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NV Rev Stat § 561.245 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.245 - Cooperation and agreements with Federal Government, agencies, political subdivisions and natural persons; grants and subgrants.

In the administration of various programs by the Department as provided by law, the Department may:  1. Cooperate, financially or otherwise, and execute contracts or agreements with the Federal Government or any federal department or agency, any other state department or agency, a county, a city, a public district or any political subdivision of this State, a public or private corporation, a natural person or a group of natural persons. The cooperation does not relieve any person, department, agency, corporation or political subdivision of any responsibility or liability existing under any provision of law.  2. In addition to any money or other contribution accepted pursuant to NRS 561.255, apply for or accept any gifts, grants, donations or contributions from any source.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 561.335 and 561.355, make grants or subgrants of money to any person, department, agency, corporation or political subdivision specified in subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 499; A 1993, 1726; 1999, 3661; 2007, 649)
NV Rev Stat § 561.255 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.255 - Acceptance of money and other contributions; deposit.

  1. The Department may accept, for programs administered by it, any money or other contribution which is made available by:  (a) Any Act of the Congress of the United States;  (b) A county, city, public district or any political subdivision of this state; or  (c) A public or private corporation or association or by any person.  2. Any money or other contribution accepted by the Department under the provisions of this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate fund and used for a program of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 499; A 1977, 232; 1993, 1726; 1999, 3661)
NV Rev Stat § 561.265 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.265 - Publication of general orders, rules and regulations.

All general orders, rules or regulations applying to the State, a county or a district shall be published at least twice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area affected by the order, rule or regulation. Such publication shall constitute legal notice of the order, rule or regulation, and shall be in accordance with the provisions of NRS 238.010 to 238.080, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 500)
NV Rev Stat § 561.275 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.275 - Exhibits and displays at fairs and exhibitions; agreements concerning exhibitions.

  1. The Department may exhibit and display property, objects, articles, things, livestock and commodities at exhibits, fairs, expositions and places of public or private exhibition.  2. The Department may negotiate, consult with and agree with institutions, departments, officers, persons and corporations of and in the State of Nevada and elsewhere concerning quarters for and the preservation, care, transportation, storing, custody, display and exhibition of property, objects, articles, things, livestock and commodities, and concerning the terms and cost thereof, the manner, time, place and extent thereof, and the return thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 500; A 1993, 1727; 1999, 3661)
NV Rev Stat § 561.285 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.285 - Collection and dissemination of information; confidential proprietary information.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department may collect and disseminate, throughout the State, information calculated to educate and benefit the general public and the livestock and agricultural industries of the State of Nevada, and information pertaining to any program administered by the Department.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 and 571.160, all proprietary information concerning:  (a) Numbers of animals;  (b) The quantity of production;  (c) Fiscal or tax matters; or  (d) The security of any facility,  which specifically relates to a natural person, company, corporation or other nonpublic entity, and which is collected by the Department pursuant to the provisions of titles 49 and 50 of NRS and chapters 581, 582, 583, 584, 586, 587, 588 and 590 of NRS, is confidential.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 500; A 1993, 1727; 1999, 3662; 2005, 524; 2007, 2118; 2013, 1801)
NV Rev Stat § 561.295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.295 - Issuance and enforcement of hold orders by Director; hearings; judicial review.

  1. The Director may issue and enforce a written hold order to the owner or custodian of any agricultural commodity, livestock, livestock product, appliance, material or article which the Director finds is in violation of any of the provisions of law administered by the Department or which the Director finds to be infested with a pest or infected with a disease. The order may prohibit further sale or movement or require that the agricultural commodity, livestock, livestock product, appliance, material or article to be held on the premises or at a designated premise until the Director has evidence that the order has been complied with, and upon compliance, the order must be dissolved.  2. It is unlawful to move or otherwise dispose of any agricultural commodity, livestock, livestock product, appliance, material or article except with the permission of the Director and for the purposes specified therein. Upon demand, the owner or custodian of the agricultural commodity, livestock, livestock product, appliance, material or article has the right to a hearing before the Director relative to the justification of any such order. The provisions of this section do not limit the right of the Department to proceed as authorized by law. Any decision of the Director issued in accordance with this section is subject to review by any court of competent jurisdiction.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 500; A 1993, 1727; 1999, 3662)
NV Rev Stat § 561.301 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.301 - Aquatic agriculture: Promotion, protection and regulation.

