating the price of motor oil or lubricating oil shall be uniform in size and shall not be more than twice the size of the letters, figures or numerals used for the purpose of designating the brand name or the words "no brand."
4. All letters, figures or numerals used for designating the brand name or the words "no brand" when used as a part of any advertising medium indicating, showing or advertising the price of motor oil or lubricating oil shall be of like color or tint.
5. All letters, figures or numerals used for designating the price of motor oil or lubricating oil shall be of like color or tint.
6. All letters used in designating the words "motor oil" or "lubricating oil" when used as a part of any advertising medium indicating, showing or advertising the price of motor oil or lubricating oil shall be of like color or tint.
7. All such color or tint shall contrast with the background and other parts of such advertising medium.
[15:323:1951]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.320 - Unlawful advertising of motor vehicle fuel or petroleum product if not currently available for sale or delivery.

It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of selling at retail any motor vehicle fuel or petroleum product for internal combustion engines to display any sign or other designating mark at or near the person’s place of business describing or designating a brand name, a trademark or the words "no brand" with respect to any motor vehicle fuel or petroleum product for internal combustion engines that is not currently available for sale or delivery at the person’s place of business.
[16:323:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 63; 2005, 661)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.322 - Civil penalties: Establishment of schedule by regulation; imposition.

1. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall adopt regulations establishing a schedule of civil penalties for any violation of NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive.
2. In addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, a person who violates any provision of NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 652; A 2013, 2488)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.324 - Civil penalties: Notice; hearing; judicial review; civil action to recover.

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 designee; 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.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 652; A 2013, 2488; 2015, 3640)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.330 - Criminal penalties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, who willfully violates the provisions of NRS 590.160 to 590.330, inclusive, 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.
[16.1:323:1951; added 1953, 326]—(NRS A 1959, 674; 1967, 619; 2005, 661; 2021, 1014)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.350 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Antifreeze" includes all substances and preparations intended for use as the cooling medium, or to be added to the cooling liquid, in the cooling system of internal combustion engines to prevent freezing of the cooling liquid or to lower its freezing point.
2. "Fiscal year" means the period of 1 year beginning July 1 and expiring June 30 of the following year.
[1:308:1949; 1943 NCL § 1006.01] + [Part 4:308:1949; A 1951, 18]—(NRS A 1985, 530)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.360 - Adulteration.

An antifreeze shall be deemed to be adulterated:
1. If it consists in whole or in part of any substance which will render it injurious to the cooling system of an internal combustion engine or will make the operations of the engine dangerous to the user; or
2. If its strength, quality or purity falls below the standard of strength, quality or purity under which it is sold.
[2:308:1949; 1943 NCL § 1006.02]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.370 - Misbranding.

An antifreeze shall be deemed to be misbranded:
1. If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; or
2. If in package form it does not bear a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller or distributor and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight or measure on the outside of the package.
[3:308:1949; 1943 NCL § 1006.03]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.380 - License to sell, display or hold for sale; application for license; fee established by regulation; grounds for cancellation of license.

1. Before any antifreeze may be sold, displayed for sale or held with intent to sell within this State, and upon application of the manufacturer, packer, seller or distributor and the payment of a license fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture for each brand of antifreeze submitted, the State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall, if the antifreeze is not in violation of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive, issue to the applicant a license authorizing its sale in this State for the fiscal year in which the license fee is paid.
2. If the State Sealer of Measurement Standards at a later date finds that:
(a) The product to be sold, displayed for sale or held with intent to sell has been materially altered or adulterated;
(b) A change has been made in the name, brand or trademark under which the antifreeze is sold; or
(c) The antifreeze violates the provisions of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive,
the State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall notify the applicant and the license must be cancelled forthwith.
[Part 4:308:1949; A 1951, 18]—(NRS A 1971, 120; 1977, 262; 1983, 406; 1999, 3601; 2013, 2489; 2015, 3640)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.400 - Enforcement.

1. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall enforce the provisions of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive, by inspections, chemical analyses or any other appropriate methods. All samples for inspection or analysis shall be taken from stocks in the State or intended for sale in the State, or the State Sealer of Measurement Standards, through his or her agents, may call upon the manufacturer or distributor applying for an inspection of an antifreeze to supply such samples thereof for analysis.
2. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards, through his or her agents, shall have free access at all reasonable times to all places of business, buildings, vehicles, cars and vessels used in the manufacture, transportation, sale or storage of any antifreeze, and he or she may open any box, carton, parcel or package containing or supposed to contain any antifreeze and may take therefrom samples for analysis. If the person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, from which such sample is taken, at the time of taking demands payment, the person taking such sample shall pay the reasonable market price therefor.
[5:308:1949; 1943 NCL § 1006.05]—(NRS A 1961, 652; 2013, 2489)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.420 - List of brands and trademarks licensed by State Sealer of Measurement Standards.

The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may furnish upon request a list of the brands and trademarks of antifreeze licensed by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards or his or her agents during the fiscal year which have been found to be in accord with NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive.
[7:308:1949; A 1951, 18]—(NRS A 2013, 2489; 2015, 3641)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.430 - Restrictions on statements in advertising literature.

No advertising literature relating to any antifreeze sold or to be sold in this State shall contain any statement that the antifreeze advertised for sale has been approved by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards; but if any antifreeze has been licensed by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards and found not to be in violation of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive, such statement may be contained in any advertising literature where such brand or trademark of antifreeze is being advertised for sale.
[8:308:1949; 1943 NCL § 1006.08]—(NRS A 2013, 2490; 2015, 3641)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.450 - Civil penalties; deposit and use of money.

1. Any person violating any provision of NRS 590.340 to 590.430, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:
(a) For the first violation, $250.
(b) For a second violation, $500.
(c) For each subsequent violation, $1,000.
2. Any money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 1 must be accounted for separately and:
(a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and
(b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035.
[11:308:1949; 1943 NCL § 1006.11]—(NRS A 1961, 652; 2015, 3641)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.465 - Short title.

NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive, may be cited as the Nevada Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 476; A 1987, 1538; 1989, 1837)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.475 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
2. "Liquefied petroleum gas," "LPG" or "LP-Gas" means any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of propane, propylene, butanes, either normal butane or isobutane, and butylenes.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 476; A 1985, 530, 799)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.485 - Board for Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Creation; number, appointment, qualifications, terms and removal of members; compensation of members and employees.

1. The Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, consisting of six members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) One member who is a volunteer firefighter in a rural area of this State.
(b) One member who is a firefighter employed by the fire department of a city in this State.
(c) Two members who:
(1) Are or have been engaged in the sale or distribution of liquefied petroleum gas in this State; and
(2) Have a working knowledge of and actual experience in the daily operation of a business classified pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 590.575.
Each member appointed pursuant to this paragraph may be appointed from a separate list of three nominees for appointment if such a list of nominees is provided to the Governor by the Nevada Propane Dealers Association.
(d) Two members who are representatives of the general public.
3. After the initial terms, the members of the Board must be appointed to terms of 4 years.
4. Any appointed member may, for cause, inefficiency or neglect of duties, be removed from office by the Governor.
5. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board.
6. While engaged in the business of the Board, each member and employee of the Board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
7. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 590.547 and 590.605, the salaries, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members and employees of the Board must be paid out of the money of the Board, after approval by a majority of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 476; A 1977, 1245; 1985, 440, 799; 1987, 1538; 1989, 1720; 1991, 386; 1993, 219, 443; 2005, 339)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.495 - Board for Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Meetings; quorum; officers; notice of meetings and certain hearings.

1. The Board shall hold three regular meetings per year in the months of March, July and November at such times and at such places as may be specified by a call of the Chair.
2. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as may be specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Board.
3. At the regular meeting in March of each year, the Board shall elect, by majority vote, a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary-Treasurer, who shall hold their respective offices for a period of 1 year.
4. Four members of the Board constitute a quorum, and may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Board.
5. If the Board conducts a hearing concerning the location of a facility for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to NRS 590.547, the Board shall:
(a) Notify the governing body and fire protection agency of the town; and
(b) Post a notice in a conspicuous place in the town,
in which the hearing will be held, at least 10 days before the hearing.
6. In addition to any other notice, the Board shall post the agenda of each meeting in:
(a) The county seat of each county in this State; and
(b) Each city or town,
in which a project identified on the agenda is located.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 476; A 1983, 1447; 1987, 1053, 1538; 1989, 1838; 1993, 443)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.505 - Board for Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Seal; Executive Secretary and other personnel; policies and regulations; records.

