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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.450 - Prohibition on misrepresenting agricultural product or using container not conforming to applicable standard.

1. If any quantity of any agricultural product shall have been inspected and a certificate issued under NRS 587.290 to 587.450, inclusive, showing the grade, classification, quality or condition thereof, no person shall represent that the grade, classification, quality or condition of such product at the time and place of such inspection was other than as shown by such certificate.
2. Whenever any standard for a container for an agricultural product becomes effective under NRS 587.290 to 587.450, inclusive, no person thereafter shall pack for sale, offer for sale, consign for sale, or sell and deliver, in a container, any such agricultural product to which the standard is applicable unless the container conforms to the standard, subject to such variations therefrom as may be allowed, in the regulations made under NRS 587.290 to 587.450, inclusive, or unless such product is brought from outside the State and offered for sale, consigned for sale or sold in the original package, but no agricultural product shall be offered for sale which bears a label containing any superlative word or words designating a superior or higher quality unless the product shall conform to the highest grade specification adopted under the provisions of NRS 587.410.
[11:225:1931; 1931 NCL § 451.10]—(NRS A 1957, 187; 1961, 575; 2015, 372)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.460 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 587.460 to 587.660, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 587.470 to 587.530, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1042; A 1993, 1788; 1999, 3729)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.470 - "Bulk lot" and "bulk load" defined.

"Bulk lot" or "bulk load" of any fresh or dried fruit, nut or vegetable means any one group of specimens of such product which is not in a container and which is set apart or separate from any other group.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1042)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.480 - "Deceptive arrangement" and "deceptive display" defined.

"Deceptive arrangement" or "deceptive display" of fresh or dried fruits, nuts or vegetables means any bulk lot or load, arrangement or display of such products which has in the exposed surface fresh or dried fruits, nuts or vegetables which are so superior in quality, size, condition or in any other respect so superior to those which are concealed or the unexposed portion as to materially misrepresent any part of the bulk lot or load.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1042)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.490 - "Deceptive pack" defined.

"Deceptive pack" means any container or subcontainer which has in the outer layer or any exposed surface fruits, nuts or vegetables which are in quality, size, condition or in any other respect so superior to those in the interior of the container or subcontainer or in the unexposed portion as to materially misrepresent the contents. Such pack is deceptive if the outer or exposed surface is composed of products whose size is not an accurate representation of the variation of size of the products in the entire container even though the fruits, nuts or vegetables in the container are virtually uniform in size.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1042)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.510 - "Mislabel" defined.

"Mislabel" means the placing or presence of any false or misleading statement, design or device upon any of the following: Any container, the label or lining of any container, the wrapper of any fresh or dried fruit, nut or vegetable, any placard which is used in connection with and which has reference to any fresh or dried fruits, nuts or vegetables. A statement, design or device is false or misleading if the fresh or dried fruit, nut or vegetable or container to which it apparently or actually refers does not conform in every respect to such statements, design or device.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1043)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.540 - Enforcement of provisions.

The Director and the deputies and inspectors under the Director’s supervision and control shall enforce the provisions of NRS 587.460 to 587.660, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1043; A 1993, 1789; 1999, 3729)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.550 - Adoption of regulations.

The Director may adopt regulations:
1. Prescribing methods of selecting samples of lots or containers of fruits, nuts and vegetables on a basis of size or other specific classification which are reasonably calculated to produce by that sampling fair representations of the entire lots or containers which are sampled.
2. Establishing and issuing official color charts which depict the color standards and requirements which may be established by NRS 587.460 to 587.660, inclusive.
3. Which are necessary to secure uniformity in the enforcement of the provisions of NRS 587.460 to 587.660, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1043; A 1981, 92; 1993, 1789; 1999, 3730)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.560 - Cooperation with counties in enforcement.

The Director may cooperate financially or otherwise with any county in accordance with the provisions of NRS 244.327 and 561.245 in the enforcement of the provisions of NRS 587.460 to 587.660, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1043; A 1993, 1789; 1999, 3730)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.570 - Potatoes: Grade requirements; marking and labeling of containers.

