Nevada Code § 584.581

Certain practices of distributors prohibited whether stabilization and marketing plan in effect or not
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1. No distributor may engage in any of the
practices set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 2,
whether or not a stabilization and marketing plan is in effect in the area in
which the distributor carries on his or her business.
2. Each stabilization and marketing plan
must contain provisions for prohibiting distributors and retail stores from
engaging in the unfair practices set forth in this subsection:
(a) The payment, allowance or acceptance of
secret rebates, secret refunds or unearned discounts by any person, whether in
the form of money or otherwise.
(b) The giving of any milk, cream, dairy
products, services or articles of any kind, except to bona fide charities, for
the purpose of securing or retaining the fluid milk or fluid cream business of
any customer.
(c) The extension to certain customers of special
prices or services not made available to all customers who purchase fluid milk,
fluid cream or any other dairy products of like quantity under like terms and
conditions.
(d) The purchase of any fluid milk in excess of
200 gallons monthly from any producer or association of producers unless a
written contract has been entered into with the producer or association of
producers stating the amount of fluid milk to be purchased for any period, the
quantity of milk to be paid for as class 1 in pounds of milk, pounds of milk
fat or gallons of milk, and the price to be paid for all milk received. The
contract must also state the date and method of payment for the fluid milk,
which must be that payment must be made for approximately one-half of the milk
delivered in any calendar month not later than the 1st day of the next
following month and the remainder not later than the 15th day of the month, the
charges for transportation if hauled by the distributor, and may contain other
provisions which are not in conflict with NRS
584.325 to 584.670 , inclusive. The
contract must also provide that the producer is not obligated to deliver in any
calendar month fluid milk which is to be paid for at the lowest class price for
milk usage established by the Director for that area. A signed copy of the
contract must be filed by the distributor with the Director within 5 days from
the date of its execution.
The
provisions of this subsection relating to dates of payment do not apply to
contracts for the purchase of fluid milk from nonprofit cooperative
associations of producers.
3. This section does not apply to
discounts offered by a retail store to elderly consumers.

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