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NV Rev Stat § 555.207 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.207 - Board of directors: Powers.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 517)
NV Rev Stat § 555.208 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.208 - Review of action of board of county commissioners or board of directors by State Board of Agriculture; notice and hearing; judicial review; authorization for landowner to seek removal of member of board of directors.

  1. The board of directors of a weed control district or the board of county commissioners of any county having lands situated in a weed control district or proposed for inclusion in such a district may request that the State Board of Agriculture review any action taken by the board of county commissioners of a county, or the board of directors of the district, in connection with the creation of the district or a change in the boundaries of the district.  2. Upon receiving such a request the State Board of Agriculture shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, affirm or reverse the action. The decision of the State Board of Agriculture is a final decision for purposes of judicial review.  3. This section does not limit the right of any landowner to seek judicial review of actions taken by a board of directors or a board of county commissioners in connection with the creation of a district or a change in the boundaries of a district.  4. A landowner may seek the removal of a member of the board of directors of that district for cause. A decision of the State Board of Agriculture made pursuant to this subsection is a final decision for the purpose of judicial review.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1641; A 2015, 3590)
NV Rev Stat § 555.209 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.209 - Regulations.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 517; A 1981, 1643)
NV Rev Stat § 555.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.210 - Performance of necessary work by weed control officer on failure by landowner; charges as lien.

If any landowner fails to carry out a plan of weed control for his or her land in compliance with the regulations of the district, the weed control officer may enter upon the land affected, perform any work necessary to carry out the plan, and charge such work against the landowner. Any such charge, until paid, is a lien against the land affected coequal with a lien for unpaid general taxes, and may be enforced in the same manner.  [2.5:174:1929; added 1949, 560; 1943 NCL § 415.01] — (NRS A 1969, 518)
NV Rev Stat § 555.215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.215 - Assessments of real property in district; medium-term obligations; reconsideration of levy of assessment after creation of district; hearing to consider exclusions of land from district required under certain circumstances.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon the preparation and approval of a budget in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Finance Act, the board of county commissioners of each county having lands situated in the district may, by resolution, levy an assessment upon all real property in the county which is in the weed control district.  2. Every assessment so levied is a lien against the property assessed.  3. Amounts collected in counties other than the county having the larger or largest proportion of the area of the district must be paid over to the board of county commissioners of that county for the use of the district.  4. The board of county commissioners of that county may obtain medium-term obligations pursuant to NRS 350.087 to 350.095, inclusive, of an amount of money not to exceed the total amount of the assessment, if any, to pay the expenses of controlling the weeds in the weed control district. The loans may be made only after the assessments, if any, are levied.  5. If a weed control district is created pursuant to NRS 555.203 on the basis that the board of county commissioners creating the weed control district will not exercise its discretion to levy an assessment against real property pursuant to this section and if, after the weed control district is created, the board of county commissioners decides to levy such an assessment, the board of county commissioners shall, before levying the assessment, hold at least one public hearing to entertain applications for the exclusion of lands from the weed control district pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 555.203.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 391; A 1969, 518; 1981, 1643; 1995, 1829; 1999, 278; 2001, 1827, 2336; 2003, 162; 2009, 770)
NV Rev Stat § 555.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.220 - Civil penalty.

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.  [Part 9:174:1929; NCL § 422] — (NRS A 1969, 518; 2015, 1988, 3591)
NV Rev Stat § 555.235 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.235 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 555.23515 to 555.2358, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 563; A 1961, 526; 1973, 284; 1975, 556; 1985, 525; 1993, 1711; 1999, 708, 3642, 3740; 2003, 534)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23515 - "Broker" defined.

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.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23523 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23523 - "Dangerously injurious plant pest" defined.

Dangerously injurious plant pest means a plant pest that constitutes a significant threat to the public or to the agricultural, forestry or horticultural industry of this State.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23525 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23525 - "Dealer of nursery stock" defined.

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.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23537 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23537 - "Hold" defined.

Hold means to have and maintain possession of nursery stock at a temporary or permanent location.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.2354 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.2354 - "Infested" defined.

Infested means contaminated with a pest or so exposed to a pest that contamination can reasonably be expected to exist.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23542 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23542 - "Inspecting officer" defined.

Inspecting officer means a person authorized by the Department to inspect nursery stock.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23544 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23544 - "Inspection certificate" defined.

Inspection certificate means a document which is issued by an inspecting officer or an appropriate state officer who is authorized to inspect nursery stock and which affirms, declares or verifies that the nursery stock, or the nursery or premises from which the nursery stock originated, has been inspected and found to be free from plant pests and symptoms of diseases.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 555.2355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.2355 - "License" defined.

License means a license issued pursuant to NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive, to a licensee to conduct business as a dealer of nursery stock.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23551 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23551 - "Licensee" defined.

Licensee means a person licensed under the provisions of NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.2356 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.2356 - "Nursery" defined.

Nursery means any location:  1. Where nursery stock is grown, propagated, held, stored or sold; or  2. From which nursery stock is distributed directly to a customer.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23562 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23562 - "Nursery stock" defined.

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.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.2357 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.2357 - "Peddler" defined.

