Nevada § 453.146 - Powers and duties of Board
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§ 453.146. Powers and duties of Board
1. The Board shall administer the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.552 , inclusive, and may add substances to or delete or reschedule all substances enumerated
in schedules I, II, III, IV and V by regulation. 2. In making a determination regarding a substance, the Board shall consider the following: (a) The actual or relative potential for abuse; (b) The scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known; (c) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the substance; (d) The history and current pattern of abuse; (e) The scope, duration and significance of abuse; (f) The risk to the public health; (g) The potential of the substance to produce psychic or physiological dependence
liability; and (h) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a controlled substance. 3. The Board may consider findings of the federal Food and Drug Administration or
the Drug Enforcement Administration as prima facie evidence relating to one or more
of the determinative factors. 4. After considering the factors enumerated in subsection 2, the Board shall make
findings with respect thereto and adopt a regulation controlling the substance if
it finds the substance has a potential for abuse. 5. The Board shall designate as a controlled substance a steroid or other product
which is used to enhance athletic performance, muscle mass, strength or weight without
medical necessity. The Board may not designate as a controlled substance an anabolic steroid which
is: (a) Expressly intended to be administered through an implant to cattle, poultry or
other animals; and (b) Approved by the Food and Drug Administration for such use.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 453.146 ("Powers and duties of Board") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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