Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.264 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.264
“Fungi” defined
Status: in_force

“Fungi” means all non-chlorophyll-bearing thallophytes (that is, all non-chlorophyll-bearing plants of a lower order than mosses and liverworts) as, for example, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, yeasts and bacteria, except those on or in living humans or other animals.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 553.070 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 553 / Section 553.070
Resolution to pay owner, lessee or manager of demonstration farm or plot; amount of payments
Status: in_force

1. Any county desiring to avail itself of the provisions of this chapter shall, by resolution of its board of county commissioners, bind itself to pay to the owner, lessee or manager of the demonstration farm or plot as follows: (a) For each demonstration farm, the sum of $10 per acre, but not exceeding the sum of $100 for any such demonstration farm unit. (b) For any demonstration plot, a minimum of $25 if it is less than 3 acres, and $10 per acre if it contains 3 acres or more.

2. The sums must be paid annually for each year the demonstration is to be continued on the certification by the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education that the demonstration has been conducted in accordance with the agreement.

3. A county is not obligated under the provisions of this section, except with respect to demonstration farms and plots which have been approved by the board of county commissioners as provided in NRS 553.040 .

4. The authority to provide for such expenditure in the county budget and to disburse the money is hereby granted to the board of county commissioners and the other officers of the several counties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.150 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.150
Control of noxious weeds by owner or occupant of land
Status: in_force

Every railroad, canal, ditch or water company, and every person owning, controlling or occupying lands in this State, and every county, incorporated city or district having the supervision and control over streets, alleys, lanes, rights-of-way, or other lands, shall control all weeds declared and designated as noxious as provided in NRS 555.130 in any manner specified by and whenever required by the State Quarantine Officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.380 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.380
Regulations of Director: Materials and methods for application
Status: in_force

1. The Director may, by regulation, prescribe materials or methods to be used and prohibit the use of materials or methods in custom application of pesticides, to the extent necessary to protect health or to prevent injury because of the drifting, washing or application of those materials to desired plants or animals, including pollinating insects and aquatic life.

2. In adopting the regulations, the Director shall give consideration to relevant research findings and recommendations of other agencies of this State or of the Federal Government.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.209 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.209
Regulations
Status: in_force

1. The board of directors shall prepare regulations for the weed control district, which shall include but are not limited to: (a) The species of weeds to be controlled in the district. (b) The means of direct control by spray, cultivation or otherwise. (c) The means of indirect control, including the movement from, to and within the district of agricultural machinery, agricultural products, livestock and other vectors capable of spreading the weeds designated for control.

2. One copy of the proposed regulations must be delivered to the State Quarantine Officer, and at least two copies made available for public inspection in the office of the district secretary or the county clerk, as the board may by resolution prescribe.

3. The State Quarantine Officer shall then hold a public hearing in the county in which is located the larger or largest proportion of the area of the district, to consider the proposed regulations, of which the State Quarantine Officer shall give notice by publication, in a newspaper of general circulation in each county having lands situated in the district, of at least one notice published not less than 10 days before the hearing. At this hearing, the State Quarantine Officer shall entertain written suggestions for the modification of the regulations.

4. After the hearing, and any additional time which the State Quarantine Officer may allow for the submission of additional facts or proposals, the State Quarantine Officer shall approve, modify or disapprove the proposed regulations. If the board of directors of the district does not concur in the action of the State Quarantine Officer, the State Board of Agriculture shall establish the regulations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.075 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.075
“State” defined
Status: in_force

“State” means the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.350 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.350
Suspension, revocation or modification of business license or license issued to applicator; background check required when disciplinary action initiated
Status: in_force

1. The Director may suspend, pending inquiry, for not longer than 10 days, and, after opportunity for a hearing, may revoke, suspend or modify any business license or license issued to an applicator under NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, if the Director finds that: (a) The licensee is no longer qualified; (b) The licensee has engaged in fraudulent business practices in pest control; (c) The licensee has made false or fraudulent claims through any media by misrepresenting the effect of materials or methods to be used; (d) The licensee has applied known ineffective or improper materials; (e) The licensee has operated faulty or unsafe equipment; (f) The licensee has made any application of materials in a manner inconsistent with labeling or any restriction imposed by regulation of the Director, or otherwise in a faulty, careless or negligent manner; (g) The licensee has violated any of the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (h) The licensee has engaged in the business of pest control without having a licensed agent, operator, primary principal or principal in direct on-the-job supervision; (i) The licensee has aided or abetted a licensed or an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, combined or conspired with such a licensee or an unlicensed person to evade the provisions, or allowed the license to be used by an unlicensed person; (j) The licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud or deception in the procurement of the license; (k) The licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud, falsification or deception in the issuance of an inspection report on wood-destroying pests or other report or record required by regulation; (l) The licensee has been convicted of, or entered a plea of 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; or (m) The licensee has failed to provide adequate instruction or supervision to any unlicensed applicator working under the supervision of the licensee.

2. A business license and any license issued to a principal of the business as an applicator is suspended automatically, without action of the Director, if the proof of public liability and property damage or drift insurance filed pursuant to NRS 555.330 is cancelled, and the licenses remain suspended until the insurance is re-established.

3. If the licensee is a natural person, any licensee against whom the Director initiates disciplinary action pursuant to this section shall, within 30 days after receiving written notice of the disciplinary action from the Director and in accordance with any regulations adopted by the Department, submit to the Director any document or other information required by the Department to perform a background check of the licensee. Any document or other information submitted pursuant to this subsection must be accompanied by the appropriate fees, if any, specified in regulations adopted by the Department for performing the background check. A willful failure of a licensee to comply with the requirements of this subsection constitutes an additional ground for the revocation, suspension or modification of the license pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.020 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.020
Formation of agricultural association; name
Status: in_force

Any 20 or more persons who are citizens within any of the agricultural districts constituted in NRS 547.010 may form an association for the improvement of the material industries within such agricultural district, and when so formed the association shall be known and designated by the name of ________________________________ Agricultural Association, and by such name and style shall have perpetual succession.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.207 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.207
Board of directors: Powers
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a weed control district may:

1. With the approval of the State Quarantine Officer, appoint a weed control officer.

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

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

4. Elect a chair from among its members, and secretary who may or may not be a member.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.4053 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4053
Annual fee on parcels in district: Submission of question to voters upon receipt of petition; notice of election; contents of ballot; approval by voters
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners shall submit to the voters a question of whether to impose a fee described in NRS 548.4052 upon receipt of a petition requesting the election and prescribing the amount of the proposed fee. The petition must be signed by a majority of the supervisors of the conservation district or not less than 10 percent of the registered voters of the conservation district. The board of county commissioners shall direct the county clerk of the county or the county clerk's designee to conduct an election on the question.

2. If a conservation district includes land lying in more than one county, the petition described in subsection 1 must be submitted to the board of county commissioners of each such county and each respective board of county commissioners shall submit the question to the registered voters of the conservation district who live in the county. Each respective board of county commissioners shall direct the county clerk of the county or the county clerk's designee to conduct an election on the question. The county clerks of the respective counties shall confer and delegate to the county clerk, or the county clerk's designee, 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.

3. Notice of an election or elections on the question of whether to impose a fee described in NRS 548.4052 must be: (a) Published at least once each week for 4 weeks before the date of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the election or elections are to be held; and (b) Posted continuously on the Internet website of the county or counties beginning not less than 30 days before the date of the election.

4. At the election, the ballot must contain the words “Shall a fee of not more than $__________ per parcel be approved for the conservation district?” or words equivalent thereto.

5. If a majority of the registered voters of the conservation district voting on the question approve the imposition of the fee, the fee must be imposed beginning on July 1 of the year next following the election or elections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.160 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.160
Payment of appropriation
Status: in_force

1. When the boards of county commissioners of the counties constituting and comprising the agricultural district shall determine and allow the amount to be appropriated for the purposes mentioned in NRS 547.130 , the same shall be paid as other bills against the county are paid.

2. All warrants drawn pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be made payable to the order of the president of the district board of agriculture of such agricultural association, or in the case of the president's absence or inability to serve, such warrants shall be made payable to the order of a member of the district board of agriculture as such board shall, by a majority vote thereof, determine and direct.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.202 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.202
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 weeds on his or her own land, but finds that in certain areas this responsibility can best be discharged through control by organized districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.535 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.535
Discontinuance of district on determination that continued operation is not administratively practicable or feasible
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall consider the information and facts presented in the petition and brought out in any public hearings that may be held and the result of the referendum if one is held, and shall thereafter determine whether the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible.

