As used in NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.212 to 583.224, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2211, effective July 1, 2022)
“Business owner or operator” means any person who owns or controls the operations of a business. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2211, effective July 1, 2022)
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, […]
1. “Egg products” means the eggs of an egg-laying hen that are: (a) Separated from the shells of the eggs; (b) Intended for human consumption in liquid, solid, dried or frozen form; (c) Raw or cooked; and (d) In a form with the yolks and whites in their natural proportions or with the yolks and […]
“Egg-laying hen” means a female chicken, turkey, duck, goose or guinea fowl that is domesticated and is kept for the purpose of producing eggs commercially. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2212, effective July 1, 2022)
“Enclosure” means a structure used to confine an egg-laying hen. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2212, effective July 1, 2022)
1. “Farm” means the land, buildings, support facilities and equipment used wholly or partially for the purpose of commercially producing animals or animal products that are used for food. 2. The term does not include live animal markets or official plants if the market or plant is receiving inspection service pursuant to the Egg Products […]
“Farm owner or operator” means a person who owns a farm or controls the operations of a farm. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2212, effective July 1, 2022)
“Multi-tiered aviary” means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unrestricted access to multiple elevated flat platforms that provide the egg-laying hens with usable floor space both on top of and underneath the platforms. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2212, effective July 1, 2022)
“Partially slatted system” means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms under which manure drops through the flooring to a pit or belt that removes manure which is below the platforms. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2212, effective July 1, 2022)
1. “Sale” means a commercial sale by a business that sells any item covered by NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, which occurs at the location where the buyer takes physical possession of the item. 2. The term does not include a sale undertaken at an official plant if the plant is receiving inspection service pursuant […]
“Shell egg” means a whole egg of an egg-laying hen that is in its shell form and intended for human consumption. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2212, effective July 1, 2022)
“Single-level, all-litter floor system” means a cage-free housing system that uses litter for a ground cover and where egg-laying hens have limited or no access to elevated flat platforms. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2213, effective July 1, 2022)
1. “Usable floor space” means the total square footage of floor space provided to each egg-laying hen, as calculated by dividing the total square footage of floor space provided to egg-laying hens in an enclosure by the total number of egg-laying hens in that enclosure. 2. The term includes both ground space and elevated flat […]
The Legislature finds and declares that the regulation of egg production on farms in this State and the regulation of the sale of eggs and egg products in this State is necessary to: 1. Protect the health and welfare of consumers and citizens of this State; 2. Promote food safety; and 3. Advance animal welfare. […]
The provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, do not apply to the production, sale or transport for sale in this State of shell eggs by a farm owner or operator with an annual shell egg production from 3,000 or fewer egg-laying hens if all shell eggs sold or transported for sale in this State […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, on or after July 1, 2022, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which has less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection […]
1. A farm owner or operator shall not sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State unless the farm owner or operator has been issued a certificate by the Department pursuant to NRS 576.128 and an endorsement of the certificate by the Department indicating that […]
The Department may deny an application for an endorsement or an application for the renewal of an endorsement submitted pursuant to NRS 583.239 or suspend or revoke an endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 583.239 upon any of the following grounds: 1. The failure or refusal of a farm owner or operator to comply with the […]
A farm owner or operator who is aggrieved by an action of the Department concerning the denial, suspension or revocation of an endorsement pursuant to NRS 583.241 may, not later than 10 business days after the date on which the action of the Department is taken, file a notice of appeal to the Department in […]
