Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 555.25073 “Crop grown for seed production” defined. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) “Crop grown for seed production” means any crop that is grown: 1. To produce seed that is not intended for human consumption or as feed for animals; and 2. With the sole intent of the seed being: (a) P…

NAC 555.25075 “Demonstration and research specialist” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Demonstration and research specialist” means an industry representative or other person who publicly holds himself or herself out as being in the business of conducting field research for experimental p…

NAC 555.2508 “Device” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Device” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7 U.S.C. § 136 (h). (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R033-01, eff. 5-1-2002)

NAC 555.25085 “Dosage” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Dosage” means: 1. If a pesticide applied to a given area is not diluted, the total undiluted amount of the pesticide that was applied to the given area; or 2. If a pesticide applied to a given area is diluted: (a) The total diluted a…

NAC 555.2509 “Dwelling unit” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Dwelling unit” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118A.080. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R033-01, eff. 5-1-2002)

NAC 555.251 “Fumigation” defined. (NRS 555.400) 1. “Fumigation” means the destruction of plant or animal life within an enclosed area by using: (a) A substance which has a vapor pressure of more than 5 millimeters of mercury at 25° Centigrade; or (b) Any other substance that the …

NAC 555.252 “Immediate supervision” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Immediate supervision” means supervision by a licensed applicator who is present and responsible for a person applying a pesticide for pest control. [Dept of Agriculture, part No. 55.30, eff. 6-1-59; A 7-1-69; 8-1-74; 1-…

NAC 555.253 “Industrial complex” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Industrial complex” means any area or site, other than an institutional complex or dwelling unit, where a business activity occurs. [Dep’t of Agriculture, part No. 55.30, eff. 6-1-59; A 7-1-69; 8-1-74; 1-17-77]—(NAC A 2-5-8…

NAC 555.2535 “Industrial or institutional pest” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Industrial or institutional pest” means a pest, including, without limitation, an insect or vertebrate pest, that invades an industrial complex, institutional complex, dwelling unit or any other structure. Th…

NAC 555.254 “Institutional complex” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Institutional complex” means any organization which has a social or educational purpose such as a nursing home, hospital or school. [Dep’t of Agriculture, part No. 55.30, eff. 6-1-59; A 7-1-69; 8-1-74; 1-17-77]—(NAC A 2-…

NAC 555.2543 “Livestock” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Livestock” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 571.022. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R033-14, eff. 10-24-2014)

NAC 555.2545 “Location principal” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Location principal” means the primary principal at a business location of a pest control business or a principal who has been designated by a primary principal as the person responsible for the daily supervision of the cat…

NAC 555.2547 “Nonserious violation” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Nonserious violation” means any violation of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, other than a serious violation. (Added to NAC by Div. of Agriculture, eff. 1-6-95)

NAC 555.255 “Operator” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Operator” means a person who: 1. Is licensed pursuant to NAC 555.360; and 2. Applies a pesticide without the immediate supervision of a principal. [Dep’t of Agriculture, part No. 55.30, eff. 6-1-59, 7-1-69; 8-1-74; 1-17-77]—(NAC A 2-…

NAC 555.2552 “Ornamental” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Ornamental” means a shrub, flower, tree or other plant that is cultivated for aesthetic purposes, including, without limitation, olive trees and other fruit trees that are not used for commercial purposes. (Added to NAC by Dep’t o…

NAC 555.2553 “Pesticide residue tolerance” defined. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) “Pesticide residue tolerance” means the allowable amount of the residue of a pesticide that is prescribed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R077…

NAC 555.2554 “Preconstruction treatment” defined. (NRS 555.400) 1. “Preconstruction treatment” means the horizontal application of a termiticide, the vertical application of a termiticide, or a combination thereof, which is made to protect a structure from subterranean termites a…

NAC 555.256 “Principal” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Principal” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 555.2679. [Dep’t of Agriculture, part No. 55.30, eff. 6-1-59; A 7-1-69; 8-1-74; 1-17-77]—(NAC A 2-5-82; 12-10-92; R033-01, 5-1-2002; R033-14, 10-24-2014)

NAC 555.2563 “Rodenticide” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Rodenticide” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 586.210. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R033-01, eff. 5-1-2002)

NAC 555.2565 “Seed conditioner” defined. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) “Seed conditioner” means a person who disposes of seed screening in compliance with state and federal statutes and regulations. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R077-21, eff. 12-29-2022)

NAC 555.2566 “Seed screening” defined. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) “Seed screening” means all matter separated from seeds through the use of screens. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R077-21, eff. 12-29-2022)

NAC 555.2567 “Serious violation” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Serious violation” means a violation of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, which results in actual damage to the health of persons, wildlife, property or the environment. (Added …

NAC 555.2568 “Spot treatment” defined. (NRS 555.390, 555.400) “Spot treatment” means the application of a general-use pesticide to a spot or two or more contiguous spots, where: 1. The total coverage of the treatment does not exceed one-tenth of the size of the total area that is…

NAC 555.257 “Structural pest control” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Structural pest control” means: 1. The control of wood-destroying pests; or 2. An inspection for wood-destroying pests or conditions conducive to infestation by wood-destroying pests. [Dep’t of Agriculture, part No. 55…