2. If the Commission determines that the continued operation of such district is administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall record such determination and deny the petition. The Commission shall not determine that the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible unless the number of petitioners comprises less than a majority of the registered voters in the district or unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum were cast in favor of the continuance of such district.

3. If the Commission determines that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall record such determination and shall certify such determination to the supervisors of the 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 district. (b) The number of eligible registered voters who voted in the referendum. (c) The proportion of petitioners to the total number of land occupiers in the district, and the proportion of the votes cast in favor of the discontinuance of the district to the total number of votes cast. (d) The approximate wealth and income of the land occupiers of the 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 findings as set forth in NRS 548.095 to 548.113 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23515 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23515
“Broker” defined
Status: in_force

“ Broker ” means any person who acts as an agent for another person in negotiating the purchase or sale of nursery stock but who does not handle either the nursery stock which is involved in the purchase or sale, or the proceeds of the sale, if applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.180 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.180
Cooperation of state agencies and state institutions with Commission
Status: in_force

Upon request of the Commission, for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions, the supervising officer of any state agency, or of any state institution of learning, shall, insofar as may be possible under available appropriation and having due regard to the needs of the agency to which the request is directed, assign or detail to the Commission members of the staff or personnel of such agency or institution of learning, and make such special reports, surveys or studies as the Commission may request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.550 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.550
Effect of certificate of dissolution
Status: in_force

1. Upon the issuance of a certificate of dissolution under the provisions of NRS 548.545 , all ordinances and regulations theretofore adopted and in force within such district shall be of no further force and effect.

2. All contracts theretofore entered into, to which the district or supervisors are parties, shall remain in force and effect for the period provided in such contracts. The Commission shall be substituted for the district or supervisors as a party to such contracts. The Commission shall be entitled to all benefits and shall be subject to all liabilities under such contracts and shall have the same right and liability to perform, to require performance, to sue and be sued thereon, and to modify or terminate such contracts by mutual consent or otherwise, as the supervisors of the district would have had.

3. Such dissolution shall not affect the lien of any judgment entered under the provisions of NRS 548.455 , nor the pendency of any action instituted under the provisions of NRS 548.445 and 548.450 , and the Commission shall succeed to all the rights and obligations of the district or supervisors as to such liens and actions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.060 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.060
Participation of counties in extension work
Status: in_force

Any county in the state which has agreed or shall agree to participate in cooperative work in agricultural extension under the provisions of this chapter or acts previously passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor shall, by the provisions hereof, come under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.285 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.285
License as applicator required for natural person to engage in certain activities concerning control of wood-destroying pests or organisms; exception
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 555.2777 , a natural person shall not engage in, offer to engage in, advertise or solicit to perform any of the following pest control activities concerning wood-destroying pests or organisms without a license as an applicator issued pursuant to NRS 555.320 by the Director:

1. Making an inspection to identify or to attempt to identify infestations or infections of households or other structures by those pests or organisms.

2. Making or altering inspection reports concerning the infestations or infections.

3. Making estimates or bids, whether written or oral, concerning the infestations or infections.

4. Submitting bids to perform any work involving the application of pesticides for the elimination, extermination, control or prevention of infestations or infections of those pests.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.040 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.040
Certified copies of quarantine to be delivered to certain officers
Status: in_force

When a quarantine is declared as provided in NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, against the importation into or transportation through this State of any agricultural commodity from any other state, territory or district, or any portion or portions thereof, a certified copy of such quarantine shall be personally delivered by the State Quarantine Officer or the State Quarantine Officer's representative, or mailed by certified or registered mail, to each of the following:

1. The governor or the proper quarantine official of such state, territory or district.

2. The United States quarantine official having jurisdiction over the same character of quarantine.

3. The state agent or other qualified official of any interstate railroad, express company or other common carrier doing business within this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.014 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.014
“Importation” defined
Status: in_force

“Importation” means the transportation or movement of any agricultural commodity into this State by any railroad, express company, truckline or other common carrier, or by any person by vehicle, automobile or otherwise.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.100 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.100
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 557.110 to 557.180 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.4056 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4056
Appropriation of money to provide programs for renewable natural resources
Status: in_force

A board of county commissioners may appropriate money from the county general fund to a conservation district for the purpose of providing programs for renewable natural resources regardless of whether a fee is imposed pursuant to NRS 548.4052 and 548.4053 or 548.4054 , as applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.397 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.397
Acquisition and disposition of property: Payments in lieu of taxes; amount; collection
Status: in_force

1. If a district acquires real property on or after July 1, 2003, which is not exempt from property taxes at the time it is acquired by the district, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the property is located shall determine whether the district is required to make payments in lieu of taxes on the property.

2. In determining whether to require the district to make payments in lieu of taxes, the board shall consider the contributions made by the district to the community, such as providing a meeting place for community activities and such other factors as the board determines appropriate.

3. If the district is required to make payments in lieu of taxes, the amount of the payments must be equal to the property taxes which would have been payable on the property if it were not exempt from taxation. The county assessor of the county in which the property is located shall, solely for the purpose of facilitating the payments in lieu of taxes, assess the property in the same manner as the taxable property in the county is assessed. The ex officio tax receiver of that county shall mail to the district an individual bill for the payment in lieu of taxes in the same manner as is required by NRS 361.480 for an individual tax bill.

4. The payments in lieu of taxes are due at the same time and must be collected, accounted for and distributed in the same manner as if the property remained taxable after it was acquired by the district, except that no lien attaches upon any property or money of the district by virtue of any failure to make all or any part of the payments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.150 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.150
Cooperation with federal authorities
Status: in_force

Insofar as practicable, the State Quarantine Officer, in directing the enforcement of quarantine, shall cooperate with federal authorities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2655 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2655
“Nematode” defined
Status: in_force

“Nematode” means invertebrate animals of the phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, that is, unsegmented round worms with elongated, fusiform, or sac-like bodies covered with cuticle, and inhabiting soil, water, plants or plant parts, also called nemas or eelworms.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0851 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0851
“Apiary” defined
Status: in_force

“Apiary” means any hive or other place where bees are kept, located or found, and all appliances used in connection therewith.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.060 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.060
Powers of State Board of Agriculture; money to carry out chapter; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The State Board of Agriculture may: (a) Administer, enforce and control the collection of assessments levied for the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account. (b) Authorize payments from the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account. (c) Contract with natural persons or agencies for the conduct or management of research projects and market-promotion projects. (d) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

2. Money from the State General Fund may not be utilized by the State Board of Agriculture in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Expenditures for those purposes may be made only from the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account created by NRS 561.423 , and are subject to the limitations stated in that section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23537 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23537
“Hold” defined
Status: in_force

“ Hold ” means to have and maintain possession of nursery stock at a temporary or permanent location.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.040 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.040
Appointment of directors; organization and first meeting
Status: in_force

1. Not later than 10 days after an agricultural association is formed within an agricultural district listed in NRS 547.010 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter: (a) The Governor, if the agricultural district is composed of more than one county, shall appoint eight persons who are residents of the agricultural district and who are members of the agricultural association to be members of the district board of agriculture for the agricultural district; or (b) The board of county commissioners, if the agricultural district constitutes a single-county agricultural district, shall appoint eight persons who are residents of the agricultural district to be members of the district board of agriculture for the agricultural district.

2. Within 10 days after their appointment, the persons so appointed shall meet at a place within the agricultural district and organize by the election of: (a) One of their number as president of the district board of agriculture and the agricultural association, who shall hold the office of president for 1 year and until his or her successor is elected. (b) A secretary and a treasurer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23562 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23562
“Nursery stock” defined
Status: in_force

“ Nursery stock ” means a plant for planting, propagation or ornamentation, and includes, without limitation, parts of plants, trees, shrubs, vines, vegetables, bulbs, stolons, tubers, corms, pips, rhizomes, scions, buds and grafts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.190 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.190
Incorporated city to pay county for any expense incurred by county to control noxious weeds within city
Status: in_force

Any expense incurred by any county in controlling noxious weeds from any street, lane, alley or other property owned or controlled by an incorporated city in that city, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 555.170 , must be repaid to the county from the general fund of the incorporated city, upon presentation to the governing body of the incorporated city of an itemized statement of the expense so incurred.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.263 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.263
“Desiccant” defined
Status: in_force

“Desiccant” means any substance or mixture of substances intended to accelerate the drying of plant tissues artificially.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.26157 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.26157
“Authorized commercial applicator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Authorized commercial applicator ” means an applicator who for hire or for profit is licensed to apply or supervise the application of any general-use pesticide and who is authorized to apply or supervise the application of any restricted-use pesticide pursuant to NRS 555.351 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.390 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.390
Regulations of Director: Records and reports of licensees and other applicators
Status: in_force

1. The Director may, by regulation, require any licensee or non-private applicator to maintain such records and furnish reports giving such information with respect to particular applications of pesticides and such other relevant information as the Director may deem necessary.