1. All potatoes sold or offered for sale for human consumption within this state must meet the U.S. No. 2 grade requirements or better, as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and by the Department pursuant to the provisions of NRS 587.390.
2. All containers of potatoes if full must bear upon them in plain sight and plain letters the name of the person who authorized the packing of the potatoes or the name under which the packer is engaged in business, together with a sufficiently explicit address to permit the ready location of the packer.
3. All containers of potatoes sold must be marked with one of the grade markings for potatoes established by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department, except that open containers are not required to be marked with one of the grade markings if they are part of an open display of potatoes which is marked with one of the grade markings. The potatoes in those containers must meet the grade marked on the open display.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1043; A 1993, 1789; 1999, 3730)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.580 - Onions: Grade requirements; marking and labeling of containers.

1. All onions sold or offered for sale for human consumption within this state must meet the U.S. No. 2 grade requirements, or better, as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department pursuant to the provisions of NRS 587.390.
2. All containers of onions if full must bear upon them in plain sight and plain letters the name of the person who authorized the packing of the onions or the name under which the packer is engaged in business, together with a sufficiently explicit address to permit the ready location of the packer.
3. All containers of onions sold must be marked with one of the grade markings for onions established by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department, except that open containers are not required to be marked with one of the grade markings if they are part of an open display of onions which is marked with one of the grade markings. The onions in those containers must meet the grade marked on the open display.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1043; A 1993, 1789; 1999, 3730)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.590 - Nonconformity with provisions unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, deliver for sale, load, ship, transport, cause to be transported or sell any fruits, nuts or vegetables in bulk or in any container or subcontainer unless such fruits, nuts and vegetables and their containers conform to the provisions of NRS 587.460 to 587.660, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.600 - Deceptive packs, loads or displays unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport or sell a deceptive pack, bulk lot, bulk load, load, arrangement or display of fresh or dried fruits, nuts or vegetables.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.610 - Mislabeling, false or misleading statements or advertising unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person to mislabel any fruit, nut or vegetable, or place or have any false or misleading statement or designation of quality, grade, trademark or trade name on any wrapper, container, label or lining of any container of any fresh or dried fruit, nut, vegetable, or on any placard which is used in connection with or which has reference to any fresh or dried fruit, nut, vegetable or container, bulk lot, bulk load, load, arrangement or display of fresh or dried fruits, nuts or vegetables.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.620 - Unlawful to violate or remove hold order.

It is unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of any fruits, nuts, vegetables or their containers to which any hold order or notice has been affixed or to remove such hold order or notice from the place where it is affixed except under a written permit to do so from an enforcing officer or under the enforcing officer’s specific direction.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.630 - Packing requirements.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to pack any fruits, nuts or vegetables in layers in any container which has straight sides unless there is approximately the same numerical count in each layer.
2. All packed fruits, nuts or vegetables shall be so packed that they will not move in the container. Fruits or vegetables which, after having been in storage or after having been shipped, fail to meet this requirement due to unavoidable natural shrinkage which occurs after packing do not violate the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.640 - Refusal to permit inspection unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person to refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load or display of fruits, nuts or vegetables to the inspection of any enforcing officer or to refuse to stop any vehicle which contains any fruits, nuts or vegetables for the purpose of inspection by an enforcing officer.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.650 - Unlawful to pack, transport or sell defective or damaged products.

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, deliver for sale, load, ship, transport or sell in the State of Nevada any nuts, fresh fruits or vegetables in bulk or in any container or subcontainer unless 90 percent by weight or more of such fruits, nuts or vegetables in bulk or in any container or subcontainer, as established by the inspection of a representative sample, are free from any defects, including, without limitation, any insect injury which has penetrated or damaged the edible portion, worms, internal breakdown, mold or decay.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1044; A 2015, 373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.660 - Certain provisions applicable only when specific standards of quality not otherwise established.

