Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.241 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.241
Revocation or suspension of or refusal to issue or renew license; notice and hearing
Status: in_force

The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license for violation of any provision of NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, or any rule or regulation adopted under NRS 555.243 , but no license may be refused, suspended or revoked pursuant to this section until the applicant or licensee has been given the opportunity to appear at a hearing. Offenders must be given 15 days' notice in writing. The notice must indicate the offense and the place of hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.148 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.148
Meetings
Status: in_force

The Commission may meet regularly at quarterly intervals. Additional meetings may be held as required.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.220 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.220
Civil liability of carriers transporting quarantined agricultural commodities; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

1. Any railroad company, express company or other common carrier which shall carry, haul or transport from any county, portion of any county, farm, nursery or apiary within the state, under quarantine, to any other part of the state, any agricultural commodity forbidden to be so exported shall be liable for any damages occurring by reason of such exportation.

2. Such damages may be recovered by an action against the railroad company, express company or common carrier brought in any court of competent jurisdiction within 2 years after the date of such offense or offenses, if more than one. Such action shall be instituted in the name of the State, for and on behalf of the person, firm or corporation suffering injury, and the Attorney General shall prosecute the same.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.310 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.310
Compensation and expenses
Status: in_force

A supervisor shall receive no compensation for his or her services, but the supervisor shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of the supervisor’s duties, not to exceed amounts provided by law for county officials.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.370 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.370
Construction, operation and maintenance of facilities and structures
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to construct, operate, improve and maintain such facilities and structures as may be necessary or convenient for the performance of any of the operations authorized in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.208 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.208
Review of action of board of county commissioners or board of directors by State Board of Agriculture; notice and hearing; judicial review; authorization for landowner to seek removal of member of board of directors
Status: in_force

1. The board of directors of a weed control district or the board of county commissioners of any county having lands situated in a weed control district or proposed for inclusion in such a district may request that the State Board of Agriculture review any action taken by the board of county commissioners of a county, or the board of directors of the district, in connection with the creation of the district or a change in the boundaries of the district.

2. Upon receiving such a request the State Board of Agriculture shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, affirm or reverse the action. The decision of the State Board of Agriculture is a final decision for purposes of judicial review.

3. This section does not limit the right of any landowner to seek judicial review of actions taken by a board of directors or a board of county commissioners in connection with the creation of a district or a change in the boundaries of a district.

4. A landowner may seek the removal of a member of the board of directors of that district for cause. A decision of the State Board of Agriculture made pursuant to this subsection is a final decision for the purpose of judicial review.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.050
Secretary to report organization of board
Status: in_force

When any district board of agriculture is organized as provided in NRS 547.040 , the secretary of the board shall report such organization to:

1. The State Department of Agriculture; and

2. Its appointing authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.090 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.090
Annual report of results of demonstration; distribution free of charge
Status: in_force

The Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education annually shall prepare the information resulting from the demonstration in a form serviceable to aid and advance agricultural welfare of the State. The Agricultural Extension Department shall cause to be printed a number of copies thereof as may be deemed necessary, not exceeding 10,000, and shall distribute the copies without charge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.395 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.395
Acquisition and disposition of property: Applicability of other laws
Status: in_force

No provisions with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies shall be applicable to a district organized under this chapter unless the Legislature shall specifically so state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.445 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.445
Petition to require observance: Contents; joinder of owner as defendant
Status: in_force

1. Where the Commission shall find that any of the provisions of land use regulations prescribed in an ordinance adopted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, are not being observed on particular lands, and that such nonobservance tends to increase erosion on other lands and is interfering with the prevention or control of erosion on other lands within a land use district, the Commission may present to the district court having jurisdiction a petition, duly verified: (a) Setting forth the adoption of the ordinance prescribing land use regulations, the failure of the defendant land occupier to observe such regulations, and to perform particular work, operations or avoidances as required thereby, and that such nonobservance tends to increase erosion on such lands and is interfering with the prevention or control of erosion on other lands within the land use district; and (b) Praying the court to require the defendant to perform the work, operations or avoidances within a reasonable time and to order that, if the defendant shall fail so to perform, the Commission may go on the land, perform the work or other operations or otherwise bring the condition of such lands into conformity with the requirements of such regulations, and recover the costs and expenses thereof, with interest, from the occupier of such land.

2. In all cases where the person, in possession of lands, who shall fail to perform such work, operations or avoidances shall not be the owner, the owner of such lands shall be joined as a party defendant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.360 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.360
Cooperation and agreements with agencies for conserving renewable natural resources
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may cooperate or enter into agreements with and, within the limits of appropriations made available to it by law and any money it acquires from any other source, furnish financial or other aid to any governmental or other agency, or any occupier of land within the district, in conserving renewable natural resources within the district, subject to such conditions as the supervisors may deem necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.250 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.250
Regulation of neglected or abandoned used hives or appliances
Status: in_force

Neglected or abandoned used hives or appliances containing beeswax or bee comb, unless kept in an enclosure so constructed as to prevent access by bees, are hereby declared to be public nuisances, and it shall be unlawful to maintain them. Any such neglected or abandoned hives or appliances shall be subject to seizure and destruction by an inspector, without compensation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.145 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.145
Compensation of members and employees; operating expenses
Status: in_force

1. Each member of the Commission is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the Commission, for each day's attendance at a meeting of the Commission.

2. While engaged in the business of the Commission, each member and employee of the Commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

3. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall include in his or her budget the money necessary for the operating expenses of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.238 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.238
Schedule of annual fees for licenses
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture may establish by regulation a schedule of annual fees for licenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.125 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.125
Appointment and terms of office of appointed members; vacancies
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of this section: (a) Area 1 consists of Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander and Pershing Counties. (b) Area 2 consists of Carson City and Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Storey and Washoe Counties. (c) Area 3 consists of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye and White Pine Counties.

2. Not later than September 1, 1973, the Nevada Association of Conservation Districts shall submit to the Governor a list of at least 15 persons, no more than one of whom resides in any one county or conservation district. The list shall include five persons from each of the areas designated in subsection 1.

3. The Governor shall appoint to the Commission one person from each area for a term of 2 years, one person from each area for a term of 4 years, and a member at large, from any area, for a term of 4 years. Upon the expiration of these initial terms, each member shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, except to fill a vacancy for the unexpired term.

4. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of each group of terms, the Nevada Association of Conservation Districts shall submit to the Governor a list of at least nine persons, no more than one of whom resides in any one county or conservation district. The list shall include three persons from each of the areas designated in subsection 1. The Governor shall appoint a person from the same area to succeed each member whose term expires, except that the successor of the member at large may be from any area.

5. Any appointed member who fails to attend three consecutive, regular meetings of the Commission shall, at the recommendation of the Commission, be replaced for the balance of such member's term of office.

6. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor from the names on the last list presented to the Governor by the Nevada Association of Conservation Districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.370 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.370
Inspection of equipment; repairs
Status: in_force

The Director may provide for the inspection of any ground equipment or of any device or apparatus used for application of pesticides by aircraft, and may require proper repairs or other changes before its further use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.050
Expenditure of State's cooperative share
Status: in_force

All moneys appropriated pursuant to NRS 549.040 must be expended under the direction of the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education to the extent of the financial budget for cooperation between the State and the respective counties provided for in NRS 549.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.455 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.455
Petition to require observance: Court to retain jurisdiction until work completed; entry of judgment for costs and expenses; judgment as lien
Status: in_force

1. The court shall retain jurisdiction of the case until after the work has been completed.

2. Upon completion of such work pursuant to such order of the court, the Commission may file a petition with the court, a copy of which shall be served upon the defendant in the case, stating the costs and expenses sustained by them in the performance of the work and praying judgment therefor with interest.

3. The court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment for the amount of such costs and expenses, with interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum until paid, together with the costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.

4. The Commission shall have further authority to certify to the county recorder of the county or counties in which any of the lands of the land use district are situated the amount of such judgment, which shall be a lien upon such lands, and shall be collected as general taxes upon real property are collected. The procedure for collection of delinquent general taxes upon real property shall be applicable to the collection of such judgments. When such judgment shall be paid or collected, the proceeds shall be paid over to the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.050
“Land occupier” and “occupier of land” defined
Status: in_force

“Land occupier” or “occupier of land” means any person, firm or corporation which holds title to, or is in legal possession of, any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this chapter, whether as owner or as lessee or tenant under a lease or rental agreement for a term of 1 year or longer, but does not include transient users.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2605 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2605
Definitions
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions. >

As used in NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 555.261 to 555.2695 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.010
Director: Authorization to investigate and control pests, plant diseases and disorders, and noxious weeds; establishment of program to certify agricultural products as being free from noxious weeds and propagative parts
Status: in_force

Within the limits of any appropriation made by law:

1. The Director may: (a) Investigate the prevalence of; and (b) Take the necessary action to control, vertebrate and invertebrate pests of plants and animals, plant diseases, physiological plant disorders and noxious weeds for the protection of the crops, livestock, public health, wildlife, water quality and beneficial uses of land in the State of Nevada.

2. The Director may, by regulation, establish and administer a program to certify agricultural products as being free from noxious weeds and any propagative parts to support the control and prevention of the spread of noxious weeds in this State and to allow businesses in this State to market those products in compliance with the guidelines set forth by the North American Invasive Species Management Association, any applicable federal law or regulation or any other requirement specified by the Director.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.100 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.100
Assessments: Nature of debt; civil action for recovery
Status: in_force

Any assessment levied constitutes a personal debt of the person so assessed. If a person fails to pay an assessment, including all penalties, the Department may, at any time within 3 years after the date of delinquency, maintain a civil action against the person to recover the amount of the delinquent assessment and penalties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.060 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.060
Demonstration farms or plots to be marked and open to public inspection; liability of visitors
Status: in_force

1. Every demonstration farm or plot conducted under the provisions of this chapter shall: (a) Be legibly marked for the information of visitors. (b) At all proper hours, be open to public inspection.

2. Visitors shall be held accountable for any injury done to growing crops or to the premises.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.010
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the Conservation Districts Law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.012 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.012
“Exportation” defined
Status: in_force

“Exportation” means the transportation of any agricultural commodity by any railroad, express company or other common carrier, or by any person as baggage or by vehicle or automobile, or the permitting to run at large of the agricultural commodity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.120 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.120
County commissioners may appropriate money to aid agricultural association in holding fair or exhibition
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding each and any agricultural association formed under the provisions of this chapter within any county or counties in successfully carrying out the purposes for which it has been organized, which association may hold, within any county or counties comprising the agricultural district, a fair or exhibition, the boards of county commissioners of the several counties are authorized to appropriate any money or moneys out of the general fund of their respective counties to aid any such agricultural association composing any agricultural district of which the county or counties may be a part.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.100 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.100
Legislative declaration: Consequences for failure to plan for conservation
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the consequences of failing to plan for and accomplish the conservation and controlled development of the renewable resources of the State of Nevada are to handicap economic development and cause degeneration of environmental conditions important to future generations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.201 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.201
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 555.130 to 555.200 , inclusive, or failing, refusing or neglecting to perform or observe any conditions or regulations prescribed by the State Quarantine Officer, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 555.130 to 555.200 , inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:

1. For the first violation, $250.

2. For a second violation, $500.

3. For each subsequent violation, $1,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.069 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.069
“Renewable natural resources” and “resources” defined
Status: in_force

“Renewable natural resources” or “resources” includes land, soil, water, vegetation, trees, natural landscape and open space.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.050
Purposes of demonstration farms and plots
Status: in_force

1. The purpose of demonstration farms is to demonstrate the results of improved systems of farm management and accountancy as prescribed by the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and applied to the farm units.

2. The purpose of demonstration plots is to demonstrate the value and importance of new or improved varieties of crops, soil management and soil and climate adaptability to certain crops.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.490 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.490
Board of adjustment: Meetings; quorum
Status: in_force

1. Meetings of the board of adjustment shall be held at the call of the chair and at such other times as the board may determine. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.

2. Any two members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.220 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.220
Suspension of registration for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of registration
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. If the Department receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is registered as a grower, handler or producer, the Department shall deem the registration issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Department receives a letter issued to the registrant by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the registrant has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .

2. The Department shall reinstate the registration of a grower, handler or producer that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Department receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose registration was suspended stating that the person whose registration was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.305 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.305
Petition to review criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the Director to review the criminal history of the person to determine if the person's criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining a business license or license as an applicator pursuant to NRS 555.290 .

2. Not later than 90 days after a petition is submitted to the Director pursuant to subsection 1, the Director shall inform the person of the determination of the Director of whether the person's criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining a license. The Director is not bound by his or her determination of disqualification or qualification and may rescind such a determination at any time.

3. The Director may provide instructions to a person who receives a determination of disqualification to remedy the determination of disqualification. A person may resubmit a petition pursuant to subsection 1 not earlier than 6 months after receiving instructions pursuant to this subsection if the person remedies the determination of disqualification.

4. A person with a criminal history may petition the Director at any time, including, without limitation, before obtaining any education or paying any fee required to obtain a license from the Director.

5. A person may submit a new petition to the Director not earlier than 2 years after the final determination of the initial petition submitted to the Director.

6. The Director may impose a fee of up to $50 upon the person to fund the administrative costs in complying with the provisions of this section. The Director may waive such fees or allow such fees to be covered by funds from a scholarship or grant.

7. The Director may post on the Internet website of the Department: (a) The requirements to obtain a license from the Director; and (b) A list of crimes, if any, that would disqualify a person from obtaining a license from the Director.

8. The Director may request the criminal history record of a person who petitions the Director for a determination pursuant to subsection 1. To the extent consistent with federal law, if the Director makes such a request of a person, the Director shall require the person to submit his or her criminal history record which includes a report from: (a) The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and (b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

9. A person who petitions the Director for a determination pursuant to subsection 1 shall not submit false or misleading information to the Director.

10. The Director of the State Department of Agriculture shall, on or before the 20th day of January, April, July and October, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau in an electronic format prescribed by the Director, a report that includes: (a) The number of petitions submitted to the Director of the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection 1; (b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection 1; (c) The reasons for such determinations; and (d) Any other information that is requested by the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau or which the Director of the State Department of Agriculture determines would be helpful.

11. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall transmit a compilation of the information received pursuant to subsection 10 to the Legislative Commission quarterly, unless otherwise directed by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.050
Administration; cooperation with state and federal officers
Status: in_force

1. The State Quarantine Officer is designated the authority to administer NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive.