2. The Director may, by regulation, require any authorized commercial applicator, certified non-private applicator or private applicator to maintain such records and furnish reports giving such information with respect to application of restricted-use pesticides and such other relevant information as the Director may deem necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.205 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.205
Board of directors: Appointment; number; qualifications; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 555.206 :

1. The board of county commissioners of any county in which a weed control district has been created shall appoint a board of directors of the district composed of three or five persons who: (a) Are landowners in the district, whether or not they signed the petition for its creation. For the purpose of this paragraph, if any corporation or partnership owns land in the district, a partner or a director, officer or beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of the stock of the corporation shall be deemed a landowner. (b) Fairly represent the agricultural economy of the district.

2. If the district includes lands situated in more than one county, the board of county commissioners shall appoint at least one member of the board of directors from each county in which one-third or more of the lands are situated.

3. The initial appointments to the board of directors shall be for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years respectively. Each subsequent appointment shall be for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

4. In addition to other causes provided by law, a vacancy is created on the board if any director: (a) Ceases to be a landowner in the district. (b) Is absent, unless excused, from three meetings of the board.

5. If, as a result of a change in the boundaries of the district, a county becomes entitled to a new member of the board of directors pursuant to subsection 2, the board of county commissioners shall make the new appointment upon the first expiration of the term of a current member thereafter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.080 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.080
Agricultural associations recognized as state institutions
Status: in_force

Each agricultural association formed and organized as provided in this chapter is hereby recognized as a state institution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.195 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.195
Determination of need for district: Factors for consideration by Commission; township or townships included in district; determination without hearing authorized
Status: in_force

1. After such hearing, if the Commission determines, upon the facts presented at such hearing and upon such other relevant facts and information as may be available, that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, the Commission shall make and record such determination, and shall determine the township or townships to be included in the district.

2. In making such determination, the Commission shall give due weight and consideration to: (a) The topography of the area considered and of the State. (b) The composition of soils therein. (c) The distribution of erosion. (d) The prevailing land use practices. (e) The desirability and necessity of including within the boundaries the particular lands under consideration and the benefits such lands may receive from being included within such boundaries. (f) The relation of the proposed area to existing watersheds and agricultural regions, and to other conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization under the provisions of this chapter. (g) Such other physical, geographical and economic factors as are relevant, having due regard to the legislative determinations set forth in NRS 548.095 to 548.113 , inclusive.

3. After consideration of the petition and of any other evidence of interest in the organization of a district, and of the relevant factors regarding the need for a district to function in the territory being considered, the Commission may make the determination of such need without holding a hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.080 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.080
Assessments: Payment
Status: in_force

If any assessments are levied pursuant to the provisions of NRS 556.070 , the assessments must be:

1. Paid to the Department by the grower of garlic or onions; and

2. Paid by December 1 of each year for the garlic or onions harvested within the 12 months immediately preceding that date.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.243 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.243
Regulations; standards
Status: in_force

The Director may adopt such regulations as the Director may deem necessary to:

1. Carry out the intent of NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive.

2. Establish sanitary standards relating to pest conditions of nurseries.

3. Establish mandatory and permissive grades for nursery stock. When mandatory grades are established for nursery stock, all nursery stock sold or offered for sale must be graded and labeled in accordance with those standards.

4. Establish standards relating to conditions that interfere with the proper development of nursery stock after planting.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.360 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.360
Judicial review of action of Director
Status: in_force

1. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Director may obtain a review thereof by filing in the district court of the county in which the person resides, within 30 days after notice of the action, a written petition praying that the action of the Director be set aside.

2. A copy of the petition must forthwith be delivered to the Director, and within 20 days thereafter, the Director shall certify and file in the court a transcript of any record pertaining thereto, including a transcript of evidence received.

3. Upon compliance with the provisions of subsections 1 and 2, the court has jurisdiction to affirm, set aside or modify the action of the Director, except that the findings of the Director concerning the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, are conclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.225 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.225
Petition to review criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the Department to review the criminal history of the person to determine if the person's criminal history will disqualify the person from registering as a grower, handler or producer pursuant to NRS 557.200 .

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

3. The Department 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 Department at any time, including, without limitation, before obtaining any education or paying any fee required to obtain a registration from the Department.

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

6. The Department 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 Department may waive such fees or allow such fees to be covered by funds from a scholarship or grant.

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

8. The Department may request the criminal history record of a person who petitions the Department for a determination pursuant to subsection 1. To the extent consistent with federal law, if the Department makes such a request of a person, the Department 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 Department for a determination pursuant to subsection 1 shall not submit false or misleading information to the Department.

10. The Department 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 Department pursuant to subsection 1; (b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by the Department pursuant to subsection 1; (c) The reasons for such determinations; and (d) Any other information that is requested by the Director or which the Department determines would be helpful.

11. The Director 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. § 555.510 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.510
Creation of district: Petition; notice and hearing; exclusion of land
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county shall create one or more rodent control districts in that portion of the county which lies outside any incorporated city if there is filed a petition which: (a) Designates the area to be included in the rodent 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 the owners of more than 50 percent in assessed valuation, as shown by the current assessment roll of the county, of the lands to be included in the rodent control district.

2. Before creating a rodent control district, the board of county commissioners shall hold at least one public hearing, of which they shall give notice by publication, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, of at least one notice published not less than 10 days before the date of the hearing. 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 rodents which exist on that land do not render substantially more difficult the control of rodents on other lands in the proposed district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.270 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.270
Duties of Commission
Status: in_force

The Commission shall:

1. Supervise the conduct of such election.

2. Prescribe regulations governing the conduct of such election.

3. Publish the results thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.120 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.120
Expenses for abatement of nuisance become lien against property; notice of lien; action to foreclose lien; sales
Status: in_force

1. All sums paid by the Department constitute a lien on the property and premises from which the nuisance has been removed or abated pursuant to NRS 555.100 and 555.110 , and may be recovered by an action against that property and premises.

2. A notice of lien must be filed and recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property and premises are situated within 30 days after the right to liens has accrued.

3. An action to foreclose a lien may be commenced at any time within 1 year after the filing and recording of the notice of lien, which action must be brought in the proper court by the district attorney of the county in the name and for the benefit of the Department.

4. If the property is sold, enough of the proceeds must be paid to the Department to satisfy the lien and costs, and the balance remaining, if any, must be paid to the owner of the property if the owner is known, and if not, into the court for the owner's use when ascertained. All sales under the provisions of this section and NRS 555.100 and 555.110 must be made in the same manner and upon the same notice as sales of real property under execution from a justice court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.540 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.540
Limitation on subsequent petitions for discontinuance of district
Status: in_force

The Commission shall not entertain petitions for the discontinuance of any district, nor conduct referenda upon such petitions, nor make any determination pursuant to such petitions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, more often than once in 5 years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.040 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.040
Preparation and presentation of certain programs for research by grower or employee of Department; recommendations for projects
Status: in_force

Any grower or employee of the Department may prepare and present to the State Board of Agriculture a program for research in the production, harvesting, processing, distribution and market promotion of garlic and onions. The program must contain a recommendation of a natural person or agency to conduct or manage each project, the time period for each project and the budget allocation for the project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.265 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.265
Eligibility to vote at election
Status: in_force

All registered voters residing within the district are eligible to vote in such election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.280 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.280
License as applicator required for natural person to engage in pest control; exception; business license required for natural person or business entity to operate as pest control business
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 555.2777 , a natural person, including, without limitation, any consultant, demonstrator, researcher or specialist, shall not engage, for hire or for profit, in pest control or serve as an agent, operator, pilot, primary principal, location principal or principal for that purpose within this State at any time without a license as an applicator issued by the Director pursuant to NRS 555.320 .

2. A natural person or business entity shall not operate, for hire or for profit, as a pest control business within this State at any time without a business license issued by the Director pursuant to NRS 555.320 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.520 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.520
Board of directors: Number; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county in which a rodent control district has been created shall appoint a board of directors of the district composed of three persons who: (a) Are landowners in the district, whether or not they signed the petition for its creation. For the purpose of this paragraph, if any corporation or partnership owns land in the district, a partner or a director, officer or beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of the stock of the corporation shall be deemed a landowner. (b) Fairly represent the agricultural economy of the district.