Aquatic agriculture, which includes the propagation, cultivation and harvesting of plants or animals indigenous to water in a man-made, controlled or selected aquatic environment for the commercial production of food, is one of the agricultural enterprises conducted in this state. The Department shall promote, protect and regulate aquatic agriculture to the extent that the Department is authorized to regulate other forms of agriculture and other agricultural products. The Department shall confer with the Department of Wildlife regarding aquatic agriculture to prevent any adverse effects on existing aquatic animals.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 624; A 1993, 1727; 1999, 3662; 2003, 1582; 2015, 3608)
NV Rev Stat § 561.305 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.305 - Laboratories: Establishment, maintenance and purposes; examination of samples for residents.

The Department shall establish and maintain a laboratory for the following purposes:  1. The diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of animals, as may be necessary under the provisions of chapter 571 of NRS.  2. The diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of bees, as may be necessary under the provisions of chapter 552 of NRS.  3. The diagnosis of infectious, contagious and destructive diseases of agricultural commodities, and infestations thereof by pests, as may be necessary under the provisions of chapter 554 of NRS.  4. The survey and identification of insect pests, plant diseases and noxious weeds, and the maintenance of a herbarium, as may be necessary under the provisions of NRS 555.005 to 555.249, inclusive.  5. The testing of pesticides, as may be necessary under the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, and chapter 586 of NRS.  6. The safekeeping and maintenance of official standards of weights and measures, as may be necessary under the provisions of chapter 581 of NRS.  7. The testing and grading of agricultural products and the testing of the purity and germinating power of agricultural seeds and the testing of the spray residue contained in produce, as may be necessary under the provisions of chapter 587 of NRS.  8. The analysis and testing of commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals, as may be necessary under the provisions of chapter 588 of NRS.  9. The analysis and testing of petroleum products or motor vehicle fuel, as may be necessary under the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.  10. The analysis and testing of antifreeze, as may be necessary under the provisions of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive.  11. Any laboratory examinations, diagnoses, analyses or testing as may be deemed necessary by the Director and which can be made with equipment available in any such laboratory. Any resident of this State may submit samples to the Department for examination, diagnosis, analysis or testing, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Director.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 501; A 1969, 363, 634; 1971, 1257; 1975, 596; 1993, 1728; 1999, 2850, 3662; 2003, 413, 2147; 2005, 661; 2015, 3608)
NV Rev Stat § 561.315 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.315 - Costs for examination of samples by laboratory.

The Director may fix the maximum number of samples that may be examined, diagnosed, analyzed or tested in the Department’s laboratory free of charge for any one natural person, group or corporation in any one period, and may fix reasonable fees for samples submitted in excess of those tested free of charge.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 501; A 1993, 1728; 1999, 3663)
NV Rev Stat § 561.325 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.325 - Offer of reward for arrest and conviction of person stealing livestock.

  1. The Department may offer a standing reward, or a reward for each class of livestock, not to exceed $1,500, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of each person engaged in stealing livestock. The reward must be paid to the person who provides the information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person immediately upon the conviction of the person so arrested.  2. The Director may establish such further conditions and rules relating to the offering of such rewards and the payments thereof as the Director may deem proper.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 505; A 1973, 203; 1993, 1729; 1995, 10; 1999, 3663)
NV Rev Stat § 561.335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.335 - Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital.

