Assemblymember Greg Koenig presented AB251 as a measure to permit mobile meat-packing trailers to operate in rural and remote Nevada communities where fixed packing plants are unavailable. "By being able to take the meat packing trailer to them, it gives them access to fresh meat," Koenig said, emphasizing the rural benefit.

Director Joseph Goikiccia (Nevada Department of Agriculture) testified that "section 4, as amended, does take care of our fiscal note" and that implementation is contingent on decision units in the department budget. He said the mobile inspectors and the mobile unit were planned in coordination with budget units and that the trailer would be available at no additional cost to the agency if SB466 proceeds: "Those were, in fact, approved in our final budget. So we will remove our fiscal note, as long as we can get SB466 rolling." Later testimony clarified that if SB466 does not pass, the agency can still implement the program but with scheduling delays because the agency has three meat inspectors already available.

Support testimony included the University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada Farm Bureau. No callers opposed; the hearing closed with no committee vote recorded.