Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.001
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 581.002 to 581.022, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 581 — Weights and Measures
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Provisions
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.002
“Bulk sale” defined
“Bulk sale” means the sale of commodities when the quantity is determined at the time of sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.0021
“Cannabis establishment” defined
“Cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.0023
“Cannabis weighing and measuring equipment” defined
“Cannabis weighing and measuring equipment” means weights, measures, weighing devices and measuring devices used in cannabis establishments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.0025
“Commercial weighing and measuring equipment” defined
“Commercial weighing and measuring equipment” means weights and measures, and weighing and measuring devices, used commercially in: 1. Establishing the size, quantity, extent, area or measurement of quantities, things, produce or articles for distribution or consumption, purchase, offer or submission for sale, hire or…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.003
“Correct” defined
“Correct” means in conformance with all applicable requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.0045
“Division” defined
“Division” means the Division of Measurement Standards of the State Department of Agriculture.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.0055
“Field reference standards” defined
“Field reference standards” means the physical standards that are traceable to the primary standards through comparisons or by using acceptable laboratory procedures, and that are used in the installation, adjustment, repair or calibration of devices for weights and measures, and weighing and measuring devices.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.007
“Net mass” and “net weight” defined
“Net mass” or “net weight” means the mass or weight of a commodity, excluding any materials, substances or items not considered to be part of the commodity. The terms do not include materials, substances or any other items not considered to be a part of the commodity, including, without limitation, containers, conveyan…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.010
“Package” defined
1. “Package” means any commodity, whether in a standard package or random weight package: (a) Enclosed in a container or wrapped in any manner in advance of wholesale or retail sale; or (b) Whose weight or measure has been determined in advance of wholesale or retail sale. 2. The term includes an individual item or lot…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.012
“Primary standards” defined
“Primary standards” means the physical standards of the State of Nevada that serve as the legal reference from which all other standards for weights and measures are derived.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.014
“Random weight package” defined
“Random weight package” means a package that is one package of a lot, shipment or delivery of packages of the same commodity with no fixed pattern of weights.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.016
“Secondary standards” defined
“Secondary standards” means the physical standards that are traceable to the primary standards through comparisons or by using acceptable laboratory procedures, and that are used in the enforcement of statutes and regulations relating to weights and measures.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.018
“Standard package” defined
“Standard package” means a package that is one of a lot, shipment or delivery of packages of the same commodity with declarations of identical net contents, including, without limitation, 1-liter bottles or 12-fluid-ounce cans of carbonated soda, 500-gram or 5-pound bags of sugar, or 100-meter or 300-foot packages of r…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.019
“Transfer standards” defined
“Transfer standards” means a physical artifact, a static or dynamic measurement device or a reference material that is used for a short period of time in limited environmental and operational conditions to check the accuracy of commercial weighing and measuring equipment and that is stable during such a period of time.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.021
“Weight” defined
“Weight” means: 1. Net weight; or 2. If the commodity is sold by drained weight, net drained wet.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.022
“Weights and measures” defined
“Weights and measures” means all weights and measures of every kind, and includes, without limitation, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and appliances and accessories associated with such instruments and devices.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.030
Director of State Department of Agriculture ex officio State Sealer of Measurement Standards; enforcement of chapter
The Director of the State Department of Agriculture, as ex officio State Sealer of Measurement Standards, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.050
General authority to adopt regulations
1. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may: (a) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (b) Ensure that those regulations comply, insofar as practicable, with the specifications, tolerances and regulations recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (c) Adop…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.057
Enforcement of chapter: Entry into commercial premises or cannabis establishment; stop-use, hold and removal orders; seizure of property; inspection of vehicles
The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may, if necessary for the enforcement of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto: 1. Enter any commercial premises or cannabis establishment during normal business hours upon presenting his or her credentials. 2. Issue stop-use, hold and removal orders for any…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.059
Enforcement of chapter: Authority to obtain restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction
The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction, restraining a person from violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.065
Duties: Proper use of weights and measures used in commercial services and cannabis establishments; prevention of unfair and deceptive dealing; availability of facilities of Division; promotion of uniformity with laws of other states and federal agencies; ensurance of equity between buyers and sellers
The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall: 1. Ensure that weights and measures used in commercial services and cannabis establishments within this state are suitable for their intended use, are properly installed and accurate, and are so maintained by their owner or user. 2. Prevent unfair or deceptive dealing by…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.075
Fees
The State Sealer of Measurement Standards may establish: 1. A schedule of fees for any tests of weighing and measuring devices that the State Sealer of Measurement Standards determines to be necessary. 2. An annual fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration pursuant to NRS 581.103. 3. An annual license fee f…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 581.103
Registration required. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. Any person who wishes to make any repair or adjustment, for hire, to a weighing or measuring device must submit to the State Sealer of Measurement Standards: (a) An application for a certificate of registration on a form provided by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards; (b) The statement required pursuant to NR…
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