§ 565.040 — Creation of brand inspection districts; animals subject to inspection; adoption and publication of regulations

Nevada § 565.040

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 50: ANIMALS
• Ch. 565: Inspection

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1. The Director may declare any part of this State a brand inspection district.
2. After the creation of any brand inspection district as authorized by this chapter, all animals within any such district are subject to brand inspection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter before:
(a) Consignment for slaughter within any district;
(b) Any transfer of ownership by sale or otherwise; or
(c) Removal from the district if the removal is not authorized pursuant to a livestock movement permit issued by the Department or pursuant to NRS 565.095 .
3. If a brand inspection district is created by the Department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the Director shall adopt regulations defining the boundaries of the district and the fees to be collected for brand inspection and prescribing such other methods of procedure not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter as the Director considers necessary.
4. Any regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section must be published at least twice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the brand inspection district created by the regulations, and copies of the regulations must be mailed to all common carriers of record with the Nevada Transportation Authority operating in the brand inspection district. Such publication and notification constitutes legal notice of the creation of the brand inspection district. The expense of advertising and notification must be paid from the Livestock Inspection Account.

Legislative History

[2:145:1929; A 1956, 55 ]—(NRS A 1961, 540 ; 1991, 1793 ; 1993, 1740 ; 1997, 2013 ; 1999, 3677 ; 2011, 687 )