Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 565 - Inspection of Brands
NRS 565.040 - Creation of brand inspection districts; animals subject to inspection; adoption and publication of regulations.


1. The Director may declare any part of this State a brand inspection district.
2. After the creation of any brand inspection district as authorized by this chapter, all animals within any such district are subject to brand inspection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter before:
(a) Consignment for slaughter within any district;
(b) Any transfer of ownership by sale or otherwise; or
(c) Removal from the district if the removal is not authorized pursuant to a livestock movement permit issued by the Department or pursuant to NRS 565.095.
3. If a brand inspection district is created by the Department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the Director shall adopt regulations defining the boundaries of the district and the fees to be collected for brand inspection and prescribing such other methods of procedure not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter as the Director considers necessary.
4. Any regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section must be published at least twice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the brand inspection district created by the regulations, and copies of the regulations must be mailed to all common carriers of record with the Nevada Transportation Authority operating in the brand inspection district. Such publication and notification constitutes legal notice of the creation of the brand inspection district. The expense of advertising and notification must be paid from the Livestock Inspection Account.
[2:145:1929; A 1956, 55]—(NRS A 1961, 540; 1991, 1793; 1993, 1740; 1997, 2013; 1999, 3677; 2011, 687)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 565 - Inspection of Brands

NRS 565.010 - Definitions.

NRS 565.030 - Administration and enforcement by Department.

NRS 565.040 - Creation of brand inspection districts; animals subject to inspection; adoption and publication of regulations.

NRS 565.070 - Fees for brand inspection.

NRS 565.090 - Removal of animals from brand inspection district without clearance certificate or permit unlawful; notice of contemplated movement; applicability of section; penalty; regulations for permit to move livestock without brand inspection.

NRS 565.095 - Transportation of saddle horse without brand inspection or livestock movement permit.

NRS 565.100 - Unlawful to consign for slaughter, slaughter or transfer ownership within brand inspection district without visual inspection and issuance of clearance certificate.

NRS 565.110 - Assembly and holding of animals for brand inspection.

NRS 565.120 - Brand inspection clearance certificate: Issuance upon completion of inspection; contents; disposition of copies of certificate.

NRS 565.125 - Seizure of privately owned animals by governmental entity: Approval by court; submission of court order to Department; exception.

NRS 565.130 - Refusal to issue certificate or permit: Grounds; duty of Department and inspector to prevent unlawful removal of animals.

NRS 565.140 - Inspector to give notice to agricultural police officer upon finding animals in possession of person who cannot establish legal ownership; contents of notice; investigation of findings.

NRS 565.150 - Seizure and disposal of animals by agricultural police officer when legal ownership cannot be determined by inspector.

NRS 565.155 - Enforcement of chapter.

NRS 565.160 - Right of Department to inspect animals under other laws unaffected.

NRS 565.170 - Penalties.