Nevada § 573.020 - Holding of public livestock auction without license prohibited; procedure for application for license
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 573.020 — Holding of public livestock auction without license prohibited; procedure for application for license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 573.020. Holding of public livestock auction without license prohibited; procedure for application for license
1. A person shall not hold, operate, conduct or carry on a public livestock auction
in this state without first securing a license therefor from the Department. 2. The application for a license must be on a form prescribed and furnished by the
Department and set forth: (a) The name of the operator of the public livestock auction. (b) The location of the establishment or premises where the public livestock auction
will be conducted. (c) The type or kinds of livestock to be handled, sold or exchanged. (d) A description of the facilities that will be used to conduct the public livestock
auction. (e) The weekly or monthly sales day or days on which the applicant proposes to operate
the applicant's public livestock auction. (f) The name and address of the bank or credit union where the custodial account for
consignors' proceeds will be established and maintained by the operator of the public
livestock auction in compliance with the provisions of NRS 573.104 . (g) Such other information as the Department reasonably may require, including, without
limitation, proof that at the time of application the applicant has a line of credit
established at a bank or credit union in the State of Nevada in the amount of $400,000
or more. 3. The application must be accompanied by a bond or deposit receipt and the required
fee as provided in this chapter.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 573.020 ("Holding of public livestock auction without license prohibited; procedure for application for license") 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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