Nevada Revised Statutes Section 444.435 - Public Health and Safety

Definitions. As used in this section and NRS 444.436 and 444.437, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Plastic” means a material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.

2. “Plastic bottle” means a plastic container intended for single use that has a:

(a) Neck smaller than the body of the container;

(b) Screw-top, snap-cap or other closure; and

(c) Capacity of not less than 16 fluid ounces nor more than 5 gallons.

3. “Rigid plastic container” means a formed or molded container intended for a single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin, that has a relatively inflexible finite shape or form and a capacity of not less than 8 ounces nor more than 5 gallons. The term does not include a plastic bottle.

Last modified: February 26, 2006