Section 565.200 - Brand inspections: Requirements; places; times1. Brand inspections are not required: (a) If the owner of the animals has a livestock movement permit for the animals, the animals are being moved within this State and there is no change of ownership or slaughter involved.(b) For the sale or transportation within this State of dairy breed calves under the age of 1 month.(c) For the transportation within this State of horses if the horses are accompanied by a current annual or lifetime horse permit or a livestock movement permit.(d) If the owner of the animals has an event permit to move animals out of this State or across the boundaries of a brand inspection district for use in a rodeo, show, fair or other public exhibition.2. Unless excepted, brand inspections are required:(a) Before animals are moved out of this State and in all cases where a change of ownership or slaughter is involved.(b) Before animals are herded or trailed out of this State. If a deputy brand inspector I makes an exception to the requirements of this subsection, he or she shall immediately report the exception to the agricultural enforcement officer II or agricultural enforcement officer III supervising the area where the animals are located.
3. Animals for slaughter in a district will be inspected at the place of slaughter immediately before slaughter except as otherwise provided in this chapter.4. Animals being moved out of this State by truck or trailer will be inspected at a site and time designated by the brand inspector.5. Animals on which ownership is being changed will be inspected at a site and time designated by the brand inspector.6. An owner of animals which are consigned to an annual sale, regular sale or special sale will be charged for a brand inspection regardless of whether the animals are sold.7. An owner of animals who intends to herd or trail the animals out of this State must give notice to the Division at least 24 hours before the animals may be herded or trailed out of this State.8. All brand inspections must be visual inspections of the animals made during daylight hours or with adequate lighting under uncrowded conditions where the brand inspector is satisfied that he or she can identify all brands, marks, color and sex. Brands and marks on the animals must be recorded by the brand inspector on the brand inspection clearance certificate.Nev. Admin. Code § 565.200
Dep't of Agriculture, part Reg. No. 58, eff. 9-1-72; A 8-15-74; 2-25-77; 4-1-77-NAC A 10-18-89; A by Div. of Agriculture, 11-3-97; A by Dep't of Agriculture by R213-05, 6-28-2006; R142-10, 12-30-2011; A by R100-20A, eff. 12/22/2021NRS 565.040 and 565.090, as amended by section 4 of Senate Bill No. 34, chapter 320, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1905