As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 581.002 to 581.022, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1969, 633; A 1981, 335; 1985, 529; 2003, 2319; 2021, 172, 3600)
“Bulk sale” means the sale of commodities when the quantity is determined at the time of sale. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2313)
“Cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095. (Added to NRS by 2021, 3600)
“Cannabis weighing and measuring equipment” means weights, measures, weighing devices and measuring devices used in cannabis establishments. (Added to NRS by 2021, 3600)
“Commercial weighing and measuring equipment” means weights and measures, and weighing and measuring devices, used commercially in: 1. Establishing the size, quantity, extent, area or measurement of quantities, things, produce or articles for distribution or consumption, purchase, offer or submission for sale, hire or award; or 2. Computing any basic charge or payment for services […]
“Correct” means in conformance with all applicable requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Added to NRS by 1969, 633; A 2003, 2319)
“Division” means the Division of Consumer Equitability of the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2313; A 2013, 2472) “Division” means the Division of Measurement Standards of the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2313; A 2013, 2472; 2021, 103, effective January 1, 2022)
“Field reference standards” means the physical standards that are traceable to the primary standards through comparisons or by using acceptable laboratory procedures, and that are used in the installation, adjustment, repair or calibration of devices for weights and measures, and weighing and measuring devices. (Added to NRS by 2021, 172)
“Net mass” or “net weight” means the mass or weight of a commodity, excluding any materials, substances or items not considered to be part of the commodity. The terms do not include materials, substances or any other items not considered to be a part of the commodity, including, without limitation, containers, conveyances, bags, wrappers, packaging […]
1. “Package” means any commodity, whether in a standard package or random weight package: (a) Enclosed in a container or wrapped in any manner in advance of wholesale or retail sale; or (b) Whose weight or measure has been determined in advance of wholesale or retail sale. 2. The term includes an individual item or […]
“Primary standards” means the physical standards of the State of Nevada that serve as the legal reference from which all other standards for weights and measures are derived. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2314)
“Random weight package” means a package that is one package of a lot, shipment or delivery of packages of the same commodity with no fixed pattern of weights. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2314)
“Secondary standards” means the physical standards that are traceable to the primary standards through comparisons or by using acceptable laboratory procedures, and that are used in the enforcement of statutes and regulations relating to weights and measures. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2314)
“Standard package” means a package that is one of a lot, shipment or delivery of packages of the same commodity with declarations of identical net contents, including, without limitation, 1-liter bottles or 12-fluid-ounce cans of carbonated soda, 500-gram or 5-pound bags of sugar, or 100-meter or 300-foot packages of rope. (Added to NRS by 2003, […]
“Transfer standards” means a physical artifact, a static or dynamic measurement device or a reference material that is used for a short period of time in limited environmental and operational conditions to check the accuracy of commercial weighing and measuring equipment and that is stable during such a period of time. (Added to NRS by […]
“Weight” means: 1. Net weight; or 2. If the commodity is sold by drained weight, net drained wet. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2314)
“Weights and measures” means all weights and measures of every kind, and includes, without limitation, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and appliances and accessories associated with such instruments and devices. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2314)
