Nevada § 583.213 “Cage-free housing system” defined

Nevada Statutes

§ 583.213 — “Cage-free housing system” defined

Nevada § 583.213

Title 51FOOD AND OTHER COMMODITIES: PURITY; STANDARDS;

Ch. 583Meat,

Cage-Free Eggs

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 583.213 (2026).

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1. “Cage-free housing system” means an enclosure for egg-laying hens which is located indoors or outdoors, in which egg-laying hens are unrestricted and free to roam, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), and which:

(a)Provides egg-laying hens enrichment that allows the egg-laying hens to exhibit natural behaviors, including, without limitation, scratch areas, perches, nest boxes and dust bathing areas;

(b)Enables farm employees to provide care while standing within the usable floor space for the egg-laying hens; and

(c)For a system located indoors, allows the egg-laying hens to be unrestricted and free to roam, except for the presence of:

(1)Exterior walls; and

(2)Interior fencing that is used to contain the entire flock of egg-laying hens within the system or to subdivide t

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1. “Cage-free housing system” means an enclosure for egg-laying hens which is located indoors or outdoors, in which egg-laying hens are unrestricted and free to roam, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), and which:
(a) Provides egg-laying hens enrichment that allows the egg-laying hens to exhibit natural behaviors, including, without limitation, scratch areas, perches, nest boxes and dust bathing areas;
(b) Enables farm employees to provide care while standing within the usable floor space for the egg-laying hens; and
(c) For a system located indoors, allows the egg-laying hens to be unrestricted and free to roam, except for the presence of:
(1) Exterior walls; and
(2) Interior fencing that is used to contain the entire flock of egg-laying hens within the system or to subdivide the flock of egg-laying hens into smaller groups if such interior fencing:
(I) Enables farm employees to walk through each contained or subdivided area to provide care to egg-laying hens; and
(II) Provides each egg-laying hen the minimum amount of usable floor space, as set forth in NRS 583.237 .
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Multi-tiered aviaries, partially slatted systems and single-level, all-litter floor systems which satisfy the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1; and
(b) Any future systems which satisfy the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1.
3. The term does not include systems that are commonly referred to as battery cages, colony cages, enriched cages, enriched colony cages, modified cages, convertible cages, furnished cages or any similar cage system.