2. The initial appointments to the board of directors shall be for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years respectively. Each subsequent appointment shall be for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 550.090 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.090
Erection of buildings on Camp property by counties
Status: reserved

1. Any county in which is maintained an active 4-H club program as disclosed by the records of the Director may erect a building on the lands occupied by the State 4-H Camp and its branches, subject to uniform regulations prescribed by the Director and approved by the Board of Regents. The building may be reserved and devoted in whole or in part for the use of the county and the benefit of the 4-H clubs of the county, subject to approved occupancy and use regulations. Funds for such a building may be appropriated by the board of county commissioners from the county general fund of the county affected.

2. Any such building previously so erected may be subject to continued use and occupancy, with the right to improve or enlarge the same, consistently with the intent and purpose of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.500 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.500
Board of adjustment: Commission to pay expenses
Status: in_force

The Commission shall pay the necessary administrative and other expenses of operation incurred by the board of adjustment, upon the certificate of the chair of the board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.030
Permissible provisions; amendments
Status: in_force

1. Any quarantine issued under the provisions of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, may: (a) Consist of a complete embargo against the importation into or transportation through the State of any agricultural commodity so quarantined against; or (b) Provide for the importation into or transportation through the State of such agricultural commodity under such rules and regulations as may be set forth and prescribed in the quarantine at the time the same is issued.

2. Any quarantine issued under the provisions of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, shall remain fully in force and effect until dissolved or modified by the State Quarantine Officer, provided: (a) That the State Quarantine Officer may amend from time to time any quarantine so issued; and (b) That any such amendments shall be general in their application and shall not apply to any individual shipment or importation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.130 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.130
Use of money appropriated by county commissioners; use for paying purse for racing prohibited
Status: in_force

1. Any moneys appropriated by a board of county commissioners shall be used by the district boards of agriculture of each or any such agricultural associations for the payment of such premiums as may be awarded by each or any of the several agricultural associations or the district boards of agriculture thereof, and for such purposes as the agricultural associations may through their district boards of agriculture deem just and proper.

2. None of the moneys so appropriated by the boards of county commissioners shall be used by the district boards of agriculture of the various agricultural associations, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying any purse or purses for racing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.255 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.255
Notice of election
Status: in_force

The Commission shall give due notice of an election to be held for the election of five supervisors for the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.375 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.375
Comprehensive plans for conservation
Status: in_force

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

1. To develop comprehensive plans for the conservation of renewable natural resources within the district, which plans shall specify in such detail as may be possible the acts, procedures, performances, and avoidances which are necessary or desirable for the effectuation of such plans, including the specification of engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, cropping programs, tillage practices, and changes in the use of land; and

2. To publish such plans and information and bring them to the attention of occupiers of lands within the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.440 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.440
Enforcement of regulations; damages
Status: in_force

1. The Commission or supervisors shall have authority to go upon any lands within the land use district to determine whether land use regulations adopted under the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, are being observed.

2. The Commission is authorized to provide by ordinance that any land occupier who shall sustain damages from any violation of such regulations by any other land occupier may recover damages at law from such other land occupier for such violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.4051 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4051
“Parcel” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 548.4051 to 548.4056 , inclusive, “ parcel ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 361A.065 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2681 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2681
“Private applicator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Private applicator ” means an applicator who is certified to apply or supervise the application of any restricted-use pesticide for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator’s employer or on the property of the applicator’s neighbors if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.525 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.525
Petition for discontinuance; determination of need for referendum
Status: in_force

1. At any time after 5 years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter, any 10 occupiers of land lying within the boundaries of such district may file a petition with the Commission praying that the operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the district be discontinued.

2. The Commission may conduct such public meetings and public hearings upon such petition as may be necessary to assist it in the consideration thereof.

3. 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. § 555.110 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.110
Premises infested with pest, noxious weed or plant disease declared to be public nuisance; abatement by Department
Status: in_force

1. Any premises found to be infested with any pest, noxious weed or plant disease is hereby adjudged and declared to be a public nuisance. If such a nuisance exists at any place within the jurisdiction of the Department and the owner or occupant of the premises, after notification, refuses or neglects to abate the nuisance within the period specified, the Department shall cause the nuisance to be abated at once by controlling pests, noxious weeds or plant diseases in a manner to be determined by the Department.

2. The expense thereof must be paid from any money made available to the Department by direct legislative appropriation or otherwise.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2685 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2685
“Snails or slugs” defined
Status: in_force

“Snails or slugs” include all harmful mollusks.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 551.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 551 / Section 551.010
Nevada Mineral Exhibition; authority of agricultural district to collect and disseminate information regarding mineral industries
Status: in_force

1. A statewide mining, petroleum and industrial exhibition, to be known as the Nevada Mineral Exhibition, may be held under the administration of a district board of agriculture and may, at the discretion of the board, be held in connection with an agricultural district exhibition to include other fields of endeavor.

2. An agricultural district may collect and disseminate information regarding the mineral industries within the State of Nevada, including the petroleum industry.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.295 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.295
Vacancy in office
Status: in_force

1. A vacancy in the office of supervisor of a district must be filled for the unexpired term as soon as practicable after the office becomes vacant, by appointment by the remaining supervisors of the district.

2. The chair of the governing body of a district shall certify all such appointments immediately to the Commission and to the Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.250 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.250
Grower to provide legal description of property on which crop is to be located; authorized methods for production of hemp; retention of hemp seed for certain purposes
Status: in_force

1. Each grower shall provide the Department with a legal description of and additional information to identify the property on which the crop of the grower is or will be located. Such additional information must be in a manner prescribed by the Department and include, without limitation, global positioning system coordinates.

2. A grower may use any method for the propagation of hemp to produce hemp, including, without limitation, planting seeds or starts, using clones or cuttings or cultivating hemp in a greenhouse.

3. A grower may retain agricultural hemp seed for the purpose of propagating hemp in future years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.090 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.090
Assessments: Civil penalty
Status: in_force

If an assessment is levied pursuant to NRS 556.070 , any grower who fails to pay the assessment by December 1 of each year as required by NRS 556.080 forfeits to the Department a penalty of 5 percent of the amount of the assessment due and 1 percent of the assessment due for each month of delay or fraction thereof after December 31 of the year that the assessment became due. The Department, if satisfied the delay was excusable, may remit any part of the penalty. The penalty must be paid to the Department and deposited for credit to the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.070 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.070
Unlawful to import into or transport through State in violation of quarantine
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any railroad, express company or other common carrier, or any person or persons, to import into or transport through the State of Nevada any agricultural commodity in violation of the provisions of NRS 554.020 to 554.080 , inclusive, or to make delivery of any such commodity to any person or persons within the limits of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2357 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2357
“Peddler” defined
Status: in_force

“ Peddler ” means any person who sells, solicits or offers for sale nursery stock to a customer but who does not have a nursery located in this State. The term does not include owners or employees of nurseries licensed by another state who wholesale nursery stock to retail owners or employees of nurseries located in this State or owners or employees of nurseries who sell nursery stock directly to the public by catalog.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 547.100 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 547 / Section 547.100
Powers and duties of district board of agriculture
Status: in_force

The district board of agriculture shall:

1. Have the exclusive control and management of the agricultural association for and in the name of the State.

2. Have the possession and care of all the property of the agricultural association.

3. Fix the terms of office and the bonds of the secretary and the treasurer, and shall determine their salaries and duties.

4. Have the power to make all necessary bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of the agricultural association and the management of its financial affairs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.08575 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.08575
“Director” defined
Status: in_force

“Director” means the Director of the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.180 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.180
“THC” defined
Status: in_force

“THC” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.139 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2354 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2354
“Infested” defined
Status: in_force

“ Infested ” means contaminated with a pest or so exposed to a pest that contamination can reasonably be expected to exist.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.4055 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4055
Annual fee on parcels in district: Procedures for increase, decrease or elimination
Status: in_force

A fee imposed pursuant to NRS 548.4052 and 548.4053 or 548.4054 , as applicable, may not be increased, decreased or eliminated except according to the same procedures prescribed in NRS 548.4052 and 548.4053 or 548.4054 , as applicable, for imposing the fee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.212 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.212
Importation of queens or other bees in screened cages without comb: Certificate of inspection; holding and destruction of bees
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not ship or transport into this State any queens or other bees in screened cages without comb unless the shipment is accompanied by a certificate of an authorized officer of the state of origin certifying that all bees intended for shipment: (a) Were inspected within 60 days before the date of shipment; and (b) Were found to be free from disease and pests.

