Nevada § 583.239 - Endorsement to sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs: Requirement; application; issuance; inspection; duration; notice of renewal; prohibition on charging fees

§ 583.239. Endorsement to sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs: Requirement; application; issuance; inspection; duration; notice of renewal; prohibition on charging fees

1. A farm owner or operator shall not sell, offer or expose for sale or transport

for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State unless the farm owner or operator

has been issued a certificate by the Department pursuant to NRS 576.128 and an endorsement of the certificate by the Department indicating that the egg products

or shell eggs were produced by an egg-laying hen which was confined in a manner that

complies with NRS 583.237 . 2. To apply for an endorsement required by subsection 1, a farm owner or operator

must submit to the Department with an application for a certificate or renewal of

a certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 : (a) An attestation that the farm owner or operator confined the egg-laying hens in

a manner that complies with NRS 583.237 ; and (b) Evidence that the enclosures for egg-laying hens have been inspected by a person

described in subsection 4. 3. The Department shall issue the endorsement required by subsection 1 to an applicant

if: (a) The farm owner or operator submits the information required pursuant to subsection

2; and (b) The Department determines that such information is sufficient to indicate compliance

with NRS 583.237 . 4. The Department may use a government inspector, including, without limitation, an

inspector who is employed, contracted with or authorized by the Department, or a private

inspection or process verification provider to ensure compliance with NRS 583.211 to 583.251 , inclusive, during the production and the handling of egg products and shell eggs. If the Department uses such an inspector or provider, the Department must approve

the inspector or provider as competent to ensure compliance with NRS 583.211 to 583.251 , inclusive. 5. Each endorsement issued pursuant to subsection 3 is valid for the period for which

the certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 is valid. 6. If a holder of a certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 holds an endorsement issued pursuant to this section, the Department shall include

in any notice of renewal of the certificate provided to the holder of the certificate

a notice to renew the endorsement issued pursuant to this section. 7. The Department may require an inspection of the enclosure for egg-laying hens to

determine whether to renew an endorsement issued pursuant to this section. If the Department determines that an inspection of the enclosure is required for

the renewal of the endorsement, the endorsement remains in effect until the endorsement

expires or until the Department makes a determination whether to renew the endorsement,

whichever occurs later. 8. The Department may not charge a fee for the issuance or renewal of an endorsement

pursuant to this section.