CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Nev. Rev. Stat. 453
in effectContents
section453.005. Applicability of chapter to medical use of cannabis.section453.007. Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products.section453.011. Short title; purpose.section453.013. Uniformity of interpretation.section453.016. Definitions.section453.021. Administer defined.section453.023. Advanced practice registered nurse defined.section453.026. Agent defined.section453.031. Board defined.section453.033. CBD defined.section453.035. Certified registered nurse anesthetist defined.section453.038. Chart order defined.section453.039. Compound and compounding defined.section453.042. Concentrated cannabis defined.section453.043. Controlled substance analog defined.section453.046. Counterfeit substance defined.section453.051. Deliver and delivery defined.section453.053. Department defined.section453.056. Dispense defined.section453.061. Dispenser defined.section453.066. Distribute defined.section453.071. Distributor defined.section453.076. Division defined.section453.081. Drug defined.section453.082. Drug Enforcement Administration defined.section453.083. Fill defined.section453.085. Hospital defined.section453.086. Immediate precursor defined.section453.087. Institutional pharmacy defined.section453.091. Manufacture defined.section453.096. Marijuana defined.section453.101. Narcotic drug defined.section453.103. Narcotic use disorder defined.section453.106. Opiate defined.section453.111. Opium poppy defined.section453.113. Person defined.section453.115. Person with a narcotic use disorder defined.section453.117. Pharmacy defined.section453.118. Pharmacy in a correctional institution defined.section453.121. Poppy straw defined.section453.126. Practitioner defined.section453.128. Prescription defined.section453.131. Production defined.section453.134. Refill defined.section453.136. State defined.section453.137. Steroid defined.section453.139. THC defined.section453.141. Ultimate user defined.section453.146. Powers and duties of Board.section453.151. Cooperative arrangements; confidentiality of information.section453.153. Cooperation between Board and Division required.section453.154. Division required to prepare certain reports concerning controlled substances; Division and Board may enter into agreements with public agencies; requirements.section453.155. Programs for research and education.section453.157. Confidentiality of information concerning research or medical practice.section453.159. Existing orders or regulations unaffected.section453.162. Development; functions and requirements; Board and Division immune from liability for activities related to program; gifts, grants and donations.section453.163. Persons registered to dispense controlled substances required to upload certain information to database; agreements with state agency of another state to receive or exchange information obtained by program; immunity from liability for transmitting information.section453.164. Access to database for certain persons, occupational licensing boards, Board and Division; reporting of illegal activity or inappropriate use of controlled substance; exception to avoid interfering with investigation; practitioner required to notify Board of incorrect information in database; confidentiality of information obtained from program; notice of improper access.section453.165. Access to database for certain employees of law enforcement agencies; certification; requirements for access; access for unauthorized purpose prohibited; monitoring; authority of Board or Division to terminate access.section453.166. Schedule I tests.section453.176. Schedule II tests.section453.186. Schedule III tests.section453.196. Schedule IV tests.section453.206. Schedule V tests.section453.211. Review, revision and dissemination of schedules.section453.216. Nomenclature.section453.218. Addition of immediate precursor to schedule.section453.219. Controlled substance analog: Treatment as substance in schedule I; notice of prosecution; determination by Board.section453.221. Regulations; fees.section453.226. Requirements for registration; authority of registrant; exemptions and waivers; inspections.section453.231. Registration: Public interest; specific controlled substances; research.section453.232. Penalty for failure to register.section453.233. Notice of conviction of registered person to be furnished.section453.236. Suspension and revocation of registration to dispense; seizure or placement under seal of controlled substance owned or possessed by registrant; notification of suspension or revocation of registration or forfeiture of controlled substances to appropriate authority; registrant prohibited from employing person whose pharmacists certificate was suspended or revoked.section453.241. Administrative proceedings to deny, suspend or revoke registration.section453.246. Recordkeeping and inventory requirements for registrants.section453.251. Order forms.section453.256. Prescriptions; requirements for dispensing certain substances; penalty.section453.257. Filling second or subsequent prescriptions.section453.261. Administrative inspections.section453.266. Administrative warrant for inspection.section453.271. Powers of enforcement of officers and employees of Division.section453.276. Injunctions.section453.281. Burden of proof; immunity of officers from liability.section453.286. Judicial review.section453.301. Property subject to forfeiture.section453.305. Forfeiture of real property or mobile