Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 476 - Explosives and Inflammable Materials
NRS 476.090 - Unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of explosive: Report required; penalty; exceptions; rebuttable presumption.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who has knowledge of an unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of any explosive shall, within 24 hours after the discovery, report the sale, purchase, theft or loss to the local law enforcement agency and local fire department in whose jurisdiction the sale, purchase, theft or loss occurred. The report must contain, when possible:
(a) The name, birth date and address of the persons involved.
(b) The amount and type of explosive involved.
(c) Any other information the person making the report believes to be useful.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to a person who is acting in his or her official capacity as an owner, officer or employee of a company, corporation or partnership engaged in the business of mining.
4. For the purposes of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that a sale, purchase, theft or loss of any explosive is "unusual" if that type of sale, purchase, theft or loss does not regularly occur in the ordinary course of business.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1009)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 476 - Explosives and Inflammable Materials

NRS 476.005 - "Explosive" defined.

NRS 476.010 - Distribution of excessive amount of dynamite, nitroglycerine, gunpowder or other explosives; manufacture, importation, purchase or distribution of explosives; record required; information required to be included in record; unlawful to f...

NRS 476.030 - Injury to person or property by careless, negligent or unauthorized use or management of explosive or combustible substance: Penalty.

NRS 476.040 - Sale or transportation of explosive or combustible substance without conspicuous marking: Penalty.

NRS 476.060 - Procedure for prohibition of storage of explosive or combustible materials in city or town: Petition; order; publication; exceptions; penalties.

NRS 476.070 - ischarge of tracer or incendiary ammunition within certain areas; penalty; exceptions.

NRS 476.080 - Requirements for marking container used to store explosives.

NRS 476.090 - Unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of explosive: Report required; penalty; exceptions; rebuttable presumption.

NRS 476.100 - Applicability of NRS 476.010 to 476.100, inclusive.

NRS 476.110 - Definitions.

NRS 476.120 - "Bomb squad commander" defined.

NRS 476.130 - "Bomb technician" defined.

NRS 476.140 - "National Guidelines for Bomb Technicians" defined.

NRS 476.150 - "Public safety bomb squad" defined.

NRS 476.160 - "Suspected improvised explosive device" defined.

NRS 476.170 - Applicability.

NRS 476.180 - Primary responsibilities of public safety bomb squads.

NRS 476.190 - Responsibility of public safety bomb squad for certain procedures and provision of safety for members of general public; airport security programs.

NRS 476.200 - Plan for notification of public safety bomb squad.

NRS 476.210 - Duties of bomb squad commander; retention of final authority.

NRS 476.220 - Distribution of black powder or smokeless gunpowder to persons under certain age; penalties.