1. The Department on its own motion may, or upon the verified complaint of any interested party shall, investigate, examine or inspect any transaction involving solicitation, receipt, sale or attempted sale of farm products by any person or persons acting or assuming to act as a dealer, agent, commission merchant or broker, the intentional making of false statements as to condition and quantity of any farm products received or in storage, the intentional making of false statements as to market conditions, the failure to make payment for farm products within the time required by this chapter, and all other injurious transactions.
2. In furtherance of any such investigation, examination or inspection, the Department or any authorized representative may examine that portion of the ledgers, books, accounts, memoranda and other documents, farm products, scales, measures and other articles and things used in connection with the business of the person relating to the transaction involved.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 558; A 1960, 417; 1961, 560; 1993, 1769; 1999, 3709)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 576.0115 - "Agent" defined.
NRS 576.0117 - "Agricultural product" defined.
NRS 576.012 - "Alternative livestock" defined.
NRS 576.0125 - "Broker" defined.
NRS 576.013 - "Cash buyer" defined.
NRS 576.0135 - "Commission merchant" defined.
NRS 576.014 - "Consignor" defined.
NRS 576.0145 - "Dealer" defined.
NRS 576.015 - "Department" defined.
NRS 576.0152 - "Director" defined.
NRS 576.0155 - "Farm products" defined.
NRS 576.016 - "Fixed and established place of business" defined.
NRS 576.0162 - "Free-sale certificate" defined.
NRS 576.0165 - "Immediate resale" defined.
NRS 576.017 - "Livestock" defined.
NRS 576.0175 - "Produce vendor" defined.
NRS 576.018 - "Producer" defined.
NRS 576.040 - Bonds and other security; penalty for selling or encumbering security for bond.
NRS 576.045 - Retention of money or securities deposited in lieu of bond after operations cease.
NRS 576.048 - Revocation for default; publication of notice of revocation.
NRS 576.050 - Annual license fee.
NRS 576.080 - Form and contents of licenses.
NRS 576.090 - Expiration of licenses.
NRS 576.095 - Licensing of other classifications without payment of fee.
NRS 576.110 - Investigation of transactions involving farm products.
NRS 576.123 - Records of commission merchants, dealers and brokers.
NRS 576.129 - Alternative livestock: Permit required; regulations of State Board of Agriculture.
NRS 576.133 - Cease and desist orders.
NRS 576.135 - Injunctions; restraining orders.
NRS 576.137 - Exemption for cash buyer purchasing for own use.
NRS 576.140 - Inapplicability of chapter.
NRS 576.150 - Civil and criminal penalties; venue; use of money collected.