2. Insofar as practicable, the State Quarantine Officer, in carrying out the provisions of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, shall cooperate with the federal authorities and the quarantine officials of the several states, territories and districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.335 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.335
City or county representatives may advise and consult with supervisors
Status: in_force

The supervisors may invite the legislative body of any municipality or county located near the territory comprising the district to designate a representative to advise and consult with the supervisors of the district on all questions of program and policy which may affect the property, water supply or other interests of such municipality or county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.165 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.165
Records
Status: in_force

The Commission shall keep a full and accurate record of its official actions and all proceedings, and of all resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.035 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.035
Account for the Control of Weeds; creation; use of money in Account; acceptance of gifts and grants
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Account for the Control of Weeds to be administered by the Director. Money in the Account must be used for the abatement of weeds. The Director may adopt regulations for the administration of the Account.

2. The Account is a continuing account without reversion to the State General Fund. The money in the Account must be invested as the money in other state funds or accounts is invested. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any appropriate charges, must be credited to the Account. All claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.

3. The Director may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for deposit in the Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2645 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2645
“Ground equipment” defined
Status: in_force

“Ground equipment” means any machine or device (other than aircraft) for use on land or water, designed for, or adaptable to, use in applying pesticides as sprays, dusts, aerosols or fogs, or in other forms.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.340 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.340
Conservation district is governmental subdivision; exercise of public powers
Status: in_force

A conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic, exercising public powers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.230 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.230
Bees to be kept in movable frame hives
Status: in_force

1. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in the person’s possession any bees kept in other than movable frame hives.

2. If any such bees are found by an inspector, the inspector shall serve written notice in person or by registered or certified mail on the owner or owners, caretaker, or person in charge of the same, ordering the owner or owners, caretaker or person in charge to correct the condition within a specified time of not less than 3 days.

3. If the owner or owners, caretaker, or person in charge shall neglect, fail or refuse to correct the condition by providing accessible movable frame hives within the time specified in the written notice, the bees, hives and combs shall be condemned and destroyed by the inspector, without compensation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.150 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.150
Quorum
Status: in_force

A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of the quorum in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.26155 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.26155
“Applicator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Applicator ” means a natural person, including, without limitation, a natural person who is employed by a city, county, state or other governmental agency, who applies or supervises the application of any pesticide.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.245 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.245
Proof of establishment of district
Status: in_force

1. In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract, proceeding or action of the district, the district shall be deemed to have been established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter upon proof of the issuance of the certificate by the Program.

2. A copy of such a certificate issued by the Program is admissible in evidence in any such suit, action or proceeding and is proof of the contents thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.242 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.242
Terminal inspection of nursery stock
Status: in_force

The Director may order any nursery stock to be held for terminal inspection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.515 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.515
Procedure for inclusion of land
Status: in_force

1. Petitions for including additional territory within an existing district shall be filed with the Commission.

2. The proceedings provided for in this chapter in the case of petitions to organize a district shall be observed in the case of petitions for inclusion, except that the application for a certificate of inclusion shall be signed by the chair and the secretary of the governing body of the district into which the additional territory is to be included.

3. The Commission shall prescribe the form for the petitions, which shall be, as nearly as practicable, in the form prescribed in this chapter for petitions to organize a district.

4. Where the total number of land occupiers in the area proposed for inclusion shall be less than 25, the petition may be filed when signed by a majority of the occupiers of such area, and in such case no referendum need be held.

5. In referenda upon petitions for inclusion, all occupiers of land lying within the proposed additional area shall be eligible to vote.

6. The Commission shall determine whether or not such inclusion shall be made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.170 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.170
Abatement of nuisance for failure to comply with order for destruction or treatment
Status: in_force

If the owner or person in possession of an apiary neglects or refuses to comply with an order issued under NRS 552.160 , the Department may authorize the inspector or other agent to abate the nuisance by the method prescribed in the order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.095 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.095
Control of apiary industry: Authority of Department; adoption of regulations; imposition and use of civil penalty
Status: in_force

1. The Department has control of all matters pertaining to the apiary industry in this State.

2. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

3. The Director may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation of this chapter.

4. Any money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 3 must be accounted for separately and: (a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and (b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.260 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.260
Arrangement of names of candidates for supervisors
Status: in_force

The names of all nominees on behalf of whom such nominating petitions have been filed within the time designated in NRS 548.250 shall be printed, arranged in alphabetical order of the surnames, upon ballots, with a square before each name and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before any five names to indicate the voter's preference.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.090 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.090
Powers of agricultural association
Status: in_force

An agricultural association may:

1. Contract and be contracted with.

2. Sue and be sued.

3. Have and use a common seal.

4. Purchase, hold and lease real property, with such buildings and improvements as may be erected thereon, and may sell, lease and dispose of the same at pleasure. The real property must be used by the agricultural association for the purpose of holding exhibitions of horses, cattle and other livestock, and of the agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, mechanical, manufacturing and domestic products of the district, with a view to the improvement of all of the industries in the agricultural district. The association may allow the use of its property for other special events in the community.

5. Obtain medium-term obligations as provided in chapter 350 of NRS for local governments other than counties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Board of Regents” means the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.

2. “Director” means the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

3. “State 4-H Camp” means the State 4-H Camp Institute and Exhibit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.420 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.420
Approval of proposed ordinance; effect of regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall not have authority to enact such proposed ordinance into law unless at least a majority of the votes cast in such referendum shall have been cast for approval of the proposed ordinance.

2. The approval of the proposed ordinance by a majority of the votes cast in such referendum shall not be deemed to require the Commission to enact such proposed ordinance into law.

3. Land use regulations prescribed in ordinances adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, by the Commission shall have the force and effect of law in the conservation district and shall be binding and obligatory upon all occupiers of lands within such district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0853 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0853
“Bees” defined
Status: in_force

“Bees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis, and includes adults, eggs, larvae, pupae, and all material, excluding honey and rendered beeswax, that is deposited into beehives by the adults.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.030
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

“Commission” means the State Conservation Commission in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.460 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.460
Violation of provisions: Criminal penalty; administrative fine
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.420 , inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal penalty, shall pay to the Department an administrative fine of not more than $5,000 per violation. If an administrative fine is imposed pursuant to this section, the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney's fees, may be recovered by the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.140 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.140
“Grower” defined
Status: in_force

“ Grower ” means a person who is registered by the Department and produces hemp.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.210 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.210
Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for registration or renewal of registration; grounds for denial
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for registration or the renewal of a registration as a grower, handler or producer shall: (a) Include the social security number of the applicant in the application submitted to the Department. (b) Submit to the Department the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520 . The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.

2. The Department shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in: (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the registration; or (b) A separate form prescribed by the Department.

3. Registration as a grower, handler or producer may not be issued or renewed by the Department if the applicant: (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Department shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.105 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.105
Legislative declaration: Leadership by local communities; appropriations
Status: in_force

1. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons in local communities are best able to provide basic leadership and direction for the planning and accomplishment of the conservation and development of renewable natural resources through organization and operation of conservation districts.

2. Recognizing the importance of locally led efforts for the conservation of renewable natural resources, the Legislature will strive to provide appropriations to conservation districts at a level comparable to the appropriations provided to similar districts in other western states.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.355 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.355
Restricted-use pesticides: Qualifications and examination of applicant for certificate; fees established by regulation
Status: in_force

1. The Director may require the applicant to show, upon examination, that the applicant possesses adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and application of restricted-use pesticides and the dangers involved and precautions to be taken in connection with the application of those pesticides.

2. In addition, the Director may require the applicant to meet special qualifications of competency to meet the special needs of a given locality regarding the use or application of a specific restricted-use pesticide.

3. The Director shall require an applicant to demonstrate: (a) If the applicant is applying to be certified as a non-private applicator, that he or she satisfies the standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103 . (b) If the applicant is applying to be certified as a private applicator, that he or she satisfies the standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.105 .

4. The Director shall collect from each person applying for an examination or reexamination, in connection with the issuance of a certificate, a testing fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture for any one examination period.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.08555 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.08555
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“Department” means the State Department of Agriculture.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.239 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.239
Renewal of license; fee
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 555.237 , a license expires on June 30 of each year. A licensee must apply for the renewal of his or her nursery license annually on or before July 1. It is unlawful to conduct business without a current license.

2. The fee for the renewal of a license is ascertained in accordance with the schedule of fees established pursuant to NRS 555.238 .

3. Any license may be renewed after July 1 upon payment of a penalty fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture. Such a penalty fee must not exceed $200.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.235 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.235
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 555.23515 to 555.2358 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2619 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2619
“Commercial applicator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Commercial applicator ” means an applicator who is licensed to apply or supervise the application of any general-use pesticide for hire or for profit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.170 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.170
Fumigation, disinfection, treatment or destruction of quarantined agricultural commodity
Status: in_force

If, in the opinion of the State Quarantine Officer, any agricultural commodity forbidden to be exported by any proclamation of a quarantine is endangering:

1. The public health or quality of any water in this State; or

2. Any wildlife, beneficial use of land in or industry of this State,

the agricultural commodity may be fumigated, disinfected, treated or destroyed by the State Quarantine Officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.205 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.205
Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility; referendum on proposition of creation of district
Status: in_force

1. After the Commission has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for the organization of a district in a particular territory and has determined the township or townships to be included, the Commission shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within such territory with the powers conferred upon conservation districts in this chapter is administratively practicable and feasible.

2. To assist the Commission in the determination of such administrative practicability and feasibility, the Commission shall, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the proposed district and the determination of its territory, hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district, and shall cause due notice of such referendum to be given.

3. The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words “For creation of a conservation district consisting of the township (or townships) of ________________________ in the county (or counties) of ________________________” and “Against creation of a conservation district consisting of the township (or townships) of ________________________ in the county (or counties) of ________________________” shall be printed, with a square before each proposition and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before one or the other of the propositions, as the voter may favor or oppose creation of such district.

4. All persons determined by the county clerk or clerks to be registered voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed conservation district shall be eligible to vote in such referendum.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.150 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.150
Conditions precedent to appropriation by county
Status: in_force

Before any board of county commissioners shall appropriate any moneys as provided in NRS 547.120 , 547.130 and 547.140 , the board shall have presented to it a certificate under oath signed by the president and the secretary of the district board of agriculture showing:

1. The amount of money expended by such agricultural association within the county or counties composing such agricultural district.

2. That the same was expended for the payment of premiums awarded by the district board of agriculture of such agricultural association or for such purposes as the agricultural association has through its district board of agriculture determined to be just and proper.

3. That the same was not expended, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying any purse or purses for racing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.005 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.005
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

1. “ Control ” means to cut, destroy or eradicate established noxious weed populations in order to prevent: (a) The spread, maturation and dispersal of any propagative part of the noxious weed; and (b) The reproduction and spread of the noxious weed.

2. “ Department ” means the State Department of Agriculture.

3. “ Director ” means the Director of the Department.

4. “ Noxious weed ” means any species of plant which is, or is likely to be, a public nuisance, detrimental or destructive and difficult to control.

5. “ Pest ” means any form of animal or vegetable life detrimental to the crops, horticulture, livestock, public health, wildlife, quality of water and beneficial uses of land in this State, including, without limitation, any insect, snail, nematode, fungus, virus, bacterium, microorganism, mycoplasma, weed, parasitic plant or any other plant that is normally considered to be a pest of cultivated plants, uncultivated plants, agricultural commodities, horticultural products or nursery stock, or that the Director declares to be a pest.

6. “ Propagative part ” means any seed, cutting or other plant part from which a noxious weed can grow.

7. “ Vertebrate pest ” means any animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, except predatory animals, which is normally considered to be a pest, including a gopher, ground squirrel, rat, mouse, starling, blackbird and any other animal which the Director may declare to be a pest.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.410 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.410
Publication of information regarding injuries from improper application and prevention of injuries
Status: in_force

The Director may, in cooperation with the Nevada System of Higher Education, publish information regarding injury which may result from improper application or handling of pesticides and methods and precautions designed to prevent such an injury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.205 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.205
Registration of site used for growing, handling or producing hemp
Status: in_force

Each site used for growing, handling or producing hemp in this State must be certified by and registered with the Department before growing, handling or producing hemp.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23523 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23523
“Dangerously injurious plant pest” defined
Status: in_force

“ Dangerously injurious plant pest ” means a plant pest that constitutes a significant threat to the public or to the agricultural, forestry or horticultural industry of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.070 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.070
Lease, exchange or sale of real property of Camp by Board of Regents; conditions; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents, upon the recommendation of the Director and the State 4-H Camp Advisory Council, and with the approval of the Governor, may lease, exchange or sell any parcel or parcels of real property composing the State 4-H Camp when such land can no longer serve the purpose and intent of this chapter. When any such land is so leased or sold, the proceeds shall be credited to the Account of the State 4-H Camp and used, consistently with the purpose and intent of this chapter, only for:

1. Further development and operations of the present State 4-H Camp;

2. Re-establishment and development of the State 4-H Camp on a new site; or

3. Establishment and development of branches.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.200 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.200
Appointment of deputy state quarantine officers; attachments against inspected agricultural commodities
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the exportation of any agricultural commodities is restricted by any quarantine proclamation or regulation of the State of Nevada, or of any other state or territory, or of the United States Government or any other authority empowered to issue such quarantine or regulation, the State Quarantine Officer may appoint such properly qualified deputies as may be necessary to inspect such commodities.

2. If exportation is not prohibited by law or quarantine regulation, the deputy state quarantine officers may issue certificates permitting the exportation of agricultural commodities.

3. If any such inspection is requested by the owner, shipper or person in charge of any such agricultural commodity and discontinued for any reason before its completion, an equitable proportion of the total cost therefor, had the same been completed, shall immediately be payable and collectible as provided in subsection 4.

4. On the neglect or refusal of the owner, shipper or person in charge of any inspected agricultural commodity to pay the charges prescribed in this section, on presentation of an itemized bill covering the same, the district attorney of the county shall forthwith proceed to levy an attachment against the agricultural commodity so inspected for the amount due plus the costs of legal proceedings, and shall collect the same by legal proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.160 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.160
Powers of State Quarantine Officer
Status: in_force

1. The State Quarantine Officer may: (a) Exercise all necessary authority required for the proper and efficient enforcement of a quarantine. (b) Make arrests of persons violating a quarantine, or suspected of such a violation. (c) Examine any premises or any shipment or consignment suspected of containing a quarantined agricultural commodity within the meaning of NRS 554.110 to 554.240 , inclusive, and may open any container thereof and inspect the contents of the container.

