583.527 - Inspection of articles not intended for use as food for humans prohibited; denaturing or other identification required.

583.527  Inspection of articles not intended for use as food for humans prohibited; denaturing or other identification required.

      1.  Inspection shall not be provided pursuant to NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, at any establishment for the slaughter of poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or the preparation of any carcasses or parts thereof of such animals, which are not intended for use as human food.

      2.  Such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale or transportation in intrastate commerce, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the Officer to deter their use for human food.

      3.  No person, firm or corporation shall buy, sell, transport or offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce or import, any carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products of any such animals which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the regulations of the Officer or are naturally inedible by humans.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 889)