NRS583.515. Exemptions.

      1.  The State Board of Health shall, by regulation and under such conditions as to labeling and sanitary standards, practices and procedures as it may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive:

      (a) Livestock producers and poultry producers, who are natural persons with respect to livestock and poultry carcasses and parts thereof processed by them from livestock or poultry raised on their own farms for use by them, members of their households, nonpaying guests and employees.

      (b) Retail dealers with respect to:

             (1) Meat sold directly to consumers in individual retail stores or restaurants which are subject to inspection by the State Board of Health.

             (2) Poultry products sold directly to consumers in individual retail stores, if the only processing operation performed by such retail dealers with respect to poultry is the cutting up of poultry products on the premises where such sales to consumers are made.

      (c) Persons slaughtering poultry or processing or handling poultry carcasses or parts thereof which have been or are to be processed in accordance with recognized religious dietary laws, to the extent that the Officer determines is necessary to avoid conflict with such requirements.

      2.  The Officer may by order suspend or terminate for cause any exemption under this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 989; A 1971, 897; 1975, 603)