Nevada Code § 583.529

Detention of articles for investigation of violations; removal of official marks
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1. Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass,
meat or meat food product of poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses,
mules or other equines, or any product exempted from the definition of a meat
food product, or any dead, dying, disabled or diseased poultry, cattle, sheep,
swine, goat or equine is found by any authorized representative of the Officer
upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after
distribution in, intrastate commerce or otherwise subject to NRS 583.255 to 583.555 , inclusive, and there is reason to
believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of
use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the
provisions of NRS 583.255 to 583.555 , inclusive, it may be detained by
such representative for a period not to exceed 20 days, pending further
investigation, and shall not be moved by any person, firm or corporation from
the place at which it is located when so detained, until released by such
representative.
2. All official marks may be required by
such representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is
released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Officer that the article
or animal is eligible to retain such marks.

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