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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › PSEUDORABIES › Section 571.555 - Death or destruction of certain goats or sheep

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner of a goat or sheep which is a high-risk animal and which is female and has given birth, a scrapie-positive animal or a suspect animal, upon the death or destruction of the animal, shall:
1. Submit tissue from the animal to an approved laboratory; and
2. If the animal is a scrapie-positive animal or suspect animal, dispose of the carcass of the animal in accordance with NRS 571.200.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R060-06, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS 562.250, 571.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.600 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 571.600 to 571.668, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 571.602 to 571.638, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.602 - "Accredited veterinarian" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Accredited veterinarian" means a licensed veterinarian approved by the Administrator and the Veterinary Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of 9 C.F.R. Part 161.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.130, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.604 - "Exposed to female cattle" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Exposed to female cattle" means left sufficiently free from restraint such that breeding is a possibility.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.606 - "Herd" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Herd" means a group of cattle that is:
1. Under common ownership or supervision; and
2. Grouped on one or more parts of any single parcel of land or on two or more parcels of land which are geographically separated but under common ownership or supervision.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.607 - "Hold order" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Hold order" means an order issued pursuant to NRS 561.295 for infection with trichomonosis.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R208-08, eff. 2-11-2009
NRS 561.295, 571.120, 571.150, 571.170
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.608 - "Negative test result" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Negative test result" means that a specimen taken from a bull by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician is determined not to contain trichomonas organisms.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.610 - "Neighboring herd" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Neighboring herd" means a herd that:
1. Is separated by a single fence from another herd;
2. Shares a common pasture or range with another herd;
3. Contains cattle exchanged from another herd; or
4. Contains cattle that were found estray or stray, as defined in NAC 571.650.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.612 - "Official laboratory" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Official laboratory" means a laboratory that is approved by the Department and follows official protocol:
1. To conduct a culture test on a specimen for the presence of trichomonas organisms; or
2. To confirm by polymerase chain reaction testing whether a specimen is positive for Tritrichomonas foetus.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.614 - "Official protocol" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Official protocol" means operating procedures set forth by the Administrator that a laboratory must follow to maintain its status as an official laboratory.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.616 - "Official tag" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Official tag" means a tag authorized by the Department and approved by the Administrator that is usually placed in the right ear of a bull by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician to indicate the status of the bull with respect to trichomonosis.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.618 - "Official test for trichomonosis" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Official test for trichomonosis" means a test for trichomonosis that is performed on a bull in this State where:
1. The test is performed by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician who is registered with the Department pursuant to NAC 571.640;
2. The specimen collected from the bull is tested in an official laboratory;
3. The testing complies with the provisions of NAC 571.664 and 571.666; and
4. The testing is performed in accordance with any testing procedures approved by the Administrator.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.620 - "Positive test result" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Positive test result" means that a specimen collected from a bull by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician is determined to contain trichomonas organisms.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.622 - "Qualified feedlot" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Qualified feedlot" means a feedlot that:
1. Is approved by the Administrator to house cattle temporarily for upgrade or finish feeding; and
2. Confines the cattle to the premises of a dry lot area.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.624 - "Slaughter channel" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Slaughter channel" means the sale, transfer or direct movement of cattle to a:
1. Slaughter facility;
2. Qualified feedlot for direct movement to a slaughter facility; or
3. Stockyard that is approved by the Administrator for sale to a slaughter facility or a qualified feedlot.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.626 - "Slaughter facility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Slaughter facility" means a facility that is approved by the Administrator to slaughter cattle.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.628 - "Specimen" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Specimen" means a sample taken from the preputial cavity of a bull by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.630 - "Stockyard" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Stockyard" means a facility where an auction or similar trading in livestock is conducted and where:
1. Yarding, feeding and watering places are provided by the stockyard or a transportation company; or
2. Livestock associations or similar companies maintain corrals for feeding, shearing, dipping and separating animals.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.632 - "Test chart" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Test chart" means an official document signed by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician which certifies that a bull has been subjected to an official test for trichomonosis and indicates the results of the test.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.633 - "Test eligible bull" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Test eligible bull" means an intact male bovine that is 12 months of age or older.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R208-08, eff. 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.634 - "Total confinement operation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Total confinement operation" means a dry lot feeding operation where none of the sexually active cattle are allowed access to pasture or to mingle with other cattle outside the confines of the premises of the operation.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.636 - "Trichomonosis" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Trichomonosis" means a sexually transmitted disease of cattle caused by the protozoan parasite Tritrichomonas foetus.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.638 - "Veterinary technician" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinary technician" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 638.013.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.640 - Registration of accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician to perform official tests for trichomonosis

