NRS453.2182. Treatment by Board when substance is designated, rescheduled or deleted as controlled substance by federal law.

  If a substance is designated, rescheduled or deleted as a controlled substance pursuant to federal law, the Board shall similarly treat the substance pursuant to the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, after the expiration of 60 days from publication in the Federal Register of a final order designating a substance as a controlled substance or rescheduling or deleting a substance or from the date of issuance of an order of temporary scheduling under Section 508 of the federal Dangerous Drug Diversion Control Act of 1984, 21 U.S.C. § 811(h), unless within the 60-day period, the Board or an interested party objects to the treatment of the substance. If no objection is made, the Board shall adopt, without making the determinations or findings required by subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 453.146 or NRS 453.166, 453.176, 453.186, 453.196 or 453.206, a final regulation treating the substance. If an objection is made, the Board shall make a determination with respect to the treatment of the substance as provided by subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 453.146. Upon receipt of an objection to the treatment by the Board, the Board shall publish notice of the receipt of the objection, and action by the Board is stayed until the Board adopts a regulation as provided by subsection 4 of NRS 453.146.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1644; A 2001, 1056; 2003, 552)