2. The Department may hold a shipment which is not accompanied by the certificate of inspection and notify the person who owns or controls the bees that they will be destroyed after 48 hours after the time of the notice unless a proper certificate of inspection is supplied. If the certificate is not supplied within that time, the bees may be destroyed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.385 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.385
Capacity to sue and be sued; seal; perpetual succession; execution of contracts; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

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

1. To sue and be sued in the name of the district.

2. To have a seal, which seal shall be judicially noticed.

3. To have perpetual succession, unless terminated as provided in this chapter.

4. To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.

5. To make, and from time to time amend and repeal, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect its purposes and powers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23575 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23575
“Phytosanitary certificate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Phytosanitary certificate ” means a certificate from an authorized state plant regulatory officer that certifies, affirms, declares or verifies that an article, nursery stock, plant product, shipment or other officially regulated item meets federal or state quarantine requirements, as appropriate, including, without limitation, that the item is free of dangerously injurious pests or quarantine pests, or that the item has been treated in the manner set forth in the rules and regulations prescribed by the applicable quarantine. The term includes a federal phytosanitary certificate, a state phytosanitary certificate and a certificate of quarantine compliance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.135 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.135
Seal
Status: in_force

The Commission shall adopt a seal, which seal shall be judicially noticed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.255 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.255
Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid
Status: in_force

1. A grower or producer shall not produce, distribute, sell in or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid.

2. As used in this section, “synthetic cannabinoid” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.239 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.180 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.180
County treasurer to mail itemized statement of costs to control weeds to owner or occupant; objections and hearing; costs constitute lien on land
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt of the itemized statements of the cost of controlling the weeds pursuant to NRS 555.170 , the county treasurer shall forthwith mail one copy to the owner or occupant of the land on which the weeds were controlled, together with a statement that objections may be made to the whole or any part of the statement so filed to the board of county commissioners within 30 days. A hearing may be had upon any objections made.

2. If any objections to any statement are filed with the board of county commissioners, the board shall set a date for a hearing, giving due notice thereof, and upon the hearing fix and determine the actual cost of controlling the weeds and report its findings to the county treasurer.

3. If no objections to the items of the accounts so filed are made within 30 days after the date of mailing the itemized statement, the county treasurer shall enter the amount of such statement upon his or her tax roll in a column prepared for that purpose; and within 10 days after the date of the action of the board of county commissioners upon objections filed, the county treasurer shall enter the amount found by the board of county commissioners as the actual cost of controlling the weeds in the prepared column upon the tax roll.

4. If current tax notices have been mailed, the costs may be carried over on the rolls to the year following. The costs incurred shall be a lien upon the land from which the weeds were controlled, and shall be collected as provided by law for the collection of other liens.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.155 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.155
Personnel: Employment; compensation; surety bonds; delegation of authority
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may employ such personnel, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation, subject to the limitations of the laws of the State of Nevada.

2. The Commission may provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property.

3. The Commission may delegate to its Chair, to one or more of its members, or to one or more agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.560 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.560
Assessments; liens; loans
Status: in_force

1. 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 shall, by resolution, levy an assessment upon all real property in the rodent control district.

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

3. The county commissioners may obtain short-term loans of an amount of money not to exceed the total amount of such assessment, for the purpose of paying the expenses of controlling the rodents in a rodent control district. Such loans may be made only after such assessments are levied.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.261 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.261
“Agent” defined
Status: in_force

“ Agent ” means any person who solicits business on behalf of the holder of a business license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.040 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.040
Legislative appropriations
Status: in_force

Funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the General Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.280 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.280
Removal or distribution of diseased bees without permission unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the owner, owners, lessee, lessees, agent or caretaker of any apiary, including appliances, structures, buildings and honey, wherein disease exists, to move or distribute any diseased bees, whether they are queens or workers, colonies, honeycombs, appliances or structures beyond the already established boundaries of such apiary wherein disease exists without written permission from the Director or his or her designee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.236 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.236
License required to produce, hold, distribute, collect or sell nursery stock; exceptions; waivers
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who engages in the commercial production, holding, distribution, collection or selling of nursery stock must obtain a license from the Director, except: (a) Retail florists or other persons who sell potted, ornamental plants intended for indoor decorative purposes. (b) A person not engaged in the nursery or landscaping business who raises nursery stock as a hobby in this State from which the person makes occasional sales, if the person does not advertise or solicit for the sale of that nursery stock. (c) Persons engaged in agriculture and field-growing vegetable plants intended for sale for use in agricultural production. (d) At the discretion of the Director, persons selling vegetable bulbs or flower bulbs, including, without limitation, onion sets, tulip bulbs and similar bulbs. (e) A business licensed by another state that sells nursery stock only to: (1) A licensed dealer of nursery stock in this State; or (2) The public exclusively by catalog or via the Internet. (f) A garden club or charitable nonprofit association conducting sales of nursery stock, provided that the garden club or nonprofit association has applied for and received a permit from the Director to conduct such sales. The Department shall not charge a fee for such a permit. (g) A state or local governmental entity, including a conservation district. The Department may inspect any plant materials held, distributed, collected or sold by such an entity.

2. The Director may waive the requirements relating to licensing set forth in NRS 555.235 to 555.249 , inclusive, for a person otherwise required to obtain a license pursuant to this section if the person only has occasional sales of nursery stock to the ultimate customer. To obtain a waiver pursuant to this subsection, the person must: (a) Submit to the Department a completed application for a license to engage in the business of a dealer of nursery stock that includes sufficient information to demonstrate that the person qualifies for a waiver pursuant to this subsection; and (b) Submit to the Director a notarized affidavit on a form provided by the Department attesting that all information furnished in the completed application is true. A completed application submitted to the Department pursuant to this section need not be accompanied by the fee required by NRS 555.238 . A waiver issued pursuant to this subsection may be revoked at any time and must be renewed annually.

3. Persons, state agencies or political subdivisions exempt from the licensing requirements: (a) Shall conduct their businesses in accordance with pest regulations and grades and standards for nursery stock as established by the Director. (b) Shall register annually, on or before July 1, with the Department, the location, size and type of nursery stock being sold or produced.

4. As used in this section, “ occasional sales ” means sales of nursery stock in a gross annual amount that is less than $1,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.23525 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.23525
“Dealer of nursery stock” defined
Status: in_force

“ Dealer of nursery stock ” means a person who produces, holds, distributes, collects or sells nursery stock, including, without limitation, a retail business, wholesale grower, landscape contractor, landscape maintenance business, broker and peddler.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 549.020 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.020
Preparation and adoption of budget; levy of tax; disposition of proceeds; payment of claims; State's cooperative share
Status: in_force

1. The Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education shall prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners, for each county participating, an annual financial budget covering the county, state and federal funds cooperating in the cost of 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.

2. The budget must be adopted by the board of county commissioners and certified as a part of the annual county budget, and the county tax levy provided for agricultural extension work in the annual county budget must include a levy of not less than 1 cent on each $100 of taxable property. If the proceeds of the county tax levy of 1 cent are insufficient to meet the county's share of the cooperative agricultural extension work, as provided in the combined annual financial budget, the board of county commissioners may, by unanimous vote, levy an additional tax so that the total in no instance exceeds 5 cents on each $100 of the county tax rate.

3. The proceeds of such a tax must be placed in the agricultural extension fund in each county treasury and must be paid out on claims drawn by the agricultural extension agent of the county as designated by the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education, when approved by the Director and countersigned by the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

4. A record of all such claims approved and paid, segregated by counties, must be kept by the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The cost of maintaining the record must be paid from state funds provided for by this chapter.

5. The State's cooperative share of the cost of such agricultural extension work, as entered in the budget described in this section, must not be more than a sum equal to the proceeds of 1 cent of such county tax rate; but when the proceeds of a 1-cent tax rate are insufficient to carry out the provisions of the budget previously adopted, the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education is authorized to supplement the State's cooperative share from the funds as may be made available in the Public Service Division Fund of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.150 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.150
“Handler” defined
Status: in_force

“ Handler ” means a person who is registered by the Department pursuant to this chapter and handles hemp for processing into commodities, products or agricultural hemp seed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.070 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.070
Assessments: Imposition and collection; deposit of proceeds
Status: in_force

The Department may, on or before August 1 of each year, fix an annual special assessment not to exceed $10 per acre to be levied upon all garlic and onions grown and harvested in this State for commercial use. If the Department levies the assessment, the Department shall collect the assessment and transmit the proceeds to the State Treasurer for credit to the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.290 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.290
Terms of office
Status: in_force

1. Each supervisor who is appointed under the provisions of NRS 548.283 shall serve for a term of 2 years.

2. Elected supervisors shall take office on the 1st Monday in January following their election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.270 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.270
Requirements for submission of hemp for testing; adoption of regulations relating to testing; results of testing; failing testing; retesting
Status: in_force

1. A grower, handler or producer may submit hemp or a commodity or product made using hemp, other than a commodity or product described in subsection 1 of NRS 439.532 , to a cannabis independent testing laboratory for testing pursuant to this section and a cannabis independent testing laboratory may perform such testing.

