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 583.375) 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 establishment and slaughter certain animals on a commercial basis for interstate 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 sale. Section 1.5 of this bill revises the definition of “custom processing establishment” to: (1) remove the requirement that the facility be fixed; 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 consumption on a commercial basis in intrastate commerce. Section 1.7 of this bill 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. 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. Section 1.3 of this bill applies certain definitions in existing law and section 1 relating to the inspection of meat and poultry to the provisions of this bill.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 583.357, 583.375, 583.454
Reprint 1: 583.255, 583.277, 583.357, 583.375, 583.454
Reprint 2: 583.255, 583.277, 583.357, 583.375, 583.454
As Enrolled: 583.255, 583.277, 583.357, 583.375, 583.454
BDR: 583.357, 583.375, 583.454