Nevada Revised Statutes 583.040 – Sale or possession with intent to sell carcass of animal slaughtered or prepared under insanitary conditions unlawful; insanitary conditions in slaughterhouses; civil penalty
or possession with intent to sell carcass of animal slaughtered or prepared under insanitary conditions unlawful; insanitary conditions in slaughterhouses; civil penalty.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 583.040
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Nevada Revised Statutes 583.005
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell within this State, or to possess with the intent to sell within this State, for human food, the carcass or parts of the carcass of any animal which has been slaughtered, or is prepared, handled or kept under insanitary conditions, or any primal cut of meat which is not stamped with an approved stamp authorized by the Department.
2. Insanitary conditions shall be deemed to exist in any slaughterhouse that does not comply with the provisions of chapter 446 of NRS.
3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.