Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 638 - Veterinarians
EUTHANASIA TECHNICIANS
Section 638.530 - Storage and security of sodium pentobarbital, needles and syringes

1. An agency shall provide for the storage and security of all euthanasic agents, needles and syringes must be kept in a metal safe which is securely attached to the building in which it is housed.

2. If a euthanasia technician is not on duty, all euthanasic agents, needles and syringes must be kept in a metal safe which is securely attached to the building in which it is housed.

3. If euthanasic agents, needles and syringes are stored in a safe that can be opened by an employee other than the euthanasia technician, the euthanasic agents must be kept in the safe in a separate locked container made of metal that is accessible only by the euthanasia technician.

4. The temperature and environment in the safe must be adequate to assure the proper storage of the euthanasic agents.

5. The euthanasia technician shall label each container of a euthanasic agent with the name of the euthanasic agent, the strength, the date that the euthanasic agent was received or prepared and the expiration date of the euthanasic agent.

6. If a euthanasia technician is on duty and an animal is being euthanized, the euthanasia technician may keep euthanasic agents, needles and syringes in a temporary storage cabinet that is constructed of strong material and locked. Only the euthanasia technician may have the key to the cabinet.