Nevada Revised Statutes 587.881 – Authority of Department to conduct inspections; collection and testing of samples; search warrant may be obtained if owner, operator or agent refuses inspection
1. After showing proper credentials, a representative of the Department may, during normal business hours, enter and inspect:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 587.881
- 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.
(a) Any building, factory, warehouse or other facility in this State where commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packaged or held for distribution;
(b) Any records, equipment, materials, containers and labels located in a building, factory, warehouse or other facility in this State where commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packaged or held for distribution; and
(c) Any vehicle used to transport or hold commercial feed, for the purposes of determining compliance with NRS 587.841 to 587.899, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the Department pursuant thereto.
2. An inspection conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must be conducted and completed in a reasonable manner.
3. A representative of the Department who conducts an inspection pursuant to this section:
(a) May obtain samples of any commercial feed, ingredient, substance or element. If a representative obtains such a sample, the representative must provide the owner, operator or authorized agent of the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle being inspected with a receipt describing all samples that were obtained.
(b) May enter any public or private part of the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle being inspected.
(c) Must inform the owner, operator or authorized agent of the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle being inspected when the inspection is completed.
4. Every sample obtained by a representative pursuant to subsection 3 must be tested in accordance with methods published by AOAC International, or its successor organization, or any other generally recognized method.
5. If the owner, operator or authorized agent refuses to allow an inspector of the Department to inspect the building, factory, warehouse, facility or vehicle, as applicable, the Department may obtain a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction to enter the premises and conduct the inspection.