Nevada NAC 211.430: Vermin Control in Local Correctional Institutions

Citation

Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 211, adopted by the State Board of Health under NRS 444.335. NAC 211.430 (Vermin control), with the definitions in NAC 211.050 and 211.070 and the inspection-record rule in NAC 211.130. Read from the Nevada Legislature’s NAC Chapter 211 page on September 26, 2026.

What It Says (Verbatim)

NAC 211.430 Vermin control (the section in full):

“1. The operator of each local correctional institution must take effective measures to eliminate rodents, flies, cockroaches and other vermin. The premises of each facility used for confinement must be free of vermin at all times and must be kept in such a condition as will prevent the harboring or breeding of vermin.”

“2. Openings to the outside must be effectively protected against the entrance of rodents, insects and other vermin by installation of tight-fitting, self-closing doors, closed windows and screening, and by providing controlled air currents or other means.”

“3. Screen doors must be self-closing, and screens for windows, doors, skylights, transoms and other openings to the outside must be tight-fitting and free of breaks.”

“4. Screening material must not be larger than 16 mesh (16 open spaces per inch).”

History, as printed: Bd. of Health, Jails and Local Correctional Institutions, §§ 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4, effective 6-13-80.

NAC 211.130 Records of inspections:

“Whenever the health authority makes an inspection of a local correctional institution, the inspector shall record his or her findings and provide the appropriate official of the institution with a copy of the report. The report must set forth the specific deficiencies found.”

NAC 211.070, definition:

““Local correctional institution” means any penal facility used for confinement of persons or any facility used for detention of juveniles, which is operated by or under the supervision of a subdivision of the State. The term includes a jail.”

NAC 211.050, definition:

““Health authority” means the officers and agents of the Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services or the officers and agents of local boards of health.”

What It Means in Plain Language

1. An outcome with no qualifier. Confinement premises must be free of vermin at all times. Effective measures to eliminate rodents, flies, cockroaches and other vermin are the operator’s duty.
2. Exclusion is written into the rule. Tight-fitting self-closing doors, closed windows, screening no larger than 16 mesh, and intact screens. A pest-proofing survey maps directly to subsections 2 through 4.
3. Findings are written and delivered. Every health authority inspection produces a report naming specific deficiencies, given to the institution. That report is the public record a jail’s pest file will be read against.

Who It Applies To

Local correctional institutions in Nevada, defined to include jails and juvenile detention facilities operated by or under the supervision of a subdivision of the State (NAC 211.070).

Documentation Evidence

• Pest service and inspection records showing effective measures against rodents, flies, cockroaches and other vermin
• An exclusion survey of exterior openings, doors, windows and screens, with repairs dated
• Health authority inspection reports under NAC 211.130, and the jail’s record of correcting each deficiency

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence. Text read from the Nevada Legislature’s official NAC Chapter 211 page on September 26, 2026, and checked against a full text extraction.