1. It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession all or part of the carcass of any bovine animal unless:
(a) The animal was slaughtered at a slaughtering establishment under a United States Government, state, county or municipal inspection system which provides for adequate stamping for identification of all carcasses or parts of carcasses before release; or
(b) The person exhibits to any inspector or agricultural enforcement officer of the Department, on demand:
(1) The hide of the animal from which the carcass was obtained, with ears and brands attached without disfiguration or alteration; or
(2) A certificate of inspection or release of the carcass, or of the carcass and hide, issued by an inspector of the Department.
2. As used in this section, "agricultural enforcement officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in regulations adopted by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 406; A 1993, 1743; 1999, 3681; 2013, 1323)