Nevada Code § 453.553

Action to recover civil penalty: Persons liable for civil penalty; action to be brought by Attorney General or district attorney; definitions
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1. In addition to any criminal penalty
imposed for a violation of the provisions of NRS
453.011 to 453.552 , inclusive, any
person who violates NRS 453.324 , 453.354 , 453.355 or 453.357 , unlawfully sells,
manufactures, delivers or brings into this State, possesses for sale or
participates in any way in a sale of a controlled substance listed in schedule
I, II or III or who engages in any act or transaction in violation of the
provisions of NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648 , inclusive, is subject to a civil
penalty for each violation. This penalty must be recovered in a civil action,
brought in the name of the State of Nevada by the Attorney General or by any
district attorney in a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. As used in NRS 453.553 to 453.5533 , inclusive:
(a) Each violation includes a continuous or
repetitive violation arising out of the same act.
(b) Sell includes exchange, barter,
solicitation or receipt of an order, transfer to another for sale or resale and
any other transfer for any consideration or a promise obtained directly or
indirectly.
(c) Substitute means a substance which:
(1) Was manufactured by a person who at
the time was not currently registered with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services; and
(2) Is an imitation of or intended for use
as a substitute for a substance listed in schedule I, II or III.

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