NAC 555.2572 “Subsequent offense” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Subsequent offense” means each repeated violation of a statute or regulation which occurs within 5 years or less from the date of the first violation. (Added to NAC by Div. of Agriculture, eff. 1-6-95)

NAC 555.2575 “Tamper-resistant bait station” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Tamper-resistant bait station” means a bait station that is designed to protect children or pets or other domestic animals from the pesticide contained in the bait station to the extent that: 1. The child or pet…

NAC 555.25755 “Termiticide” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Termiticide” means a pesticide intended for preventing, destroying, controlling, repelling, attracting or mitigating termites. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R093-15, eff. 3-10-2016; A by R006-17, 12-19-2017)

NAC 555.2576 “Vertebrate pest” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Vertebrate pest” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 555.005. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R033-14, eff. 10-24-2014)

NAC 555.2577 “Wood-destroying fungi” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Wood-destroying fungi” means fungi that infest and destroy cellulose as that infestation and destruction relates to structural damage. The term does not include: 1. A mold located only on the surface of a structure; or …

NAC 555.258 “Wood-destroying pest” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Wood-destroying pest” means a pest, including, without limitation, a fungus or termite or another insect which infests and destroys cellulose as that infestation and destruction relates to structural damage. The term does…

NAC 555.2585 “Business” construed. (NRS 555.400) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.470, inclusive, the Director will construe the term “business” to include any activity performed for hire, including, without limitation, such work performed by …

NAC 555.2587 “For hire” construed. (NRS 555.400) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.470, inclusive, the Director will construe the term “for hire” to exclude any activity that is: 1. Performed by a governmental activity at the request of another…

NAC 555.259 Exemption of persons owning landscaping businesses: “Incidental” interpreted. (NRS 555.277, 555.400) As used in NRS 555.277, the Director will interpret the term “incidental” to mean the application of a pesticide, using hand-powered equipment, to a lawn or to an orna…

NAC 555.260 Miscellaneous exemptions. (NRS 555.400) NAC 555.250 to 555.530, inclusive, do not apply to: 1. Services for domestic or industrial sanitation, which use sanitizers and disinfectants; 2. Services for the maintenance of swimming pools, which use algicides, bactericides …

NAC 555.270 Types of licenses; restrictions on issuance; prerequisites to perform certain pest control work with fumigants. (NRS 555.400) 1. The Director may issue the following types of licenses to applicants who have the appropriate qualifications: (a) Except as otherwise provi…

NAC 555.280 Establishment of fields and categories for licensing of authorized commercial applicators and commercial applicators. (NRS 555.400) 1. The following fields are established for the licensing of authorized commercial applicators and commercial applicators: (a) Aerial—Th…

NAC 555.283 Commercial applicator: Requirements. (NRS 555.400) Each applicant for a license as a commercial applicator must: 1. Complete and file with the Department an application for the license, identifying each field and category of pest control on which he or she wishes to b…

NAC 555.285 Non-private applicators: Categories. (NRS 555.400) The categories for the licensing of non-private applicators described in subsection 1 of NRS 555.2657 are those set forth in NAC 555.620 for the certification of certified non-private applicators. (Added to NAC by Dep…

NAC 555.287 Non-private applicators: Requirements. (NRS 555.2657, 555.400) A natural person who is employed by a city, county, state or other governmental agency and who desires to be licensed as a non-private applicator to apply or supervise the application of any general-use pe…

NAC 555.290 Miscellaneous requirements and restrictions; amendment of, temporary hold on and denial of business license. (NRS 555.310, 555.400) 1. A person may not be employed or retained in the position of a principal, location principal or primary principal for more than one pe…

NAC 555.300 Permit to perform emergency application. (NRS 555.400) A person licensed pursuant to NAC 555.250 to 555.530, inclusive, may apply in writing to the Director for a permit to perform an emergency application of a pesticide for the protection of public health, property o…

NAC 555.320 Qualifications for examination; certain terms construed. (NRS 555.300, 555.400) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 555.300 and NAC 555.325, an applicant who is applying for an examination as a principal must meet the requirements set forth in NRS 555.300. 2. An ap…

NAC 555.325 Qualifications for amendment of license to include additional categories of pest control. (NRS 555.400) 1. A principal who applies to the Director for amendment of his or her license to include additional categories of pest control pursuant to subsection 6 of NAC 555.…

NAC 555.330 Filing of application for examination; request for date of examination. (NRS 555.400) 1. Each person who wishes to be examined on pest control to obtain a license, amend a license to include additional categories of pest control or have restrictions removed from a lic…

NAC 555.340 Examinations: Contents; passing score; retesting; exclusion from examination. (NRS 555.300, 555.400) 1. The examination for: (a) Each principal consists of a core examination, a separate examination on the laws and regulations of this State relating to pest control an…

NAC 555.350 Application for license: Form; business license; expiration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses fo…

NAC 555.360 Application for license: Primary principal, location principal, principal, operator, demonstration and research specialist or agent; criminal history report for primary principal. (NRS 555.290, 555.345, 555.400) 1. Each application for a license to perform pest contro…