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Nevada Farm Labor Laws

In Nevada, the laws relating to farm labor can be found in Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.130 through Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.200.   Pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.130, bunkhouses, tents, or other suitable sleeping places must be provided for all the employees in or at any construction or labor camp where five or more persons are employed.  The bunkhouses, tents, or other sleeping places shall be in good structural condition, and be kept in a cleanly state, and free from vermin and matter of an infectious and contagious nature.  The grounds around such bunkhouses, tents, or other sleeping places shall be kept clean and free from accumulations of dirt, filth, garbage, and other deleterious matter.

Pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.140, every place used for the purpose of lodging or sleeping shall contain sufficient air space to insure an adequate supply of fresh air for each person occupying such sleeping place.  Suitable bunks or beds shall be provided for all employees and mattress shall be provided upon request from the employee.

Pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.150, every mess house, dining room, mess tent, dining tent, kitchen, or other structure where food is cooked, prepared, or served in such camp shall be kept in a clean and sanitary state, and the openings of such structures shall be screened.  All dishes, cooking utensils, or other vessels in which food is prepared, kept, or from which food is to be eaten, and all knives, forks, spoons and other implements used in the eating of food must be kept in a clean, unbroken, and sanitary condition.

Pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.160, every construction or labor camp must have convenient and suitable toilet facilities or portable facilities for temporarily holding sewage that is treated with chemicals which must be kept in a clean and sanitary state.

Pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.170, all garbage, kitchen waste, and other rubbish in such camp shall be deposited in suitable covered receptacles which shall be emptied daily, or more often if necessary, and the contents burned, buried, or otherwise disposed of in such a way as not to be or become offensive or insanitary.

Pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 444.200, any person, firm, corporation, agent, or officer of a firm or corporation, or any superintendent or overseer in charge of the work in or at any camp who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of NRS 444.130 to 444.190, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor.


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