1. The Officer shall adopt regulations providing a process for a person to obtain a license to operate a custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit in this State.

2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) Must set forth, without limitation:

(1) The requirements for the issuance or renewal of the license;

(2) The fees, if any, for the issuance or renewal of the license;

(3) The requirements for operating the custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit, including, without limitation, standard operating procedures, sanitation, equipment, conditions, reporting, recordkeeping, labeling and packaging;

(4) A requirement for an inspection of the custom processing establishment or mobile processing unit to be conducted at least annually and at such other times as deemed necessary by the Department; and

(5) Any other requirements the Officer determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop sale order for a violation of any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter; and

(b) Must be consistent with any regulations adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture.

3. 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 or mobile processing unit for which the license is issued shall be deemed to be an official establishment for the purposes of this section and NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 1614)