Current through June 11, 2024
An accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician may register with the Department to perform official tests for trichomonosis if he or she has completed a training program approved by the Department on trichomonosis and how properly to perform an official test for trichomonosis on a bull, or demonstrates adequate knowledge of such matters to the satisfaction of the Director.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.642 - Prerequisites to movement of test eligible bull into State; exemption from requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC 571.644, a person shall not ship, transport or otherwise move into this State any test eligible bull unless the test eligible bull:
(a) Has tested negative for trichomonosis, as evidenced by a test performed on a specimen taken from the test eligible bull by an accredited veterinarian within 60 days before entering this State; and
(b) Is accompanied by a health certificate issued by the accredited veterinarian which specifies the date of the testing and collection of the specimen and which:
(1) Verifies that the test eligible bull has tested negative for trichomonosis and that trichomonosis has not been diagnosed in the herd of origin of the test eligible bull during the previous 12 months; or
(2) If the test eligible bull is from a herd that has tested positive for trichomonosis during the previous 12 months, verifies that the test eligible bull has tested negative for trichomonosis in each of its three most recent tests before entering this State and that each such test was performed at least 1 week apart and complied with the official program to test for trichomonosis in the state of origin of the test eligible bull.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.644 - Testing of commuter bull that is test eligible bull; application for commuter permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner or lessee of a commuter bull that is a test eligible bull shall ensure that the commuter bull has been tested for trichomonosis by an accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician:
(a) Annually, between October 1 and the following May 31; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, before it is exposed to female cattle.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.646 - Testing of test eligible bull before sale or lease for reproductive purposes

Current through June 11, 2024
No test eligible bull may be offered for sale or lease in this State for reproductive purposes unless the test eligible bull:
1. Tested negative for trichomonosis, as evidenced by an official test for trichomonosis on a specimen taken from the test eligible bull within 60 days before the sale or lease, except that a test eligible bull must be retested before the sale or lease if the test eligible bull is exposed to female cattle after the official test for trichomonosis; and
2. Bears an official tag.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.648 - Written declaration required before sale of test eligible bull at stockyard; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before a test eligible bull may be sold at a stockyard in this State, the owner or the owner's agent must declare in writing whether or not the test eligible bull is positive for trichomonosis, except that if the test eligible bull is an untested bull it may be sold for slaughter or for direct movement to a qualified feedlot or total confinement operation without such a written declaration.
2. As used in this section, "untested bull" means a test eligible bull that does not bear an official tag.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.650 - Testing of estray or stray test eligible bull

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Administrator may require:
(a) A test eligible bull to receive an official test for trichomonosis if the test eligible bull is found estray or stray and is found commingling with a cow belonging to another person.
(b) The owner of a test eligible bull described in subsection 1 to pay all costs associated with the official test for trichomonosis.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.652 - Official tags: Use; designation of color

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician who performs an official test for trichomonosis on a bull in this State shall tag the bull in its right ear with an official tag.
2. An accredited veterinarian may tag a bull entering this State with an official tag if he or she receives a trichomonosis test chart for the bull from an accredited veterinarian who tested the bull for trichomonosis outside of this State.
3. The Administrator will designate a different color for official tags each year.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.654 - Procedure upon receipt of positive test result to official test for trichomonosis

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An accredited veterinarian who performs an official test for trichomonosis on a bull in this State shall, within 48 hours after his or her receipt of a positive test result with respect to the bull:
(a) Report the result to the Administrator, the Director and the owner of the bull; and
(b) Classify the bull as an infected bull and its herd as an infected herd.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.656 - Infected herd: Release from hold order; lease or transfer of ownership; release to slaughter channel

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before the Director releases an infected herd from a hold order, an accredited veterinarian must ensure that:
(a) Each test eligible bull in the infected herd receives the first of three official tests for trichomonosis within 8 months after the herd is placed under the hold order;
(b) Each test eligible bull is certified to be clear of trichomonosis or is released to a slaughter channel;
(c) Each test eligible bull receives and bears an official tag; and
(d) The official tag number and classification of each test eligible bull is recorded on a test chart.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.658 - Exposed herd: Classification; placement under and release from hold order; lease and transfer of ownership; release to slaughter channel

