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NRS 585.010 - Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Nevada Food, Drug...
NRS 585.020 - Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter, the words and terms...
NRS 585.030 - "Advertisement" defined. - "Advertisement" means all representations disseminated in any manner or by...
NRS 585.040 - "Commissioner" defined. - "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. [Part 2:177:1939;...
NRS 585.050 - "Contaminated with filth" defined. - "Contaminated with filth" applies to any food, drug, device or...
NRS 585.060 - "Cosmetic" defined. - 1. "Cosmetic" means: (a) Articles intended to be rubbed, poured,...
NRS 585.070 - "Device" defined. - Except when used in NRS 585.170, "device" means instruments, apparatus...
NRS 585.080 - "Drug" defined. - 1. "Drug" means: (a) Articles recognized in the official United...
NRS 585.090 - "Federal Act" defined. - "Federal Act" means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,...
NRS 585.100 - "Food" defined. - "Food" means: 1. Articles used for food or drink for...
NRS 585.110 - "Immediate container" defined. - "Immediate container" does not include package liners. [Part 2:177:1939; 1931...
NRS 585.120 - "Label" defined. - "Label" means a display of written, printed or graphic matter...
NRS 585.130 - "Labeling" defined. - "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed or graphic...
NRS 585.140 - "New drug" defined. - "New drug" means any drug the composition of which is...
NRS 585.150 - "Official compendium" defined. - "Official compendium" means the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic...
NRS 585.170 - Factors to be considered in determining whether label or advertisement is misleading. - If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the...
NRS 585.180 - Construction of representation that drug is antiseptic. - The representation of a drug, in its labeling or advertisement,...
NRS 585.190 - Scope of provisions regulating sales. - 1. The provisions of this chapter regarding the selling of...
NRS 585.195 - Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products. - 1. The provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted...
NRS 585.200 - Appointment of Commissioner of Food and Drugs. - The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health...
NRS 585.210 - Regulations. - 1. The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement...
NRS 585.220 - Hearings. - Hearings authorized or required by this chapter shall be conducted...
NRS 585.230 - Record of adulterated, mislabeled or misbranded foods, drugs, devices and cosmetics; biennial report of Commissioner; dissemination of information. - 1. The Commissioner shall keep a record of adulterated, mislabeled...
NRS 585.240 - Inspection of factories and vehicles: Purposes; examination of samples. - 1. The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s duly authorized agent is...
NRS 585.245 - Licensing of persons manufacturing, compounding, processing or packaging drugs, devices or cosmetics: Regulations; fees; inspection. - 1. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations for the licensing of...
NRS 585.250 - Quarantine: Tagging or marking of article; unlawful removal or disposal of article. - 1. Whenever the Commissioner, any of the Commissioner’s authorized agents,...
NRS 585.260 - Quarantine: Removal of tag or marking; immunity from liability for certain persons if court finds probable cause for quarantine. - 1. When the Commissioner, the Commissioner’s authorized agent, or a...
NRS 585.270 - Quarantine: Petition for condemnation or destruction of adulterated or misbranded article. - When an article quarantined under NRS 585.250 has been found...
NRS 585.280 - Quarantine: Destruction of article found to be adulterated or misbranded. - If the court finds that a quarantined article is adulterated...
NRS 585.290 - Quarantine: Correction of defect by proper labeling or processing. - When the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper...
NRS 585.300 - Adulterated food: Poisonous or insanitary ingredients. - A food shall be deemed to be adulterated if: 1....
NRS 585.310 - Adulterated food: Absence, substitution or addition of constituents. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Adulterated food: Absence, substitution or addition of constituents; exception. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - A food shall be deemed to be adulterated: 1. If...
NRS 585.320 - Adulterated food: Standards of purity, quality or strength. - A food shall be deemed to be adulterated if it...
NRS 585.330 - Adulterated food: Confectionery containing nonnutritive substance. - 1. A food shall be deemed to be adulterated if...
NRS 585.350 - Misbranded food. - A food shall be deemed to be misbranded: 1. If...
NRS 585.355 - Use of "honey" in product label or designation restricted; "honey" defined. - A person shall not prepare, package, deliver for shipment, ship,...
NRS 585.360 - Food containing filthy, decomposed or putrid substance declared nuisance; condemnation or destruction by Commissioner. - Whenever the Commissioner or any of the Commissioner’s authorized agents...
NRS 585.370 - Adulterated drugs and devices: Poisonous or insanitary ingredients. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated...
NRS 585.380 - Adulterated drugs and devices: Strength, quality or purity differing from official compendium. - 1. A drug shall be deemed to be adulterated if...
NRS 585.390 - Adulterated drugs and devices: Misrepresentation of strength, quality or purity if drug not in compendium. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated...
NRS 585.400 - Adulterated drugs and devices: Mixture with or substitution of another substance. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated...
NRS 585.410 - Misbranded drugs and devices: False or misleading label. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded...
NRS 585.420 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Contents of label on package. - 1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a...
NRS 585.430 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Habit-forming substances. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded...
NRS 585.440 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Designation of drug by name not in compendium. - 1. A drug or device shall be deemed to be...
NRS 585.450 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Directions for use and warnings on label. - 1. A drug or device shall be deemed to be...
NRS 585.460 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Misleading container; imitation; offer for sale under another name. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded:...
NRS 585.470 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Health-endangering when used as prescribed. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded...
NRS 585.480 - Misbranded drugs and devices: Drug containing amidopyrine, barbituric acid, cinchophen, dinitrophenol or sulfanilamide sold without prescription. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded...
NRS 585.485 - Restrictions on sale of dimethyl sulfoxide; penalty. - 1. Dimethyl sulfoxide may be sold, whether by wholesalers or...
NRS 585.490 - Introduction or delivery for introduction of new drug into intrastate commerce before application is effective prohibited. - No person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into intrastate...
NRS 585.495 - Licensing of manufacture of amygdalin and procaine hydrochloride; duties and powers of Commissioner; injunctive relief. - 1. The State Board of Health shall license amygdalin (laetrile)...
NRS 585.497 - Assessment on gross receipts from sale of amygdalin and procaine hydrochloride. - 1. An assessment of 10 percent, payable quarterly to the...
NRS 585.500 - Adulterated cosmetics. - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated: 1. If...
NRS 585.510 - Misbranded cosmetics. - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded: 1. If...
NRS 585.520 - Prohibited acts. - The following acts and the causing thereof within the State...
NRS 585.530 - When advertisement deemed false. - An advertisement of a food, drug, device or cosmetic shall...
NRS 585.535 - Unlawful to sell or offer to sell beverage container opened by detaching metal ring or tab; exceptions; penalty. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is...
NRS 585.540 - Duties of Attorney General and district attorneys; hearing by Commissioner before institution of criminal proceedings. - 1. The Attorney General or any district attorney to whom...
NRS 585.550 - Penalties. - 1. A person who manufactures, compounds, processes or packages any...