home: Notices to owner.section453.311. Controlled substances; plants; seizure and forfeiture.section453.316. Unlawful to open or maintain place for unlawful sale, gift or use of controlled substance; penalties; exceptions.section453.321. Offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to controlled or counterfeit substance unlawful; penalties; prohibition against probation or suspension of sentence for certain repeat offenders unless mitigating circumstances exist.section453.322. Offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to manufacture or compounding of certain controlled substances unlawful; penalties; prohibition against probation of offenders.section453.324. Unlawful to possess or dispose of methamphetamine manufacturing waste; exception; penalty.section453.326. Unlawful acts relating to recordkeeping, inspections and knowingly keeping or maintaining place where controlled substances are unlawfully used, kept or sold; penalty.section453.331. Unlawful acts relating to distribution of certain controlled substances by registrants, use of unauthorized registration number and possession of signed blank prescription forms; certain fraudulent acts prohibited; penalty.section453.332. Unlawful acts relating to imitation controlled substances; penalties.section453.333. Penalties for making available controlled substance which causes death.section453.334. Penalty for second or subsequent offense of sale of controlled substance to minor.section453.336. Unlawful possession not for purpose of sale: Prohibition; penalties; exception.section453.337. Unlawful possession for sale of flunitrazepam, gamma-hydroxybutyrate and schedule I or II substances; penalties.section453.338. Unlawful possession for sale of substances classified in schedule III, IV or V; penalties.section453.339. Trafficking in controlled substances: Marijuana or concentrated cannabis.section453.341. Prosecution or proceeding under prior law unaffected.section453.346. Effect of conviction or acquittal under federal or other state laws.section453.348. Previous convictions.section453.352. Definitions.section453.353. Product that is a precursor to methamphetamine defined.section453.354. Manner of keeping, storing or placing methamphetamine precursor.section453.355. Limitations on sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor by retail distributor; exception.section453.357. Retail distributor to maintain logbook; information required to be entered in logbook at time of sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor; requirements for sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor; notice concerning entering false statement or representation in logbook; maintenance of entries in logbook; limitation on accessing, using, sharing or disclosing information in logbook.section453.358. Civil penalty for violation.section453.359. Penalty for entering false statement or representation in logbook.section453.371. Definitions.section453.375. Persons authorized to possess and administer controlled substances.section453.377. Authority to dispense controlled substances.section453.381. Limitations on prescribing, possessing, administering, transporting and dispensing controlled substances.section453.385. Adoption of regulations governing prescriptions for controlled substances; compliance with federal law.section453.391. Unlawful taking or obtaining of controlled substance or prescription.section453.401. Penalties for conspiracy.section453.411. Unlawful use of controlled substance; penalty.section453.421. Penalty for violation of NRS 453.371 to 453.391 , inclusive.section453.431. Unlawful acts relating to filling and refilling prescriptions and obtaining controlled substance or prescription; authorization to request proper identification from person requesting controlled substance.section453.505. Controlled substance for which prescription is not required: Violation of regulation by pharmacist; misrepresentation to pharmacist to obtain controlled substance; penalties.section453.521. Unlawful possession or sale of nasal inhaler; exception.section453.530. Sale of dextromethorphan to minor or purchase of dextromethorphan by minor without prescription prohibited; person deemed to be in compliance under certain circumstances; civil penalty; preemption of local law or regulation.section453.541. Sacramental use of peyote permitted.section453.551. Immunity for acts in performance of official duties.section453.552. Criminal penalties additional to civil penalties or sanctions.section453.553. Action to recover civil penalty: Persons liable for civil penalty; action to be brought by Attorney General or district attorney; definitions.section453.554. Drug paraphernalia defined.section453.556. Factors for identifying object as item of drug paraphernalia.section453.557. Provision, administration or use of testing product not unlawful; immunity from professional sanction or civil liability.section453.558. Injunctions.section453.560. Unlawful delivery, sale, possession or manufacture.section453.562. Unlawful delivery to minor.section453.564. Unlawful advertising.section453.566. Unlawful use or possession.section453.568. Report of loss or theft of controlled substance.section453.570. Amount of controlled substance needed to sustain conviction for prohibited offense.section453.572. Prohibition on production, distribution, sale or offering to sell synthetic cannabinoid.section453.575. Fee for analysis of controlled substance or other substance or drug: Inclusion in sentence of