Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 554.565 Entry into State of certain commodities prohibited. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The entry into this State of a commodity specified in NAC 554.555, including any part thereof that is capable of propagation, except seed, is prohibited if grown in or shipped from an area unde…

NAC 554.575 Disposition of commodities entering State in violation of quarantine; liability for costs. (NRS 554.020, 554.030, 554.060) A commodity that enters this State in violation of the quarantine imposed pursuant to NAC 554.535 to 554.565, inclusive, must be immediately ship…

NAC 554.700 Establishment of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The Director hereby establishes a quarantine at the Nevada boundaries to prevent or restrict the introduction into this State of certain commodities which have originated in infested areas and may be carriers of the …

NAC 554.710 Infested areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following areas are infested with the beetle: 1. All states of the United States except Alaska, California and Hawaii; 2. The District of Columbia; and 3. All territories of the United States. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agricu…

NAC 554.720 Restricted commodities. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following commodities are designated as restricted: 1. Plants and cuttings of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum); 2. Eggplant (Solanum melongena); 3. Pepper (Capsicum frutescens); 4. Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum); and 5…

NAC 554.730 Certification; requirements for entry of Irish potato tubers. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no restricted commodity may enter this State from an infested area unless the shipment or lot containing it is accompanied by a certif…

NAC 554.755 Establishment of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) A quarantine is hereby established upon any commodity specified in NAC 554.765 that originates in an infested area specified in NAC 554.759 and may be a carrier of late blight (Phytophthora infestans). (Added to NAC …

NAC 554.759 Infested areas. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Each state, district and territory of the United States is an infested area. (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R032-01, eff. 1-17-2002)

NAC 554.765 Commodities covered by quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) The following commodities are under quarantine: 1. Any seed potato or potato plant; and 2. Any tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum), except tomato seeds. (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R032-01, eff. …

NAC 554.769 Certification of commodities covered by quarantine entering Nevada. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Any commodity specified in NAC 554.765 is prohibited from entering this State from an infested area unless the commodity is accompanied by a certificate signed by or bearing …

NAC 554.775 Disposition of commodities entering State in violation of quarantine; liability for cost. (NRS 554.020, 554.030, 554.060) Any commodity specified in NAC 554.765 that is found to be infested with late blight or shipped to a destination in this State in violation of the…

NAC 554.805 Establishment of quarantine; areas under quarantine. (NRS 554.110) 1. A quarantine is hereby established against Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata). 2. The following areas are under the quarantine: (a) Any area within the boundaries of Clark County, Nev…

NAC 554.811 Restricted commodities. (NRS 554.110) The following commodities are designated as restricted: 1. Any colony of honeybees that is owned or managed by a person; and 2. Any queen or other honeybee obtained from a colony specified in subsection 1. (Added to NAC by St. Qua…

NAC 554.815 Certification by Department required for movement, sale or distribution of restricted commodity from area under quarantine. (NRS 554.110) A person shall not: 1. Ship, transport or otherwise move a commodity that is restricted pursuant to NAC 554.811 to a destination t…

NAC 554.821 Violations. (NRS 554.110) If the Department determines that a colony specified in NAC 554.811 contains Africanized honeybees, the Department shall, within 10 days after making that determination, notify the owner or manager of the colony of that fact in writing. Withi…

NAC 554.825 Disposition of restricted commodity that is moved to destination outside of area of quarantine. (NRS 554.110) If any commodity that is restricted pursuant to NAC 554.811 is shipped, transported or otherwise moved to a destination in this State that is located outside …

NAC 554.845 Definitions. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) As used in NAC 554.845 to 554.878, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 554.848, 554.851 and 554.853 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by St. Quaranti…

NAC 554.848 “Firewood” defined. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) “Firewood” means unprocessed kindling, logs, timber or any other portion of a tree of any species that: 1. Is cut or split or intended to be cut or split into a form and size appropriate for use as fuel for fires in an open p…

NAC 554.851 “Invasive species” defined. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) “Invasive species” means any species not native to this State that the State Quarantine Officer has determined may cause economic or environmental harm and has the potential to spread within the State. (Added to NAC b…

NAC 554.853 “Person” defined. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) “Person” means a natural person or a business, corporation, partnership, association or organization. (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R130-20, eff. 9-28-2022)

NAC 554.855 Establishment of quarantine; establishment and maintenance of list of areas under quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. A quarantine is hereby established on firewood that originates in an area described in subsection 2 to prevent the introduction or spread of any inv…

NAC 554.858 Firewood under quarantine prohibited from entering State unless heat treated and labeled or included with delivery ticket. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 554.868, any firewood harvested in or shipped from an area included on the list establ…

NAC 554.862 Requirements for heat treatment; certificate of treatment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The heat treatment for firewood required by NAC 554.858 must be conducted in a manner that raises the core temperature of the firewood to 160 degrees Fahrenheit (71.1 degrees Celsius)…

NAC 554.865 Requirements for labeling and delivery ticket; civil penalties for violation. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Each package of firewood must bear a clear and conspicuous label that includes, without limitation: (a) If the firewood is not easily identifiable through the wrapp…

NAC 554.868 Exemption from requirement of heat treatment and labeling or delivery ticket: Application; response by Department; expiration; revocation. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. The Department may, upon application, issue to a person an exemption from the requirements set forth in…

