GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 584.001. Definitions.

NRS 584.005. “Commission” defined.

NRS 584.006. “Dairy foods manufacturing plant” defined.

NRS 584.007. “Milk processing plant” defined.

NRS 584.009. “Single-service plant” defined.

STATE DAIRY COMMISSION

NRS 584.031. Creation; number of members.

NRS 584.033. Members: Appointment; qualifications; Chair; connection with dairy industry prohibited; removal.

NRS 584.037. Governor may remove member for absence from two consecutive meetings.

NRS 584.039. Meetings; hearings; quorum; employment of attorney.

NRS 584.041. Compensation of members and employees; authority of Commission.

NRS 584.043. Manager of Operations of Commission.

NRS 584.047. Authority to enter into contracts to assist in carrying out duties.

NRS 584.049. Instrumentality of state.

NRS 584.051. Seal.

NRS 584.053. Dairy Commission Fund: Creation; deposits; expenditures; interest and income to be credited to Fund.

NRS 584.057. Dairy Commission Fund: Commission to keep separate record of credits and disbursements.

NRS 584.059. Report submitted to Governor: Frequency; contents; availability for public inspection.

NRS 584.061. Collection and dissemination of statistical and other data.

NRS 584.063. Records.

NRS 584.067. Regulations: Adoption.

NRS 584.069. Regulations: Review by State Board of Health in certain circumstances.

NRS 584.071. Regulations: Publication; distribution.

NRS 584.072. Annual fees. [Repealed]

NRS 584.073. Chief Medical Officer to consult with Commission upon request.

NRS 584.077. Licensing of distributors and registration of producers.

NRS 584.079. Power of Commission to refuse to grant, revoke or suspend license or permit.

NRS 584.081. Investigations; records of producers and distributors.

NRS 584.083. Hearings: Powers; oaths; subpoenas; witnesses.

NRS 584.087. Hearings: Notification and appearance of Bureau of Consumer Protection in Office of Attorney General.

NRS 584.089. Enforcement of chapter and provisions of certain stabilization and marketing plans.

NRS 584.091. Assistance in enforcement of chapter by constables, police officers and sheriffs.

NRS 584.093. Injunction against violation of law or order; joinder of defendants.

FROZEN DESSERTS

NRS 584.099. Definitions.

NRS 584.101. Requirements for sale of frozen dessert as ice cream or ice milk.

NRS 584.103. Regulations of Commission: Adoption; scope.

NRS 584.107. Penalty.

BUTTER

NRS 584.110. Classification. [Repealed]

NRS 584.115. “Impure butter” defined. [Repealed]

NRS 584.125. “Wholesome butter” defined.

NRS 584.130. Inspections and determinations by Commission.

NRS 584.135. Regulations.

NRS 584.140. List of makers of wholesome or impure butter. [Repealed]

NRS 584.145. Pasteurizing plants to be equipped with self-registering devices; availability of records.

NRS 584.150. Sale or exchange of impure butter unlawful; imported butter; confiscation and destruction of impure butter; penalties. [Repealed]

NRS 584.155. Duties of district attorneys. [Repealed]

NRS 584.160. Applicability of provisions. [Repealed]

OLEOMARGARINE; MARGARINE

NRS 584.165. Duty of manufacturer to label; penalty. [Repealed]

NRS 584.170. Sale of unlabeled oleomargarine or margarine unlawful; penalty. [Repealed]

NRS 584.175. Size of print on labels and brands. [Repealed]

SUBSTITUTE DAIRY PRODUCTS

NRS 584.176. “Substitute dairy product” defined. [Repealed]

NRS 584.177. Restrictions on labels and marks on containers containing substitute dairy products. [Repealed]

NRS 584.179. Penalty. [Repealed]

MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS

NRS 584.1792. Dairy foods manufacturing plant required to obtain permit to receive for sale, produce, sell, offer for sale or store manufactured dairy product; transfer of permit prohibited.

MILK AND CREAM

Permit for Sale

NRS 584.180. Sale or offer for sale of fresh fluid milk or cream without permit prohibited; exception.

NRS 584.185. Application.

NRS 584.190. Inspection of dairy farms, milk plants and facilities of applicant.

NRS 584.195. Issuance of permit; retention and availability of records concerning permits.

NRS 584.200. Inspection of dairy farms, milk plants or facilities outside of State: Applicant or permittee to pay expenses; deposit and use of expenses; failure to pay expenses constitutes ground for denial, suspension or revocation of permit. [Repealed]

NRS 584.205. Commission to direct periodic inspections of facilities of permittees; sale of imported milk and milk products without inspection; authority of Commission to conduct inspections upon reasonable belief of violation of regulations.

NRS 584.207. Certified raw milk: Definition; county milk commission.

NRS 584.208. Certified raw milk: Conditions governing sale; handling; regulations.

NRS 584.209. Limitations on sale or dispensing of raw milk; authority of Commission to impound or dispose of adulterated or misbranded milk or milk product.

NRS 584.210. Denial, suspension or revocation of permit: Notice and opportunity for hearing under certain circumstances; investigative and subpoena powers of Commission; records; appeal; entitlement of applicant or accused to submit subsequent application; regulations.

NRS 584.211. Authority of Commission to impose civil penalties.