2. If such a shipment or consignment proves to be a quarantined agricultural commodity, the State Quarantine Officer may require any railroad, express company or other common carrier immediately to reship the consignment back to the point of origin, if the consignment has not yet been delivered to the consignee. The failure or refusal of any railroad company, express company or other common carrier promptly to do so renders the company or carrier so offending liable for a fine of not more than $5,000, which fine may be collected by proceedings instituted by the State and prosecuted by the Attorney General in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any property of the defendant within the State may be levied on and sold in satisfaction of the judgment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.032 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.032
“Conservation district” and “district” defined
Status: in_force

“Conservation district” or “district” means a governmental subdivision of this State, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.248 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.248
Infected or infested nursery stock: Shipment from State; destruction; treatment
Status: in_force

Any nursery stock brought into this State which the Director or inspecting officer finds or has reasonable cause to believe to be infested or infected with any pest must be destroyed immediately, at the expense of the owner or bailee, under the supervision of the Director or the inspecting officer, unless:

1. The nature of the pest is such that no detriment can be caused to the public, the nursery, agricultural, forestry or horticultural industry in this State or the general environmental quality of this State by shipping the nursery stock out of this State. In that case, the Director or inspecting officer: (a) May affix a warning tag or notice to the nursery stock. (b) Shall notify the owner or bailee to ship the nursery stock out of this State within 48 hours. (c) Shall keep the nursery stock under the Director or inspecting officer’s control at the expense of the owner or bailee. (d) Shall destroy the nursery stock at the expiration of 48 hours if the owner or bailee has not shipped the nursery stock out of this State.

2. The Director determines that the pest can be exterminated by a treatment prescribed by the Director with the result that no detriment will be caused to the public, the nursery, agricultural, forestry or horticultural industry in this State or the general environmental quality of this State. In that case, nursery stock will be released if the nursery stock is: (a) Treated in the manner prescribed by the Director; (b) Treated within the time specified by the Director or inspecting officer; (c) Treated under the supervision of the inspecting officer; and (d) Found to be free from pests.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0862 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0862
“Location” defined
Status: in_force

“Location” means any place where an apiary is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2356 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2356
“Nursery” defined
Status: in_force

“ Nursery ” means any location:

1. Where nursery stock is grown, propagated, held, stored or sold; or

2. From which nursery stock is distributed directly to a customer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.310 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.310
Fees established by regulation
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall collect from each person applying for examination or reexamination a testing fee established by regulation of the Director.

2. The Director shall, before the license or certificate is issued, collect from each person applying for a business license or license as an applicator a fee established by regulation of the Director. Any person employing primary principals, location principals, principals, operators or agents shall pay to the Director a fee established by regulation of the Director for each primary principal, location principal, principal, operator or agent licensed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2358 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2358
“Sell” defined
Status: in_force

“ Sell ” means exchange, offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession for sale, arrange the sale of, solicit for sale, display or advertise for sale, consign, accept on consignment, or broker the purchase or sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.020 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.020
“Demonstration plot” defined
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, a demonstration plot is a plot not less than 1 acre nor more than 10 acres.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2641 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2641
“General-use pesticide” defined
Status: in_force

“ General-use pesticide ” means a pesticide that has not been determined to be or classified as a restricted-use pesticide:

1. By the Director; or

2. In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.015 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.015
“Noxious weed” defined
Status: in_force

“Noxious weed” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 555.005 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.206 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.206
Board of directors: Alternative membership if district includes conservation district; agreement for supervisors of conservation district to serve ex officio; termination of agreement; expenditure of money
Status: in_force

1. If the area included in a weed control district is entirely within the boundaries of one county and entirely within the boundaries of one conservation district organized pursuant to chapter 548 of NRS , the board of county commissioners of the county and the supervisors of the conservation district may enter into an agreement for the supervisors of the conservation district to serve, ex officio, as the board of directors of the weed control district. If, as a result of a change in boundaries, the area included in a weed control district is no longer entirely within the boundaries of one county and entirely within the boundaries of one conservation district organized pursuant to chapter 548 of NRS , the supervisors of the conservation district may no longer serve, ex officio, as the board of directors of the weed control district, and the supervisors of the weed control district must be appointed pursuant to NRS 555.205 .

2. An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 1 may be terminated by mutual agreement of the board of county commissioners and the supervisors of the conservation district. If an agreement is terminated pursuant to this section, the board of directors of the weed control district must be appointed pursuant to NRS 555.205 .

3. The supervisors of a conservation district serving ex officio as the board of directors of a weed control district pursuant to this section shall ensure that any money collected by the weed control district pursuant to an assessment levied pursuant to NRS 555.215 , and any other money appropriated or granted to the weed control district from any source, is expended only for the purposes of NRS 555.202 to 555.220 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.345 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.345
Surveys, investigations and research
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to conduct surveys, investigations and research relating to the conservation of renewable natural resources and the preventive and control measures needed, to publish the results of such surveys, investigations or research, and to disseminate information concerning such preventive and control measures; but in order to avoid duplication of research activities, no district shall initiate any research program except in cooperation with the government of this State or any of its agencies, or with the United States or any of its agencies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.130 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.130
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“ Department ” means the State Department of Agriculture.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.175 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.175
General powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Commission has the following duties and powers:

1. To carry out the policies of this State in programs at the state level for the conservation of the renewable natural resources of this State and to represent the State in matters affecting such resources.

2. To offer such assistance as may be appropriate to the supervisors of conservation districts in the carrying out of any of their powers and programs, to propose programs and to assist and guide districts in the preparation and carrying out of programs authorized under this chapter, to review district programs, to coordinate the programs of the districts and resolve any conflicts in such programs, and to facilitate, promote, assist, harmonize, coordinate and guide the programs and activities of districts as they relate to other special-purpose districts, counties and other public agencies.

3. To keep the supervisors of each of the districts informed of the activities and experience of all other districts organized pursuant to this chapter, and to facilitate an interchange of advice and experience among those districts and promote cooperation among them.

4. To secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States, any of its agencies and of other agencies of this State in the work of conservation districts.

5. To serve, along with conservation districts, as the official state agency for cooperating with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in carrying on conservation operations within the boundaries of conservation districts as created under this chapter.

6. To enlist the cooperation and collaboration of state, federal, interstate, local, public and private agencies with the conservation districts and to facilitate arrangements under which the conservation districts may serve county governing bodies and other agencies as their local operating agencies in the administration of any activity concerned with the conservation and use of renewable natural resources.

7. To make available, with the assistance of the Program, information concerning the needs and the work of the districts and the Commission to the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Legislature, executive agencies and political subdivisions of this State, cooperating federal agencies and the general public.

8. To cooperate with and give such assistance as may be requested by cities, counties, irrigation districts, and other special-purpose districts in the State of Nevada for the purpose of cooperating with the United States through the Secretary of Agriculture in the furtherance of conservation, pursuant to the provisions of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., and the requirements of other special programs of the United States Department of Agriculture.

9. Pursuant to procedures developed mutually by the Commission and federal, state and local agencies that are authorized to plan or administer activities significantly affecting the conservation and use of renewable natural resources, to receive from those agencies, for review and comment, suitable descriptions of their plans, programs and activities for purposes of coordination with the conservation districts' programs and to arrange for and participate in conferences necessary to avoid conflict among the plans and programs, to call attention to omissions and to avoid duplication of effort.

10. To submit, with the assistance of the Program, a report to the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources whenever the Commission determines that there exists a substantial conflict between the program of a district and the proposed plans or activities directly affecting the conservation of natural resources prepared by any other local governmental unit or agency of this State.

11. By administrative order of the Commission, upon the written request of the board of supervisors of the conservation district or districts involved, with a showing that the request has been approved by a majority vote of the members of each of the boards involved: (a) To transfer lands from one district established under the provisions of this chapter to another. (b) To divide a single district into two or more districts, each of which must, thereafter, operate as a separate district under the provisions of this chapter. (c) To consolidate two or more districts established under the provisions of this chapter into a single district under the provisions of this chapter. (d) To inform the Program of any action taken pursuant to this subsection for its approval of any new name and the appropriate entry in the Program's records of the changes made.

12. To authorize the change of name of any district, upon receipt by the Commission of a resolution by the board of supervisors of the district for such a change and to present the resolution to the Program for processing and recording in accordance with the provisions of NRS 548.240 .

13. To apply for any available grants and to accept and use any grants, gifts or donations to make available grants of money to qualified conservation districts to aid the districts in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.205 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.205
Colony strength: Establishment of standards; inspectors; certification; fees
Status: in_force

The Department may, if the demand for pollination service is found by the Department to warrant such action:

1. Establish standards of colony strength based upon: (a) The number of bees per hive; (b) The number of cells containing brood per hive; (c) The health of the bees and brood; and (d) Any other factors which reasonably relate to the ability of the colony to pollinize horticultural and agricultural crops.

2. Appoint qualified inspectors to determine colony strength.

3. Certify hives of bees used in commercial pollinization on the basis of colony strength.

4. Establish reasonable fees to cover the cost of colony strength inspection and certification.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2667 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2667
“Pest control” defined
Status: in_force

“ Pest control ” means conducting, as a function of the agency, in the case of a city, county, state or other governmental agency, or publicly holding oneself out as being in the business of detecting, preventing, controlling or exterminating pests or otherwise engaging in, advertising or soliciting for:

1. The use of pesticides or mechanical devices for the extermination, control or prevention of infestations of pests.

2. The inspection of households or other structures and the submission of reports of inspection, estimates or bids, written or oral, for the inspection, extermination, control or prevention of wood-destroying pests.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.050
Powers and duties of Director
Status: in_force

1. The Director, under the supervision and control of the Board of Regents, is authorized and directed: (a) To care for, manage and develop all property, lands, buildings and equipment of the State 4-H Camp. (b) To make uniform regulations for the use and occupancy thereof, not contrary to the provisions of this chapter, giving priority of use first to Nevada 4-H club members and second to other youth groups of the State. (c) To attend to the entire business and financial affairs of the State 4-H Camp, including submission of a specific budget to the Board of Regents for the development, operation and management of the property.

2. To that end, the Director shall cooperate with the State 4-H Camp Advisory Council, the State 4-H Leaders' Council, youth organizations, farm organizations, counties and cities in this State, and other private or government organizations or individuals deemed advisable in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.260 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.260
Regulations; compliance by producer with certain requirements; requirements for agricultural hemp seed
Status: in_force

1. The Department may adopt regulations necessary to: (a) Establish quality standards and requirements for the packaging and labeling of agricultural hemp seed; (b) Provide for the certification and registration of sites used for growing, producing or handling hemp; and (c) Comply with any requirement imposed by the United States Department of Agriculture, including, without limitation, any requirement related to reporting information regarding growers, handlers and producers.

2. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing the maximum THC concentration for hemp.

3. A producer shall comply with: (a) Any regulation adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 or 2; and (b) The provisions of NRS 587.015 to 587.123 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

4. Any agricultural hemp seed which is obtained by a grower and was produced: (a) In this State must be produced by a producer; and (b) In another state must be produced by a person who is registered and approved to produce and sell agricultural hemp seed pursuant to the laws of that state.

5. The Department shall provide adequate information to growers to identify producers from which a grower may purchase agricultural hemp seed.

6. A handler may only obtain hemp from a grower and agricultural hemp seed for cleaning and future propagation from a producer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.055 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.055
“Nominating petition” defined
Status: in_force

“Nominating petition” means a petition to nominate candidates for the office of supervisor of a conservation district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.115 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.115
Creation; number and appointment of members
Status: in_force

The State Conservation Commission, consisting of two ex officio members and seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.280 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.280
District to be governed by elected and appointed supervisors
Status: in_force

Each district shall be governed by a board consisting of five supervisors elected at large and one or more appointed supervisors, as provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2657 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2657
“Non-private applicator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Non-private applicator ” means:

1. A natural person who is employed by a city, county, state or other governmental agency, including, without limitation, a conservation district or a weed control district, who: (a) Is licensed to apply or supervise the application of any general-use pesticide; or (b) Is licensed to apply or supervise the application of any general-use pesticide and is certified to apply or supervise the application of any restricted-use pesticide; or

2. An applicator who is certified and who applies or supervises the application of any restricted-use pesticide and does not qualify as a private applicator under NRS 555.2681 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.160 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.160
Inspection of apiaries; order for destruction or treatment; quarantine; abatement of certain nuisances
Status: in_force

1. The Department may order the inspection of any or all apiaries and all buildings used in connection with those apiaries in any district or districts of the State annually, or more often if deemed necessary, or upon report to it that there is a reason to believe that any apiary may be infected with any disease, or that any honey, honeycombs or beeswax is exposed to robber bees.

2. If the inspection discloses any disease, the Department may: (a) Order the owner or any person in possession of the apiary to destroy the diseased bees, hives and appliances in a manner prescribed by the Department and at the expense of the owner; (b) Order the owner or any person in possession of the apiary to treat the hives and appliances in a manner prescribed by the Department and at the expense of the owner if, in the opinion of the inspector, the nuisance can be abated by treatment rather than destruction; or (c) Proclaim a quarantine in accordance with the provisions of chapter 554 of NRS .

3. The order for destruction or treatment must require compliance within a reasonable time with reference to the nature of the disease.

4. If the inspection discloses honey, honeycombs or beeswax exposed to robber bees, the Department may order the abatement of the nuisance in a manner appropriate to the circumstances.

5. The order must be served upon the owner or person in possession of the apiary personally or by registered or certified mail, or, if that person cannot be located, by posting the order in a conspicuous place at the apiary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.300 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.300
Removal from office
Status: in_force

A supervisor may be removed by the Commission, upon notice and hearing, for malfeasance in office, neglect of duty or absence from four consecutive meetings without sufficient cause.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.070 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.070
Transitional provisions
Status: in_force

1. All supplies, materials, equipment, property or land acquired for the use of county agricultural extension offices under the provisions of chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1919, shall remain the property of the county extension offices set up under the provisions of this chapter.

2. Any and all contracts for the purchase of equipment, property or land of any type or description made under the provisions of chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1919, shall remain in full force and effect until the completion of such contracts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0854 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0854
“Colony” defined
Status: in_force

“Colony” means the bees, comb and honey contained in the hive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.305 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.305
Quorum
Status: in_force

A majority of the supervisors constitutes a quorum, and except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.0355 , the concurrence of a majority of the quorum in any matter within their duties is required for their determination.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.245 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.245
Certification of pest conditions or quality of nursery stock for shipment; fees
Status: in_force

1. Any person may request the Director to certify to pest conditions, quality, viability or grade of nursery stock intended for shipment to comply with the requirements for plant pests established by any state, territory or foreign country or by contract.

