1. The Department shall register a person who produces acidified foods if the person:

(a) Completes a course of training in basic food safety and the preparation and canning of acidified foods which has been approved by the Department;

(b) Passes an examination on the preparation of acidified foods which has been approved by the Department;

(c) Pays the registration fee prescribed by the Department; and

(d) Provides the Department with such information as the Department deems appropriate, including, without limitation:

(1) The name, address and contact information of the natural person who is producing the acidified foods; and

(2) If the acidified foods are sold under a name other than that of the natural person who produces the acidified foods, the name under which the natural person sells the acidified foods.

2. A registration that is issued or otherwise recorded pursuant to subsection 1 is valid for 3 years after the date of initial registration and may be renewed pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3.

3. The Department shall renew a registration that is issued or otherwise recorded pursuant to subsection 1 every 3 years if the person:

(a) Provides proof satisfactory to the Department that the person has complied with the requirements of NRS 587.695;

(b) Completes a course of training in basic food safety and the preparation and canning of acidified foods which has been approved by the Department;

(c) Passes an examination on the preparation of acidified foods which has been approved by the Department;

(d) Pays the renewal fee prescribed by the Department; and

(e) Provides the Department with any such information as the Department deems appropriate.

4. The Department shall provide to each person registered to produce acidified foods pursuant to this section:

(a) Periodic updates on, without limitation, the testing and preparation of acidified foods; and

(b) Information about workshops or other training opportunities related to the safe production of acidified foods.

5. The Department may inspect the premises of a person registered to produce acidified foods pursuant to this section only to investigate a food item that may be deemed to be adulterated pursuant to NRS 585.300 to 585.360, inclusive, or an outbreak or suspected outbreak of illness known or suspected to be caused by a contaminated food item. The producer of acidified foods shall cooperate with the Department in any such inspection. If, as a result of such an inspection, the Department determines that the producer of acidified foods has produced an adulterated food item or was the source of an outbreak of illness caused by a contaminated food item, the Department may charge and collect from the producer of acidified foods a fee in an amount that does not exceed the actual cost to the Department to conduct the investigation.

6. The Department may charge a reasonable fee for:

(a) Registration pursuant to subsection 1;

(b) Renewal of a registration pursuant to subsection 3;

(c) A course of training pursuant to subsections 1 and 3;

(d) An examination pursuant to subsections 1 and 3; and

(e) An investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 5.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1259)