2. Before the harvest of any crop, the Department shall collect a sample of the crop. A grower or producer must harvest a crop in a timely manner after the collection of such a sample and within the period of time prescribed in the regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 1639r . A grower or producer who does not harvest a crop within that period of time shall not harvest the crop before the Department has collected a new sample of the crop.

3. The Department or a cannabis independent testing laboratory approved by the Department shall test each sample collected pursuant to subsection 2 to determine whether the crop has a THC concentration that exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the Department for hemp. The Department may adopt regulations relating to such testing which include, without limitation: (a) Protocols and procedures for the testing of a crop, including, without limitation, determining appropriate standards for sampling and for the size of batches for testing; and (b) A requirement that a cannabis independent testing laboratory provide the results of the testing directly to the Department in a manner prescribed by the Department.

4. When the Department has obtained the results of the testing required by subsection 3, the Department shall issue to the grower or producer of the crop a report of the results of the testing which must include, without limitation, the THC concentration of the crop.

5. A crop which is harvested before a sample has been collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 2 shall be deemed to have failed the testing required by subsection 3 and may be detained, seized or embargoed by the Department. The Department shall not renew the registration of a grower or producer who harvests a crop before a sample has been collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 2.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and by federal law, a grower or producer whose crop fails a test prescribed by the Department pursuant to this section may request that the Department collect a new sample of that same crop for retesting. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing protocols and procedures for such retesting.

7. As used in this section, “ cannabis independent testing laboratory ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.115 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2777 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2777
Temporary exemption from licensure for applicator trainee: Regulations
Status: in_force

1. In accordance with the provisions of this section, the Director shall adopt regulations to authorize a natural person to train as an applicator to engage in pest control for a period of not less than 90 days without holding a license as an applicator. Such regulations must provide: (a) That an applicator trainee may only apply: (1) A general-use pesticide under the direct supervision of a person licensed as an applicator in this State; and (2) A restricted-use pesticide under the immediate supervision of an authorized commercial applicator, certified non-private applicator or private applicator in accordance with the provisions of NRS 555.351 ; and (b) That the supervising applicator or pest control business that employs an applicator trainee is responsible and liable for all actions of the applicator trainee.

2. In adopting regulations pursuant to subsection 1, the Director shall ensure such regulations: (a) Comply with all applicable provisions of federal law governing applicators and the application of pesticides and federal and state law relating to public safety; and (b) Are consistent with industry best practices relating to safety and the training of employees.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Direct supervision ” means that an applicator trainee has direct access physically, telephonically or by some other means to an applicator licensed pursuant to NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive; and (b) “ Immediate supervision ” means that a supervisor who is licensed pursuant to NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, is physically present at all times while an applicator trainee is working.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.045 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.045
“Government” and “governmental” defined
Status: in_force

“Government” or “governmental” includes the government of this State, the United States Government, and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.215 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.215
Fees for inspections
Status: in_force

If an inspection is requested by any person to determine the presence of disease or colony strength, the person who requests the inspection shall pay a reasonable fee as prescribed by the Department to pay the expenses of the inspection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.283 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.283
Appointment of supervisors to represent cities and counties; alternates
Status: in_force

1. The governing bodies of any incorporated cities located within the boundaries of the district shall appoint a representative to represent them as a supervisor on the governing board of the district.

2. If the cities cannot agree on one representative to serve as a supervisor, the Commission shall choose the representative from the nominees proposed by the cities.

3. The governing bodies of any counties located within the boundaries of the district shall each appoint a representative to represent the governing body as a supervisor on the governing board of the district. 4. Each representative of a city or county shall designate an alternate to replace the representative in the representative's absence from meetings of the supervisors of the district. The representative shall send a written notice to the authority which appointed him or her containing the name and address of the person so designated. The notice must be sent in such a manner that it will be received before the date of the meeting which the alternate is to attend. An alternate has all of the duties, rights and privileges of the replaced representative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.230 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.230
Procedure to make district a governmental subdivision and corporate and political public body
Status: in_force

The district shall be a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic upon the taking of the proceedings designated in NRS 548.235 and 548.240 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.085 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.085
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 552.0851 to 552.0862 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.405 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.405
Cooperation of state agencies and political subdivisions; applicability of regulations for use of land to publicly owned land
Status: in_force

1. Agencies of this State which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and agencies of any county or other governmental subdivision of the State which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any county-owned or other publicly owned lands, lying within the boundaries of any district organized under this chapter, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of such districts in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under the provisions of this chapter.

2. The supervisors of such districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon such publicly owned lands.

3. The provisions of land use regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, shall have the force and effect of law over all such publicly owned lands, and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering such lands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.160 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.160
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Commission may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the execution of its functions under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.120 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.120
“Crop” defined
Status: in_force

“ Crop ” means all hemp grown by a grower.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.550 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.550
Submission of plans by landowners after promulgation of regulations; performance of necessary work by rodent control officer on failure by landowner; charges as lien
Status: in_force

1. Within 60 days after regulations have been promulgated for any rodent control district, each landowner in the district shall file with the board of directors: (a) A sketch of the landowner’s land; and (b) A plan for the control of rodents on the landowner’s land.

2. If any landowner fails to submit the plan as required by subsection 1, the rodent control officer shall prepare such a plan.

3. The board of directors shall consider each plan submitted by a landowner or prepared by the rodent control officer and shall, consistently with the regulations for the district: (a) Approve the plan; or (b) Require specified changes in the plan.

4. If any landowner fails to carry out the plan of rodent control for the landowner’s land as approved or modified by the board of directors, the rodent control officer may, after giving 10 days' notice in writing to the owner by registered or certified mail directed to the landowner’s last known address, enter upon the land, 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. § 550.035 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.035
State 4-H Camp Advisory Council: Creation; number, terms and selection of members
Status: in_force

The State 4-H Camp Advisory Council is hereby created, to consist of 12 members chosen for terms of 3 years as follows:

1. Four members from the leaders of 4-H clubs in this State, elected by the leaders.

2. Two members appointed by the President of the University of Nevada, Reno.

3. Four members designated from among its members by the Nevada Farm Bureau.

4. Two members from the Agricultural Extension Service, elected by the county agents.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.359 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.359
Restricted-use pesticides: Denial, suspension, revocation or modification of certificate
Status: in_force

The Director may deny or suspend, pending inquiry, for not longer than 10 days, and, after opportunity for a hearing, may deny, revoke, suspend or modify any certificate issued under the provisions of NRS 555.351 to 555.357 , inclusive, if the Director finds that the applicant or the authorized commercial applicator, certified non-private applicator or private applicator:

1. Is no longer qualified;

2. Has applied known ineffective or improper materials;

3. Has applied materials inconsistent with labeling or other restrictions imposed by the Director;

4. Has operated faulty or unsafe equipment;

5. Has made any application in a faulty, careless or negligent manner;

6. Aided or abetted an uncertified person to evade the provisions of NRS 555.351 to 555.357 , inclusive, combined or conspired with an uncertified person to evade those provisions, or allowed one's certificate to be used by an uncertified person;

7. Was guilty of fraud or deception in the procurement of the certificate;

8. Has deliberately falsified any record or report;

9. Has violated any of the provisions of NRS 555.351 to 555.357 , inclusive, 555.390 or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto; or

10. Has failed or neglected to give adequate instruction or direction to an uncertified person working under his or her supervision.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.353 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.353
Restricted-use pesticides: Application for certificate
Status: in_force

Application for a certificate must be made to the Director and contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications and proposed operations and other relevant matters as required pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Director.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.355 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.355
Preventive and control measures; repair and restoration of property
Status: in_force

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

1. Carry out preventive and control measures within the district, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation and changes in the use of land; and

2. Repair and restore property within the district, including, but not limited to, wetlands, stream corridors and other riparian property,

on land owned or controlled by any government or municipal corporation, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other land within the district, upon obtaining the consent of all persons holding any relevant rights or interests in such land.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 554.120 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.120
Investigation; proclamation; effective until vacated
Status: in_force

1. If it appears to the State Quarantine Officer that: (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, is endangered by exportations of any agricultural commodity to any portion of the State from any county, portion of any county, farm, nursery or apiary within the State, the State Quarantine Officer shall immediately take steps to ascertain the facts thereof.

2. If in the opinion of the State Quarantine Officer the facts so warrant, the State Quarantine Officer shall by proclamation declare that county, or portion of that county, farm, nursery or apiary quarantined from exportations of any such agricultural commodity to any other portion of the State.

