Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 554.180 Areas under quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The area under quarantine against the Japanese beetle consists of: 1. The states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minneso…

NAC 554.185 Maintenance of list of counties not infested in areas under quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The Director will maintain a list of counties in areas under quarantine against the Japanese beetle that are not infested with the Japanese beetle. A county may be placed…

NAC 554.190 Hosts and possible carriers. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The hosts and possible carriers of the Japanese beetle are: 1. Soil, humus, compost, manure and all growing media, except when packaged commercially; 2. Grass sod; 3. All plants with roots, except bareroot plants whi…

NAC 554.200 Certification of commodities entering Nevada. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. A host or possible carrier of the Japanese beetle may enter this State from an area under quarantine against the Japanese beetle if it is accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized agric…

NAC 554.210 Permits for commodities entering Nevada. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The Director may issue permits allowing hosts and possible carriers to enter the State subject to the conditions and provisions which the Director prescribes. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 2…

NAC 554.211 Approval for entry into State of host or possible carrier. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The Director will, pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC 554.200, approve for entry into this State a host or possible carrier of the Japanese beetle that was grown in: 1. A g…

NAC 554.212 Dip treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The Director will approve a dip treatment: (a) For nursery stock with a root ball that is not greater than 12 inches in diameter, does not contain clay and is: (1) Balled and covered in burlap; (2) Potted; or (3) Enclosed in a …

NAC 554.213 Drench treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The Director will approve a drench treatment: (a) For nursery stock that is enclosed in a container or, except as otherwise provided in this section, is potted; (b) If the active ingredient of the pesticide solution used in …

NAC 554.214 Media incorporation treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The Director will approve a media incorporation treatment if: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the treated plant is potted; (b) The active ingredient of the pesticide solution used in the media …

NAC 554.215 Methyl bromide fumigation treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The Director will approve a methyl bromide fumigation treatment: 1. For nursery stock that is enclosed within a chamber or tarpaulin; and 2. If the methyl bromide used in the treatment is used in accordance w…

NAC 554.216 Requirements for pesticide used in approved method of treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. To be used in a method of treatment for the Japanese beetle approved by the Director pursuant to NAC 554.200, a pesticide must be: (a) Registered in the state in which the treat…

NAC 554.220 Applicability of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The provisions of NAC 554.162 to 554.216, inclusive, do not apply to soil samples which are being moved pursuant to a federal compliance agreement. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 2-9-79; A by St. Quarant…

NAC 554.230 Definitions. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) As used in NAC 554.240 to 554.380, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Official certificate” means a document issued by an authorized representative of the designated state, district or federal Department of Agricu…

NAC 554.240 Establishment of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) A quarantine is hereby established against the European corn borer (Pyrausta nubilalis), its hosts and possible carriers. [Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 54.02 § (a), eff. 7-26-51; A 10-20-58; 6-1-63]

NAC 554.250 Areas under quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) All states and districts of the United States except Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington are under quarantine. [Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 54.02 § (b), eff. 7-26-51; A 10-20-…

NAC 554.260 Infested areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following areas are infested with European corn borer: 1. The states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michig…

NAC 554.270 Restricted commodities. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following commodities are subject to restrictions as hosts or possible carriers of the European corn borer: 1. Corn, broomcorn, sorghums and Sudan grass, plants and all parts thereof, including shelled grain and stalk…

NAC 554.280 Official certificate. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 554.350, each lot or shipment of shelled grain of corn, broomcorn, sorghums and Sudan grass grown in or shipped from an area under quarantine and brought into this State must be accompani…

NAC 554.290 Contents of certificate for shelled grain grown in or shipped from infested area. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) In addition to the information required by NAC 554.320, a certificate for shelled grain grown in or shipped from the infested area described in NAC 554.260 must ei…

NAC 554.300 Contents of certificate for shelled grain grown in or shipped from area under quarantine but not infested. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) In addition to the information required by NAC 554.320, a certificate for shelled grain grown in and shipped from states under quarantine …

NAC 554.310 Shelled grain transported through Nevada without certificate subject to disposal. (NRS 554.020, 554.030, 554.060) Any lot or shipment of shelled grain arriving in this State which is not accompanied by an official certificate or which is certified on the basis of free…

NAC 554.320 Contents of official certificates. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) All certificates issued in compliance with NAC 554.290 or 554.300 must set forth: 1. The kind and quantity of the commodity constituting the lot or shipment covered thereby; 2. The initials and number of the ra…

NAC 554.330 Certification of disinfection or treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Stalks, ears, cobs or other parts, fragments or debris of corn, broomcorn, sorghums and Sudan grass grown in or shipped from the area under quarantine, imported as such or as packing or otherwise, w…

NAC 554.340 Certification required for certain vegetables and plants produced in or shipped from infested areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 554.360, beans in the pod, beets, celery, peppers (fruits), endive, Swiss chard, rhubarb (cut or plants with…

