NRS 573.190
Penalties

  • use of money collected.

1.

Any person who:

(a)

Operates a public livestock auction without a license required by this chapter;

(b)

Conducts an annual sale of livestock without a limited license issued pursuant to NRS 573.025; or

(c)

Violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto,
Ê is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal penalty, shall pay to the Department an administrative fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 per violation. If an administrative fine is imposed pursuant to this section, the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney’s fees, may be recovered by the Department.

2.

Each day’s operation in which livestock is sold or exchanged at any unlicensed public livestock auction or annual sale of livestock constitutes a separate offense.

3.

Any money collected from the imposition of an administrative fine 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.

Source: Section 573.190 — Penalties; use of money collected., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-573.­html#NRS573Sec190.

573.010
Definitions. 573.015
Declaration of policy. 573.020
Holding of public livestock auction without license prohibited 573.025
Limited license to conduct annual sale of livestock. 573.030
Bond required for issuance of license or limited license 573.033
Details and amount of bond 573.035
Bond of market agency. 573.037
Deposit in lieu of bond: Amount 573.040
Fee for license or limited license. 573.050
Issuance of license. 573.060
Separate license required for each establishment or premises. 573.070
Form of license. 573.080
Renewal of license. 573.090
Display of license. 573.100
Denial, suspension or revocation of license 573.103
Audits of accounts 573.104
Custodial accounts for consignors’ proceeds 573.105
Line of credit: Duty to notify Department of change in amount or replacement 573.106
Payment of net proceeds of sales to consignors. 573.107
Actions by consignor creditor or Director on bond. 573.108
Duties of Director when licensee fails to pay consignor creditor 573.109
District court’s power to compel attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers 573.110
Records to be maintained by licensee: Contents 573.120
Records to be maintained by person buying or receiving livestock for slaughter on consignment or for commission or fee: Contents 573.125
Issuance of receipts to purchasers. 573.130
Regulation of sales of livestock under quarantine or infected or exposed to contagious, infectious or parasitic livestock disease 573.140
Cleaning and maintenance of premises 573.150
Inspection and testing of scales. 573.160
Inspection of premises and records by Department. 573.165
Approved space and facilities to be provided for brand inspection. 573.170
Change of sale days: Procedure 573.175
Security agreements not impaired. 573.180
Exemption from provisions of chapter for nonprofit organizations and associations. 573.183
Cease and desist orders. 573.185
Injunctions 573.190
Penalties
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 573.190’s source at nv​.us