2. The Director may establish a schedule of reasonable fees for those requests for certification.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.013 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.013
“Farm” defined
Status: in_force

“Farm” includes any farm, stock range, stockyard, dairy, lot and other premises not otherwise enumerated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.085 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.085
“Supervisor” defined
Status: in_force

“Supervisor” means one of the members of the governing body of a district, elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.240 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.240
Concealment of disease or exposure of bees to disease unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal the fact that any disease exists among the person’s bees or to expose to bees any infected bees, bee products, hives or appliances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.086 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.086
“Hive” defined
Status: in_force

“Hive” means any receptacle or container made or prepared for the use of bees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.322 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.322
Application for renewal of license required to include information relating to state business license; grounds for denial of renewal
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a license must indicate in the application submitted to the Director whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.

2. A license may not be renewed by the Director if: (a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or (b) The State Controller has informed the Director pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not: (1) Satisfied the debt; (2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130 ; or (3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Agency ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020 . (b) “ Debt ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.011 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.011
“Agricultural commodity” defined
Status: in_force

“Agricultural commodity” means any bee, agricultural or horticultural crop, seed, plant, tree or shrub, or any manufactured product thereof, or other product of the soil, or any article except livestock.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2616 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2616
“Business license” defined
Status: in_force

“ Business license ” means a license to engage in pest control from a place of business identified on the license, issued by the Department to a natural person or business entity to operate as a pest control business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.244 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.244
Inspection of businesses, invoices and applicable certificates
Status: in_force

1. The Director or any inspecting officer may enter any business during regular business hours to ascertain compliance with NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

2. Invoices and applicable inspection certificates, quarantine certificates and phytosanitary certificates must be made available to the Director or inspecting officer upon request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.320 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.320
Issuance, expiration and renewal of business license or license as applicator
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. If the Director finds an applicant for a business license or a license as an applicator to be qualified, and upon the applicant's appointing the Director agent for service of process and finding that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of NRS 555.325 and 555.330 , as applicable, the Director shall issue the license as applied for.

2. The license is valid for the period specified by regulation of the Director. The license may be renewed upon application to the Director and payment of the applicable license fee.

3. The license may restrict the licensee to the use of a certain type or types of equipment or materials if the Director finds that the applicant is qualified to use only a certain type or types.

4. If a license is not issued as applied for, the Director shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.170 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.170
“Producer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Producer ” means a person who is registered by the Department pursuant to this chapter and produces agricultural hemp seed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.005 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.005
State land grant institutions
Status: in_force

The state land grant institutions of the University of Nevada are the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Desert Research Institute.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.130 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.130
Declaration of noxious weeds; temporary designation; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the State Quarantine Officer may declare by regulation the weeds of the state that are noxious weeds.

2. After holding a public meeting, the State Quarantine Officer may temporarily designate a weed as a noxious weed if he or she determines that immediate control of the weed is necessary. A temporary designation expires 18 months after the State Quarantine Officer makes the designation.

3. The State Quarantine Officer may limit a declaration made pursuant to subsection 1 or a temporary designation made pursuant to subsection 2 to a specific geographic area or to specific geographic areas in this State. Before the State Quarantine Officer makes a temporary designation pursuant to subsection 2 that is limited to a specific geographic area or to specific geographic areas pursuant to this subsection, the State Quarantine Officer shall consult with each applicable state agency or department or governing body of a local government which has jurisdiction over any public right-of-way in the specific geographic area or areas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.100 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.100
Department to conduct inspections; notice to control pest, noxious weed or plant disease
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall, if necessary or if a complaint is made to the Department, cause an inspection to be conducted of any premises, land, means of conveyance or article of any person in this State if it is found to be infested with any pest, noxious weed or plant disease that is injurious to: (a) The public health or quality of any water in this State; or (b) Any wildlife, beneficial use of land or agriculture in this State.

2. The Department may provide a written notice of its findings to the owner or occupant of the premises, land, means of conveyance or article and require the owner or occupant to control the pest, noxious weed or plant disease in the manner and within the period specified in the notice.

3. A notice issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2: (a) May be served upon the owner or occupant by an officer or employee of the Department; and (b) Must be served in writing, by certified mail, by electronic mail or personally, with receipt given therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.030
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the State 4-H Camp is to provide a living environment to members of 4-H clubs and other youth groups which is conducive to stimulating the development of youth to a high standard of useful and productive citizenship. The State 4-H Camp shall render assistance and conduct such programs as will develop leadership aptitudes, skills and other attributes necessary for the intellectual and physical development of the youth to be served and thus perpetuate the work embodied in the creed of the 4-H clubs of the United States.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.330 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.330
Proof of insurance required of applicant for business license; actions by injured persons; limitation of actions; investigations by Director
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall require from each applicant for a business license proof of public liability and property damage insurance in an amount of: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), not less than $50,000. (b) If the business license would authorize the application of pesticides by aircraft: (1) Not less than $100,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident; (2) Subject to the limit for one person, not less than $300,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; and (3) Not less than $100,000 for each occurrence of damage to property in any one accident. The Director may accept a liability insurance policy or surety bond in the proper amount.

2. The Director may require drift insurance for the use of pesticides or other materials declared hazardous or dangerous to humans, livestock, wildlife, crops or plantlife.

3. Any person injured by the breach of any such obligation is entitled to sue in his or her own name in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the damages the person sustained by that breach, if each claim is made within 6 months after the alleged injury.

4. The Director on his or her own motion may, or upon receipt of a verified complaint of an interested person shall, investigate, as he or she deems necessary, any loss or damage resulting from the application of any pesticide by a licensed applicator, commercial applicator, authorized commercial applicator, licensed pest control operator, primary principal, location principal or principal. A verified complaint of loss or damage must be filed within 60 days after the time that the occurrence of the loss or damage becomes known except that, if a growing crop is alleged to have been damaged, the verified complaint must be filed before 50 percent of the crop has been harvested. A report of investigations resulting from a verified complaint must be furnished to the person who filed the complaint.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23544 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23544
“Inspection certificate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Inspection certificate ” means a document which is issued by an inspecting officer or an appropriate state officer who is authorized to inspect nursery stock and which affirms, declares or verifies that the nursery stock, or the nursery or premises from which the nursery stock originated, has been inspected and found to be free from plant pests and symptoms of diseases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.290 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.290
Chapter supplemental to state law governing quarantines
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way affecting the provisions of chapter 554 of NRS , but this chapter shall be considered as supplementary to chapter 554 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.200 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.200
Denial of petition if Commission determines there is no need for district; filing of subsequent petition after determination
Status: in_force

1. If the Commission shall determine after the hearing and after due consideration of the relevant facts that there is no need for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, the Commission shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition.

2. After 6 months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent petitions covering the same territory may be filed and new hearings held and determinations made thereon.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23542 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23542
“Inspecting officer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Inspecting officer ” means a person authorized by the Department to inspect nursery stock.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.060 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.060
Use of Camp by public and private organizations; disposition of rents and charges
Status: in_force

1. The lands, premises and property of the State 4-H Camp, or any part thereof, may, when not required for immediate use or occupancy by 4-H members or youth organizations, be made available, under regulations prescribed by the Director with the approval of the Board of Regents, for occupancy and use by other public or private organizations, for educational purposes, for conventions or other noncommercial and nonprofit purposes, at such charge or rental as shall be compensatory, but not primarily for profit.

2. All moneys received in payment of such rents or charges shall be credited to the Account of the State 4-H Camp. All disbursements for the State 4-H Camp shall be made on claims against the Account, which shall be established specifically for the State 4-H Camp and its activities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.325 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.325
District attorneys to provide legal services
Status: in_force

District attorneys shall provide such legal services as the supervisors may require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.277 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.277
Exemption from certain provisions for farmer-owners and gardeners
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, relating to licenses and requirements for their issuance, except those provisions relating to a certificate or permit to use a restricted-use pesticide, do not apply to any farmer-owner of ground equipment applying pesticides for himself, herself or his or her neighbors, if: (a) The farmer-owner operates farm property and operates and maintains equipment for applying pesticides primarily for his or her own use; (b) The farmer-owner is not regularly engaged in the business of applying pesticides or performing pest control as an operator, primary principal or principal or as a regular occupation, and the farmer-owner does not advertise or solicit pest control or publicly hold himself or herself out as being in the business of pest control or as an applicator; and (c) The farmer-owner operates his or her equipment for applying pesticides only in the vicinity of the farmer-owner's own property and for the accommodation of the farmer-owner's neighbors for agricultural purposes only.

2. The provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, except those provisions relating to a certificate or permit to use a restricted-use pesticide, do not apply to a gardener using hand-powered equipment, devices or contrivances to apply any pesticides of toxicity class III or IV, as classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to any lawn or garden as an incidental part of his or her business of taking care of a lawn or garden for remuneration, if he or she does not advertise or solicit pest control or publicly hold himself or herself out as being in the business of pest control or applying pesticides. As used in this subsection, “ gardener ” means a person who owns, operates or is employed by a business that provides routine care of a lawn or garden for a homeowner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.217 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.217
Change of boundaries: Petition; notice and hearing; resolution; ratification by board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

1. The boundaries of a weed control district may be changed in the manner prescribed in this section or in subsection 3 of NRS 308.080 , but the change of boundaries of the district does not: (a) Impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges whatsoever. (b) Affect or impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge for or upon which it or the owners of property in the district might be liable or chargeable had the change of boundaries not been made.

2. The owners of lands may file with the board of directors a petition in writing praying that those lands be included in or excluded from the district. The petition must describe the tracts or body of land owned by the petitioners, and the petition shall be deemed to give the consent of the petitioners to the inclusion in or the exclusion from the district of the lands described in the petition. The petition must be acknowledged in the same manner that conveyances of land are required to be acknowledged.

3. The board of directors of the district may, on its own motion or upon petition of any person other than the owner, initiate proceedings for the inclusion of land in the district. A petition filed with the board of directors for this purpose must be in writing and must describe the tracts or body of land proposed to be included, allege that the lands described contain certain weeds that are harmful to owners of land in the district and request that the lands be included in the district.

4. Areas proposed for inclusion in a weed control district need not be located in the same county as other portions of the district and need not be contiguous to other portions of the district.

5. The secretary of the board shall give notice of filing of the petition, or initiation of proceedings by the board, to the owner or owners of the lands described in the petition or motion of the board and shall cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the lands described are situated. The notices must require all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at the time specified in the notice and show cause in writing why the request should not be granted.

6. The board shall at the time specified in the notice, or at the time or times to which the hearing may be adjourned, proceed to hear the request and all written objections presented to show cause why the request should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause in writing must be considered an approval by that person of the inclusion in or the exclusion from the district of the lands as requested.

7. Upon conclusion of the hearing the board by resolution shall approve the request, subject to ratification by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands are situated if the request is for the inclusion of lands, or deny the request. In the case of proceedings initiated pursuant to subsection 3, the board may approve the inclusion in the district of the described lands only if it determines that the lands contain weeds that are harmful to owners of land in the district. The board may defer adoption of the resolution to a special meeting or its first regular meeting after conclusion of the hearing, whichever is sooner.

8. A copy of the resolution, adopted pursuant to subsection 7, must be filed with the board of county commissioners of each county in which all or a part of the district is located.

9. No action of the board of directors approving the inclusion of lands within the district becomes effective unless it is ratified by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands are situated. The board of county commissioners may ratify the action at any time after the filing of the resolution, but if the board has neither ratified the action nor denied ratification within 90 days after the date the resolution was filed pursuant to subsection 8, the action of the board of directors shall be deemed ratified.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.160 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.160
State Quarantine Officer to investigate noxious weeds; notice to owner or occupant of land where noxious weeds are found
Status: in_force

1. The State Quarantine Officer shall make or cause to be made a careful examination and investigation of the spread, development and growth of noxious weeds in this State. Upon the discovery of those weeds, the State Quarantine Officer shall ascertain the name of the owner or occupant of the land and the description of the land where the weeds are found. The State Quarantine Officer may serve notice in writing upon the owner or occupant of the land to control the weeds within such time and in such manner as designated and described in the notice. One such notice shall be deemed sufficient for the entire season of weed growth during that year.

2. Notices may be served upon the owner or occupant by an officer or employee of the Department, and must be served in writing, personally or by certified mail or electronic mail, with receipt given therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0858 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0858
“Disease” defined
Status: in_force

“Disease” means any condition adversely affecting bees, or their brood, which may become epidemic, including, without limitation, bacteria, viruses or invertebrate pests and the presence of undesirable genetic characteristics including those associated with Apis mellifera scutellata or hybrids of this subspecies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.393 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.393
Acquisition and disposition of property: Power to acquire, maintain and improve property; use of income received therefrom; disposal
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may, in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of this chapter:

1. Obtain options upon and acquire, by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise, except by adverse possession, any property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein;

2. Maintain, administer and improve any properties acquired;

3. Receive income from such properties and expend that income; and

4. Sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its property or interests therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.030
Officers of agricultural association
Status: in_force

The officers of an agricultural association shall consist of:

1. Eight directors, who shall constitute a district board of agriculture for agricultural district No. ___________

2. A president, who shall be one of the directors.

3. A secretary and a treasurer, who shall not be directors.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.100 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.100
Revised Statutes Title vested in Board of Regents
Status: in_force

The title to the site of the State 4-H Camp in Douglas County, Nevada, as existing on January 1, 1965, is hereby vested in the Board of Regents, who are hereby authorized and directed to take possession of the State 4-H Camp property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.520 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.520
Procedure for exclusion of land
Status: in_force

1. Petitions to withdraw lands from a district may be filed with the Commission at any time.

2. The Commission shall prescribe the form of the petition, which shall be, as nearly as practicable, in the form prescribed in this chapter for petitions to organize a district.

3. Where the total number of land occupiers in the area affected by a proposed withdrawal will be less than 25, the petition may be filed when signed by a majority of the occupiers of such area, and in such case no referendum need be held.

4. In referenda upon petitions for withdrawal, all occupiers of land lying within the area affected by the proposed change in boundary shall be eligible to vote.

