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AssemblySession Bill(83rd) A AB251 85 Amendment No.
251–Assemblymembers85 KoenigAssembly andAmendment Gurrto CHAPTER..........Assembly Bill No.
251 (BDR 51-154) Proposed by:
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources Amends:
Summary:
No Title:
Yes Preamble:
No Joint Sponsorship:
No Digest:
Yes ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Dat| SENATE ACTION Initial and Date Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not Receded Not | Receded Not EXPLANATION:
Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
LBS/ERS - Date:
4/19/2025 A.B.
No.
251—Revises provisions relating to the inspection of meat and poultry.
(BDR 51-154) Page 1 of 5 *A_AB251_85* Assembly Amendment No.
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251–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS KOENIG AND G URR F EBRUARY 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.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
[providing that a “mobile] revising provisions governing custom processing establishments and mobile processing [unit” is an official establishment] units for certain purposes relating to the inspection of meat and poultry;
Existing law defines “official establishment” to mean, with certain exceptions, an establishment in this State 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 State Quarantine Officer.
(NRS 583.277, 583.357) Existing law requires the State Quarantine Officerobtain toa adoptlicense regulations,to operate a custom processing establishment or a mobile processing unit ininto this State.
(NRS 583.454) Section[Sections 31 and 2 of this bill requiresrevise the Statedefinitions Quarantineof Officer“mobile toprocessing adoptunit” regulationsand providing“official aestablishment” process for a person to obtainprovide athat license to operate a mobile processing unit whichis must authorize a mobile processing unit to perform custom processing and operate as an official commerce.establishment.
As a result of this change, a mobile processing unit is subject to the same requirements as an official establishment.] Section 3 alsoof this bill [removes the requirement for] requires the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations providing a process for a person to authorizeobtain a customlicense to operate a mobile processing establishmentunit or[because] which must authorize a mobile processing unit [is subject to the same permitting requirements] to perform custom processing and operate as an official establishment [as a result of the changes in sections 1 and 2.] and slaughter certain animals on a commercial basis for intrastateinterstate sale.commerce.
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 salSection 1.5 of this bill revises the definition of “custom processing establishment” to:
and (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 consumptionAssembly onAmendment aNo. commercial basis in intrastate commerce.
Section85 1.7 of this bill revises the definition of “mobile processing unit” regulations adopted by the Officer to performAssembly customBill processingNo. or slaughter certain animals for human consumption on a commercial basis for interstate or intrastate commerce.
251 Page 4 revises the definition of “mobile processing unit” to provide that a mobile processing unit 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 for interstate or intrastate commerce.
- 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.
[The term does not include an official establishment.] [Section 1.] Sec.
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 establishment.]approved by the Officer.
[The term does not include an official -establishment.] 83rdSec. 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.
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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, [including, without limitation, a mobile processing unit,] other than an establishment covered by subsection 1 of NRS 583.545, which on a commercial basis slaughters for hire any meat animal, game Assembly Amendment No.
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251 Page 5 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, withoutingwithout 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 mobilesection processing1 unitof tothis slaughteract; 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 processing unit to slaughter for hire on a commercial basis for intrastate sale any meat animal, game mammal, poultry or game bird for human consumption;
When a person is issued a license to operate a custom processing facility [or mobile processing unit] pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1, the custom processing -facility 83rd[or Sessionmobile (2025)processing –unit] 4for –which the license is issued shall be deemed to be an official establishment for the purposes ofdof this section and NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
Sections[Sections] If, and only if, Decision Unit E-905 in Budget Account 3194 is enacted by the Legislature and approved by the Governor, sections 1 [, 2 and] to 3,3 , inclusive, of this act become effective:
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