offender; distribution and use of proceeds.section453.577. Authority of Board not limited by authority of other regulatory bodies.section453.578. Reporting of certain information relating to fentanyl.section453.600. Declaration of legislative purpose.section453.660. Experimental and clinical programs; personnel; regulations.section453.670. Local governments may assist programs and services.section453.680. Cooperative agreements.section453.690. Information to be furnished.section453.700. Application for treatment; regulations relating to voluntary submission.section453.710. Liability for costs of treatment.section453.720. Confidential and privileged information.section453.730. Emergency treatment authorized without notification to law enforcement officer or agency.section453.0825. Extraction defined.section453.0875. Isomer defined.section453.1635. Law enforcement agency to upload to database certain information obtained during investigation; limitation on access to database; immunity from liability for transmission of information.section453.1645. When Board is required to provide access to database to coroner, medical examiner or deputy thereof for certain purposes; access for unauthorized purpose prohibited; suspension or termination of access for violation of provisions.section453.2182. Treatment by Board when substance is designated, rescheduled or deleted as controlled substance by federal law.section453.2184. Scheduling of substance by extraordinary regulation.section453.2186. Board prohibited from including certain substances on schedule; exceptions; required considerations.section453.2188. Placement of substance in schedule allowed if controlled by federal law pursuant to international treaty, convention or protocol.section453.3325. Unlawful to allow child to be present during commission of certain violations which involve controlled substances other than marijuana; penalties; probation or suspended sentence prohibited.section453.3335. Additional penalty for failing to render or seek medical assistance for person injured or killed by use of controlled substance under certain circumstances.section453.3345. Additional penalty for commission of certain violations at or near school, school bus stop, recreational facilities for minors or public park.section453.3351. Additional penalty for commission of certain violations which involve methamphetamine under certain circumstances.section453.3353. Additional and alternative penalties for commission of certain violations which involve controlled substances other than marijuana and result in death or substantial bodily harm to another person.section453.3355. Intentional misrepresentation of fentanyl product; penalties.section453.3361. Unlawful possession not for purpose of sale: Local ordinances adopting penalties for certain similar offenses; allocation of fines collected for violation of local ordinance.section453.3363. Suspension of proceedings and probation of accused under certain conditions; effect of discharge and dismissal.section453.3365. Sealing of record of person convicted of possession of controlled substance not for purpose of sale; conditions.section453.3383. Determination of weight of controlled substance for purposes of NRS 453.3385 , 453.3387 and 453.339 .section453.3385. Trafficking in controlled substances: Flunitrazepam, gamma-hydroxybutyrate and schedule I or II substances, except marijuana.section453.3387. Trafficking in controlled substances: Fentanyl.section453.3393. Unlawful to produce or process marijuana or extract concentrated cannabis; exception; penalties.section453.3405. Trafficking in controlled substances: Suspended sentence limited; eligibility for parole; reduction or suspension of sentence of person assisting in investigation or prosecution of any offense; consideration of factors by court; suspension of sentence of person convicted of trafficking in fentanyl.section453.3525. Logbook defined.section453.3535. Retail distributor defined.section453.3585. Limitations on acquisition of methamphetamine precursor; exception; penalties.section453.3611. Definitions.section453.3615. Dangerous drug defined.section453.3618. Illegal Internet pharmacy defined.section453.3621. Imitation controlled substance defined.section453.3625. Internet defined.section453.3628. Prescription drug defined.section453.3633. Circumstances under which person has reasonable cause to believe.section453.3635. Applicability.section453.3638. Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription or delivering certain substances or drugs; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized.section453.3639. Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription via Internet; exception; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; penalty not exclusive.section453.3643. Unlawful acts relating to issuance of prescription; circumstances under which practitioner or person licensed by another jurisdiction is prohibited from prescribing prescription drug; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized.section453.3648. Concurrent jurisdiction of Attorney General and district attorneys to prosecute violations.section453.5531. Action to recover civil penalty: Amount of money recoverable as civil penalty.section453.5532. Money collected as civil penalty: Limitations on use.section453.5533. Limitation on action to recover civil penalty; effect of criminal proceeding on civil action.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-453.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026