The provisions of NRS 587.590 to 587.650, inclusive, apply only to those fruits, nuts or vegetables for which specific quality standards are not otherwise established by this chapter or by regulations adopted by the Director.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1045; A 1993, 1790; 1999, 3731; 2015, 373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.691 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 587.691 to 587.699, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 587.692, 587.693 and 587.694 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.692 - "Acidified foods" defined.

1. "Acidified foods" means a food item containing either fruits, vegetables or both fruits and vegetables which, when prepared for sale, has a finished equilibrium pH level of not more than 4.6.
2. The term does not include any product that includes, without limitation, milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacean ingredients or any other ingredients capable of supporting the rapid growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.693 - "Craft food operation" defined.

"Craft food operation" means a natural person who manufactures or prepares acidified foods in his or her private home or, if allowed by the health authority, in the kitchen of a fraternal or social clubhouse, a school or a religious, charitable or other nonprofit organization, for sale to a natural person for consumption, and whose gross sales of such foods are not more than $35,000 per calendar year.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.6945 - Conditions under which craft food operation not regulated as food establishment; local governing bodies prevented from prohibiting craft food operations.

1. A craft food operation which manufactures or prepares a food item by any manner or means whatever for sale, or which offers or displays a food item for sale, is not a "food establishment" pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection 2 of NRS 446.020 if each such food item is:
(a) Sold on the private property of the natural person who manufactures or prepares the food item or at a location where the natural person who manufactures or prepares the food item sells the food item directly to a consumer, including, without limitation, a farmers’ market licensed pursuant to chapter 244 or 268 of NRS, flea market, swap meet, church bazaar, garage sale or craft fair, by means of an in-person transaction that does not involve selling the food item by telephone or via the Internet;
(b) Sold to a natural person for his or her consumption and not for resale;
(c) Affixed with a label which complies with the federal labeling requirements set forth in 21 U.S.C. § 343(w) and 9 C.F.R. Part 317 and 21 C.F.R. Part 101;
(d) Labeled with:
(1) The date the food item was produced; and
(2) "MADE IN A CRAFT FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION" printed prominently on the label for the food item;
(e) Prepackaged in a manner that protects the food item from contamination during transport, display, sale and acquisition by consumers; and
(f) Prepared and processed in the kitchen of the private home of the natural person who manufactures or prepares the food item or, if allowed by the health authority, in the kitchen of a fraternal or social clubhouse, a school or a religious, charitable or other nonprofit organization.
2. No local zoning board, planning commission or governing body of an unincorporated town, incorporated city or county may adopt any ordinance or other regulation that prohibits a natural person from preparing food in a craft food operation.
3. As used in this section, "food item" means acidified foods produced by a person who meets the requirements of NRS 587.695 to 587.699, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.695 - Requirements for production of acidified food by craft food operation.

For the purposes of a craft food operation, an acidified food must be produced by a person who:
1. Complies with the requirements of NRS 587.6945;
2. Is registered pursuant to NRS 587.696;
3. Maintains a log and supporting documentation for not less than 5 years which must include:
(a) The name of each acidified food produced;
(b) The recipe for each acidified food produced, including, without limitation, the ingredients and the process used in preparation of the acidified food;
(c) The canning date of each batch produced; and
(d) The results of the pH test for each batch produced;
4. For the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection 3, uses a pH test meter that meets the requirements of the regulations adopted by the State Department of Agriculture; and
5. Uses only canning recipes that have been approved by, or included in publications approved by, the State Department of Agriculture.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1259)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.697 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for registration; grounds for denial of registration; 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. In addition to any other requirements set forth in NRS 587.691 to 587.699, inclusive, an applicant for registration or renewal of registration as a producer of acidified foods shall:
(a) Include the social security number of the applicant in the application submitted to the Department.
(b) 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 registration or renewal of registration; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the Department.
3. An applicant may not be registered or have his or her registration renewed by the Department if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant 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 the applicant 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 2015, 1260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.698 - Suspension of registration for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of registration. [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 registered as a producer of acidified foods, the Department shall deem the registration of 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 registrant by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the registrant has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a registration 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 registration was suspended stating that the person whose registration was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1261)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.700 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 587.700 to 587.830, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 587.715 to 587.780, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1634; A 1999, 3732; 2003, 399)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.800 - Director authorized to establish program for certification of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products; approval of program by Secretary of Agriculture.

