Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs
Section 583.Sec. 26 - NEW
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each person issued a permit or license to operate an official establishment, custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit shall comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq., 21 U.S.C. § 458(a)(1) and 9 C.F.R. § 381.65(b), as applicable.
2. A custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit that slaughters poultry must follow good commercial practices for the slaughtering of poultry.
3. A person who wishes to slaughter an animal in accordance with religious dietary laws must request an exemption in writing from the Department before he or she may slaughter the animal.
4. The Department shall refuse to provide inspection services or temporarily suspend inspection services if an official establishment, custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit handles or slaughters animals in violation of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R003-23A, eff. 6/4/2024
NRS 583.055 and 583.539