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If, through an epidemiological investigation, a trichomonosis epidemiologist determines that a neighboring herd has had contact with an infected bull, the Director will classify the herd as an exposed herd and place it under a hold order.
2. Before the Director releases an exposed herd from a hold order, an accredited veterinarian must ensure that:
(a) Each test eligible bull in the exposed herd receives an official test for trichomonosis within 8 months after the herd was placed under a hold order;
(b) Each test eligible bull is determined to be clear of trichomonosis or is released to a slaughter channel;
(c) Each test eligible bull receives and bears an official tag; and
(d) The official tag number and classification of each test eligible bull is recorded on a test chart.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.660 - Duties of owner of herd or qualified feedlot regarding bull receiving positive test result to official test for trichomonosis

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC 571.662:
1. The owner of a herd shall ensure that each bull from the herd that receives a positive test result to an official test for trichomonosis:
(a) Is branded with a hot iron to the left of its tail with the letter "V" in a size not less than 2 inches by 3 inches to signify that it is infected with trichomonosis; and
(b) Is sent by direct movement within 30 days after the owner receives the positive test result to a slaughter channel. The owner shall provide documentation, on a form approved by the Administrator, to the Department that the cattle arrived at the slaughter channel.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.662 - Additional testing after bull receives positive test result to official test for trichomonosis

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner or lessee of a bull that receives a positive test result to an official test for trichomonosis may request the accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician who performed the test to submit the specimen of the bull which was found to contain trichomonas organisms to an official laboratory to confirm the presence of trichomonas organisms by polymerase chain reaction testing. As a prerequisite to exercising this option, the specimen must arrive at the laboratory within 48 hours after being found to contain trichomonas organisms.
2. If polymerase chain reaction testing determines that the specimen of the bull:
(a) Is positive or inconclusive for Tritrichomonas foetus, the bull will be considered positive for trichomonosis.
(b) Is negative for Tritrichomonas foetus, the bull will be considered negative for trichomonosis.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.664 - Handling of specimen collected from bull

Current through June 11, 2024
An accredited veterinarian or veterinary technician shall:
1. Only use an official laboratory to test a specimen collected from a bull; and
2. Ensure that the specimen:
(a) Arrives at an official laboratory for testing within 48 hours after it is collected; and
(b) Is transported and maintained pursuant to official protocol.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.666 - Official laboratory: Duties of operator; annual inspection

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The operator of an official laboratory shall ensure that the laboratory is administered in accordance with official protocol.
2. A laboratory must pass an annual inspection conducted by the Administrator to maintain its status as an official laboratory.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009
NRS 571.120, 571.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 571 - Diseased Animals › TRICHOMONOSIS › Section 571.668 - Penalties

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who violates any provision of NAC 571.600 to 571.668, inclusive, is subject to the penalties set forth in NRS 571.250.
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007
NRS 571.120, 571.150, 571.170, 571.250
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › Section 573.015 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
			 the words and terms defined in NAC 573.016 and 573.018 have the meanings
			 ascribed to them in those sections.
Supplied in codification; A
			 by Bd. of Agriculture by R214-05, 6-28-2006
NRS
				561.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › Section 573.020 - Expense for sales not held on working day

Current through June 11, 2024
Expenses incurred because a public livestock sale is not held on
			 a regular working day must be paid by the operator of the public livestock
			 auction by reimbursement to the Department upon demand.
Dep't of Agriculture, No.
			 56 § I par. 1, eff. 11-30-67
NRS
				573.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › Section 573.030 - Notice of cancellation or nonuse of sale day

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
		  operator of a public livestock auction shall notify the Department at least 10
		  regular working days before the cancellation of a sale or the nonuse of a
		  regularly scheduled sale day.
2.
		  Failure to so notify the Department makes the operator of the auction
		  responsible for reimbursement to the Department for the labor expenses
		  incurred. Continued failure may be considered cause for the revocation of a
		  regularly scheduled sale day.
Dep't of Agriculture, No.
			 56 § I par. 2, eff. 11-30-67
NRS
				573.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › Section 573.040 - Notification of continuance of sale

Current through June 11, 2024
A public livestock sale which is held on a regular sale day but
			 is not completed by 6 p.m. may continue into the next day as a regular sale day
			 if the operator of the auction yard notifies regulatory personnel in adequate
			 time to service the sale. This will not be considered an added expense if the
			 continuing day falls on a regularly scheduled working day.
Dep't of Agriculture, No.
			 56 § II, eff. 11-30-67
NRS
				573.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › Section 573.050 - Fee for license