  1. The Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital in the amount of $10,000 is hereby created for the use of the Department.  2. The Account must be used specifically for carrying out the provisions of NRS 569.005 to 569.080, inclusive, and 569.100 to 569.130, inclusive.  3. The Account may be used for:  (a) Paying the expenses of all programs and laws administered by the Department, except expenses related to estrays and feral livestock which are required to be paid pursuant to NRS 569.090. The Account must be reimbursed promptly from the proper funds in the State Treasury by claims paid as other claims against the State are paid for any expenses paid pursuant to this paragraph.  (b) Providing advance money to officers and employees of the Department for travel expenses and subsistence allowances arising out of their official duties or employment. Such an advance constitutes a lien in favor of the Department upon the accrued wages of the requesting officer or employee in an amount equal to the sum advanced, but the Director may advance more than the amount of the accrued wages of the officer or employee. Upon the return of the officer or employee, the officer or employee is entitled to receive any authorized expenses and subsistence in excess of the amount advanced, and a sum equal to the advance must be paid into the Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital.  (c) Making grants and loans for any purpose authorized by subsection 2 of NRS 561.445. Any loan or grant made pursuant to this paragraph must be reimbursed promptly, as other claims against the State are paid, from the money deposited in the State Treasury pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 561.445.  4. The Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital must be deposited in a bank or credit union qualified to receive deposits of public money and the deposit must be secured by a depository bond satisfactory to the State Board of Examiners.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 501; A 1967, 359; 1983, 400; 1989, 1095; 1993, 1729; 1995, 246; 1999, 1512, 3664; 2003, 2148)
NV Rev Stat § 561.344 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.344 - Livestock Inspection Account.

  1. The Livestock Inspection Account is hereby created in the State General Fund for the use of the Department.  2. The following special taxes, fees and other money must be deposited in the Livestock Inspection Account:  (a) All special taxes on livestock as provided by law.  (b) Fees and other money collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 564 of NRS.  (c) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 565 of NRS.  (d) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 577 of NRS.  (e) Unclaimed proceeds from the sale of estrays and feral livestock by the Department pursuant to NRS 569.005 to 569.130, inclusive, or proceeds required to be deposited in the Livestock Inspection Account pursuant to a cooperative agreement established pursuant to NRS 569.031 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock.  (f) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 573 of NRS.  (g) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 576 of NRS.  (h) Laboratory fees collected for the diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of animals, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of chapter 571 of NRS.  3. Expenditures from the Livestock Inspection Account must be made only for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and chapters 564, 565, 569, 571, 573, 576 and 577 of NRS.  4. The interest and income earned on the money in the Livestock Inspection Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 502; A 1969, 770; 1983, 401; 1985, 157; 1987, 147; 1989, 272; 1991, 9, 1790; 1993, 294, 1729; 1995, 579; 1999, 3664; 2003, 2149; 2013, 1322, 1866; 2015, 2464)
NV Rev Stat § 561.355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.355 - Plant Industry Program: Establishment; source and use of fees and other money.

  1. The Plant Industry Program is hereby established.  2. The following fees and money must be used in the Plant Industry Program:  (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 552.095 and 555.570, fees and money collected pursuant to the provisions of chapters 552, 555 and 587 of NRS.  (b) Laboratory fees collected for the diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of bees, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of chapter 552 of NRS.  (c) Laboratory fees collected for the diagnosis of infectious, contagious and destructive diseases of agricultural commodities, and infestations thereof by pests, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as may be necessary pursuant to the provisions of chapter 554 of NRS.  (d) Laboratory fees collected for the survey and identification of insect pests, plant diseases and noxious weeds, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as may be necessary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 555.005 to 555.249, inclusive.  (e) Laboratory fees collected for the testing of the purity and germinating power of agricultural seeds, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as may be necessary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 587.015 to 587.123, inclusive.  (f) Money received from a tax on the transfer of real property imposed pursuant to NRS 375.026.  3. Expenditures for the Plant Industry Program must be made only for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and chapters 552, 554, 555 and 587 of NRS.  4. The money credited to the Program pursuant to NRS 375.026 must be allocated for disbursement to each county in proportion to the amount of money collected in that county and must only be used:  (a) By the Department for programs on the exclusion, detection and control of:  (1) Invasive species; and  (2) Endemic pests and weeds designated by the Director; and  (b) For grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for the control or management of such species, pests and weeds.  5. As used in this section:  (a) "Invasive species" means any living organism not native to this State that may present a threat to the economy, environment or public health of this State.  (b) "Local government" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 237.050.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 502; A 1967, 315; 1969, 364; 1977, 232; 2001, 2154; 2003, 3492; 2005, 1525; 2009, 11; 2015, 3609)
NV Rev Stat § 561.375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.375 - Program for the Control of Pests and Plant Diseases: Establishment; source and use of money.

