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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 202.170: Willfully poisoning or adulterating food, water or medicine.

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  1. TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. CHAPTER 202 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
  3. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES CONCERNING PUBLIC HEALTH

A person who willfully mingles poison or any other harmful substance, including, but not limited to, glass or a razor blade, in any food, drink or medicine intended or prepared for the use of a human being, and a person who willfully poisons any spring, well or reservoir of water, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

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