1. The Director may establish a program for the certification of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products.
2. If such a program is established, the Governor and the Director shall submit the program to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval pursuant to the Federal Act.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1634; A 1999, 3732; 2003, 399)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.830 - Regulations for administration and enforcement of program for certification of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products; fees.

If the Director establishes a program for the certification of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products pursuant to NRS 587.800, the State Board of Agriculture shall adopt appropriate regulations:
1. For the administration of the program, including, without limitation:
(a) Standards for the analysis and inspection of organic agricultural products;
(b) Records required of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products;
(c) Standards for the certification of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products;
(d) Requirements for the use of a seal of approval for organic agricultural products produced in this state; and
(e) A schedule of fees for initial certification and for continued certification as a producer or handler of organic agricultural products.
2. As necessary for the enforcement of the program, including, without limitation:
(a) Standards for the registration of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products; and
(b) A schedule of fees for initial registration and for continued registration of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1635; A 2003, 400)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.841 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 587.843 to 587.861, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2467)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.843 - "Commercial feed" defined.

1. "Commercial feed" means all materials or combinations of materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed. The term includes, without limitation, pet food, specialty pet food and mineral feed.
2. The term does not include:
(a) Unmixed whole seeds, including, without limitation, unmixed whole seeds which are physically altered, if such seeds are not chemically changed or adulterated.
(b) Commodities, including, without limitation, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks and hulls and individual chemical compounds and substances if those commodities, compounds or substances are not intermixed, mixed with other materials or adulterated.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2467)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.845 - "Distribute" defined.

1. "Distribute" means:
(a) To offer for sale, sell, exchange or barter commercial feed; or
(b) To supply, furnish or otherwise provide commercial feed to a contract feeder.
2. As used in this section, "contract feeder" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 587.863.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2467)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.847 - "Drug" defined.

"Drug" means any substance or article other than feed that is intended:
1. For use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in an animal; or
2. To affect the structure or any function of an animal’s body.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2467)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.863 - Applicability.

1. The provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, do not apply to customer-formula feed, or a manufacturer, distributor or guarantor thereof, or a contract feeder.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Contract feeder" means a person who as an independent contractor feeds commercial feed to animals pursuant to a contract whereby the commercial feed is supplied, furnished or otherwise provided to the person and whereby the person’s remuneration is determined in whole or in part by feed consumption, mortality, profits or the amount or quality of the product.
(b) "Customer-formula feed" means commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or ingredients, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.865 - Manufacturer, distributor or guarantor of commercial feed: License required; exemption.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) It is unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute or act as a guarantor of commercial feed in this State unless the person has been issued by the Department a license pursuant to NRS 587.869; and
(b) A person who manufactures, distributes or acts as a guarantor of commercial feed must obtain a license from the Department for each facility in this State:
(1) Where he or she intends to manufacture or distribute commercial feed.
(2) For which he or she is a guarantor of any or all of the commercial feed that is manufactured at or distributed from the facility.
2. A person is not required to obtain a license pursuant to subsection 1 if he or she conducts only retail sales of commercial feed and the packaging of the commercial feed includes a label indicating that the commercial feed is from a manufacturer or distributor who is licensed pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.867 - Manufacturer, distributor or guarantor of commercial feed: Application for license; annual renewal; fees.