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.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23575 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23575 - "Phytosanitary certificate" defined.

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.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.23577 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.23577 - "Quarantine pest" defined.

Quarantine pest means a pest listed by the State Quarantine Officer in a quarantine issued pursuant to chapter 554 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.2358 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.2358 - "Sell" defined.

Sell means exchange, offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession for sale, arrange the sale of, solicit for sale, display or advertise for sale, consign, accept on consignment, or broker the purchase or sale.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 555.237 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.237 - Application for license; transfer of license prohibited; display of license.

  1. Any person applying for a license must do so on the application form and in the manner prescribed by the Director.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 555.236, an application for a license must be accompanied by the fee established pursuant to NRS 555.238 and by evidence of the good faith and character of the applicant.  3. A license is not transferable. If a licensee changes its business name or the ownership of the licensee changes, the licensee must obtain a new license. A licensee shall not engage in the business of a dealer of nursery stock until a new license is issued.  4. A licensee shall prominently display his or her license at the licensee’s business location.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 564; A 1961, 527; 1993, 1713; 1999, 3643; 2003, 536)
NV Rev Stat § 555.238 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.238 - Schedule of annual fees for licenses.

The State Board of Agriculture may establish by regulation a schedule of annual fees for licenses.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 564; A 1961, 527; 1983, 1101; 1999, 710, 3598; 2003, 536)
NV Rev Stat § 555.239 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.239 - Renewal of license; fee.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 555.237, a license expires on June 30 of each year. A licensee must apply for the renewal of his or her nursery license annually on or before July 1. It is unlawful to conduct business without a current license.  2. The fee for the renewal of a license is ascertained in accordance with the schedule of fees established pursuant to NRS 555.238.  3. Any license may be renewed after July 1 upon payment of a penalty fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture. Such a penalty fee must not exceed $200.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 565; A 1983, 1101; 2003, 536)
NV Rev Stat § 555.241 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.241 - Revocation or suspension of or refusal to issue or renew license; notice and hearing.

The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license for violation of any provision of NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive, or any rule or regulation adopted under NRS 555.243, but no license may be refused, suspended or revoked pursuant to this section until the applicant or licensee has been given the opportunity to appear at a hearing. Offenders must be given 15 days’ notice in writing. The notice must indicate the offense and the place of hearing.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 565; A 1961, 527; 1993, 1713; 1999, 3644; 2003, 537)
NV Rev Stat § 555.242 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.242 - Terminal inspection of nursery stock.

The Director may order any nursery stock to be held for terminal inspection.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 565; A 1961, 528; 1993, 1713; 1999, 3644)
NV Rev Stat § 555.243 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.243 - Regulations; standards.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 565; A 1961, 528; 1981, 89; 1993, 1713; 1999, 3644)
NV Rev Stat § 555.244 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.244 - Inspection of businesses, invoices and applicable certificates.

  1. The Director or any inspecting officer may enter any business during regular business hours to ascertain compliance with NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  2. Invoices and applicable inspection certificates, quarantine certificates and phytosanitary certificates must be made available to the Director or inspecting officer upon request.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 565; A 1961, 528; 1993, 1713; 1999, 3644; 2003, 537)
NV Rev Stat § 555.245 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.245 - Certification of pest conditions or quality of nursery stock for shipment; fees.

  1. Any person may request the Director to certify to pest conditions, quality, viability or grade of nursery stock intended for shipment to comply with the requirements for plant pests established by any state, territory or foreign country or by contract.  2. The Director may establish a schedule of reasonable fees for those requests for certification.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 565; A 1961, 528; 1973, 285; 1993, 1714; 1999, 3644)
NV Rev Stat § 555.246 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.246 - Certificates required for shipments of nursery stock; carrier prohibited from delivering nursery stock without appropriate certificate; exemption.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, nursery stock that is shipped from other states to points within this State and all nursery stock shipped intrastate must be accompanied by an inspection certificate which:  (a) Is dated within a reasonable time before shipment;  (b) Is issued by an authorized state plant regulatory officer; and  (c) Affirms, declares or verifies that the nursery stock, nursery or premises from which the nursery stock originated has been inspected and found free of dangerously injurious plant pests, pests and disease symptoms.  2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, nursery stock that is shipped from other states to points within this State, and nursery stock that is shipped intrastate, for which a quarantine has been issued pursuant to chapter 554 of NRS or to which a federal quarantine applies, must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation, company or natural person engaged in the transportation of freight or express shall not make delivery of any nursery stock in this State without the inspection certificate or phytosanitary certificate, as appropriate, required by subsections 1 and 2.  4. A shipment of nursery stock which is in the possession of an in-state dealer of nursery stock licensed with the Department and which is being delivered to an in-state customer need not be accompanied by the inspection certificate or phytosanitary certificate, as appropriate, required by subsections 1 and 2, except that the dealer of nursery stock must provide such documents to the Department upon request.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 566; A 1961, 528; 1999, 710; 2003, 537)
NV Rev Stat § 555.247 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds|NRS 555.247 - Labeling of containers of nursery stock; bulk shipments.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 566; A 1999, 711; 2003, 538)