3. The quarantine remains effective until vacated by an order of the State Quarantine Officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.260 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.260
Extraction of honey
Status: in_force

1. Any and all extracting of honey shall be done in a place to which bees cannot gain access either during or after such extracting process.

2. Any inspector shall prohibit or stop the extraction of honey in any place to which bees have access until such place is made bee-tight.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2675 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2675
“Plant regulator” defined
Status: in_force

“Plant regulator” means any substance or mixture of substances intended through physiological action to accelerate or retard the rate of growth or maturation, or otherwise to alter the behavior of plants, but does not include substances insofar as they are intended to be used as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants or soil amendments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.530 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.530
Referendum on petition for discontinuance
Status: in_force

1. Within 60 days after a petition for discontinuance has been received by the Commission, it shall give due notice of the holding of the referendum if one is to be held.

2. The Commission shall supervise the referendum and issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct thereof.

3. The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words “For terminating the existence of the ________________ (name of the conservation district to be here inserted)” and “Against terminating the existence of the _______________ (name of the conservation district to be here inserted)” 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 discontinuance of such district.

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

5. 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.

6. The Commission shall publish the result of the referendum.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.325 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.325
Application for license: Statement by applicant concerning payment of child support; grounds for denial; duty of Director
Status: in_force

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

1. A natural person who applies for the issuance or renewal of a license pursuant to NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, shall submit to the Director 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 Director 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 license; or (b) A separate form prescribed by the Director.

3. A license may not be issued or renewed by the Director if the applicant is a natural person who: (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 Director 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. § 554.240 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.240
Criminal penalty
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 554.190 , any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. The prosecuting attorney and the State Department of Agriculture may recover the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs, against a person convicted of a gross misdemeanor pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.400 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.400
Regulations of Director: General authority; limitations
Status: in_force

1. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive. The regulations must not be inconsistent with any regulations issued by this State or by the Federal Government relating to safety in air navigation or the operation of aircraft.

2. Before adopting regulations directly relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of any other officer of this State, the Director shall consult with that officer concerning those regulations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.240 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.240
Program to examine and record application and statement; action if name of district similar to name of another district; when district constituted; certificate of organization; boundaries
Status: in_force

1. The Program shall examine the application and statement, and if the Program finds that the name proposed for the district is not identical with that of any other conservation district of this State or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion or uncertainty, the Program shall record them in an appropriate book of record.

2. If the Program finds that the name proposed for the district is identical with that of any other conservation district of this State, or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the Program shall notify the Commission. The Commission shall thereupon submit a new name for the district. Upon receipt of a new name, free of such defects, the Program shall record the application and statement, with the name so modified, in an appropriate book of record.

3. When the application and statement have been recorded, the district becomes a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic.

4. The Program shall make and issue to the supervisors a certificate, over the signature of a member of the staff of the Program, of the organization of the district.

5. The boundaries of the district must include the territory determined by the Commission, but must not include any area included within the boundaries of another conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.540 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.540
Regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture shall, after a hearing held in the county, promulgate regulations for each rodent control district, which shall include but are not limited to:

1. The species of rodents to be controlled in the district.

2. The means of control, including a designation of the types of rodenticides permitted and the movement from, to and within the district of agricultural products and other vectors capable of spreading the rodents designated for control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.113 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.113
Legislative declaration: Special expertise of conservation districts
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that conservation districts may be recognized as having special expertise regarding local conditions, conservation of renewable natural resources and the coordination of local programs which makes conservation districts uniquely suitable to serve as cooperating agencies for the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq., and any other federal laws regarding land management, and to provide local government coordination for the purposes of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., and any other federal laws regarding land management.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.505 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.505
Petition for variance: Notice; hearing; determination of board; order
Status: in_force

1. Any land occupier may file a petition with the board of adjustment alleging that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of the petitioner’s carrying out upon his or her lands the strict letter of the land use regulations prescribed by ordinance approved by the Commission, and praying the board of adjustment to authorize a variance from the terms of the land use regulations in the application of such regulations to the lands occupied by the petitioner.

2. Copies of such petition shall be served by the petitioner upon the Chair of the Commission.

3. The board of adjustment shall fix a time for the hearing of the petition and cause due notice of such hearing to be given.

4. The supervisors of the district or districts and the Commission shall have the right to appear and be heard at the hearing.

5. Any occupier of lands lying within the district who shall object to the authorizing of the variance prayed for may intervene and become a party to the proceedings. Any party to the hearing before the board of adjustment may appear in person, by agent or by attorney.

6. If, upon the facts presented at the hearing, the board of adjustment shall determine that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of applying the strict letter of any of the land use regulations upon the lands of the petitioner, the board shall make and record such determination and shall make and record findings of fact as to the specific conditions which establish such great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship.

7. Upon the basis of such findings and determination, the board shall have power by order to authorize such variance from the terms of the land use regulations, in their application to the lands of the petitioner, as will relieve such great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship and will not be contrary to the public interest, and so that the spirit of the land use regulations shall be observed, the public health, safety and welfare secured, and substantial justice done.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 551.030 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 551 / Section 551.030
State and regional fairs
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 547.110 , the State Department of Agriculture may operate or authorize the operation of any state fair or regional fair in this State.

2. The Director of the Department must determine the venue and frequency of any state fair or regional fair, except that a state fair or regional fair may not be held more frequently than once each calendar year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.273 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.273
Applicability of provisions concerning restricted-use pesticides
Status: in_force

All state agencies, municipal corporations and public utilities or any other governmental agency are subject to the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460 , inclusive, and rules adopted thereunder concerning the application of restricted-use pesticides by any person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 556.010 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 556 / Section 556.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

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

2. “ Grower ” means any landowner personally engaged in growing garlic or onions, or a landowner and the landowner's tenant jointly, and includes a natural person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative organization, trust, sharecropper and all other business units, devises or arrangements that grow garlic or onions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.178 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.178
Establishment of programs for distributing grants to conservation districts; qualifications for grant; use of grant; distribution of unequal amounts; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may establish programs for distributing, within the limits of legislative appropriations and other available money, grants of money to conservation districts. Distribution of such grants must be made in the following manner: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Commission shall distribute grants of money provided by legislative appropriation in equal amounts to each conservation district which the Commission determines qualifies for a grant. (b) The Commission may distribute grants of money provided by sources other than legislative appropriation in such amounts and subject to such conditions as the Commission determines appropriate to any conservation district which the Commission determines qualifies for a grant.

2. The Commission may determine that a conservation district qualifies for a grant of money pursuant to this section if the district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commission that the district: (a) Has been established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and (b) Is in compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter and the regulations of the Commission adopted pursuant thereto.

3. Except as may otherwise be provided as a condition of a grant of money distributed by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a conservation district that is awarded a grant of money pursuant to this section may use the money for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the district in carrying out its duties and authorities in accordance with this chapter and the annual district budget approved by the Commission.

4. With regard to money provided by legislative appropriation, the Commission may distribute grants of money to conservation districts in unequal amounts if: (a) The grants of money are for a specific competitive grant program for which the Legislature expressly appropriated money; and (b) The competitive grant program described in paragraph (a) is governed by regulations specifically adopted to govern that competitive grant program and those regulations expressly state that the grants of money may be distributed in unequal amounts.

5. The Commission may adopt such regulations as it considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.015 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.015
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings attributed to them in NRS 548.020 to 548.090 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.021 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.021
Director: Cooperation for suppression of vertebrate pests
Status: in_force

The Director may cooperate, financially or otherwise, with any federal agency or Department, any other state agency or department, any county, city, public district or political subdivision of this State, any public or private corporation, and any natural person or group of natural persons in suppressing vertebrate pests injurious to the state agricultural interests and in suppressing vertebrate pest vectors of diseases transmissible and injurious to humans.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 552.0861 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0861
“Inspector” defined
Status: in_force

“Inspector” means any person authorized by the Department to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.460 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.460
Board of adjustment: Establishment
Status: in_force

Where the Commission shall adopt an ordinance prescribing land use regulations in accordance with the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, they shall further provide by ordinance for the establishment of a board of adjustment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.200 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.200
Registration as grower, handler or producer; submission of application; establishment of provisions for transfer of registration and fees by regulation; fingerprints or background check
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not grow or handle hemp or produce agricultural hemp seed unless the person is registered with the Department as a grower, handler or producer, as applicable.