Current through June 11, 2024
The fee for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate a
			 public livestock auction is $150 per year.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
			 Agriculture by R214-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				561.105,
				573.040
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 573 - Public Sales of Livestock › Section 573.100 - Presence of accredited veterinarian required; penalties for violation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The operator of a public livestock auction
		  shall ensure that an accredited veterinarian is present for not less than 2
		  hours on each regularly scheduled sale day to assess the health of the animals
		  at the public livestock auction.
2.
		  An operator of a public livestock auction who fails to ensure that an
		  accredited veterinarian is present on each regularly scheduled day of a public
		  livestock auction as required by subsection 1 shall, for each such violation,
		  pay to the Department the administrative fine imposed pursuant to
		  NRS
		  573.190.
3. The Department may consider as cause for
		  the revocation of a regularly scheduled sale day the continued failure by an
		  operator of a public livestock auction to meet the requirements of subsection
		  1.
4. As used in this section,
		  "accredited veterinarian" has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC
		  571.602.
Added to NAC
			 by Tax Comm'n by
			 R016-15A,
			 eff. 12/21/2016
NRS
			 573.130 and
			 573.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 576.005 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC 576.015, 576.020 and 576.030 have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98
NRS
				  576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 576.015 - "Board" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Board" means the State Board of Agriculture.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98
NRS
				  576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 576.020 - "Department" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Department" means the State Department of Agriculture.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98
NRS
				  576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 576.030 - "Director" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Director" means the Director of the Department.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98-Substituted in revision for NAC
				576.010
NRS
				  576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › DEALERS, BROKERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND AGENTS › Section 576.050 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 576.050 to 576.085, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 576.055 to
				576.070, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture by R215-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				  561.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › DEALERS, BROKERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND AGENTS › Section 576.055 - "Agent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Agent" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				NRS
				576.0115.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture by R215-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				  561.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › DEALERS, BROKERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND AGENTS › Section 576.060 - "Broker" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Broker" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				NRS
				576.0125.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture by R215-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				  561.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › DEALERS, BROKERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND AGENTS › Section 576.065 - "Commission merchant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Commission merchant" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS NRS
				NRS
				576.0135.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture by R215-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				  561.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › DEALERS, BROKERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND AGENTS › Section 576.070 - "Dealer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Dealer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				NRS
				576.0145.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture by R215-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				  561.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › DEALERS, BROKERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND AGENTS › Section 576.085 - Annual license fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each applicant
			 for a license as a broker, dealer or commission merchant shall pay to the
			 Department an annual license fee of $100.
2. Each applicant for a license as an agent
			 shall pay to the Department an annual license fee of $25.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture by R215-05, eff. 6-28-2006
NRS
				  561.105,
				  576.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.100 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 576.100 to 576.260, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 576.110 to
				576.190, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.110 - "Alternative livestock" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Alternative livestock" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				NRS
				NRS
				501.003.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.140 - "Entry number" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Entry number" means a number issued by the Department to
				identify an animal before the entry of the animal into this State is
				allowed.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.150 - "Health certificate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Health certificate" means a certificate concerning the health
				of an animal which is issued by a veterinarian.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.160 - "Identification device" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Identification device" means:
1. A tag for the identification of an animal
			 which is:
(a) Attached to the ear of the
			 animal; and
(b) Approved by the
			 United States Department of Agriculture; or
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.170 - "Official" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Official" means approved by the Department or the United
				States Department of Agriculture.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.180 - "Permit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Permit" means a permit issued pursuant to NRS
				NRS
				576.129 for the importation, possession and
				propagation of alternative livestock.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.190 - "Veterinarian" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinarian" means a licensed veterinarian who is accredited
				by the Federal Government or a health authority of the State or Federal
				Government.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.200 - Prerequisites to importation