5. The Commission shall determine whether or not such withdrawal shall be made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.255 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.255
Public nuisances: Declaration; abatement
Status: in_force

The following may be declared to be public nuisances and are subject to abatement under the provisions of this chapter:

1. Diseased bees and any apiary in which they are found.

2. Honey, honeycombs and beeswax containing honey which are exposed to robber bees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.420 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.420
Authority of Director and inspectors to enter and inspect public or private premises
Status: in_force

To carry out the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, the Director and the Director's appointed inspectors may enter upon any public or private premises at reasonable times to inspect, audit, sample or monitor any aircraft, ground equipment, records, storage, pesticides, pesticide sprays, disposal operations or other operations which are subject to NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.095 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.095
Legislative declaration: Generally
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination:

1. That the renewable natural resources of the State of Nevada are basic assets.

2. That they are being affected by the ever-increasing demands of farm and ranch operations and by changes in land use from agricultural to nonagricultural uses, such as, but not limited to, residential and commercial developments, highways and airports.

3. That conservation, protection, and controlled development of these renewable natural resources are necessary at such rate and such levels of quality as will meet the needs of the people of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.157 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.157
Conservation Districts Program in State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to supply staff
Status: in_force

The Program shall perform staff services for the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.210 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.210
Performance of necessary work by weed control officer on failure by landowner; charges as lien
Status: in_force

If any landowner fails to carry out a plan of weed control for his or her land in compliance with the regulations of the district, the weed control officer may enter upon the land affected, perform any work necessary to carry out the plan, and charge such work against the landowner. Any such charge, until paid, is a lien against the land affected coequal with a lien for unpaid general taxes, and may be enforced in the same manner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.020 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.020
“Agencies of the United States” defined
Status: in_force

“ Agencies of the United States ” includes the United States of America, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.190 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.190
Duties of inspectors after inspections
Status: in_force

After inspecting infected hives or fixtures, or handling diseased bees, the inspector shall, before leaving the premises or proceeding to any other apiary:

1. Thoroughly disinfect any portion of his or her own person and clothing, and any tools or appliances used by him or her which have come in contact with disease-infected material; and

2. See that any other assistant or assistants with the inspector have likewise disinfected their persons and clothing and all tools and appliances used by them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.230 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.230
Criminal proceedings: Proof of disease, exposure to disease or infestation
Status: in_force

In any criminal proceeding arising under NRS 554.110 to 554.240 , inclusive, proof that any agricultural commodity, forbidden by a proclamation of a quarantine from export, was exported in violation of the quarantine shall be deemed proof, within the meaning of NRS 554.110 to 554.240 , inclusive, that the agricultural commodity was diseased, exposed to disease or infested.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.050 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.050
Deposit of gifts or grants of money into Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account
Status: in_force

All gifts or grants of money received pursuant to this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.020 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.020
State Quarantine Officer's power to proclaim and enforce quarantine; quarantine effective until vacation order
Status: in_force

1. The State Quarantine Officer may proclaim and enforce a quarantine against any state, territory or district, or any portion of any state, territory or district, relating to the importation into or transportation through this State of any agricultural commodity, burlap, container or other packing material that: (a) Is infected with, or which may have been exposed to infection with, any contagious or destructive disease, or infested with or exposed to infestation with a parasite, noxious weed, weed seed, propagating part of a plant, or vertebrate or invertebrate pest, or the eggs or larvae thereof; and (b) Is dangerous to: (1) The public health or quality of any water in this State; or (2) Any wildlife, beneficial use of land in or industry of this State.

2. A quarantine must not be issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, if the issuance of the quarantine will conflict with the provisions of the Constitution of the United States or any act of the Congress of the United States.

3. The quarantine remains effective until vacated by an order of the State Quarantine Officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.357 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.357
Restricted-use pesticides: Issuance, expiration and renewal of certificates; regulations concerning validity and renewal; written explanation of denial
Status: in_force

1. If the Director finds that the applicant is qualified, the Director shall issue a certificate to make application of or to supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides within this State.

2. A certificate is valid for the period established by regulation of the Director. The certificate may be renewed upon completion of the requirements established by the regulations of the Director.

3. The Director shall adopt regulations concerning the requirements for renewal of a certificate.

4. The certificate may limit the applicant to the use of a certain type or types of equipment or material if the Director finds that the applicant is qualified to use only that type or types.

5. If a certificate is not issued as applied for, the Director shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.190 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.190
Fumigation, disinfection or treatment of quarantined agricultural commodity: Costs; responsibilities of owner; penalty and authorized action if owner refuses or neglects to perform; lien on owner’s property
Status: in_force

1. All costs of fumigation, disinfection or treatment ordered to be performed by the State Quarantine Officer shall be borne by the owner of the agricultural commodity.

2. The owner or, in the owner’s absence, the owner’s agent, manager or foreman, shall perform the fumigation, disinfection or treatment promptly and exactly as instructed and not otherwise. The refusal or neglect so to do shall be a misdemeanor.

3. In the case of refusal or neglect by the owner, agent, manager or foreman to perform the fumigation, disinfection or treatment as instructed, the State Quarantine Officer or any person deputized by the State Quarantine Officer may enter upon the premises and perform the fumigation, disinfection or treatment. All the costs thereof shall attach as a lien against any property of the owner within the State. On the neglect or refusal of the owner promptly to pay the same on presentation of an itemized bill certified to by the State Quarantine Officer or the State Quarantine Officer’s deputy, the district attorney of the county shall forthwith proceed to levy an attachment against any property of the owner within the State for the amount due plus the costs of legal proceedings, and shall proceed to collect the same by foreclosure proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.235 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.235
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed: (a) For the first violation, $1,500; (b) For a second violation, $3,000; and (c) For each subsequent violation, $5,000.

2. If a defendant is convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the court shall order the defendant to pay a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 1. The court shall fix the manner and time of payment.

3. Any money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately and: (a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and (b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.270 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.270
Policy of this State; purpose of provisions
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this State and the purpose of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, to regulate, in the public interest, the application of pesticides which, although valuable for the control of pests, may seriously injure humans, animals and crops over wide areas if not properly applied.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.210 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.210
Employment of deputy state quarantine officers by counties
Status: in_force

1. Whenever any county or portion of any county is under quarantine by the State of Nevada, or any other state or territory, or the United States Government, or any other authority empowered to issue such quarantine, the board of county commissioners may employ for such period as the board deems necessary upon a salary basis one or more deputy state quarantine officers provided for in NRS 554.200 . No person shall be employed by any county in such a capacity who has not been appointed a deputy state quarantine officer by the State Quarantine Officer. The State Quarantine Officer shall have the authority to cancel the appointment at any time, which cancellation shall automatically terminate such employment by the county.

2. Whenever a deputy state quarantine officer is employed by any county as provided in subsection 1, any inspection fees set as provided in NRS 554.200 shall be collected as therein provided and turned into the county treasury of the county employing such deputy state quarantine officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2615 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2615
“Aircraft” defined
Status: in_force

“Aircraft” means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.249 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.249
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. The prosecuting attorney and the Department may recover the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney's fees, against a person convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.120 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.120
Ex officio members and alternates
Status: in_force

1. The following shall serve, ex officio, as members of the Commission: (a) The Dean of the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture of the University of Nevada, Reno. (b) The Director of the State Department of Agriculture.

2. The ex officio members may appoint, in writing, alternates to attend any meeting of the Commission. Ex officio members or their alternates have full voting powers.

3. An ex officio member of the Commission shall serve on the Commission as long as the ex officio member retains the office by virtue of which he or she is serving on the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0855 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0855
“Colony strength” defined
Status: in_force

“Colony strength” means the potential of a hive of bees to pollinize horticultural or agricultural crops.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.080 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.080
Criminal proceedings: Proof of disease or exposure to disease
Status: in_force

In any criminal proceeding arising under NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, proof that any commodity, prohibited by proclamation of quarantine from importation into or transportation through this State, was imported into or transported through this State in violation of such quarantine shall be deemed proof within the meaning of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, that the same was diseased, exposed to disease or infested, or exposed to infestation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.320 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.320
Records; annual audit of accounts
Status: in_force

The supervisors shall:

1. Provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings and of all resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted.

2. Provide for an annual audit of the accounts of receipts and disbursements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.130 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.130
Certified copies of quarantine to be delivered to certain persons; publication of proclamation
Status: in_force

1. When quarantine is declared against any county, or portion of any county, farm, nursery or apiary within the state, forbidding exportations therefrom of any commodity, a certified copy of the proclamation shall be mailed by registered mail to each of the following: (a) The sheriff. (b) The chair of the board of county commissioners. (c) The county clerk.

2. If a single farm, nursery or apiary is quarantined, a certified copy of the proclamation shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the owner or resident manager thereof.

3. The State Quarantine Officer may, in his or her discretion, as notice to all concerned, cause a copy of such proclamation to be published in some newspaper of general circulation published within the county, once a week for 4 consecutive weeks, unless the quarantine is sooner raised.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 554.011 to 554.016 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.010
Cooperative agreements between boards of county commissioners and Nevada System of Higher Education
Status: in_force

To provide for continued educational, research, outreach and service programs pertaining to agriculture, community development, health and nutrition, horticulture, personal and family development, and natural resources in the rural and urban communities in the State of Nevada, the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and the boards of county commissioners of any or all of the respective counties of the State of Nevada may enter into cooperative agreements and activities subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.200 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.200
Control of noxious weeds from public domain; reimbursement by Federal Government
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a noxious weed is found growing upon the public domain or any other lands in this State owned by the Federal Government, the State Quarantine Officer may serve notice, as provided in NRS 555.160 , upon the person within the county or this State who is in charge of the activities of the federal agency having control or jurisdiction of the land.

2. If the agency described in the notice fails or refuses to comply with the notice, the State Quarantine Officer may provide for the control of the weeds in any manner permitted by federal law. The State Quarantine Officer or the political subdivision shall seek reimbursement from the Federal Government for any expense incurred by the State or the political subdivision pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.040 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.040
Written project agreements
Status: in_force

1. Every agricultural demonstration farm or plot under the provisions of this chapter must be conducted by the owner, lessee or manager thereof under the supervision of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and in accordance with the terms of a written project agreement entered into with the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and approved by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the agricultural farm or plot is located.

2. The agreement must include the keeping by the owner, lessee or manager of accurate and systematic records and accounts in the form prescribed by the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The records and accounts must be subject to inspection, use and publication in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.030
Establishment by counties of agricultural demonstration farms and plots authorized; purposes
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners are authorized to establish county agricultural demonstration farms and county agricultural demonstration plots, as provided in this chapter, for:

1. The purpose of demonstrating: (a) New or improved varieties of agricultural and horticultural crops. (b) The handling and management of soils. (c) The adaptability of certain soils to certain crops. (d) Improved cultural methods in the growing and harvesting of crops. (e) Improved methods in farm management and in farm accountancy.

2. Any other purpose incident to agricultural development or the reclamation of lands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.410 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.410
Petition to formulate regulations; formulation; hearings; determination of whether referendum to be held
Status: in_force

1. The supervisors of any district may file petitions with the Commission at any time to request it to formulate land use regulations applicable to the district.

2. The Commission shall prescribe the form of the petition, which shall be, as nearly as practicable, in the form prescribed in this chapter for petitions to organize a district.

3. The Commission shall have authority to formulate regulations, based upon the petition, governing the use of lands within a district in the interest of conserving renewable natural resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion and sedimentation.

4. The Commission shall conduct, after due notice, public meetings and public hearings within the district or districts concerned upon such regulations as it deems necessary to assist it in consideration thereof.

5. The Commission shall determine, on the basis of information presented in the petition or brought out in public hearings, and on the basis of the number of petitioners in relation to the total number of occupiers of land lying within the district, whether it can render a reasonable determination of approval or denial of the petition without holding a referendum, or whether a referendum shall be held.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.4052 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4052
Annual fee on parcels in district: Imposition; collection and deposit; use
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the provisions of NRS 548.4053 and 548.4054 , and only after receiving the approval of a majority of the registered voters of the conservation district voting on the question at a primary, general or special election held pursuant to NRS 548.4053 or at an election conducted by mail pursuant to NRS 548.4054 : (a) If a conservation district includes land lying in only one county, the board of county commissioners of the county shall impose, on behalf of the conservation district, an annual fee of not more than $25 on each parcel in the conservation district; and (b) If a conservation district includes land lying in more than one county, the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties shall impose, on behalf of the conservation district, an annual fee of not more than $25 on each parcel in the conservation district.

2. A fee imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must be collected as are other fees and taxes imposed by the board of county commissioners are collected. A board of county commissioners that imposes the fee shall establish a separate fund in the county treasury for the receipt and expenditure of and accounting for the proceeds of the fee.

3. Money collected pursuant to this section may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.290 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.290
Application for business license or license as applicator
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. An application for a business license or license as an applicator must be submitted to the Director and must set forth such information regarding the applicant's qualifications and proposed operations and other relevant matters as required by regulation of the Director. If the applicant is a natural person, the application must include the social security number of the applicant.

2. The Director may require an applicant for a business license to establish to the satisfaction of the Director that a primary principal who is licensed as an applicator is associated with the business of the applicant.

3. If an applicant fails to complete the licensing requirements within 30 days after the date on which the applicant submits his or her application, the applicant forfeits all fees he or she has tendered. Thereafter the applicant may reinitiate the application process upon payment of the appropriate fees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.203 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.203
Creation of district: Initiation by board of county commissioners or petition; hearing; exclusion of land; addition of power to control noxious weeds
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may, in accordance with chapter 308 of NRS , create one or more weed control districts in that portion of the county which lies outside any incorporated city. Creation of such a district may be initiated by the board of county commissioners or by a petition which: (a) Designates the area to be included in the weed control district, either as the entire unincorporated area of the county or by sections or parts of sections with appropriate township and range references; and (b) Is signed by an owner of land within the proposed weed control district.

2. Lands proposed for inclusion in a weed control district need not be contiguous.

3. Before creating a weed control district, the board of county commissioners shall: (a) Hold at least one public hearing pursuant to NRS 308.070 . At this hearing, the board of county commissioners shall entertain applications for the exclusion of lands, designated by sections or parts of sections as prescribed in subsection 1, from the proposed district, if any such application is made. The board of county commissioners shall exclude any such lands as to which it is shown to their satisfaction that any weeds which exist on that land do not render substantially more difficult the control of weeds on other lands in the proposed district. (b) Provide for the hearing of protests against the establishment of the district in the manner set forth in NRS 318.065 and 318.070 .