  1. The Program for the Control of Pests and Plant Diseases is hereby established.  2. Money accepted by the Department under the provisions of NRS 555.010 to 555.460, inclusive, from the Federal Government or any federal department or agency, a county, a city, a public district or any political subdivision of this State, a public or private corporation, or a natural person, may be used in the Program for the Control of Pests and Plant Diseases.  3. Expenditures for the Program for the Control of Pests and Plant Diseases may be made only to carry out the provisions of this chapter and chapters 552, 554, 555 and 587 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 503; A 1977, 232; 1993, 1730; 1999, 3665; 2003, 541; 2013, 1322; 2017, 352)
NV Rev Stat § 561.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.385 - Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account.

  1. The Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account is hereby created in the State General Fund for the use of the Department.  2. The following fees must be deposited in the Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account:  (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 586.270 and 586.940, fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 586 of NRS.  (b) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 588 of NRS.  (c) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive.  (d) Laboratory fees collected for the testing of pesticides as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 586.270 and 586.940, chapter 586 of NRS.  (e) Laboratory fees collected for the analysis and testing of commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of chapter 588 of NRS.  (f) Laboratory fees collected for the analysis and testing of petroleum products or motor vehicle fuel, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.  (g) Laboratory fees collected for the analysis and testing of antifreeze, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 590.340 to 590.450, inclusive.  3. Expenditures from the Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account may be made to carry out the provisions of this chapter, NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or chapters 586, 588 and 590 of NRS or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 503; A 1971, 451, 1258; 1975, 597; 1983, 402; 1991, 1790; 1993, 1730; 1999, 3665; 2003, 414, 617; 2005, 662; 2010, 26th Special Session, 23; 2015, 3610; 2017, 352)
NV Rev Stat § 561.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.405 - Rural Rehabilitation Fund.

The Rural Rehabilitation Fund is hereby created as a special revenue fund in the State Treasury for the use of the Department in carrying out the provisions of NRS 561.425 to 561.465, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 504; A 1993, 1731; 1997, 126; 1999, 3666)
NV Rev Stat § 561.407 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.407 - Account for the Promotion of Beef.

  1. The Account for the Promotion of Beef is hereby created in the State General Fund.  2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account for the Promotion of Beef, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 771; A 1979, 118; 1981, 1013; 1983, 402, 1903, 1904; 1985, 745; 1987, 148; 1989, 316; 1991, 1791)
NV Rev Stat § 561.409 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.409 - Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account.

  1. The Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The proceeds of the special assessment levied pursuant to NRS 587.155, if any, must be credited to the Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account and all refunds made pursuant to NRS 587.155 must be paid from the Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account.  2. Expenditures from the Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account may be made only for:  (a) Alfalfa seed research and marketing promotion programs; and  (b) Reimbursement to the Department for administrative expenses of the Department, not to exceed 5 percent of the assessments collected.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 494; A 1977, 45; 1983, 402; 1991, 1791; 1993, 1731; 1999, 3666; 2017, 147)
NV Rev Stat § 561.411 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.411 - Account for License Plates for the Promotion of Agriculture Within This State.

  1. The Account for License Plates for the Promotion of Agriculture Within This State is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account.  2. The money in the Account does not lapse to the State General Fund at the end of a fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  3. The money in the Account must be used only for the promotion of agriculture within this State and must not be used to replace or supplant money available from other sources. The Director may provide grants from the Account to other public agencies and nonprofit organizations to carry out the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1168; A 2009, 352)
NV Rev Stat § 561.412 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture|NRS 561.412 - Separate account for certain fees.

  1. In addition to the inspection fees and other money transferred pursuant to NRS 590.120, all fees and other money collected pursuant to the provisions of NRS 581.001 to 581.395, inclusive, and 582.001 to 582.210, inclusive, must be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a separate account in the State General Fund for the use of the Department.  2. Expenditures from the account must be made only for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and chapters 581 and 582 of NRS and NRS 590.010 to 590.330, inclusive.  3. Money in the account does not lapse to the State General Fund at the end of a fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1525)