1. The Board may adopt a seal for its own use which must have imprinted thereon the words "Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas." The care and custody of the seal is the responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board.
2. The Board may appoint an Executive Secretary and may employ or, pursuant to NRS 333.700, contract with such other technical, clerical or investigative personnel as it deems necessary. The Board shall fix the compensation of the Executive Secretary and all other employees and independent contractors. Such compensation must be paid out of the money of the Board. The Board may require the Executive Secretary and any other employees and independent contractors to give a bond to the Board for the faithful performance of their duties, the premiums on the bond being paid out of the money of the Board.
3. In carrying out the provisions of NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive, and holding its regular or special meetings, the Board:
(a) Shall adopt written policies setting forth procedures and methods of operation for the Board.
(b) May adopt such regulations as it deems necessary.
4. The Board shall keep accurate records, minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of all meetings and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035, the records, minutes, audio recordings and transcripts so kept must be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035. The Board shall also keep a record of all applications for licenses and licenses issued by it. The record of applications and licenses is a public record.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 477; A 1971, 211; 1981, 92; 1983, 1233; 1985, 800; 1987, 1539; 1989, 1838; 1991, 387; 2005, 1416; 2009, 2233; 2013, 333; 2015, 2775)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.509 - Board for Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Offices; 24-hour telephone number; availability of persons to offer assistance in emergency.

1. The Board shall maintain in such locations as it deems necessary an office open to the public during business hours on weekdays, with a telephone number available 24 hours a day for persons who use liquefied petroleum gas to obtain assistance in an emergency.
2. The office must be supervised by an employee of the Board qualified to deal with the complaints of persons who use liquefied petroleum gas and with other matters relating to the business of the Board.
3. Persons licensed by the Board pursuant to NRS 590.575 in Class 1 and Class 2 or their qualified employees must be made available 24 hours a day to offer assistance upon the request of the Board or a fire department or other fire protection agency in whose district any emergency involving liquefied petroleum gas occurs.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1537; A 1993, 444)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.515 - Regulations of Board: Generally.

1. In addition to any other regulations it is authorized or required to adopt, the Board shall adopt such other regulations as are reasonably necessary for the:
(a) Protection of the health, welfare and safety of the public and persons using liquefied petroleum gases;
(b) Provision of reasonable and adequate service to those persons using liquefied petroleum gases; and
(c) Regulation of the removal of a tank from a customer’s premises and the maximum time allowable between the request and the removal. The Board shall consider the presence of fences or other physical impediments to the removal of the tank in determining reasonable exceptions to the time allowed for removal.
2. All regulations adopted by the Board relating to safety must be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted standards of safety concerning the same subject matter. Regulations adopted by the Board relating to safety in the storage, distribution, dispensing, transporting and utilization of LPG in this State and in the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, sale, installation and use of LPG systems, containers, apparatus or appliances must be just and reasonable and must conform, as nearly as possible, to the standards of the National Fire Protection Association, relating to the design, construction, installation and use of systems, containers, apparatus, appliances and pertinent equipment for the storage, transportation, dispensation and utilization of LPG.
3. In addition, the Board shall adopt regulations which:
(a) Provide for the Board, through its staff, to:
(1) Respond to inquiries and complaints from persons who use liquefied petroleum gas;
(2) Assist persons who use liquefied petroleum gas in obtaining liquefied petroleum gas in an emergency; and
(3) Facilitate the resolution of disputes between licensees and their customers.
The provisions of this paragraph do not impose a duty upon the Board to provide financial assistance to any person.
(b) Provide for the hearing and mediation of complaints filed by persons who use liquefied petroleum gas. Any such hearing must be open to the public, recorded on tape and prior notice thereof must be mailed by the Board to any person who requests to receive notice of such hearings.
(c) Require each licensee to disclose uniformly information which the Board determines is necessary to disseminate to the licensees’ customers and prospective customers. The Board may adopt forms for such disclosures, but shall also require each licensee to post its rates and, upon request, disclose by telephone its applicable rates to existing and potential customers who so inquire.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 478; A 1981, 94; 1987, 1540; 1989, 1839; 1991, 504; 2005, 299)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.519 - Regulations regarding safety; inspections; programs on safety.