2. A person who wishes to grow or handle hemp must register with the Department as a grower or handler, as applicable.

3. A person who wishes to produce agricultural hemp seed must register with the Department as a producer unless the person is: (a) A grower registered pursuant to subsection 2 who retains agricultural hemp seed solely pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 557.250 ; or (b) A grower or handler registered pursuant to subsection 2 who processes seeds of any plant of the genus Cannabis which are incapable of germination into commodities or products. A person may not register as a producer unless the person is also registered as a grower or handler.

4. A person who wishes to register with the Department as a grower, handler or producer must, on or before July 1 of any year, submit to the Department the fee established pursuant to subsection 8 and an application, on a form prescribed by the Department, which includes: (a) The name and address of the applicant; (b) The name and address of the applicant's business in which hemp or agricultural hemp seed will be grown, handled or produced, if different than that of the applicant; (c) Information concerning the land and crop management practices of the applicant; and (d) Such other information as the Department may require by regulation.

5. Registration as a grower, handler or producer expires on December 31 of each year and may be renewed upon submission of an application for renewal containing: (a) Proof satisfactory to the Department that the applicant complied with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to testing of hemp; (b) Proof satisfactory to the Department that the land and crop management practices of the applicant are adequate, consistent with any previous information submitted to the Department and do not negatively affect natural resources; and (c) Such other information as the Department may require by regulation.

6. A grower, handler or producer who intends to surrender or not renew a registration must notify the Department not less than 30 days before the registration is surrendered or expires and submit to the Department a plan for the effective disposal or eradication of any existing live plants, viable seed or harvested crop.

7. The Department shall adopt regulations that authorize the transfer of a registration as a grower, handler or producer and establish conditions for such a transfer. The regulations must include, without limitation, provisions which allow a grower, handler or producer which changes its business name or the ownership of the grower, handler or producer to transfer its registration to the new entity.

8. The Department shall establish by regulation fees for the issuance and renewal of registration as a grower, handler or producer and for any other service performed by the Department in an amount necessary to cover the costs of carrying out this chapter.

9. For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with 7 C.F.R. § 990.6 , each applicant to register as a grower, handler or producer or to transfer such a registration must submit with his or her application a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Department to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints of the applicant.

10. In lieu of submitting a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission pursuant to subsection 9, an applicant may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department, submit any document or other information required by the Department to perform a background check of the applicant to verify the eligibility of the applicant in accordance with 7 C.F.R. § 990.6 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.140 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.140
Chair
Status: in_force

The Commission shall designate its Chair annually from among its appointed members.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.425 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.425
Procedure for amendment or repeal of regulations
Status: reserved

1. Any occupier of land within such district may at any time file a petition with the Commission asking that any or all of the land use regulations prescribed in any ordinance adopted by the Commission under the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, shall be amended, supplemented or repealed.

2. Land use regulations prescribed in any ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, shall not be amended, supplemented or repealed except in accordance with the procedure prescribed in NRS 548.410 to 548.435 , inclusive, for adoption of land use regulations.

3. Referenda on adoption, amendment, supplementation or repeal of land use regulations shall not be held more often than once in 6 months.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.365 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.365
Availability of agricultural and engineering machinery, fertilizer and seeds
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to make available, on such terms as it shall prescribe, to land occupiers within the district, agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment, fertilizer, seeds and seedlings, and such other material or equipment as will assist such land occupiers in carrying on operations upon their lands for the conservation of renewable natural resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.220 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.220
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 555.202 to 555.210 , 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 555.202 to 555.210 , 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. § 548.485 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.485
Board of adjustment: Chair
Status: in_force

1. The board of adjustment shall designate a chair from among its members, and may, from time to time, change such designation.

2. The chair or, in the chair’s absence, such other member of the board as the chair may designate to serve as acting chair may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.510 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.510
Procedure for review of order of board of adjustment by district court
Status: in_force

1. Any petitioner aggrieved by an order of the board of adjustment granting or denying, in whole or in part, the relief sought, the supervisors of the district or districts, the Commission or any intervening party may obtain a review of such order in district court, by filing in such court a petition praying that the order of the board of adjustment be modified or set aside.

2. A copy of such petition shall forthwith be served upon the parties to the hearing before the board of adjustment, and thereupon the party seeking review shall file in the court a transcript of the entire record in the proceedings, certified by the board of adjustment, including the documents and testimony upon which the order complained of was entered, and the findings, determination and order of the board of adjustment.

3. Upon such filing, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the parties and shall have jurisdiction of the proceedings and of the questions determined or to be determined therein, and shall have power to grant such temporary relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside, in whole or in part, the order of the board of adjustment.

4. No contention that has not been urged before the board of adjustment shall be considered by the court unless the failure or neglect to urge such contention shall be excused because of extraordinary circumstances.

5. The findings of the board of adjustment as to the facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive.

6. If any party shall apply to the court for leave to produce additional evidence and shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to produce such evidence in the hearing before the board of adjustment, the court may order such additional evidence to be taken before the board of adjustment and to be made a part of the transcript. The board of adjustment may modify its findings as to the facts or make new findings, taking into consideration the additional evidence so taken and filed, and the board of adjustment shall file such modified or new findings, which, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive, and shall file with the court its recommendations, if any, for the modification or setting aside of its original order.

7. The jurisdiction of the court shall be exclusive and its judgment and decree shall be final, except that the same shall be subject to review in the same manner as are other judgments or decrees of the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.247 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.247
Labeling of containers of nursery stock; bulk shipments
Status: in_force

1. All nursery stock shipped from other states to points within this State and all nursery stock shipped intrastate must bear a label on or attached to: (a) The outside of the container in which the nursery stock was packed for shipment that indicates the name and address of the consignee and consignor and contains a statement describing plainly and legibly the correct botanical or commonly accepted name, or both, for each kind of nursery stock in the container. (b) Each individual piece of one kind and variety of nursery stock or subcontainer or lot containing one kind and variety of nursery stock in each container, that contains a legible statement of the correct botanical or commonly accepted name, or both, of the nursery stock.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 555.246 , bulk shipments of nursery stock not packed in containers must: (a) Be accompanied by the appropriate certificate required pursuant to NRS 555.246 . (b) Be accompanied by a manifest which must: (1) State the name and address of the consignor and consignee; and (2) List and describe plainly and legibly the correct botanical or commonly accepted name, or both, for each kind of nursery stock in the bulk shipment. (c) Be labeled in accordance with the requirements of subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.470 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.470
Board of adjustment: Vacancies
Status: in_force

Vacancies in the board of adjustment shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments, and shall be for the unexpired term of the member whose office becomes vacant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.400 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.400
Cooperation between districts
Status: in_force

1. The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate with and enter into agreements with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.

2. Any district may enter into such agreements with a district or districts in adjoining states to carry out such purposes if the law in the other states permits the districts in the states to enter into the agreements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 548.210 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.210
Commission to supervise hearings and referendum; conduct of referendum; informalities not to invalidate
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall: (a) Pay all expenses for the issuance of such notices and the conduct of such hearings and referendum. (b) Supervise the conduct of such hearings and referendum. (c) Issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct of such hearings and referendum, and providing for the registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribing some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in such referendum.

2. No informalities in the conduct of such referendum or in any matters relating thereto shall invalidate the referendum or the result thereof if notice thereof shall have been given substantially as provided in this chapter and the referendum shall have been fairly conducted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.160 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.160
“Hemp” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Hemp ” means any plant of the genus Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, including, without limitation, the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a THC concentration that does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the Department for hemp.

2. “Hemp” does not include any commodity or product made using hemp.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 557.280 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.280
Authorized actions by Department for certain violations of law, regulations or orders
Status: in_force

1. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, suspend or revoke the registration of a grower, handler or producer for: (a) Materially falsifying any information in an application for registration as a grower, handler or producer; (b) Growing or handling hemp or producing agricultural hemp seed in a manner that is inconsistent with the information submitted to the Department in an approved application for registration as a grower, handler or producer; (c) Failing to comply with all applicable local governmental ordinances or rules; or (d) Committing a violation of any provision of this chapter, the regulations adopted pursuant thereto or any lawful order of the Department.

2. In addition to any other lawful reason, the Department may refuse to issue a registration as a grower, handler or producer to a person who has previously had such a registration refused or revoked pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1.

3. The Department shall impose an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed $2,500 on any person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 6 of NRS 557.200 .

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Department may impose an administrative fine on any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, the regulations adopted pursuant thereto or any lawful order of the Department in an amount not to exceed $2,500.

5. All fines collected by the Department pursuant to subsections 3 and 4 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 555.2634 — NV Code / Title 49 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.2634
“Environment” defined
Status: in_force

“Environment” includes the water, air, land and all plants and humans and other animals living therein and the interrelationships which exist among these.