# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.090: Unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of explosive: Report required; penalty; exceptions; rebuttable presumption

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.090

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.090
- **Heading:** Unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of explosive: Report required; penalty; exceptions; rebuttable presumption
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 42 / Chapter 476 / Section 476.090

## Text

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who has knowledge of an unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of any explosive shall, within 24 hours after the discovery, report the sale, purchase, theft or loss to the local law enforcement agency and local fire department in whose jurisdiction the sale, purchase, theft or loss occurred. The report must contain, when possible: (a) The name, birth date and address of the persons involved. (b) The amount and type of explosive involved. (c) Any other information the person making the report believes to be useful.

2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to a person who is acting in his or her official capacity as an owner, officer or employee of a company, corporation or partnership engaged in the business of mining.

4. For the purposes of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that a sale, purchase, theft or loss of any explosive is “unusual” if that type of sale, purchase, theft or loss does not regularly occur in the ordinary course of business.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.005 “Explosive” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.010 Distribution of excessive amount of dynamite, nitroglycerine, gunpowder or other explosives; manufacture, importation, purchase or distribution of explosives; record required; information required to be included in record; unlawful to fail to make required entry or to make false or misleading entry in record; notification of law enforcement agency upon storing of explosives; penalty; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.030 Injury to person or property by careless, negligent or unauthorized use or management of explosive or combustible substance: Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.040 Sale or transportation of explosive or combustible substance without conspicuous marking: Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.060 Procedure for prohibition of storage of explosive or combustible materials in city or town: Petition; order; publication; exceptions; penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.070 Discharge of tracer or incendiary ammunition within certain areas; penalty; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.080 Requirements for marking container used to store explosives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.090 Unusual sale, purchase, theft or loss of explosive: Report required; penalty; exceptions; rebuttable presumption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.100 Applicability of NRS 476.010 to 476.100, inclusive](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.100.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.110 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.110.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.120 “Bomb squad commander” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.120.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.130 “Bomb technician” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.130.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.140 “National Guidelines for Bomb Technicians” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.140.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 476.150 “Public safety bomb squad” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C476_S476.150.md)

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