1. The Board shall adopt regulations regarding safety for all:
(a) Systems for the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas to nine users of liquefied petroleum gas or less;
(b) Tanks and appliances for liquefied petroleum gas; and
(c) Suppliers and distributors of liquefied petroleum gas to any person or any system for the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas.
2. The Board shall:
(a) Provide for the regular inspection of all systems, containers, apparatus and equipment for the storage, distribution, transportation, dispensing or use of liquefied petroleum gas.
(b) Employ such qualified inspectors as are necessary to carry out the provisions of paragraph (a).
(c) Conduct programs on safety relating to liquefied petroleum gas for volunteer firefighters and groups of persons who use liquefied petroleum gas.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1537; A 2005, 339)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.521 - Minimum general standards for equipment.

The Board may adopt regulations setting forth minimum general standards covering the design, construction, location, installation and operation of equipment for storing, handling, transporting by tank truck or tank trailer, and using liquefied petroleum gases and specifying the odorization of the gases and the degree thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.525 - Installation and maintenance of equipment.

All equipment must be installed and maintained in a safe operating condition and in conformity with the regulations and specifications adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 590.515 and 590.519.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 479; A 1987, 1541)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.535 - Use of containers; required licenses; exceptions.

1. No person, firm or corporation, other than the owner and those authorized by the owner so to do, shall sell, fill, refill, deliver or permit to be delivered, or use in any manner any liquefied petroleum gas container or receptacle for any gas, compound, or for any other purpose whatsoever.
2. No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter engage in this state in the business of manufacturing, fabricating, assembling, selling or installing any systems, containers, apparatuses or appliances used, or to be used, in this state for the transportation, storage, dispensation or utilization of LPG, nor shall any transporter, distributor or retailer of LPG engage in storing, dispensing or utilizing, nor shall any transporter, distributor or retailer dispense or transport over the highways of this state any LPG intended for use in this state in any system, container, apparatus or appliance without having first applied and obtained from the Board a license to do so.
3. The licenses required by this section shall not apply to the following types of businesses or operations:
(a) Those engaged in the production or manufacture of LPG.
(b) Those engaged in the wholesale selling or reselling of LPG to transporters, industrial consumers, processors, distributors or retailers, except wholesalers selling to ultimate consumers in this state.
(c) Those selling or delivering motor vehicles or tractors, or supplying the same, which are factory-equipped with an LP-Gas system, container, apparatus or appliance for the utilization therein of LPG as motor fuel.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.537 - Dealer of leased tank to remove tank when requested at no charge; refund to customer.

1. Each dealer who leases a tank for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas to a customer shall, upon the request of a customer, remove the tank from the customer’s premises, at no charge to the customer.
2. The dealer shall refund to the customer:
(a) On a pro rata basis, an amount equal to the rent for the unused portion of the lease; and
(b) An amount equal to the value of the liquefied petroleum gas which remains in the tank when the tank is removed. In calculating the value of the liquefied petroleum gas, the dealer shall use the price the customer paid for the liquefied petroleum gas. If removal of liquefied petroleum gas from the tank is necessary to allow the dealer to remove the tank from the customer’s premises, there may be no charge imposed upon the customer for the removal of the gas.
3. The dealer shall mail the refund to the customer within 15 days after the tank is removed from the customer’s premises.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1837)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 590 - Motor Vehicle Fuel, Petroleum Products and Antifreeze › NRS 590.545 - Ordinances of political subdivisions not to conflict with law or regulations of Board; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no political subdivision may adopt or enforce any ordinance or regulation in conflict with the provisions of NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive, or with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive.
2. If a political subdivision determines that higher or more stringent standards concerning a particular installation or storage of liquefied petroleum gas within its jurisdiction are necessary, it may request the Board to consider the matter at a joint public meeting. The Board shall schedule and conduct such a meeting within 30 days after receiving the request. If, at the joint meeting, a majority of the members of the Board and a majority of the members of the governing body of the political subdivision agree:
(a) That higher or more stringent standards should apply in that particular case; and
(b) Upon what those standards should be,
then the governing body of the political subdivision may adopt those standards for that particular case.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 479; A 1985, 801; 1987, 1541; 1991, 387)