NRS 583.435
Declaration of policy

  • administration by Department.

1.

Meat, meat food products, and poultry products are an important source of the supply of human food in this State and legislation to assure that such food supplies are unadulterated and otherwise fit for human consumption, and properly labeled, is in the public interest. Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this State to provide for the inspection of slaughtered livestock, poultry and other animals, and the carcasses and parts thereof which are used for human food, at certain establishments to prevent the distribution in intrastate commerce, for human consumption, of animal carcasses and parts thereof which are adulterated or otherwise unfit for human food.

2.

The Department is hereby designated as the single state agency primarily responsible for the administration of the program established by NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive.

Source: Section 583.435 — Declaration of policy; administration by Department., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-583.­html#NRS583Sec435 (accessed May 26, 2025).

583.255
Definitions. 583.265
“Adulterated” defined. 583.268
“Animal food manufacturer” defined. 583.272
“Capable of use as human food” defined. 583.275
“Container” defined. 583.277
“Custom processing establishment” defined. 583.285
“Immediate container” defined. 583.295
“Inspector” defined. 583.305
“Intrastate commerce” defined. 583.315
“Label” defined. 583.317
“Labeling” defined. 583.325
“Livestock” defined. 583.335
“Meat” defined. 583.339
“Meat broker” defined. 583.345
“Meat food product” defined. 583.355
“Misbranded” defined. 583.357
“Mobile processing unit” defined. 583.365
“Officer” defined. 583.368
“Official certificate” defined. 583.372
“Official device” defined. 583.375
“Official establishment” defined. 583.385
“Official inspection mark” defined. 583.389
“Official mark” defined. 583.405
“Poultry” defined. 583.407
“Poultry product” defined. 583.408
“Poultry products broker” defined. 583.411
“Processed” defined. 583.413
“Renderer” defined. 583.415
“Shipping container” defined. 583.425
“Wholesome Meat Act” defined. 583.429
“Wholesome Poultry Products Act” defined. 583.435
Declaration of policy 583.439
Compliance required in intrastate commerce. 583.445
Ante mortem and postmortem inspection 583.448
Authorization by State Quarantine Officer for person to act as inspector. 583.451
Authority of owner or operator of official establishment to act as inspector. 583.453
Permit for official establishment: Application 583.454
License for custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit: Regulations 583.455
Official establishment: Method of operation 583.458
Official establishment: Suspension and reinstatement of permit 583.465
Labeling and marking of carcasses. 583.469
False or misleading markings, labels or containers: Use prohibited 583.472
Unlawful advertising of meat or meat products 583.475
Unlawful acts. 583.476
Return of processed carcass of livestock, game mammal or bird other than one delivered for processing prohibited 583.477
Equine carcasses or parts: Identification marks or labels required 583.481
Registration of name, address and trade name of business required. 583.485
Records 583.495
Penalties 583.505
Reporting of violations. 583.527
Inspection of articles not intended for use as food for humans prohibited 583.529
Detention of articles for investigation of violations 583.537
Regulation of commerce in dead or diseased animals or poultry. 583.539
Regulation of storage and handling of carcasses and products. 583.543
Penalty for acceptance of bribes. 583.545
State law inapplicable to act or transaction regulated by federal act 583.549
Injunctive relief 583.555
Costs of inspection

May 26, 2025

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