{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-583.237","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 583.237","heading":"Prohibitions on confining egg-laying hens in certain enclosures; exceptions.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to NRS 583.135, on or after July 1, 2022, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which has less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen.\n2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to NRS 583.135, on or after January 1, 2024, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which:\n(a) Is not a cage-free housing system; or\n(b) Is a cage-free housing system that has less than:\n(1) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system provides egg-laying hens with unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a multi-tiered aviary or partially slatted system; or\n(2) One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system does not provide unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a single-level, all-litter floor system.\n3. The prohibitions in subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to the confinement of an egg-laying hen during:\n(a) Medical research for which the egg-laying hen is used;\n(b) The examination, testing or treatment of or a surgical procedure performed on the egg-laying hen that is conducted by a person licensed to practice as a veterinarian pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS or a person who is under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice as a veterinarian pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS;\n(c) The transportation of the egg-laying hen;\n(d) A State or county fair exhibition, 4-H program or other similar exhibition involving the egg-laying hen;\n(e) The slaughter of the egg-laying hen so long as the slaughter complies with the rules and regulations governing the slaughtering of such animals; or\n(f) Temporary periods for animal husbandry purposes. Such temporary periods must last not more than 6 hours in any 24-hour period and not more than 24 hours in total of such temporary periods are allowed in any 30-day period.","path":["TITLE 51 — FOOD AND OTHER COMMODITIES: PURITY; STANDARDS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; MARKETING","CHAPTER 583 - MEAT, FISH, PRODUCE, POULTRY AND EGGS","EGGS","Cage-Free Eggs"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-583.html#NRS583Sec237","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:43Z","sha256":"0302dc0397c5bb86867e2facfcb27b3898cb66d84f8a12764e297e6edf00b193","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-583.235","next":"us-nv/nrs-583.239"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}