Current through June 11, 2024
A person shall not import any alternative livestock into this
				State unless:
1. He holds a permit for
			 those alternative livestock which describes their destination in this
			 State.
2. Each animal is identified
			 by an identification device and entry number.
3. He holds a health certificate for each
			 animal which identifies the animal by its identification device and entry
			 number and which contains:
(a) The dates and
			 results of the tests required by this section;
(b) The certifications required by this
			 section; and
(c) Any other
			 information required by the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.210 - Permits: Application; prerequisites to issuance; expiration; fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for a permit must be
			 obtained from the State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 11100, Reno, Nevada
			 89510.
2. A permit will be issued
			 to each person:
(a) Who submits to the
			 Department:
(1) A completed
			 application;
(2) An application fee
			 of $200; and
(3) Any fees imposed
			 pursuant to paragraph (b).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.220 - Permits: Revocation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may
			 revoke a permit if the holder of the permit fails to comply with any term or
			 condition of the permit.
2. Notice
			 of the revocation must be given to the holder of the permit personally, or by
			 registered mail sent to his last known address. If the notice is given by
			 registered mail, it shall be deemed received by the holder of the permit on the
			 date 14 days after it is mailed.
3.
			 The holder of a revoked permit:
(a) Shall, not
			 later than 30 days after he receives notice of the revocation, dispose of any
			 alternative livestock he held under the authority of that permit.
(b) Shall not abandon, release, sell or
			 transport any alternative livestock he held under the authority of that permit
			 without the prior written permission of the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.230 - Identification of animals; loss of identification device

Current through June 11, 2024
The holder of a permit shall:
1. Ensure that each of the alternative
			 livestock he possesses in this State under the authority of that permit is
			 identified by an identification device. Each of the progeny of the alternative
			 livestock must be identified by an identification device within 60 days after
			 its birth.
2. Report the loss of an
			 identification device to the Department within 48 hours after he discovers the
			 loss, and identify the animal with another identification device within 7 days
			 after he makes that report.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.240 - Maintenance, retention and availability of records

Current through June 11, 2024
The holder of a permit shall:
1. Maintain, on a form approved by the
			 Department, a current monthly record of the total inventory of his herd of
			 alternative livestock. The record must identify each animal by its
			 identification device and note:
(a) The sex of
			 each animal;
(b) The date of birth
			 of any progeny;
(c) The date and
			 source of each addition to the herd;
(d) The removal of any animals from the
			 herd;
(e) The death of any animals
			 in the herd; and
(f) The
			 replacement of any lost identification devices.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.250 - Maintenance of facilities for confinement

Current through June 11, 2024
The holder of a permit shall maintain the following facilities
				to confine his alternative livestock:
1. An enclosure, with a restraining device,
			 for the safe and humane restraint of individual animals; and
2. An enclosure with a perimeter fence that
			 meets the following requirements:
(a) For
			 Rocky Mountain elk (
Cervus elaphus nelsoni
), the top of the
			 fence must be not less than 8 feet above the ground. At least the bottom 7 feet
			 of the fence must be constructed of smooth woven high-tensile mesh wire, which
			 is no smaller than 12 1/2 gauge, with vertical spacing that does not exceed 6
			 inches. The top foot of the fence may be constructed of strands of smooth
			 high-tensile wire, which are no smaller than 12 1/2 gauge and spaced not more
			 than 6 inches apart.
(b) For Fallow
			 deer (
Dama dama
) and reindeer (
Rangifer
			 tarandus
), the top of the fence must be not less than 7 feet above the
			 ground. At least the bottom 6 feet of the fence must be constructed of smooth
			 woven high-tensile mesh wire, which is no smaller than 12 1/2 gauge, with
			 vertical spacing that does not exceed 6 inches. The top foot of the fence may
			 be constructed of strands of smooth high-tensile wire, which are no smaller
			 than 12 1/2 gauge and spaced not more than 6 inches apart.
(c)The fence posts must be:
(1) Constructed of wood with a diameter of
			 not less than 4 inches, or an equivalent strength of steel;
(2) Extended from not less than 3 feet below
			 the ground to the full height of the fence; and
(3) Spaced not more than 24 feet
			 apart.
(d) The posts for
			 corners and gates must be:
(1) Constructed of
			 wood with a diameter of not less than 6 inches, or an equivalent strength of
			 steel; and
(2) Extended from not
			 less than 3 feet below the ground to the full height of the fence.
(e) Each gate must be of the same
			 height as the fence, constructed of a material whose strength is equivalent to
			 the fence and secured by a latching device and padlock.
(f) The fence must be maintained at all times
			 in such a manner as to prevent the escape of alternative livestock.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK › Section 576.260 - Reporting of escapes and infections

