Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 433 > Consumers > Residence

• Annual sale of livestock: means any sale of livestock:

  (a) To which any member of the public may consign livestock for sale or exchange through public bidding at the sale of the livestock; and

  (b) Which is conducted for not more than 2 consecutive days during a calendar year. See Nevada Revised Statutes 573.010

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
• Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Nevada Revised Statutes 573.010
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Livestock: means :

  (a) Cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, burros, swine or poultry; and

  (b) Alternative livestock as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 573.010

• person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Public livestock auction: means any sale or exchange of livestock held by any person at an established place of business or premises where the livestock is assembled for sale or exchange, and is exchanged or sold at auction or upon a commission basis at regular or irregular intervals. See Nevada Revised Statutes 573.010