NRS
576, Requirements for Buyers of Livestock and Farm
Products
NRS 576.020 -
Acting
as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent
without license is prohibited. |
Definitions:
Agent—means any person who,
on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer, broker or
cash buyer, receives, contracts for or solicits the
sale, exchange or transfer of farm products or livestock
from a producer thereof, or who negotiates the
consignment or purchase of any farm product or livestock
on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer, broker or
cash buyer.
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Broker—means any person
other than a dealer, commission merchant or cash buyer,
who negotiates the purchase or sale of any farm product
and who does not handle either the farm product involved
or the proceeds of a sale.
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Cash Buyer—means any person
other than a commission merchant, dealer or broker, who
purchases or offers to purchase any farm products or
livestock for the purpose of procession or resale and
who pays for the farm products or livestock in lawful
money of the United States or by certified check at the
time of purchase or delivery thereof, or at the time
the price of the farm products or livestock may be
determined, if the price or value thereof is subject to
determination by inspection, grade or pack out.
Such “Cash Buyers” are exempt from
licensing and bonding requirements of this chapter.
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Commission Merchant—means
any person other than a dealer, broker or cash buyer,
who receives on consignment or solicits from the
producer thereof for the purpose of resale, or who sells
or offers for sale on commission any farm product or
livestock, or who in any way handles for the account of,
or as an agent of, the producer thereof on a commission
basis any farm products or livestock.
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Dealer—means any person
other than a commission merchant, broker or cash buyer,
who solicits, contracts for or obtains from the
producer, agent or consignee thereof title, possession
or control of any farm product or livestock, or who buys
or agrees to buy any farm product or livestock from the
producer thereof.
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Livestock and Farm Product licenses
may be obtained by calling the Nevada Department of
Agriculture, Elko office at 775 738-8076 during normal
business hours, Monday thru Friday, or click here for a
link to license forms (provide a link here to forms).
Bonding requirements may apply.
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