AB 251 — Revises provisions relating to the inspection of meat and poultry. (BDR 51-154)

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251–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS KOENIG AND G URR FEBRUARY 18, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the inspection of meat and poultry.

(BDR 51-154) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(NRS 583.375) Under existing law, a custom processing establishment and mobile processing unit slaughter or process livestock or poultry for or upon request by the owner or person in lawful possession of the livestock or poultry.

(NRS 583.277, 583.357) Existing law requires the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations, consistent with federal law, providing a process for a person to obtain a license to operate a custom processing establishment or a mobile processing unit in this State.

When a person is issued a license to operate a custom processing facility or mobile processing unit pursuant to these regulations, existing law provides that the custom processing facility or mobile processing unit shall be deemed an official establishment for the purposes of certain provisions governing the inspection of meat and poultry.

(NRS 583.454) Section 3 of this bill requires the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations providing a process for a person to obtain a license to operate a mobile processing unit which must authorize a mobile processing unit to perform custom processing and operate as an official establishmentcommerce. and slaughter certain animals on a commercial basis for interstate custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit to slaughter certaine a animals on a commercial basis for intrastate sale.

Section 3 also requires the Officer to adopt regulations to authorize a custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit to slaughter certain animals on a commercial basis for intrastate sale.

and (2) - *AB251_R1* – 2 – provide that a custom processing establishment is licensed in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Officer to perform custom processing or slaughter certain animals for human consumption on a commercial basis in intrastate to provide that a mobile processing unit is licensed in accordance with thesing unit” regulations adopted by the Officer to perform custom processing or slaughter certain animals for human consumption on a commercial basis for interstate or intrastate commerce.

Section 11.7 of this bill definesrevises “customthe processing”definition asof the“mobile slaughter,processing skinningunit” andregulations possessionadopted ofby the livestockOfficer to perform custom processing or poultryslaughter andcertain animals for human consumption byon thea ownercommercial basis for interstate or person.intrastate commerce.

Section 1 of this bill defines “custom processing” as the slaughter, skinning and preparation of livestock and poultry upon request of the owner or person in lawful possession of the livestock or poultry and for consumption by the owner or person.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

583.255 As used in NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.265 to 583.429, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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Slaughter for hire on a commercial basis any meat animal, game mammal, poultry or game bird for human consumption,  at the owner’s or person’s farm or other facility or at a location approvedestablishment.] by the Officer.

[The term does not include an official establishment.]- Sec.83rd Session (2025) – 3 – 583.375 “Official establishment” means any establishment or mobile processing unit in this [state,] State, other than an establishment covered by subsection 1 of NRS 583.545, which on a commercial basis slaughters for hire any meat animal, game mammal, poultry or game bird for human consumption, and which has been inspected and approved by the Officer.

2.

NRS 583.375 is hereby amended to read as follows:

583.375 “Official establishment” means any establishment or mobile processing unit in this [state,] State, other than an establishment covered by subsection 1 of NRS 583.545, which on a commercial basis slaughters for hire any meat animal, game mammal, poultry or game bird for human consumption, and which has been inspected and approved by the Officer.

(3) The requirements for operating the custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit, including, withoutwithouting limitation, standard operating procedures, sanitation, equipment, conditions, reporting, recordkeeping, labeling and packaging;

[and] (b) Must authorize a mobile processing unit to perform custom processing and operate as an official establishment for the purposes of this section and NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, and(c) Must authorize a custom processing establishment and sectionmobile 1processing ofunit thisto act;slaughter for hire on a commercial basis for intrastate sale any meat animal, game mammal, poultry or game bird for human consumption;

(c) Must authorize a custom processing establishment and mobile(d) processingMust unitbe toconsistent slaughterwith for hire on a commercial basis for intrastate sale any meatregulations animal,adopted gameby mammal,the poultryUnited orStates gameDepartment birdof forAgriculture. human consumption;

and - *AB251_R1* – 4 – (d) Must be consistent with any regulations adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture.

When a person is issued a license to operate a custom processing facility [or mobile processing unit] pursuant to the facilityregulations [oradopted mobilepursuant to subsection 1, the custom processing unit]- for83rd whichSession the(2025) license– is4 issued– shall be deemed to be an official establishment for the purposes ofofd this section and NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.

If,Sections and only if, Decision Unit E-905 in Budget Account 3194 is enacted by the Legislature and approved by the Governor, sections 1 to 3, inclusive, of this act become effective:

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