Business owners and operators: Prohibition on engaging in certain acts; requirement to obtain, retain and provide copies of certain certificates; reliance in good faith is defense

1. Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to NRS 583.135, a business owner or operator shall not knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State if the business owner or operator knows or should have known that the egg products or shell eggs were produced by an egg-laying hen which was confined in a manner that conflicts with the standards set forth in NRS 583.237. 2. Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to NRS 583.135, a business owner or operator shall obtain a copy of the certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 that contains the endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 583.239 from the farm owner or operator to whom the certificate is issued before doing any business governed by NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, with the farm owner or operator. 3. The business owner or operator shall: (a) Retain a copy of the certificate obtained pursuant to subsection 2; and (b) Provide a copy of the certificate to the Department upon request. 4. It is a defense to any action to enforce NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, that a business owner or operator relied in good faith upon a certificate obtained pursuant to subsection 2.