Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 171 — Revises provisions relating to the State Quarantine Officer. (BDR 51-985)

Last action — In Assembly. To enrollment. Enrolled and delivered to Governor. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 2.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on February 13, 2025.

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Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on February 11, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
171 A SSEMBLY B ILLN O.
171–Assemblymembers Yeager and Watts CHAPTER..........
171–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS Y EAGER AND W ATTS PREFILED JANUARY 31, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the State Quarantine Officer.
(BDR 51-985) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law prohibits an egg product or shell egg from being sold or offered, produced by an egg-laying hen confined in certain enclosures that are not cage-free.s (NRS 583.211-583.251) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the State Quarantine Officer to order the temporary suspension of such requirements and any regulation relating to the sale of eggs in this State during an ongoing event that negatively impacts the national supply chain for egg products or shell eggs which may not the State Quarantine Officer from ordering more than two temporary suspensions in 1 calendar year;
Existing law prohibits an egg product or shell egg from being sold or offered, exposed or transported for sale within this State if the egg product or shell egg was produced by an egg-laying hen confined in certain enclosures that are not cage-free.
(NRS 583.211-583.251) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the State Quarantine Officer to order the temporary suspension of such requirements and any regulation relating to the sale of eggs in this State during an ongoing event that negatively impacts the national supply chain for egg products or shell eggs which may not the State Quarantine Officer from ordering more than two temporary suspensions in calendar year;
and (3) authorize a farm owner or operator of a small egg flock to produce, sell or traSection 8 of this bill authorizes the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations governing the circumstances in which a temporary suspension will be ordered and any requirements for such a temporary suspension.
and (3) authorize a farm owner or operator of a small egg flock to produce, sell or transport eggs to a retailer.
regulations governing the circumstances in which a temporary suspension will be ordered and any requirements for such a temporary suspension.
- *AB171_R1* – 2 – Sections 1.4, 1.5, 4-7 and 9 of this bill provide that the provisions of section 1 are an exception to the existing prohibitions, enforcement and penalties relating to enclosures that are not cage-free.ed by egg-laying hens confined in certain Section 1.1 of this bill applies certain definitions relating to cage-free eggs to the provisions of section 1.
Sections 1.4, 1.5, 4-7 and 9 of this bill provide that the provisions of section 1 are an exception to the existing prohibitions, enforcement and penalties relating to egg products and shell eggs produced by egg-laying hens confined in certain enclosures that are not cage-free.
Section 9.5 of this bill requires the State Department of Agriculture to submit a report to the 83rd Session of the Legislature and the Chairs of the Standing Committees on Natural Resources.
the provisions of section 1.
applies certain definitions relating to cage-free eggs to Section 9.5 of this bill requires the State Department of Agriculture to submit a report to the 83rd Session of the Legislature and the Chairs of the Standing Committees on Natural Resources.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
(a) A foreign animal disease identified by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;
(a) A foreign animal disease identified by the Animal and of Agriculture;
or (b) A federally declared disease emergency or natural disaster.
orction Service of the United States Department (b) A federally declared disease emergency or natural disaster.
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The State Quarantine Officer may not order more than two temporary suspensions in 1 calendar year.
The State Quarantine Officer may not order more than two tem4.raAs used in this section, “farm owner or operator” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.218.
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – Sec.
As used in this section, “farm owner or operator” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.218.
Sec.
583.110 As used in NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.111 to 583.120, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
583.110 As used in NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.111 to 583.120, inclusive, havSec.
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Make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
Make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive [.] , and section of this act.
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(Deleted by amendment.) 583.237 1.NRS 5Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and [,] and by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, on or after July 1, 2022, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg- laying hen in an enclosure which has less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
3.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
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NRS 583.237 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.237 1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 [,] and by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, on or after July 1, 2022, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg- laying hen in an enclosure which has less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen.
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or - *AB171_R1* – 4 – (b) Is a cage-free housing system that has less than:
or (b) Is a cage-free housing system that has less than:
(1) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system provides egg-laying hens with unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a multi-tiered aviary or partially slatted system;
(1) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system provides egg-laying hens with - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – limitation, unrestricted access in a multi-tiered aviary or partially slatted system;
(c) The transportation of the egg-laying hen;
A farm owner or operator shall not sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State unless the farm owner or operator has been issued a certificate by the Department pursuant to NRS 576.128 and , except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, an endorsement of the certificate by the Department indicating that the egg products or shell eggs were produced by an egg-laying hen which was confined in a manner that complies with NRS 583.237.
A farm owner or operator shall not sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State unless the farm owner or operator has been issued a certificate by the Department pursuant to NRS 576.128 and , except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine certificate by the Department indicating that the egg products or shell eggs were produced by an egg-laying hen which was confined in a manner that complies with NRS 583.237.
- *AB171_R1* – 5 – (a) An attestation that the farm owner or operator confined the egg-laying hens in a manner that complies with NRS 583.237;
(a) An attestation that the farm owner or operator confined the egg-laying hens in a manner that complies with NRS 583.237;
and (b) Evidence that the enclosures for egg-laying hens have been inspected by a person described in subsection 4.
and - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – (b) Evidence that the enclosures for egg-laying hens have been inspected by a person described in subsection 4.
(a) The farm owner or operator submits the information required pursuant to subsection 2;
pursuant to subsection 2;
and (b) The Department determines that such information is sufficient to indicate compliance with NRS 583.237.
andator submits the information required (b) The Department determines that such information is sufficient to indicate compliance with NRS 583.237.
The Department may require an inspection of the enclosure for egg-laying hens to determine whether to renew an endorsement issued pursuant to this section.
The Department may require an inspection of the enclosure for egg-laying hens to determine whether to renew an endorsement inspection of the enclosure is required for the renewal of thethat an endorsement, the endorsement remains in effect until the endorsement expires or until the Department makes a determination whether to renew the endorsement, whichever occurs later.
If the Department determines that an inspection of the enclosure is required for the renewal of the endorsement, the endorsement remains in effect until the endorsement expires or until the Department makes a determination whether to renew the endorsement, whichever occurs later.
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – 2.
[A] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, 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.
[A] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, a business owner or operator shall obtain a copy of the certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 that contains the endorsement whom the certificate is issued before doing any business governed by NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, with the farm owner or operator.
The Department or an authorized inspector or agent of the Department is entitled to free access during regular business hours to an applicable farm or business and to the records of such a farm owner or operator or business owner or operator for the purpose of inspecting such farm, business or record to determine whether any of the provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, are being or have been violated.
The Department or an authorized inspector or agent of the Department is entitled to free access during regular business hours to an applicable farm or business and to the records of such a farm owner or operator or business owner or operator for the purpose of inspecting such farm, business or record to determine whether any of the provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, are being or havSec.
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8.vioNRS 583.249 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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NRS 583.249 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – act, the State Department of Agriculture shall submit a report of its findings relating to the difference in the cost of eggs and egg products sold by retailer or geographic region to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
9.5.
Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this act, the State Department of Agriculture shall submit a report of its findings relating to the difference in the cost of eggs and egg - *AB171_R1* – 7 – products sold by retailer or geographic region to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
and Resources during the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
and 3.
Natural Sec.
The Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources during the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
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Action History

  1. In Assembly. To enrollment. Enrolled and delivered to Governor. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 2.

  2. From committee: Do pass. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.

  3. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.

  4. Read first time. To committee. Action of referral rescinded. Rereferred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.

  5. From printer.

  6. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

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AB 171 is sponsored by Watts, Howard (Democratic) and Yeager, Steve (Democratic).
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