NAC561.510. Prehearing conferences.

     1. Upon written motion of either party or on its own motion, the Board or Department may hold a prehearing conference to:

     (a) Simplify or limit the issues.

     (b) Secure and establish for the record any admissions or stipulations.

     (c) Identify and limit, if necessary, the witnesses or evidence, or both.

     (d) Exchange exhibits or other documented evidence.

     (e) Discuss any other matters which may aid in the efficient disposition of the case.

     2. Unless the parties waive their right to a transcript, the Board or Department will make arrangements for transcription of the conference so that it becomes part of the record of the case.

     3. Participation by any member of the Board, the Department or a hearing officer in a prehearing conference does not prohibit him or her from participating in a subsequent hearing in the case.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Agriculture, eff. 2-20-96)