NRS446.895. Issuance of notice.

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 446.880, whenever the health authority makes an inspection of a food establishment and discovers that any of the requirements of this chapter have been violated, the health authority shall notify the permit holder or operator of the violations by means of an inspection report form or other written notice. The notice must:

      1.  Set forth the specific violations found;

      2.  Establish a specific and reasonable time for the correction of those violations;

      3.  In the case of temporary food establishments, state that the violations must be corrected within a specified period which must not be more than 24 hours. Failure to comply with the notice results in immediate suspension of the permit;

      4.  State that failure to comply with the requirements of any notice issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may result in immediate suspension of the permit or in downgrading of the establishment; and

      5.  State that an opportunity for appeal from any notice or inspection findings will be provided if a written request for a hearing is filed with the health authority within the period established in the notice for correction.

      (Added to NRS by 1963, 755; A 1969, 813; 1981, 605)