4. The board of trustees of a general improvement district may, in accordance with NRS 318.077 , add to the basic powers of the district the control of noxious weeds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23551 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23551
“Licensee” defined
Status: in_force

“ Licensee ” means a person licensed under the provisions of NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2617 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2617
“Certificate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Certificate ” means a certificate of competency issued by the Director to a non-private applicator or private applicator authorizing the applicator to purchase, use or supervise the use of a restricted-use pesticide.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.250 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.250
Nominating petitions for candidates for supervisors; signatures
Status: in_force

1. Within 30 days after the date of issuance by the Program of a certificate of organization of a conservation district, nominating petitions may be filed with the Commission to nominate candidates for supervisors at large of the district.

2. The Commission may extend the time within which nominating petitions may be filed.

3. No nominating petition may be accepted by the Commission unless it is subscribed by three or more registered voters residing within the district.

4. Registered voters of the district may sign more than one nominating petition to nominate more than one candidate for supervisor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.090 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.090
“United States” defined
Status: in_force

“ United States ” includes the United States of America, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.351 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.351
Restricted-use pesticides: Certificate and permits required for use; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not use: (a) Any restricted-use pesticide within this State at any time without a certificate issued by the Director except a person using any restricted-use pesticide under the supervision of an authorized commercial applicator who complies with the provisions of subsection 3, certified non-private applicator or private applicator; or (b) Any neonicotinoid pesticide in violation of the requirements of NRS 586.600 . Any person seeking to apply a neonicotinoid pesticide for commercial agricultural purposes must obtain a certificate of commercial agricultural use pursuant to NRS 586.600 .

2. If the Director has adopted regulations requiring: (a) A permit pursuant to NRS 586.403 ; or (b) A special use permit pursuant to NRS 586.405 , for a restricted-use pesticide, a person shall not use that pesticide without obtaining the required permit.

3. A person licensed as a commercial applicator and authorized to engage in pest control is authorized to use or supervise the use of a restricted-use pesticide without obtaining a certificate issued by the Director pursuant to NRS 555.357 , if the person: (a) Demonstrates that he or she satisfies the standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103 ; and (b) Otherwise complies with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter governing the use of restricted-use pesticides.

4. As used in this section, “ commercial agricultural purposes ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 586.600 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.290 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.290
Penalties for failure to register
Status: in_force

If a person grows or handles hemp or produces agricultural hemp seed without being registered with the Department pursuant to NRS 557.200 , the Department shall:

1. Impose an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 557.280 on the person; and

2. Report the person to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for investigation of a violation of the provisions of chapter 453 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.190 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.190
Hearing on petition: Notice; inclusion of other territory
Status: in_force

1. Within 30 days after such a petition has been filed with the Commission, it shall cause due notice to be given of a proposed hearing upon: (a) The question of the desirability and necessity, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, of the creation of such district. (b) The question of the appropriate boundaries to be assigned to such district. (c) The propriety of the petition and other proceedings taken under this chapter. (d) All questions relevant to such inquiries.

2. All occupiers of land within the limits of the territory described in the petition, and of lands within any territory considered for addition to such described territory, and all other interested persons, shall have the right to attend such hearings and to be heard.

3. If it shall appear upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include, within the proposed district, territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of further hearing shall be given throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the district, and such further hearing shall be held.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.170 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.170
Attorney General to provide legal services
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall provide such legal services as the Commission may require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.115 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.115
Agricultural status of property unaffected by use of property for exhibition, fair or other special event
Status: in_force

1. If property in public or private ownership: (a) Is designated or considered to be agricultural land or is otherwise dedicated to an agricultural purpose or use; and (b) Is used by an agricultural association for an exhibition, fair or other special event that is authorized pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 547.090 or NRS 547.110 , the use of the property by the agricultural association shall be deemed to be an expanded agricultural use, and such use must not be construed to have affected or changed the agricultural status of the property that existed before it was used by the agricultural association.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to all property used by an agricultural association, including, but not limited to, property that is: (a) Owned or leased by the agricultural association; or (b) Made available by another person for use by the agricultural association pursuant to a donation, gift, grant of authorization or permission, or other similar means.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.225 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.225
Appointment of temporary supervisors; termination of appointments upon election of supervisors
Status: in_force

1. If the Commission determines that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall appoint five supervisors to act as the governing body of the district until the time of the election of five supervisors by the qualified electors of the district, at which time such appointments shall be terminated. The number of supervisors elected to 2-year and 4-year terms shall correspond to the respective numbers so elected in all other districts at that particular election.

2. The five supervisors appointed by the Commission shall be persons who are by training and experience qualified to perform the specialized, skilled services which will be required of them in the performance of their duties hereunder.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.190 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.190
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

1. A person who purchases, for the purpose of resale, hemp or a commodity or product made using hemp which was not grown or processed by the person;

2. A person who transports hemp or a commodity or product made using hemp which was not grown or processed by the person; or

3. A person described in NRS 446.844 who, for the purpose of engaging in any of the activities set forth in NRS 446.844 , purchases or handles hemp or a commodity or product made using hemp which was not grown or processed by the person,

if such a person reasonably believes the hemp or commodity or product made using hemp was grown or processed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.300 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.300
Examination and qualifications of applicant for license as applicator or business license
Status: in_force

1. If an applicant for a license as an applicator is a primary principal or principal of a pest control business, the Director may require the applicant to show, upon examination, that the applicant possesses adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and application of pesticides and the dangers involved and precautions to be taken in connection with their application.

2. If an applicant for a business license is not a natural person, the applicant shall designate an officer, member or technician of the business entity to take the examination. The person so designated is subject to the approval of the Director. If the extent of the applicant's operations require it, the Director may require more than one officer, member or technician to take the examination.

3. An applicant described in subsection 1 or the person designated by an applicant for a business license in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2 must have attained the age of majority and have: (a) Not less than 2 years' practical experience in pest control; or (b) Possess university credits of not less than 16 credit hours in biological sciences of which not less than 8 credit hours must be in subjects directly related to the categories of pest control in which the applicant wishes to be licensed and have 6 or more months of practical experience in pesticide application or related pest control.

4. The requirements of subsection 3 do not apply to persons holding a license issued by the Director before July 1, 1973, or to the renewal of the license of any such person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.246 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.246
Certificates required for shipments of nursery stock; carrier prohibited from delivering nursery stock without appropriate certificate; exemption
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, nursery stock that is shipped from other states to points within this State and all nursery stock shipped intrastate must be accompanied by an inspection certificate which: (a) Is dated within a reasonable time before shipment; (b) Is issued by an authorized state plant regulatory officer; and (c) Affirms, declares or verifies that the nursery stock, nursery or premises from which the nursery stock originated has been inspected and found free of dangerously injurious plant pests, pests and disease symptoms.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, nursery stock that is shipped from other states to points within this State, and nursery stock that is shipped intrastate, for which a quarantine has been issued pursuant to chapter 554 of NRS or to which a federal quarantine applies, must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation, company or natural person engaged in the transportation of freight or express shall not make delivery of any nursery stock in this State without the inspection certificate or phytosanitary certificate, as appropriate, required by subsections 1 and 2.

4. A shipment of nursery stock which is in the possession of an in-state dealer of nursery stock licensed with the Department and which is being delivered to an in-state customer need not be accompanied by the inspection certificate or phytosanitary certificate, as appropriate, required by subsections 1 and 2, except that the dealer of nursery stock must provide such documents to the Department upon request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.267 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.267
“Pesticide” defined
Status: in_force

“ Pesticide ” includes, without limitation:

1. Any substance or mixture of substances, including any living organisms or any product derived therefrom or any fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, nematocide or rodenticide, intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, attract or mitigate any insect, rodent, nematode, snail, slug, fungus and weed and any other form of plant or animal life or virus, except virus on or in a living human or other animal, which is normally considered to be a pest or which the Director declares to be a pest.

2. Any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant, and any other substances intended for that use as are named by the Director by regulation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.020 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.020
Continuation of Camp as part of cooperative extension work of Nevada System of Higher Education
Status: in_force

The State 4-H Camp Institute and Exhibit located in Douglas County, Nevada, is hereby continued and established with branches, as or when located, in the respective counties of this State, as a part of the cooperative extension work undertaken by the State of Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.690 , and for other purposes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2355 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2355
“License” defined
Status: in_force

“ License ” means a license issued pursuant to NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, to a licensee to conduct business as a dealer of nursery stock.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0852 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0852
“Appliance” defined
Status: in_force

“Appliance” means any implement or device used in manipulating bees or their brood, including honey-extracting equipment, and any container thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.500 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.500
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that it is primarily the responsibility of each owner or occupier of land in this State to control rodents on his or her own land, but finds that in certain areas this responsibility can best be discharged through cooperation in organized districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.065 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.065
“Petition” defined
Status: in_force

“Petition” means a petition filed under the provisions of NRS 548.185 for the creation of a district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2677 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2677
“Primary principal” defined
Status: in_force

“ Primary principal ” means a principal who has been designated by a pest control business as the person responsible for the daily supervision of each category of pest control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.010
State divided into agricultural districts
Status: in_force

The State is divided into 15 agricultural districts as follows:

1. Agricultural district No. 1. Carson City and the Counties of Douglas and Storey constitute agricultural district No. 1.

2. Agricultural district No. 2. The County of Esmeralda constitutes agricultural district No. 2.

3. Agricultural district No. 3. The County of Humboldt constitutes agricultural district No. 3.

4. Agricultural district No. 4. The County of Elko constitutes agricultural district No. 4.

5. Agricultural district No. 5. The County of Mineral constitutes agricultural district No. 5.

6. Agricultural district No. 6. The County of Nye constitutes agricultural district No. 6.

7. Agricultural district No. 7. The County of Churchill constitutes agricultural district No. 7.

8. Agricultural district No. 8. The County of Clark constitutes agricultural district No. 8.

9. Agricultural district No. 9. The County of Lyon constitutes agricultural district No. 9.

10. Agricultural district No. 10. The County of Washoe constitutes agricultural district No. 10.

11. Agricultural district No. 11. The County of Pershing constitutes agricultural district No. 11.

12. Agricultural district No. 12. The County of Lincoln constitutes agricultural district No. 12.

13. Agricultural district No. 13. The County of White Pine constitutes agricultural district No. 13.

14. Agricultural district No. 14. The County of Lander constitutes agricultural district No. 14.

15. Agricultural district No. 15. The County of Eureka constitutes agricultural district No. 15.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.140 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.140
Districts composed of two or more counties: Each county authorized to make appropriation; amount limited; exception to limitation
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if two or more counties are included in and comprise an agricultural district, the boards of county commissioners of such counties are authorized to appropriate, out of the general fund of such counties, such money for the encouragement of such agricultural associations as the boards may, in their judgment, deem just and proper.

2. In no case may an appropriation described in subsection 1 exceed the sum of $150,000 in any 1 year, unless the money so appropriated was obtained from the proceeds of a tax imposed pursuant to chapter 377A of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2485 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2485
Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall adopt regulations specifying a schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed, upon notice and a hearing, for each violation of the provisions of NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The maximum fine that the Director may impose for each violation may not exceed: (a) For the first violation, $250; (b) For the second violation, $500; and (c) For each subsequent violation, $1,000. All fines collected by the Director pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

2. The Director may: (a) In addition to imposing an administrative fine pursuant to this section, issue an order requiring a violator to take appropriate action to correct the violation. The violator shall pay the cost of any appropriate action so ordered. (b) Request the district attorney of the appropriate county to investigate or file a criminal complaint against any person who the Director suspects may have committed flagrant or repeated violations of any provision of NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.390 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.390
Conditions for extension of benefits to lands not controlled by State or its agencies
Status: in_force

As a condition to the extending of any benefits under this chapter to, or the performance of work upon, any lands not owned or controlled by this State or any of its agencies, the supervisors may require contributions in money, services, materials or otherwise to any operations conferring such benefits, and may require land occupiers to enter into and perform such agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands as will tend to prevent or control erosion thereon.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.125 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.125
Regulation of host plants in infested areas: Hearing; notice; order; enforcement; civil penalty
Status: in_force

1. If it appears that an area has or is likely to become infested with a pest which cannot be practically controlled except by the means provided in this section, the Department shall hold a public hearing to determine the necessity of declaring a time during which or an area in which plants capable of acting as hosts for the pest may not be planted, grown, cultivated, maintained or allowed to exist.

2. Notice of the hearing must be given to all growers of the host plants within the area and must specify: (a) The time and place of the hearing. (b) The host plant. (c) The pest. (d) The purpose of the hearing.

3. If, after the hearing, the Department determines that the pest cannot otherwise be practically controlled, the Department shall issue an order prescribing a time during which or an area in which the host plants may not be planted, grown, cultivated, maintained or allowed to exist, and requiring owners or occupiers of property upon which the host plants exist to control the plants.

4. If the owner or occupant neglects or refuses to control the plants, the Department may do so in the manner prescribed by NRS 555.110 .

5. Any person violating such an order is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 555.201 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.230 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.230
Renewal of registration: Additional requirements
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a registration as a grower, handler or producer must indicate in the application submitted to the Department whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.

2. Registration as a grower, handler or producer may not be renewed by the Department if: (a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or (b) The State Controller has informed the Department pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not: (1) Satisfied the debt; (2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130 ; or (3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.

3. As used in this section: (a) “Agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020 . (b) “Debt” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.465 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.465
Board of adjustment: Number, appointment and terms of members
Status: in_force

1. The board of adjustment shall consist of three members appointed by the Commission, with the advice and approval of the supervisors of the district or districts for which the board has been established.

2. Each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the members first appointed shall be appointed for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively.

3. Members of the Commission and the supervisors of the district or districts shall be ineligible to appointment as members of the board of adjustment during their tenure of such other office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23577 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23577
“Quarantine pest” defined
Status: in_force

“ Quarantine pest ” means a pest listed by the State Quarantine Officer in a quarantine issued pursuant to chapter 554 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2656 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2656
“Neonicotinoid pesticide” defined
Status: in_force

“ Neonicotinoid pesticide ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 586.188 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.530 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.530
Board of directors: Powers
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a rodent control district may:

1. With the approval of the Director, appoint a rodent control officer.

2. Receive and expend any money provided by assessment, voluntary contribution or otherwise for the control of rodents in the district.