Current through June 11, 2024
The holder of a permit shall, immediately after he discovers
				that any of the alternative livestock he holds under the authority of that
				permit has escaped or become infected with any disease, report the escape or
				infection to the Department.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Agriculture, eff. 6-15-94
NRS
				  576.129
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.300 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 576.300 to 576.440, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 576.310 and
				576.320 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98; A by Dep't of Agriculture by R125-05,
				10-31-2005
NRS
				  561.301,
				  576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.310 - "Agricultural product of the soil" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Agricultural product " includes, without limitation:
1. A crop grown in soil or any other medium
			 ;
2. An aquaculture product
			 produced by aquatic farming, including, without limitation, fish, plants,
			 crustaceans, amphibians, turtles, microorganisms or any product derived from
			 any such fish, plant, crustacean, amphibian, turtle or microorganism;
3. Eggs; and
4. Honey.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98; A by
				R086-15,
				eff. 3/10/2016; A by
				R146-16A,
				eff. 1/27/2017
NRS 561.301 and
				576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.320 - "Certified producer's certificate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certified producer's certificate" means a written document
				issued by the Department pursuant to NAC
				576.330,
				576.340 and
				576.350 which indicates that the
				holder of the certificate has obtained certification that he or she is the
				actual producer of each agricultural product which is listed on the
				certificate.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98; A by Dep't of Agriculture by R125-05,
				10-31-2005; A by
				R146-16A,
				eff. 1/27/2017
NRS 561.301 and
				576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.325 - Exemption from requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who produces only organic agricultural products is
				exempt from the requirements set forth in NAC
				576.300 to
				576.440,
				inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Agriculture by R125-05, eff. 10-31-2005; A by
				R086-15,
				eff. 3/10/2016; A by
				R146-16A,
				eff. 1/27/2017
NRS 561.301 and
				576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.330 - Application for certificate: Submission; contents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To
			 obtain a certified producer's certificate, a person must submit to the
			 Department, on a form prescribed by the Department, a separate application for
			 each site on which an agricultural product will be produced. For the purposes
			 of this section, a separate application is required for each site on which an
			 agricultural product will be produced, if the site is not contiguous to any
			 other site on which an agricultural product will be produced.
2. The application must include, without
			 limitation:
(a) The name, mailing address and
			 telephone number of the applicant;
(b) The physical address of the site on which
			 each agricultural product will be produced;
(c) A list of each agricultural product for
			 which the applicant seeks certification and anticipates that he or she will
			 produce and offer for sale during the 12 months for which the certificate is
			 valid;
(d) The estimated yield of
			 each agricultural product listed on the application;
(e) The harvest season of each agricultural
			 product listed on the application;
(f) If an agricultural product is to be
			 stored, the length of time the product will be stored;
(g) If any agricultural product produced by
			 the applicant is in storage at the time of application, the physical address at
			 which the product is being stored and the amount of the product that is being
			 stored at that location at the time of application;
(h) The total area of the site for each
			 agricultural product listed on the application, designated in terms of acres or
			 square feet, as applicable;
(i) A
			 detailed map that indicates the location of the site on which any agricultural
			 product listed pursuant to paragraph (c) will be produced; and
(j) The fee set forth in NAC
			 576.371 for the application and
			 the inspection required pursuant to NAC
			 576.340.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.340 - Inspection of plot of land indicated on application

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				576.353 or
				576.356, before approving an
				application for a certified producer's certificate, an amended certified
				producer's certificate or a renewed certified producer's certificate, the
				Department, or an authorized representative of the Department, will inspect the
				site that is indicated on the application to verify the production of each
				agricultural product that is listed on the application or the existence in
				storage of each agricultural product that is listed on the application which
				has been harvested, or both.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				Agriculture by R097-98, eff. 12-14-98; A by Dep't of Agriculture by R125-05,
				10-31-2005; A by
				R086-15,
				eff. 3/10/2016; A by
				R146-16A,
				eff. 1/27/2017
NRS 561.301 and
				576.128
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 576 - Livestock and Farm Products: Dealers, Brokers, Commission Merchants, Cash Buyers and Agents; Alternative Livestock › CERTIFIED PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE › Section 576.350 - Issuance, contents and period of validity of certificate; application for amendment or renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon approval of
			 an application, the Department will issue a certified producer's certificate to
			 the applicant.
2. A certified
			 producer's certificate must list each agricultural product that is produced by
			 the holder of the certificate.
3. A
			 certified producer's certificate is valid for 12 months after the date on which
			 the certificate is issued.
4. The
			 holder of a certified producer's certificate may apply to the Department to:
(a) Amend the certificate pursuant to NAC
			 576.353; and
(b) Renew the certificate pursuant to NAC
			 576.356.