NAC 554.872 Importation of firewood under quarantine: Notice to Department; inspection; heat treatment, destruction or removal from State required under certain circumstances. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. A person who intends to export firewood from an area included on the list esta…

NAC 554.876 Maintenance and inspection of records. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Any person who has transported, offered, exposed or held for sale any firewood in this State shall maintain for at least 2 years records regarding the origins and disposition of the firewood and any heat…

NAC 554.878 Civil penalties. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) Any person who does not comply with the requirements set forth in NAC 554.858 to 554.876, inclusive, or who provides false, fraudulent or inaccurate information to the Department or its authorized representative is in violation …

NAC 554.910 Establishment of quarantine. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. A quarantine is hereby established against stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) and white rot fungus (Sclerotium cepivorum) and their hosts and possible carriers. 2. All states of the United States and the…

NAC 554.920 Certification of commodities entering Nevada. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each shipment of the quarantined commodities must be accompanied by a certificate of origin signed by an authorized official of the state of origin. T…

NAC 554.930 Inspection by State Quarantine Officer or designee; fee; replanting of garlic bulbs; imported machinery and bins. (NRS 554.020, 554.030, 587.360) 1. The State Quarantine Officer or his or her designee will inspect onions or garlic or the planting areas for those plant…

NAC 554.940 Reports by growers to Department. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. A grower shall report to the Department information concerning the planting of onions, garlic or other Allium species on or before May 1 of each year on the form prescribed by the Department. 2. The report mu…

NAC 554.950 Treatment of fields infested with white rot fungus; decontamination of machinery and equipment. (NRS 554.020, 554.030) 1. A field found to be infested with white rot fungus (Sclerotium cepivorum) must be placed under quarantine and fumigated or treated in the manner a…

NAC 554.970 Definitions. (NRS 554.085) As used in NAC 554.970 to 554.982, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 554.972, 554.974 and 554.976 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Office…

NAC 554.972 “Notice of violation” defined. (NRS 554.085) “Notice of violation” means a nursery inspection report or an interview notice issued by the Department which: 1. Sets forth the statute or regulation that has been violated; 2. Sets forth what must be done with the nursery…

NAC 554.974 “Notice of warning” defined. (NRS 554.085) “Notice of warning” means a written notice issued by the Department which sets forth: 1. The statute or regulation that has been violated; and 2. Any action which must be taken by the person in violation to remedy the violati…

NAC 554.976 “Nursery stock” defined. (NRS 554.085) “Nursery stock” means any product of the soil, including, without limitation, agricultural or horticultural crops, seeds, plants, trees or shrubs and any part or manufactured product thereof. (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Offic…

NAC 554.978 Issuance of notice of warning. (NRS 554.085) 1. A notice of warning may be issued by the Department for a first violation of a quarantine issued pursuant to NRS 554.020 that was unintentional as long as the nursery stock did not contain a quarantined insect, weed or p…

NAC 554.980 Administrative fine for failure to comply with actions in notice of violation. (NRS 554.085) A person who fails to comply with the actions set forth in a notice of violation that are required by the Department to remedy the violation shall, after notice and hearing, f…

NAC 554.982 Administrative fine for unlawful importation of nursery stock. (NRS 554.085) A railroad, express company or other common carrier, or any other person who imports nursery stock in violation of NRS 554.070, shall, after notice and hearing, for each violation pay an admi…

NAC 555.010 Designation and categorization of noxious weeds. (NRS 555.130) 1. The following weeds are designated noxious weeds: (a) Category A Weeds: (1) African rue. (Peganum harmala) (2) Austrian fieldcress. (Rorippa austriaca) (3) Austrian peaweed. (Sphaerophysa salsula) (4) B…

NAC 555.015 Establishment; application; standards adopted by reference. (NRS 555.010) 1. A producer of agricultural products who wishes to have his or her agricultural products certified as being free from noxious weeds and any propagative parts may apply to the Department to par…

NAC 555.035 Paradise Valley Weed Control District: Weeds subject to control. (NRS 555.130, 555.209) The following weeds are subject to control in the Paradise Valley Weed Control District: 1. Austrian fieldcress. (Rorippa austriaca) 2. Austrian peaweed. (Sphaerophysa salsula) (Sw…

NAC 555.036 Paradise Valley Weed Control District: Powers and duties. (NRS 555.209) 1. When considering chemical control of designated weeds, the Board of Directors of the Paradise Valley Weed Control District shall follow the directions for the use of chemicals approved by the U…

NAC 555.040 Ruby Weed Control District: Weeds subject to control. (NRS 555.130, 555.209) The weeds subject to control within the Ruby Weed Control District are those weeds designated in NAC 555.010. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 5-19-88; A by St. Quarantine Officer …

NAC 555.041 Ruby Weed Control District: Chemical control of weeds. (NRS 555.209) When considering chemical control of designated weeds, the Board of Directors of the Ruby Weed Control District shall follow the latest recommendations of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Depa…

NAC 555.042 Ruby Weed Control District: Mechanical control of weeds. (NRS 555.209) When considering mechanical control of designated weeds the Board shall determine the method to be used. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 5-19-88)