3. Exercise any other power necessary or proper to carry out the purposes for which the district exists.

4. Elect a chair from among its members, and secretary who may be a member of the board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.265 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.265
“Insect” defined
Status: in_force

“Insect” means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class insecta, comprising six-legged, usually winged forms, as for example beetles, bugs, wasps and flies, and to other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than six legs, as for example spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes and wood lice.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.330 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.330
Supervisors to furnish Commission information
Status: in_force

The supervisors shall furnish to the Commission, upon request:

1. Copies of such ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms and other documents as they shall adopt or employ; and

2. Such other information concerning their activities as the Commission may require in the performance of its duties under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2695 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2695
“Wildlife” defined
Status: in_force

“ Wildlife ” means all living things that are neither human, domesticated nor pests, including but not limited to mammals, birds and aquatic life.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.415 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.415
Proposed ordinance; notices and supervision of referendum; form of question; eligibility to vote; informalities not to invalidate referendum
Status: in_force

If a referendum is to be held:

1. The proposed regulations shall be embodied in a proposed ordinance.

2. Copies of such proposed ordinance shall be available for the inspection of all eligible voters during the period between publication of such notice and the date of the referendum.

3. The notices of the referendum shall recite the contents of such proposed ordinance, or shall state where copies of such proposed ordinance can be examined.

4. The question shall be submitted by ballots, upon which the words “For approval of proposed ordinance No. ________, prescribing land use regulations for conservation of soil and prevention of erosion” and “Against approval of proposed ordinance No. ________, prescribing land use regulations for conservation of soil and prevention of erosion” shall be printed, with a square before each proposition and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before one or the other of the propositions as the voter may favor or oppose approval of such proposed ordinance.

5. The Commission shall supervise such referendum, shall prescribe appropriate regulations governing the conduct thereof, and shall publish the result thereof.

6. All persons determined by the county clerk or clerks to be registered voters residing within the district are eligible to vote in such referendum.

7. No informalities in the conduct of such referendum or in any matters relating thereto invalidate the referendum or the result thereof if notice thereof was given substantially as provided in this chapter and the referendum was fairly conducted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.030
Filing of copy of budget with Nevada System of Higher Education; modification of budget
Status: in_force

1. A certified copy of the county extension work budget as adopted and approved pursuant to NRS 549.020 must be filed with the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education within 10 days after its approval by the board of county commissioners.

2. Necessary modifications thereof, involving county and state funds, resulting from leaves of absence without pay, resignations, changes in salary, dismissals or employment of any cooperative agent, variations in expense accounts or otherwise, not involving an increase in the total expenditures provided to be paid from the funds and consistent with the purposes of this chapter, may be made by filing with the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education and the board of county commissioners a revised budget, approved by the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and countersigned by the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.266 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.266
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

“Person” includes a government, a governmental agency and a political subdivision of a government.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.140 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.140
General powers and duties of State Quarantine Officer; use of funds received for purpose of control of noxious weeds
Status: in_force

1. The State Quarantine Officer shall carry out and enforce the provisions of NRS 555.130 to 555.220 , inclusive.

2. To secure information better to carry out the provisions of NRS 555.130 to 555.220 , inclusive, the State Quarantine Officer may conduct reasonably limited trials of various methods of controlling noxious or potentially noxious weeds under practical Nevada conditions.

3. The State Quarantine Officer may provide supervision and technical advice in connection with any project approved by him or her for the control of any noxious weed or weeds in this State.

4. All funds appropriated for, or received incident to, the control of any noxious weeds must be available for carrying out the provisions of NRS 555.130 to 555.220 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.060 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.060
Destruction, treatment or shipment out of State of agricultural commodity imported into or transported through State in violation of quarantine
Status: in_force

1. Any agricultural commodity imported into or being transported through this State in violation of any quarantine issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, must be immediately seized by the State Quarantine Officer or the State Quarantine Officer's authorized representative and treated in a manner approved by the State Quarantine Officer, or destroyed or sent out of the State within 48 hours, at the option and expense of the owner thereof.

2. If an agricultural commodity is seized by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 and the movement of the agricultural commodity to a point outside of the State would further endanger: (a) The public health or quality of any water in this State; or (b) Any wildlife, beneficial use of land in or industry of this State, the agricultural commodity seized by the State Quarantine Officer must be destroyed as provided in subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.4054 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4054
Annual fee on parcels in district: Election by mail in lieu of primary special or general election; date of election; mailing and marking ballots; appointment of electors to count votes; approval by voters
Status: in_force

1. In lieu of conducting the election required by NRS 548.4052 at a primary, general or special election pursuant to NRS 548.4053 , the board or boards of county commissioners, as applicable, may direct that the election be conducted by mail in accordance with this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of NRS 548.4053 govern an election conducted pursuant to this section.

2. If the election is conducted by mail: (a) The board or boards of county commissioners, as applicable, shall establish the date by which marked mailing ballots must be mailed by voters to the county clerk or the county clerk's designee pursuant to paragraph (c). That date is the date of the election for the purposes of subsection 3 of NRS 548.4053 . (b) On or after the first date of publication or posting, whichever occurs first, of the notice required by subsection 3 of NRS 548.4053 , but not later than 5 business days after that date, the county clerk or the county clerk's designee shall cause to be mailed to each registered voter in the conservation district: (1) An official mailing ballot; (2) A return envelope; and (3) Instructions regarding the manner of marking and returning the ballot. The instructions must set forth the date established pursuant to paragraph (a) by which the ballot must be mailed by the voter to the county clerk or the county clerk's designee. (c) Upon receipt of a mailing ballot, the registered voter must, in accordance with the instructions, mark and fold the ballot, deposit and seal the ballot in the return envelope, affix his or her signature on the back of the envelope and mail the envelope to the county clerk or the county clerk's designee. The ballot shall be deemed timely mailed if the envelope is postmarked not later than 3 business days after the date established pursuant to paragraph (a) by which the ballot must be mailed. (d) At the close of polling, the county clerk or the county clerk's designee shall appoint three electors who are not supervisors of the conservation district to act, without pay, as judges and tellers to open the envelopes and count the votes.

3. If a majority of the electors of the conservation district voting on the question at an election conducted pursuant to this section approve the imposition of the fee, the fee must be imposed beginning on July 1 of the year next following the election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.470 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.470
Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall adopt regulations specifying a schedule of fines which may be imposed, upon notice and a hearing, for each violation of the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive. The maximum fine that may be imposed by the Director for each violation must not exceed $5,000 per day. All fines collected by the Director pursuant to this subsection must be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit to the credit of the State Education Fund.

2. The Director may: (a) In addition to imposing a fine pursuant to subsection 1, issue an order requiring a violator to take appropriate action to correct the violation; or (b) Request the district attorney of the appropriate county to investigate or file a criminal complaint against any person that the State Board of Agriculture suspects may have violated any provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.570 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.570
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

1. Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 555.500 to 555.560 , inclusive, or failing, refusing or neglecting to perform or observe any conditions or regulation prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 555.500 to 555.540 , inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed: (a) For the first violation, $250. (b) For a second violation, $500. (c) For each subsequent violation, $1,000.

2. Any money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 1 must be accounted for separately and: (a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and (b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2683 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2683
“Restricted-use pesticide” defined
Status: in_force

“ Restricted-use pesticide ” means any pesticide, including any highly toxic pesticide, which:

1. The Director has found and determined, after a hearing, to be: (a) Injurious to persons, pollinating insects, bees, animals, crops or land, other than pests or vegetation it is intended to prevent, destroy, control or mitigate; or (b) Detrimental to: (1) Vegetation, except weeds; (2) Wildlife; or (3) Public health and safety; or

2. Has been classified for restricted use in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.430 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.430
Permissible provisions
Status: in_force

1. The regulations to be adopted by the Commission under the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, may include: (a) Provisions requiring the carrying out of necessary engineering operations, including the construction of terraces, terrace outlets, check dikes, dams, ponds, ditches and other necessary structures. (b) Provisions requiring observance of particular methods of cultivation, including contour cultivating, contour furrowing, lister furrowing, sowing, planting, strip cropping, seeding, and planting of lands to water-conserving and erosion-preventing plants, trees and grasses, forestation, and revegetation. (c) Specifications of cropping programs and tillage practices to be observed. (d) Provisions requiring the retirement from cultivation of highly erosive areas or of areas on which erosion may not be adequately controlled if cultivation is carried on. (e) Provisions for such other means, measures, operations, and programs as may assist conservation of renewable natural resources and prevent or control soil erosion and sedimentation in the conservation district, having due regard to the legislative findings set forth in NRS 548.095 to 548.113 , inclusive.

2. As used in this section, “ revegetation ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 528.097 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.060 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.060
Terms of directors; vacancies
Status: in_force

1. Each member of a district board of agriculture must be appointed for a term of 4 years.

2. The secretary shall report any vacancy which may occur in the district board of agriculture to its appointing authority as specified in NRS 547.040 , and the vacancy must be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

3. The incumbent members of the district board of agriculture may submit to the appointing authority for consideration a list of nominees for appointment to fill any vacancy on the board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.285 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.285
Procedure for election of supervisors
Status: in_force

1. The county clerk of the county in which a conservation district is situated, or the county clerk's designee, shall conduct a biennial nonpartisan election for the replacement of any supervisors whose terms are about to expire and shall pay all costs of that election from county funds.

2. The election must be held either at a mass meeting of electors, held in a centrally located public meeting place within the district, or as part of the general election.

3. If a mass meeting is held for the election, it must be held on one of the first 10 days of November in each even-numbered year.

4. If the election is held at a mass meeting: (a) The chair of the district supervisors shall preside at this meeting and the secretary of the district shall keep a record of transactions at the meeting. (b) Nominations of candidates must be made verbally from the floor. (c) Voting must be by secret ballot. The chair of the district supervisors shall appoint three electors present to act, without pay, as judges and tellers to count the votes at the conclusion of voting.

5. If the election is held as part of the general election: (a) Candidates are bound by the election laws governing county elections. (b) Ballots must be provided bearing the names of candidates in alphabetical order by surnames with a square before each name and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before the name or names of the voter's choice. (c) At the close of polling, the sealed ballot boxes must be delivered unopened to the county clerk or the county clerk's designee, who shall appoint three electors to act, without pay, as judges and tellers to open the boxes and count the votes.

6. The result of the election must be certified to the Commission and to the Program by the county clerk or the county clerk's designee, within 1 week following the date of election.

7. If a conservation district embodies land lying in more than one county, the county clerks of the respective counties shall confer and delegate to the clerk of the county having the greatest number of qualified electors of the conservation district the duty of carrying out the provisions of this section and shall reimburse that county on a pro rata basis for their respective counties' shares of the expenses of conducting the election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.070 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.070
Fiscal year
Status: in_force

The fiscal year shall be from July 1 to June 30, inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.435 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.435
Uniformity of regulations; availability to occupiers of lands within district
Status: in_force

1. The regulations shall be uniform throughout the territory comprising the land use district, except that the Commission may classify the lands within the district with reference to such factors as soil type, degree of slope, degree of erosion threatened or existing, cropping and tillage practices in use, and other relevant factors, and may provide regulations varying with the type or class of land affected, but uniform as to all lands within each class or type.

2. Copies of land use regulations adopted under the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, shall be printed and made available to all occupiers of lands lying within the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.170 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.170
Neglect of owner or occupant to control weeds after notice; action by county commissioners; payment of costs by county
Status: in_force

1. If any owner or occupant of the lands described in the notice served, as provided in NRS 555.160 , shall fail, neglect or refuse to control the weeds designated, upon the land described, in accordance with the requirements of the notice, the State Quarantine Officer may notify the board of county commissioners of the county or counties in which the land is located of such failure, neglect or refusal.

2. Upon notice as provided in subsection 1, the board of county commissioners concerned shall proceed to control the weeds in question in accordance with the requirements of the notice served upon the owner or occupant of the land in question, paying for such control out of county funds.

3. Upon the completion of the work of controlling the weeds, the board of county commissioners shall prepare in triplicate itemized statements of all expenses incurred in controlling the weeds involved, and shall deliver the three copies of the statements to the county treasurer within 10 days of the date of the completion of the work involved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.140 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.140
Administration by State Quarantine Officer; enforcement by peace officers
Status: in_force

1. The State Quarantine Officer is responsible for carrying out the provisions of NRS 554.110 to 554.240 , inclusive.

2. The sheriff and all peace officers of any county, if called upon by the State Quarantine Officer, shall aid and assist the State Quarantine Officer in the enforcement of a quarantine and in the arrest of any person accused of violating the quarantine. The district attorney of any county in which any person is charged with a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of NRS 554.110 to 554.240 , inclusive, shall prosecute the misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, as applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.380 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.380
Administration of projects; acceptance of gifts; participation in cost-sharing on federally financed projects
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may:

1. Manage or administer any project for the conservation of a renewable natural resource located within its boundaries undertaken by any person, municipal corporation or government.

2. Act as an agent of any person, municipal corporation or government in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation or administration of any project for the conservation of a renewable natural resource within its boundaries.

3. Accept donations, gifts and contributions in money, services, materials or any other form from any source, and use or expend such money, services, materials or other contributions in carrying on its operations.

4. Participate in cost-sharing on federally financed projects.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.3505 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.3505
Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. If the Director receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a natural person who is the holder of a license issued pursuant to NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, the Director shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Director receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .

2. The Director shall reinstate a license that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Director receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license was suspended stating that the person whose license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.475 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.475
Board of adjustment: Removal of member
Status: in_force

A member of the board of adjustment shall be removed from office, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other reason. The hearing shall be conducted jointly by the Commission and the supervisors of the district or districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.110 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.110
“Agricultural hemp seed” defined
Status: in_force

“ Agricultural hemp seed ” means the seed of any plant of the genus Cannabis that:

1. Is sold to or intended to be sold to a grower for planting; or

2. Remains in an unprocessed or partially processed condition that is capable of germination.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.275 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.275
Election of supervisors; terms of office
Status: in_force

1. In the election held in 1976, two terms of 4 years each and three terms of 2 years each shall be allocated among the candidates in descending order of number of votes received.