NAC 554.350 Certain grain products exempt from certification requirements. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The certification requirements of NAC 554.280 to 554.340, inclusive, are hereby waived on shelled popcorn, seed for planting, individual shipments or lots of 100 pounds or less of ot…

NAC 554.360 Certain restricted products exempt from certification requirements. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The certification requirements of NAC 554.340 are hereby waived on individual shipments or lots of certain restricted vegetables, ornamental plants and plant products if: 1. The…

NAC 554.370 Certain manufactured or processed products exempt from restrictions of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) No restrictions are placed by this quarantine upon the movement of restricted products which are processed or manufactured in such a manner as to eliminate all da…

NAC 554.380 Violations. (NRS 554.020, 554.030, 554.060) All lots or shipments in violation of this quarantine will be disposed of in accordance with NRS 554.060, except that the Director, his or her deputies or inspectors, may release small lots or shipments of restricted product…

NAC 554.390 Methods of disinfecting ear corn. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Ear corn (dry) must be disinfected by using one of the following methods: 1. Ears of corn must be heated in a chamber at an air temperature of at least 168 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 2 hours. The ears of co…

NAC 554.400 Methods of disinfecting broomcorn. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Broomcorn and articles made of broomcorn must be disinfected by using one of the following methods: 1. Vacuum fumigation (HCN). Three pounds of liquid hydrocyanic acid or its equivalent per 1,000 cubic feet of …

NAC 554.410 Method of disinfecting certain vegetables and plants. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Ear corn (green), green beans, beets, celery, bell peppers, endive, Swiss chard, cut rhubarb, cut flowers and plants for propagation must be disinfected by atmospheric fumigation in a gastigh…

NAC 554.420 Method of disinfecting bulk ear corn and baled broomcorn in freight cars. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Bulk ear corn and baled broomcorn in a freight car must be disinfected by atmospheric fumigation for 16 hours using methyl bromide at the following rates, to be determined…

NAC 554.430 Method of disinfecting bulk shelled grain in railway cars and certain vans. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Bulk shelled grain (corn, broomcorn, sorghums and Sudan grass) in railway cars or trucking vans must be disinfected by atmospheric fumigation for 16 hours using methyl b…

NAC 554.440 Standards for freight cars and vans used for fumigation. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Only freight cars or trucking vans which are made only of metal may be used as fumigation chambers. The doors must be single doors and not over 7 feet wide. Doors and other apertures must …

NAC 554.450 Air circulation systems in railway cars or vans. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Each loaded railway car or trucking van must be prepared so that air can be withdrawn from beneath the grain and returned to the space above the load. This must be provided by a system of probe…

NAC 554.460 Duct systems in railway cars or vans. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The intake side of the blower unit must be connected to the inside duct system by a 15-foot length of 6-inch flexible tubing coated with neoprene. Another 15-foot length of 8-inch tubing must be attached …

NAC 554.470 Procedure for installing duct systems in railway cars or vans. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Lay out the inside probe and duct system on top of the load. Insert the probes down the center of the load at 4-foot intervals to a depth near the floor. Both end probes must be p…

NAC 554.480 Establishment of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) A quarantine is hereby established against mint wilt (Verticillium albo - atrum R. & B.), the nematode (Longidorus sylphus Thorn), their hosts and possible carriers. [Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 54.07 § A, eff. 10-1-67…

NAC 554.490 Areas under quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) All states and districts of the United States are under quarantine. [Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 54.07 § B, eff. 10-1-67]

NAC 554.500 Commodities covered by quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following commodities are under quarantine: 1. Mint planting stock including, but not limited to, all roots, stoles, rhizomes and cuttings of peppermint (Mentha piperita), or spearmint (Mentha spicta) or an…

NAC 554.510 Permits of entry. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Before a person brings into this State an article which is under quarantine pursuant to NAC 554.500, the person must first apply to the Administrator of the Division of Plant Industry of the Department for a permit to do so.…

NAC 554.520 Contents of permit of entry. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) A permit of entry issued by the Director must contain: 1. The conditions under which the mint planting stock may be imported. 2. A certificate signed by an authorized official of the state of origin which certifies t…

NAC 554.525 Establishment of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) A quarantine is hereby established upon any commodity specified in NAC 554.528 that originates in an infested area specified in NAC 554.526 and may be a carrier of the mint stem borer (Pseudobaris nigrina). (Added to…

NAC 554.526 Infested areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following areas are infested with the mint stem borer: 1. The states of Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia; and 2. The counti…

NAC 554.527 Restricted areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following areas are restricted: 1. Any state or county not specified in NAC 554.526, other than Alaska or Hawaii; and 2. The District of Columbia. (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R032-01, eff. 1-17-2002)

NAC 554.528 Commodities covered by quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following commodities are under quarantine: 1. Any stock used to plant mint, including, without limitation, any root, stolon, rhizome or cutting of peppermint (Mentha piperita), spearmint (Mentha spicta) or…

NAC 554.529 Entry of commodities covered by quarantine into Nevada: Prohibited from infested areas; certificate required from restricted areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The entry into this State of a commodity specified in NAC 554.528 that originates in an infested area is prohi…