Nevada Revised Statutes Title 51. Food and Other Commodities: Purity; Standards; Weights and Measures; Marketing § 583.529. Detention of articles for investigation of violations;  removal of official marks

1. Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product of poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or any product exempted from the definition of a meat food product, or any dead, dying, disabled or diseased poultry, cattle, sheep, swine, goat or equine is found by any authorized representative of the Officer upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in, intrastate commerce or otherwise subject to NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of NRS 583.255 to 583.555, inclusive, it may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed 20 days, pending further investigation, and shall not be moved by any person, firm or corporation from the place at which it is located when so detained, until released by such representative.

2. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Officer that the article or animal is eligible to retain such marks.