Nevada § 581.067 - Duties: Standards; enforcement; exemptions; investigations; civil penalties; inspections, tests and approval of commercial weights and measures and cannabis weighing and measuring equipment; verification of packaged commodities; prescription of appropriate terms and units; provision of training for governmental employees; determination of accuracy of prices

§ 581.067. Duties: Standards; enforcement; exemptions; investigations; civil penalties; inspections, tests and approval of commercial weights and measures and cannabis weighing and measuring equipment; verification of packaged commodities; prescription of appropriate terms and units; provision of training for governmental employees; determination of accuracy of prices

The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall: 1. Adopt regulations establishing such primary standards, secondary standards, field

reference standards and transfer standards for weights and measures for use in this

State as the State Sealer of Measurement Standards determines appropriate. 2. Maintain traceability of the state standards to the national standards of the National

Institute of Standards and Technology. 3. Enforce the provisions of this chapter. 4. Adopt other reasonable regulations for the enforcement of this chapter. 5. Establish requirements for: (a) Labeling; (b) The presentation of information relating to cost per unit; and (c) Standards of weight, measure or count, and reasonable standards of fill, for any

packaged commodity. 6. Grant such exemptions from the provisions of this chapter or any regulations adopted

pursuant thereto as the State Sealer of Measurement Standards determines appropriate

to the maintenance of good commercial practices within this State. 7. Conduct investigations to ensure compliance with this chapter. 8. Delegate to appropriate personnel any of the responsibilities of the Division as

needed for the proper administration of the Division. 9. Adopt regulations establishing a schedule of civil penalties for any violation

of NRS 581.415 and for any point-of-sale system or cash register determined not to be in compliance

with the provisions of subsection 20. 10. Inspect and test commercial weights and measures that are kept, offered or exposed

for sale. 11. Inspect and test, to ascertain if they are correct, weights and measures that

are commercially used to: (a) Determine the weight, measure or count of commodities or things that are sold,

or offered or exposed for sale, on the basis of weight, measure or count; or (b) Compute the basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight,

measure or count. 12. Inspect and test, to ascertain if it is correct, all cannabis weighing and measuring

equipment other than equipment that is used for a noncommercial purpose by a cannabis

independent testing laboratory, as defined in NRS 678A.115 . 13. Test all weights and measures used in checking the receipt or disbursement of

supplies by entities funded by legislative appropriations. 14. Approve for use such commercial weights and measures and cannabis weighing and

measuring equipment as the State Sealer of Measurement Standards determines are correct

and appropriate other than equipment that is used for a noncommercial purpose by a

cannabis independent testing laboratory, as defined in NRS 678A.115 . The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may mark such commercial weights and measures

and cannabis weighing and measuring equipment. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall reject and order to be corrected,

replaced or removed any commercial weights and measures and cannabis weighing and

measuring equipment found to be incorrect. Weights and measures that have been rejected may be seized if they are not corrected

within the time specified or if they are used or disposed of in a manner not specifically

authorized. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall remove from service and may seize

weights and measures found to be incorrect that are not capable of being made correct. 15. Weigh, measure or inspect packaged commodities that are kept, offered or exposed

for sale, sold or in the process of delivery to determine whether the packaged commodities

contain the amounts represented and whether they are kept, offered or exposed for

sale in accordance with this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. In carrying out the provisions of this subsection, the State Sealer of Measurement

Standards shall employ recognized sampling procedures, including, without limitation,

sampling procedures adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures. 16. Adopt regulations prescribing the appropriate term or unit of weight or measure

to be used whenever the State Sealer of Measurement Standards determines that an existing

practice of declaring the quantity of a commodity, or of setting charges for a service

by weight, measure, numerical count or time, or any combination thereof, does not

facilitate value comparisons by consumers or may confuse consumers. 17. Allow reasonable variations from the stated quantity of contents that entered

intrastate commerce, which must include those variations caused by loss or gain of

moisture during the course of good distribution practices or by unavoidable deviations

in good manufacturing practices. 18. Provide for the training of persons employed by any governmental entity within

this State, including, without limitation, state, county and municipal personnel,

who enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 582 of NRS , and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, relating to weights and measures. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may establish by regulation minimum training

and performance requirements which must be met by all such persons. 19. Verify advertised prices and price representations, as necessary, to determine

their accuracy. 20. Without charging and collecting a fee, conduct random tests of point-of-sale systems

and cash registers to determine the accuracy of prices, including advertised prices

and price representations, and computations and the correct use of the equipment,

and, if such systems utilize scanning or coding means in lieu of manual entry, the

accuracy of prices printed or recalled from a database. 21. Employ recognized procedures for making verifications and determinations of accuracy,

including, without limitation, any appropriate procedures designated by the National

Institute of Standards and Technology. 22. Adopt regulations and issue orders regarding standards for the accuracy of advertised

prices and automated systems for retail price charging, point-of-sale systems and

cash registers, and for the enforcement of those standards. 23. Conduct investigations to ensure compliance with the regulations adopted pursuant

to subsection 22.