Nevada § 439.4797 - Powers of boards of health; regulations by State Environmental Commission

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 439.4797 — Powers of boards of health; regulations by State Environmental Commission, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 439.4797. Powers of boards of health; regulations by State Environmental Commission

1. The board of health or its agent shall, for the purposes of NRS 40.140 , 40.770 , 202.450 and 489.776 , evaluate the removal or remediation by any entity certified or licensed to do so

of: (a) Substances involving a controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled

substance analog; and (b) Any material, compound, mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of methamphetamine. 2. The State Environmental Commission shall adopt regulations: (a) To carry out the provisions of subsection 1; (b) Establishing standards pursuant to which a building or place which was used for

the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance, immediate precursor

or controlled substance analog may be deemed safe for habitation for the purposes

of NRS 40.140 and 202.450 ; and (c) Establishing standards pursuant to which any property that is or has been the

site of a crime that involves the manufacturing of any material, compound, mixture

or preparation that contains any quantity of methamphetamine may be deemed safe for

habitation for the purposes of NRS 40.770 and 489.776 . 3. As used in this section: (a) “ Board of health ” means: (1) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the district board of health;

or (2) In a county whose population is less than 700,000, the State Board of Health. (b) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.043 . (c) “Immediate precursor” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.086 .

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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