1. A person applying for a license to manufacture, distribute or be a guarantor of commercial feed must:
(a) File an application with the Department on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department; and
(b) Pay the fee for the issuance of a license established by the Department pursuant to subsection 2.
2. The Department shall establish a fee for the issuance and annual renewal of a license required by NRS 587.865 in an amount not to exceed $75.
3. A license expires on December 31 of each year. An application to renew a license must be received by the Department on or before December 31 of each year. If a licensee submits an application for renewal after December 31 of the year in which the license expires, the licensee must pay a late fee of $20 in addition to the annual license fee established by the Department pursuant to subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.869 - Manufacturer, distributor or guarantor of commercial feed: Issuance of license; grounds for denial, suspension or revocation.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 587.871, the Department shall issue a license to or renew the license of an applicant who files with the Department a complete application and pays the fee established by the Department pursuant to NRS 587.867.
2. The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend, revoke or place conditions on a license for a violation of any provision of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, but no license may be refused, suspended or revoked or have conditions imposed upon its issuance pursuant to this section until the Department has provided the applicant or licensee an opportunity for a hearing.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.871 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; 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. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license required by NRS 587.865 shall:
(a) Include the social security number of the applicant in the application submitted to the Department.
(b) 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 by 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 must not be issued or renewed by the Department if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required by subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement that the applicant 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 the applicant 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 2015, 2469)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.873 - 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 licensee, 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 licensee by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the licensee has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a license 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 2015, 2469)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.875 - Application for renewal of license required to include information relating to state business license; renewal of license prohibited in certain circumstances.

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a license required by NRS 587.865 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 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 2015, 2469)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.877 - Submission of quarterly report and payment of fee required of licensee; exemption from fee; maintenance of records; confidentiality.

1. Each licensee shall submit to the Department on or before the end of each calendar quarter:
(a) A report that includes, without limitation, a statement of the amount of commercial feed manufactured, distributed or guaranteed, as applicable, by the licensee in this State during the preceding calendar quarter; and
(b) The quarterly fee in the amount required pursuant to subsection 2.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the amount of the quarterly fee that a licensee must pay is the greater of:
(a) Five dollars; or
(b) The fee established by the Department by regulation to be paid per ton of commercial feed manufactured, distributed or guaranteed, as applicable, in this State, which may not exceed 15 cents per ton.
If a licensee does not submit the amount required pursuant to this subsection on or before 15 days after the date on which it is due, the licensee must submit, in addition to that amount, a late fee in the amount of 50 percent of the amount due.
3. A licensee is not required to submit the fees required pursuant to subsection 2 for commercial feed if another licensee has submitted the required fees for the same commercial feed. The Department shall adopt regulations specifying the circumstances under which a licensee is not required to pay fees pursuant to this subsection.
4. Each licensee shall maintain records sufficient to verify that the information contained in a report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 is complete and accurate.
5. A report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.879 - Commercial Feed Account: Creation; administration; authorized expenditures; interest and income.

1. All fees received pursuant to NRS 587.867 and 587.877 must be deposited in the Commercial Feed Account, which is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account. The money in the Account must be expended only to pay for the costs to the Department for administering the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, including, without limitation, the costs of inspection, sampling and analysis of commercial feed.
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. Money that remains in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.881 - Authority of Department to conduct inspections; collection and testing of samples; search warrant may be obtained if owner, operator or agent refuses inspection.

1. After showing proper credentials, a representative of the Department may, during normal business hours, enter and inspect:
(a) Any building, factory, warehouse or other facility in this State where commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packaged or held for distribution;
(b) Any records, equipment, materials, containers and labels located in a building, factory, warehouse or other facility in this State where commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packaged or held for distribution; and
(c) Any vehicle used to transport or hold commercial feed,
for the purposes of determining compliance with NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the Department pursuant thereto.
2. An inspection conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must be conducted and completed in a reasonable manner.
3. A representative of the Department who conducts an inspection pursuant to this section:
(a) May obtain samples of any commercial feed, ingredient, substance or element. If a representative obtains such a sample, the representative must provide the owner, operator or authorized agent of the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle being inspected with a receipt describing all samples that were obtained.
(b) May enter any public or private part of the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle being inspected.
(c) Must inform the owner, operator or authorized agent of the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle being inspected when the inspection is completed.
4. Every sample obtained by a representative pursuant to subsection 3 must be tested in accordance with methods published by AOAC International, or its successor organization, or any other generally recognized method.
5. If the owner, operator or authorized agent refuses to allow an inspector of the Department to inspect the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle, as applicable, the Department may obtain a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction to enter the premises and conduct the inspection.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.883 - Authority of Department to conduct inspection or audit upon request of licensee; fees for costs.