2. Supervisors who receive an equal number of votes shall draw lots to determine their terms.

3. After that election, supervisors shall be elected for terms of 4 years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2625 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2625
“Defoliant” defined
Status: in_force

“Defoliant” means any substance or mixture of substances intended to cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant with or without causing abscission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.110 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.110
Fair or exhibition provided by agricultural association; limitations
Status: in_force

The district board of agriculture may provide for a fair or exhibition by the agricultural association of the industries and industrial products in the agricultural district, at such time and place as the board may deem advisable, but:

1. No district fair shall be held in any of the districts at the same time as the state fair; and

2. The State shall in no event be liable for any premium offered, or award, or for any debt contracted by any district board of agriculture or agricultural association.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.055 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.055
Donations and gifts for development and operation of property of Camp
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may receive donations or gifts from private or public organizations specifically for the development and operation of the State 4-H Camp property, subject to the overall development plans prescribed by the Director and approved by the Board of Regents and the 4-H Camp Advisory Council.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.110 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.110
Legislative declaration: Need for conservation
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature to recognize the ever-increasing demands on the renewable natural resources of the State and the need to conserve, protect and develop such resources at such levels of quality as will meet the needs of the people of the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.110 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.110
State Quarantine Officer's power to proclaim and enforce quarantine
Status: in_force

The State Quarantine Officer may proclaim and enforce a quarantine against any county or portion of any county, farm, nursery or apiary within this State, relating to the exportation from the county, farm, nursery or apiary to any other portion of the State, of any agricultural commodity that:

1. Is infected with, or which may have been exposed to, an infectious, contagious or destructive disease or infested with a parasite, noxious weed, weed seed, propagating part of a plant, or vertebrate or invertebrate pest, or the eggs or larvae thereof; and

2. Is dangerous to: (a) The public health or quality of any water in this State; or (b) Any wildlife, beneficial use of land in or industry of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.215 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.215
Assessments of real property in district; medium-term obligations; reconsideration of levy of assessment after creation of district; hearing to consider exclusions of land from district required under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon the preparation and approval of a budget in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Finance Act, the board of county commissioners of each county having lands situated in the district may, by resolution, levy an assessment upon all real property in the county which is in the weed control district.

2. Every assessment so levied is a lien against the property assessed.

3. Amounts collected in counties other than the county having the larger or largest proportion of the area of the district must be paid over to the board of county commissioners of that county for the use of the district.

4. The board of county commissioners of that county may obtain medium-term obligations pursuant to NRS 350.087 to 350.095 , inclusive, of an amount of money not to exceed the total amount of the assessment, if any, to pay the expenses of controlling the weeds in the weed control district. The loans may be made only after the assessments, if any, are levied.

5. If a weed control district is created pursuant to NRS 555.203 on the basis that the board of county commissioners creating the weed control district will not exercise its discretion to levy an assessment against real property pursuant to this section and if, after the weed control district is created, the board of county commissioners decides to levy such an assessment, the board of county commissioners shall, before levying the assessment, hold at least one public hearing to entertain applications for the exclusion of lands from the weed control district pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 555.203 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.010
“Demonstration farm” defined
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, a demonstration farm is a farm unit of not less than 10 acres nor more than 80 acres.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2654 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2654
“Location principal” defined
Status: in_force

“ Location principal ” means the primary principal of a pest control business who has been designated by the business as the person responsible for the daily supervision of each category of pest control conducted from a location of the business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.545 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.545
Procedure on discontinuance of district; certificate of dissolution
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt from the Commission of a certification that the Commission has determined that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 548.535 , the supervisors shall forthwith proceed to terminate the affairs of the district.

2. The supervisors shall dispose of all property belonging to the district at public auction and shall pay over the proceeds of the sale to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Treasury.

3. The supervisors shall thereupon file an application with the Program for the discontinuance of the district, and shall transmit with the application the certificate of the Commission setting forth the determination of the Commission that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible. The application must recite that the property of the district has been disposed of and the proceeds paid over as provided in this section, and must set forth a full accounting of those properties and proceeds of the sale.

4. The Program shall issue to the supervisors a certificate of dissolution and shall record the certificate in an appropriate book of records.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.040 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.040
“Due notice” defined
Status: in_force

1. “Due notice” means notice: (a) Published at least twice, with an interval of at least 7 days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area; or (b) If no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area, such posting to include, where possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs generally.

2. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.315 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.315
Chair, secretary and other employees: Designation and employment; delegation of powers and duties; surety bonds
Status: in_force

1. The supervisors shall designate a chair and may, from time to time, change such designation.

2. The supervisors may employ a secretary, technical experts, and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as they may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation.

3. The supervisors may delegate to their chair, to one or more supervisors, or to one or more agents or employees such powers and duties as they may deem proper.

4. The supervisors may provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.3507 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.3507
Primary principal required for licensee's business
Status: in_force

The holder of a business license shall ensure that the licensee's business has a primary principal who is licensed as an applicator in the appropriate category or categories of pest control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.185 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.185
Petition for organization of district: Filing; contents; consolidation of petitions
Status: in_force

1. Any 10 occupiers of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the Commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition.

2. The petition shall set forth: (a) The proposed name of the district. (b) That there is need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition. (c) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall consist of one or more townships created pursuant to chapter 257 of NRS . (d) A request that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a conservation district in such territory, and that the Commission determine that such a district be created.

3. Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the Commission may consolidate all or any such petitions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2687 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2687
“Supervision” defined
Status: in_force

“Supervision” of the application of a restricted-use pesticide by an authorized commercial applicator, certified non-private applicator or private applicator must be defined by regulation of the Director.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.215 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.215
Administrative practicability and feasibility of district: Publication of results of referendum; denial of petition; factors for consideration by Commission; organization of district upon favorable determination
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall publish the result of the referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible.

2. If the Commission determines that the operation of such district is not administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall record such determination and deny the petition.

3. If the Commission determines that the operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall record such determination and shall proceed with the organization of the district in the manner provided in this chapter. The Commission shall not determine that the operation of the proposed district is administratively practicable and feasible unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum upon the creation of the district are cast in favor of the creation of such district.

4. In making such determination, the Commission shall give due regard and weight to: (a) The attitudes of the occupiers of lands lying within the defined boundaries. (b) The number of eligible registered voters who voted in the referendum. (c) The proportion of the votes cast in such referendum in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast. (d) The approximate wealth and income of the land occupiers of the proposed district. (e) The probable expense of carrying on erosion-control operations within such district. (f) Such other economic and social factors as may be relevant to such determination, having due regard to the legislative determinations set forth in NRS 548.095 to 548.113 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.345 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.345
Refusal to issue license as applicator; submission of fingerprints or other information for background check of applicant; fees
Status: in_force

1. The Director may refuse to issue a license as an applicator to any person who: (a) Is a primary principal, location principal or principal or intends to act as a primary principal, location principal or principal for a pest control business; and (b) Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, a category A or B felony or a category C, D or E felony if the conviction occurred or the plea was entered for the category C, D or E felony during the immediately preceding 10 years in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or any other country.

2. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each applicant for a license as an applicator specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 shall submit with his or her application a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Director to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount that is equal to any fee charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints of the applicant.

3. In lieu of submitting a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission pursuant to subsection 2, an applicant may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department and upon the payment of any fee required by the Department pursuant to those regulations, submit any document or other information required by the Department to perform a background check of the applicant.

4. A suspension or revocation of a license as an applicator pursuant to NRS 555.350 or any previous revocation or current suspension of such a license or an equivalent license in this or any other state, district or territory of the United States or any foreign country is grounds for refusal to issue a license as an applicator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.269 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.269
“Weed” defined
Status: in_force

“Weed” means any plant or part thereof which grows where not wanted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2679 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2679
“Principal” defined
Status: in_force

“ Principal ” means an owner, officer, partner, member or technician of a pest control business who has qualified by examination in one or more categories of pest control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.495 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.495
Board of adjustment: Rules; records
Status: in_force

1. The board of adjustment shall adopt rules to govern its procedures, which rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 548.460 .

2. The board shall keep a full and accurate record of all proceedings, of all documents filed with it, and of all orders entered, which shall be filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.080 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.080
Acquisition or granting of rights-of-way; utilities; adjustment of boundaries
Status: in_force

1. With the approval of the Board of Regents and the 4-H Camp Advisory Council, the Director is authorized to conduct negotiations with public or private agencies for: (a) The acquisition or granting of rights-of-way. (b) The adjustment of boundaries. (c) Adequate highways and means of ingress and egress to and from the site of the State 4-H Camp. (d) Adequate fire and other protection. (e) Necessary water, sewer and utility services.

2. No such negotiations shall bind the Board of Regents or require the conveyance by it of any lands or rights in or to lands, unless or until the same shall be ratified and specifically authorized by the Board of Regents.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.080 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.080
State to pay one-half of subsidy for demonstration farms or plots; legislative appropriations
Status: in_force

Each county availing itself of the provisions of this chapter shall certify to the State Board of Examiners the sum expended by such county in the subsidy of farm demonstration as provided in this chapter. The State Board of Examiners shall approve all such claims to the extent of one-half the amount of money so expended by any county. Funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the General Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.450 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.450
Petition to require observance: Service of process; hearing; appointment of master; order of court
Status: in_force

1. Upon the presentation of the petition, the court shall cause process to be issued against the defendant, and shall hear the case.

2. If it shall appear to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint a master to take such evidence as it may direct and report the same to the court with the master’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, which shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made.

3. The court may dismiss the petition; or it may require the defendant to perform the work, operations or avoidances, and may provide that upon the failure of the defendant to initiate such performance within the time specified in the order of the court, and to prosecute the same to completion with reasonable diligence, the Commission may enter upon the lands involved and perform the work or operations or otherwise bring the condition of such lands into conformity with the requirements of the regulations and recover the costs and expenses thereof, with interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum, from the occupier of such lands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.240 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.240
Retention of records by grower or handler; inspection of records; inspection and analysis of growing crop; plan for disposal or remediation of crop; additional inspection, sampling and testing of crop; land and crop management practices
Status: in_force

1. A grower or handler shall keep and maintain for a period of not less than 3 years such records as the Department may prescribe by regulation and, upon 3 days' notice, make such records available to the Department for inspection during normal business hours. The Department may inspect records pursuant to this subsection to determine whether a person has complied with the provisions of this chapter, the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and any lawful order of the Department.

2. The Department may inspect any growing crop of a grower and take a representative sample for analysis in the field. If the testing of such a sample in the field determines that the crop contains a THC concentration that exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the Department for hemp, the grower shall submit a plan for the effective disposal or remediation of the crop to the Department for its approval.

3. If a crop has been determined pursuant to subsection 2 to contain a THC concentration that exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the Department for hemp, the grower of the crop may elect to perform remediation activities to render the crop compliant. After a grower performs remediation activities pursuant to a plan for the effective remediation of a crop approved pursuant to subsection 2, an additional inspection, sampling and testing of the crop must be conducted to determine the THC concentration of the crop.

4. If a grower fails to submit an approved plan to the Department pursuant to subsection 2 or fails to follow the provisions of such a plan, or if a crop continues to contain a THC concentration that exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the Department for hemp after remediation pursuant to subsection 3, the Department may: (a) Impose any additional requirement it determines necessary upon the grower; (b) Suspend or revoke the registration of the grower; (c) Impose an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 557.280 on the grower; (d) Report the grower to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for investigation of a violation of the provisions of chapter 453 of NRS ; or (e) Detain, seize or embargo the crop.

5. If the Department determines that the land or crop management practices of a grower, handler or producer are inadequate, inconsistent with the information concerning such practices submitted to the Department pursuant to NRS 557.200 or negatively affect natural resources, the Department may impose an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 557.280 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.220 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.220
Subsequent petition after determination by Commission that operation of district is not administratively practicable and feasible
Status: in_force

After 6 months shall have expired from the date of entry of a determination by the Commission that operation of a proposed district is not administratively practicable and feasible, and denial of a petition pursuant to such determination, subsequent petitions may be filed and action taken thereon in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.025 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.025
“Agency of this State” defined
Status: in_force

“Agency of this State” includes the government of this State and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.350 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.350
Demonstrational projects
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to conduct demonstrational projects within the district on lands owned or controlled by this State or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other lands within the district, upon obtaining the consent of the occupier of such lands or the necessary rights or interests in such lands, in order to demonstrate by example the means, methods and measures by which renewable natural resources may be conserved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.016 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.016
“Vertebrate pest” defined
Status: in_force

“Vertebrate pest” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 555.005 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.237 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.237
Application for license; transfer of license prohibited; display of license
Status: in_force

1. Any person applying for a license must do so on the application form and in the manner prescribed by the Director.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 555.236 , an application for a license must be accompanied by the fee established pursuant to NRS 555.238 and by evidence of the good faith and character of the applicant.

3. A license is not transferable. If a licensee changes its business name or the ownership of the licensee changes, the licensee must obtain a new license. A licensee shall not engage in the business of a dealer of nursery stock until a new license is issued.

4. A licensee shall prominently display his or her license at the licensee’s business location.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.480 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.480
Board of adjustment: Compensation of members and employees
Status: in_force

1. The members of the board of adjustment are entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the board, for time spent on the work of the board of adjustment.

2. While engaged in the business of the board, each member and employee of the board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.180 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.180
Right of access of inspectors
Status: in_force

For the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, inspectors shall have access to all apiaries, appliances, structures and premises where bees or their products are kept.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.067 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.067
“Program” defined
Status: in_force

“ Program ” means the Conservation Districts Program in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.235 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.235
Temporary supervisors to present application to Program; contents of application and statements
Status: in_force

1. The five appointed supervisors shall present to the Program an application signed by them, which states: (a) That a petition for the creation of the district was filed with the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and that the proceedings specified in this chapter were taken pursuant to that petition. (b) That the application is being filed in order to complete the organization of the district as a governmental subdivision and a public body, corporate and politic, under this chapter. (c) That the Commission has appointed them as supervisors. (d) The name and official residence of each of the supervisors, together with a certified copy of the appointments evidencing their right to office. (e) The term of office of each of the supervisors. (f) The name which is proposed for the district. (g) The location of the principal office of the supervisors of the district.

2. The application must be subscribed and sworn to by each of the supervisors before a person authorized to take and certify oaths, who shall certify upon the application that the person personally knows the supervisors and knows them to be the officers as affirmed in the application, and that each has subscribed thereto in the officer's presence.

3. The application must be accompanied by a statement by the Commission: (a) That a petition was filed, notice issued and hearing held as required by this chapter. (b) That the Commission did determine that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the proposed territory and did define the township or townships to be included. (c) That notice was given and a referendum held on the question of the creation of such a district, and that a majority of the votes cast in such referendum were in favor of the creation of the district. (d) That thereafter the Commission did determine that the operation of the proposed district is administratively practicable and feasible.

4. The statement must set forth the township or townships to be included.