Weighing and Testing

NRS 584.215. Testing of milk or cream on basis of amount of butterfat to be done by licensed tester using Babcock test; alternate methods of testing; licensing of tester.

NRS 584.216. Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for milk tester’s license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Commission. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 584.217. Suspension of milk tester’s license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 584.218. Application for milk tester’s license to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 584.220. License required for receipt or purchase of milk or cream on basis of butterfat content; requirements for issuance.

NRS 584.225. Licenses: Fee for milk tester’s license; expiration.

NRS 584.227. Renewal of milk tester’s license: Requirements; duties of Commission; grounds for denial of renewal. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

NRS 584.230. Revocation of licenses.

NRS 584.235. Regulations: Adoption; printing and distribution.

NRS 584.240. Licensed tester to record tests in permanent book of record; inspection of record.

NRS 584.245. Duty of licensed tester to retain testable samples of milk and cream.

NRS 584.250. Testing of cream sold on basis of richness or percentage of milk fat.

NRS 584.255. Commission to inspect periodically apparatus used to determine percentage of fat in milk or cream.

NRS 584.260. Specifications of state’s standard measure.

NRS 584.265. Analyses of milk and cream samples by representative or appointee of Commission.

NRS 584.270. Commission to investigate and test milk upon complaint of licensed milk producer.

NRS 584.275. Unlawful acts concerning official test; cream to be weighed into bottle.

NRS 584.280. Fraudulent manipulation of weight, measure or test unlawful.

NRS 584.285. Penalty.

STABILIZATION AND MARKETING OF FLUID MILK AND FLUID CREAM

General Provisions

NRS 584.325. Definitions.

NRS 584.335. “Consumer” defined.

NRS 584.340. “Dairy products” defined.

NRS 584.345. “Distributor” defined.

NRS 584.350. “Fluid cream” defined.

NRS 584.355. “Fluid milk” defined.

NRS 584.357. “Fresh dairy products” defined.

NRS 584.360. “Marketing area” defined.

NRS 584.370. “Producer” defined.

NRS 584.375. “Producer-distributor” defined.

NRS 584.380. “Retail store” defined.

NRS 584.385. “Stabilization and marketing plan” defined.

NRS 584.390. Business affected with public interest; purpose of provisions.

NRS 584.395. Statements of fact and policy.

NRS 584.400. Necessity for marketing areas; administrative authority of Commission.

NRS 584.405. Legislative determination.

NRS 584.410. Purposes.

NRS 584.415. Construction.

NRS 584.419. Applicability to retail stores.

Formation and Adoption of Stabilization and Marketing Plan

NRS 584.547. Authority to formulate plan.

NRS 584.550. Designation of marketing areas; additional areas; modification or consolidation of areas.

NRS 584.555. Hearing to determine whether producers desire fluid milk or fluid cream plan.

NRS 584.560. Hearing to determine whether producers desire fluid cream plan. [Repealed]

NRS 584.565. Formulation of plan: Notice; hearing; order declaring plan in effect.

NRS 584.566. Amendment or termination of plan: Procedure.

NRS 584.567. Amendment or termination of plan: Petition; hearing.

NRS 584.568. Minimum prices; discounts.

NRS 584.569. Discount on dairy products sold to elderly consumers.

NRS 584.575. Report to producer.

NRS 584.578. Cooperation with other authorities; enforcement of plans.

NRS 584.580. Purchase of milk from noncomplying producers; limitation on production.

Unfair Trade Practices and Investigation of Marketing and Pricing Practices

NRS 584.581. Certain practices of distributors prohibited whether stabilization and marketing plan in effect or not.

NRS 584.582. Unlawful manipulation of prices.

NRS 584.583. Sale of milk, cream or fresh dairy products below cost.

NRS 584.5835. Restrictions on sale of substitute dairy products by distributor. [Repealed]

NRS 584.584. Distributor may meet competitive prices in sale of fluid milk, fluid cream or any other dairy products; information to be filed with Commission.

NRS 584.585. Duty of Commission to prescribe unfair trade practices and investigate marketing and pricing practices.

NRS 584.590. Investigation of prices in marketing area: Notice; hearing; record.

Licensing of Distributors

NRS 584.595. License required to distribute dairy products; procedure for application; renewal; amendment; notification of Commission required if certain civil or criminal actions are brought against licensee or member of senior management of licensee.

NRS 584.600. Bond: Amount; form and conditions; proceedings for enforcement.

NRS 584.605. Amount of bond. [Repealed]

NRS 584.610. Increase of purchases.

NRS 584.615. Applicability of provisions requiring licenses and bonds.

NRS 584.625. Failure to execute and deliver bond or post additional bond.

NRS 584.640. Distributor purchasing from producer-distributor: When bond not required; notice to Commission; record of purchases; reports.

NRS 584.643. Emergency cases: Shortening time for hearing; service of notice; place of hearing.

NRS 584.645. Inapplicability to retail stores.

Assessments

NRS 584.647. Assessments on fluid milk and fluid cream.

NRS 584.648. Assessments on butter and dairy products.

NRS 584.649. Commission may lower rate of assessment; date on which assessment is due; penalty for delinquent payment.

Reports

NRS 584.650. Records of distributors and cooperative organizations of producers.

NRS 584.655. Confidentiality of records and reports.

Penalties

NRS 584.670. Criminal and civil penalties; grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of license.