The Department may:
1. Inspect or audit any licensee at the request of the licensee.
2. Establish a schedule of fees for the costs of the inspection or audit.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.885 - Requirements for labels.

1. Commercial feed must have a label which includes:
(a) The quantity of the commercial feed by weight, liquid measure or count.
(b) The product name and brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed.
(c) The analysis, in the form and manner prescribed by the Department, of substances and elements included in the commercial feed.
(d) An ingredient list with the common or usual name of each ingredient used in the commercial feed. The Department may:
(1) Provide for the use of a collective term on the ingredient list for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function.
(2) Exempt certain commercial feed from the requirement to include an ingredient list on the label if the Department determines that such a list is not necessary for the interests of consumers.
(e) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or distributor of the commercial feed.
(f) If applicable, directions for the use of commercial feed that:
(1) Contains a drug; or
(2) Requires directions for the safe and effective use thereof.
(g) Any other statement that is required by the Department.
2. The Department may request that an applicant for a license or a licensee provide to the Department copies of any label for commercial feed which the person manufactures or distributes.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Brand name" means any word, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, used to identify and distinguish the commercial feed of one manufacturer or distributor from another.
(b) "Product name" means the name which identifies the kind, class or specific use of commercial feed and distinguishes the commercial feed from other products bearing the same brand name.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2472)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.887 - Misbranding unlawful.

1. It is unlawful for a person to misbrand commercial feed.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, commercial feed is misbranded if:
(a) The label on the commercial feed does not meet the requirements set forth in NRS 587.885 or is false or misleading;
(b) Any word, statement or other information required to appear on the label pursuant to NRS 587.885 is:
(1) Not prominently or conspicuously displayed on the label; or
(2) Written in a way that is likely to be misunderstood by a person under the conditions of customary purchase and use; or
(c) The commercial feed is distributed under the name of a different commercial feed.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2472)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.893 - Order prohibiting licensee from disposing of commercial feed: Grounds for issuance; inspection required; rescission of order; proceedings for condemnation.

1. If the Director or a representative of the Department has reasonable cause to believe that any commercial feed does not comply with the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, the Director or a representative of the Department may issue an order that:
(a) Prohibits the licensee from disposing of the lot of commercial feed until written permission is provided by the Director; and
(b) Requires the licensee to allow the Director or a representative of the Department to inspect the commercial feed.
2. If the Director or representative of the Department determines that the commercial feed:
(a) Complies with the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, the Director or representative of the Department must immediately rescind the order issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
(b) Does not comply with the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, the Director or representative of the Department must provide to the licensee an explanation of how the commercial feed does not comply with the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive. If the licensee does not demonstrate compliance with the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, within 30 days after receipt of the explanation, the Director must begin proceedings to condemn the lot of commercial feed pursuant to the requirements established by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.895 - Civil penalties; deposit and use of money.

1. A person who violates the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:
(a) For a first offense, $250.
(b) For a second offense, $500.
(c) For a third or subsequent offense, $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 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 created by NRS 555.035.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2474)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.897 - Annual publication: Information concerning sales of commercial feed; data related to production and use; report on testing of samples.

The Department shall publish annually:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, information concerning the sale of commercial feed and any data related to the production and use of commercial feed in this State. The Department shall not publish any information that discloses confidential or proprietary information regarding the operations of any manufacturer, distributor, guarantor or other person.
2. A report of the results of tests performed on samples of commercial feed obtained pursuant to NRS 587.881.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2474)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.899 - Authority of Department to enter into agreements and adopt regulations.

1. The Department may cooperate with and enter into an agreement with any person or federal or state agency for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive.
2. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2474)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › NRS 587.900 - Civil penalties; deposit and use of money.

1. The Director may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation of this chapter other than a violation of NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive.
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 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.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 371)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 588 - Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Minerals › NRS 588.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 588.020 to 588.150, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[Part 2:203:1951]—(NRS A 1975, 359; 1977, 187; 1993, 1791; 1999, 3733; 2003, 413)